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October 03 2016
MRIs could become more accurate and affordable
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Researchers from Leti and G2Elab are working to develop a new kind of medical imaging technology, “fast field-cycling MRI” (FFC-MRI). The research is being conducted under the four-year EU IDentIFY project, which kicked off in 2016. The new MRI is expected to be both more accurate and affordable than current technologies. The concept was developed […] >>
October 03 2016
Driverless vehicles: it’s all about the algorithms
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The main obstacle to developing tomorrow’s 100% driverless vehicles is the huge processing power required. Today, you would have to virtually fill the vehicles with powerful computers to run them! For the past three years, researchers at Leti have been working on a breakthrough technology to replace today’s algorithms, originally developed for robotics applications, with […] >>
October 03 2016
Inac website features four researcher profile videos
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Inac has started publishing video content on its website and on YouTube. The latest additions are the profiles of four basic-science researchers who boldly volunteered to be featured. The short—under four minute—videos are simple and straightforward, showing the people behind the science happening in Inac labs. Inac has also published a video presenting the institute. […] >>
October 03 2016
eLichens raises €3 million
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Grenoble-based startup eLichens raised more than €3 million in fresh capital from six investors this summer, less than two years after the company was founded. The company specializes in optical microsensors and software to measure and monitor air quality and works with several research labs, including Leti. Backed by a solid patent portfolio, eLichens is […] >>
October 03 2016
Cross-disciplinary program for Grenoble-Alpes University
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Grenoble-Alpes University received around 50 expressions of interest in response to its call for proposals for the IDEX (a French government program to boost cross-disciplinary programs on campuses across the nation) Cross-Disciplinary Program (CDP). In June and July, the university held three days of meetings with leaders of potential projects targeting all of the IDEX […] >>