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October 2015

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60 GHz with good spectral quality? Check!

A phase-locked loop (PLL) is the best way to generate the high frequencies—around 60 GHz—required for tomorrow’s 5G telecommunications and Wi-Fi....

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“Valleytronics” make spintronics even better

An international team led by researchers from INAC recently demonstrated that, in SOI transistors, electronic spin alignment under an outside magnetic...

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Biologically-inspired copper chelates prove effective

Patients suffering from Wilson’s disease—which causes copper to accumulate in the liver—could soon benefit from a new, more effective treatment with...

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Gentle metallization for porous silicon

Metallizing porous silicon no longer requires a physical process or CVD. Researchers from the CEA and the nanochemistry lab at CPE...

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Magnetic tunnel junctions no longer a mystery

Scientists have known for a long time that the current in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) depends heavily on the spin...

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Self-monitoring goniometer antennas

Goniometer antennas could soon have embedded monitoring capabilities to make sure that their performance continues to align with factory specifications even...

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Science Fair and EXPERIMENTA

 

MINATEC celebrates science


The 2015 MINATEC “Parvis des Sciences” Science Fair and fifth annual EXPERIMENTA Art, Science, and Technology Fair will be held on the MINATEC campus from October 8–10, with plenty of science-related activities for everyone, from hardcore science enthusiasts to the general public. MINATEC held its first “Parvis des Sciences” in 2007, and the event’s appeal has continued to grow, especially among school groups. The two-in-one event brought in...

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Interview

Interview: Alain Briand, head of business creation support,

“€96 million in eighteen months for CEA Grenoble’s startups”

Is this an exceptional era for startups based in Grenoble?
Sixteen startups from our research environment raised the record sum of €96 million from some 40 investors in just eighteen months. Aledia raised over €28 million, in addition to the €19 million raised by Crocus Technologies, €5.7 million by Exagan, €6.4 million by Isorg, €3.7 million by Apix Analytics, and €3 million by...

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Deforming germanium to emit more light

A team of researchers from INAC and Leti are exploring a variety of processes to deform germanium as much as possible...

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Auger nanoprobe for nanometric elementary quantitative analysis

Researchers from Leti, CNRS, LTM, and LPN recently used an Auger probe for the elementary quantitative analysis of a silicon-germanium heterostructure...

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Miniaturization record for single-electron CMOS transistor

Single-electron transistors (SETs) measuring just a few nanometers have been made by several teams of researchers around the world. However, none...

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IMEP-LAHC gets the Rolls-Royce of network analyzers

In June, IMEP-LAHC signed a renewable nine-month contract with Anritsu to use the manufacturer’s state-of-the-art very wideband network analyzer. The analyzer...

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Connected home heating, French style!

Researchers at Leti have come up with a way to connect a home’s electric heating system to France’s national grid, letting...

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Clinatec expands imaging capabilities with SPECT/CT

The Siemens SPECT/CT system installed in late 2013 at Clinatec has been fully operational since May 2015, following a permitting and...

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The Internet of Things heads to the beach

This summer, the first group of women to test a connected swimsuit equipped with a miniature UV sensor were spared the...

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CIME Nanotech gets new CVD equipment

CIME Nanotech now has a new CVD (chemical vapor deposition) machine. The machine will be used for microelectronics, photovoltaics, and spintronics...

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Phelma’s freshman cohort better than ever

The 2015–2016 school year is the best yet for Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school. The school moved up the...

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Five CEA Tech startups win national awards

The annual i-Lab startup competition organized by France’s Ministry of Higher Education and Research has become a rite of passage for...

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National Inno’Cup Jr Championship: Grenoble hosts the high-caliber finals

MINATEC played host to the fourteen finalist teams in the Inno’Cup Jr—a competition for innovators aged fifteen to eighteen—arriving from all...

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GEPHY 2015: Success for INAC’s energy storage tour!

This summer, INAC once again welcomed a group of high-school and preparatory-program physics and chemistry teachers for the 2015 edition of...

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Next stop for CEA Tech’s traveling showroom: Tokyo

October will mark the arrival of the CEA Tech showroom in Tokyo, in celebration of the Year of Franco-Japanese Innovation. The...

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7th annual Grenoble Ekiden marathon sold out

The registration deadline for the 7th Ekiden marathon, originally October 5, has been moved forward by more than two weeks; the...

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Interview: Alain Briand, head of business creation support

“€96 million in eighteen months for CEA Grenoble’s startups”

Is this an exceptional era for startups based in Grenoble?
Sixteen startups from...

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FDSOI design: Promising start for Silicon Impulse

Where can you design, prototype, and actually manufacture small runs of FDSOI circuits? Only at Leti’s Silicon Impulse design center! Whether...

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Atomic layer deposition (ALD) seminar to come to Grenoble

Atomic layer deposition, or ALD, will be the central topic at RAFALD, a three-day workshop organized from November 16–18 by several...

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Close to 60% of Phelma graduates work in energy and ICTs

Six months after graduation, 90% of the 2014 Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma graduates who responded to a career placement survey by...

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With HAP2U, touch screens get touchable texture

After going home with the Forum 5i trophy in May, the startup HAP2U, located at CIME-Nanotech and cofounded by Cédrick Chappaz...

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With Fahrenheit2451, Arnano targets the consumer market

Grenoble-based startup Arnano, which has traditionally addressed the B2B market, raised more than €45,000 for its Fahrenheit2451 project from 329 donors...

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CEA-INAC PhD candidate wins two international awards in “My 180-second Dissertation” competition

What does love have to do with electrical conductivity? Grenoble’s very own Alexandre Artaud served up a particularly engaging—not to mention...

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