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April 2014
“Pseudo-supercondenser” balances power and energy requirements
A “pseudo-supercondenser” capable of delivering either high power in just a few seconds or a supply of electricity over several hours...
Wavelength multiplexing optimizes gas sensors
Researchers at Leti have come up with an innovative integrated wavelength multiplexer design that will speed the development process for single-...
Magnetic nanoparticles help destroy cancer cells
Magnetic nanoparticles can be used to send vibrations of 10 Hz to 20 Hz directly to cancer cells, triggering apoptosis, or...
Fluoptics combines color and fluorescence imaging
Start-up Fluoptics is working with Leti to develop a dual-mode endoscope camera head that can simultaneously capture images of structures marked...
Nanocharacterization Platform combines four surface-microscopy techniques
The Nanocharacterization Platform (PFNC) has created a state-of-the art microscopy unit combining four surface-microscopy techniques. Samples are shuttled from one piece...
Bimetallic nanoparticle synthesis just got simpler
The process of synthesizing bimetallic nanoparticles from organometallic precursors no longer requires an organic solvent and stabilizers (which must be treated...
Dark matter found at MINATEC?
A group of researchers at INAC studying Josephson junctions back in 2004 may have unwittingly stumbled upon axions—the hypothetical elementary particles thought to make up dark matter.
When applying a low voltage, the researchers noted a detectable electrical signal, but they were unsure of where it came from. At the time, they chalked it up to a measurement error, barely giving their “discovery” a brief mention in the article François...
X-ray diffraction confirms benefits of constrained silicon
Constrained silicon conducts electricity up to 2.5 times better than unconstrained silicon, earning the material a place in increasing numbers of...
New gamma sensor opens door to PET-MRI compatibility
Leti, working under the EU SPADnet project, assembled and characterized a gamma sensor for positron emission tomography (PET). Unlike photomultiplier tubes,...
Spintronics without ferromagnetic materials
Spintronics usually uses ferromagnetic materials to achieve net spin polarization of an electric current. INAC researchers recently used a Rashba magnetic...
Unlocking the secrets of piezoelectric-thin-film deformation
That an electrical field induces deformation in piezoelectric materials is well known—and the opposite is also true. However, the mechanisms underlying...
LMGP finds inspiration in international sabbaticals
LMGP is pleased to be hosting Hironori Yamazoe, a researcher from the University of Tsukuba on sabbatical in Grenoble since mid-March....
Platinum in nanotube form boosts reactions in fuel cells
Researchers from INAC and Liten achieved a 30% increase in the current produced by an equivalent surface of platinum when they...
Master’s in Nanotech both popular and diverse
The Master’s in Micro- and Nanotechnology just turned ten! And 120 students, faculty, and alumni gathered at Grenoble Institute of Technology’s...
Clinatec tests lower-extremity exoskeleton
Clinatec now has a lower-extremity exoskeleton for paraplegia. The Rex Rehab is capable of providing the balance necessary for walking on...
From Facebook to LinkedIn with the Phelma student club
In April the Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma student club will offer a new workshop to help students get control of their...
MRAM on stage at MINATEC this summer
The InMRAM 2014 summer school, organized by Spintec for the second year running, will be held at MINATEC on July 2–4....
An instrumented tester to regulate industrial conveyors
Industrial conveyors are often made up of an assembly of several modules. So, it is not always easy to check that...
MINATEC welcomes US Ph.D. students in nanocharacterization
As part of the inaugural edition of FADEx, the French-American Doctoral Exchange seminar, the French Embassy in Houston organized a trip...
MINATEC spins off six start-ups in Q1 2014
Since January, MINATEC has spun off four start-ups, with an additional two just over the horizon. While this is a new...
Construction starts on Phelma 2
In mid-February French Minister for Higher Education and Research Geneviève Fioraso broke ground on the Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma expansion slated...
Midi-MINATEC brown-bag lunch seriesnow recruiting sandwich team
Starting on April 11, the complimentary sandwiches offered to attendees of the Midi-MINATEC brown-bag lunch talks will be made by a...
Introducing the new, improved Maison MINATEC
The year 2013 saw some major renovation work at Maison MINATEC. The improvements include automatic doors to improve handicapped accessibility, digital...
Jean-Michel Fournier, head of the integrated systems design apprenticeship program at Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma
Jean-Michel Fournier, head of the integrated systems design apprenticeship program at Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma
“It took our apprentices about a...
Green chemistry specialist BT3 Technologies moves to BHT
BT3 Technologies, a spinoff of the CNRS and CTP, a center for paper engineering, moved to the BHT in January. The...
Leti signs new sporting-goods partnership
Leti, which already works with Oxylane on the brand’s Nabaiji MP3 player for swimmers and Babolat on an instrumented tennis racket,...
Four medical imaging techniques now available via online simulator
The Virtual Imaging Platform, created in 2012 as part of a project funded by the French National Research Agency and managed...
Phelma teaches prep program faculty electrochemistry basics
On May 5, 6, and 7 Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school will hold an electrochemistry course for faculty teaching...
Algeria’s Constantine University creates nanotech center with help from MINATEC
The MINATEC Nanolab consortium was selected by the Ecole Polytechnique Nationale de Constantine (Algeria) to provide technical support for the school’s...
GIANT will now organize MINATEC Summer Program
This year, the GIANT International Internship Program will take over where the former MINATEC Summer Program, founded in 2011, left off....