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Spintec is developing spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memory, or STT-MRAM, with write speeds under one nanosecond. That’s ten times faster than what Samsung and Intel are announcing for their 2016 product releases. Habitually, write speeds are around fi ve to ten nanoseconds. But Spintec’s memory uses a diff erent—and faster—process to trigger the write pulse. […] >>

Since this summer, Leti has been in charge of Inspire, an industrial evaluation program for nanoimprint lithography. The program’s launch was attended by over ten manufacturers, including Toshiba, Arkema, and STMicroelectronics. In addition, Austria’s EVG, who already hosts demo campaigns, plans to provide the program with one of its most recent nanoimprint machines by the […] >>

Catherine Picart’s team at LMGP plans to use the €150,000 it received from the ERC BioactiveCoating project to optimize the automated production of layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte films that trap the proteins that induce bone regeneration during reconstructive surgery. The films, which count between 2 and 50 layers, are produced through a time-consuming manual process. The researchers […] >>

What does love have to do with electrical conductivity? Grenoble’s very own Alexandre Artaud served up a particularly engaging—not to mention entertaining—explanation in the second annual “My 180-second Dissertation” competition. Alexandre’s presentation won him the top slot in the national finals and two awards (second overall and the audience’s choice award) at the international finals […] >>

Atomic layer deposition, or ALD, will be the central topic at RAFALD, a three-day workshop organized from November 16–18 by several Grenoble-based ALD experts. On the docket: materials, equipment, processes, and simulation—all for an audience of professionals from industry and academia plus students enrolled in engineering programs. 50 to 100 attendees are expected. ALD is […] >>