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G2Elab recently acquired a particularly buzz-worthy piece of characterization equipment. The eagerly-awaited TF3000, a state-of-the-art ferroelectric tester from aixACCT, will also be useful to scientists at TIMA, LTM, and LMGP. The tester will provide a host of new characterization capabilities that scientists will be able to use to test solid materials and thin films, evaluate […] >>

Grenoble INP-Phelma faculty members Fanny Poinsotte and Nicolas Ruty have been using flipped classrooms to teach their electronics classes for three years now. They are both contributing to a project called CHA(I)Se to encourage more active learning and group work. Four classrooms at MINATEC and two on the Grenoble-Alpes University campus have been equipped for […] >>

For the past four years, Spintec has been working on a STT-MRAM memory point geometry that eliminates an etching step that degrades the magnetic layer. Their research required in-depth knowledge of the magnetic behavior of the memory points, which are deposited on 230 nm pillars spaced 400 nm apart. So, they went to the Nanocharacterization […] >>

Mustard gas has been banned by international treaties. However, it does remain a threat in certain armed conflicts and could potentially be used by terrorists. Scientists at Irig, who have been studying the effects of the gas for years, recently developed* a method for measuring the dose received. It can be used up to fourteen […] >>

Optronics researchers love the idea of germanium lasers on silicon—but the devices’ contacts are highly thermally unstable. In a world-first, a PhD research project being conducted at CEA-Leti has explained this unpredictable behavior. PhD candidate Andrea Quintero has published ten papers on the phenomenon over the past three years, even winning a Best Paper Award […] >>