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October 2016

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MRIs could become more accurate and affordable

Researchers from Leti and G2Elab are working to develop a new kind of medical imaging technology, “fast field-cycling MRI” (FFC-MRI). The...

Driverless vehicles: it’s all about the algorithms

The main obstacle to developing tomorrow’s 100% driverless vehicles is the huge processing power required. Today, you would have to virtually...

Josephson junctions: four terminals make the difference

A traditional Josephson junction has two superconducting terminals. But researchers at Inac* recently looked at the theoretical behavior of four-terminal junctions—and...

Rethinking resistive memory

Resistive memory (ReRAM) is a thousand times faster than flash memory and will likely replace flash in coming years. Leti is...

Nanocomputers: skyrmions now within reach

Researchers at Spintec have achieved skyrmions that are stable at ambient temperature and without a magnetic field. The researchers deposited a...

LMGP takes atomic layer deposition to the next level

At the end of September LMGP presented its new SALD (Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition) reactor to MINATEC. It is the first...

MRIs could become more accurate and affordable

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 at the University of Aberdeen, where a prototype was used to demonstrate the technology’s capacity to detect...

Interview

Interview: Jérôme Casas, Biologist, Tours University,

In March you took on a new role: heading the Grenoble-based Instituts Carnot Chair for Bio-inspired Technology. What’s it all about?

I’m a guest researcher, and will be spending at least 20 days per year on site. I’ll be helping Leti researchers on several projects that should ultimately produce demonstrator systems. The first two involve an artificial nose and neuromorphic circuits capable of local information processing.

What can biology do for...

Lensless imaging: Iprasense releases a new product

The joint lab between Iprasense and Leti has designed a new product, Cytonote Counter. This lensless digital microscope can observe a...

CoolCube® attains more than 10 million 3D contacts/mm2

Leti is extending its 3D integration roadmap with its CoolCube® technology developed in conjunction with several industrial R&D partners including IBM...

A power converter that can withstand 200 °C

Researchers at Leti have tested in real-world conditions a power converter capable of operating at an ambient temperature of 200 °C...

Inac website features four researcher profile videos

Inac has started publishing video content on its website and on YouTube. The latest additions are the profiles of four basic-science...

4,800 runners expected at 8th Grenoble Ekiden marathon

The Grenoble Ekiden relay marathon has become more popular with every passing year. This year, the entire event was overhauled to...

BigClouT is inventing smart cities

The Greater Grenoble Area is working with three other urban areas—Tsukuba, Fujisawa, and Bristol—on the BigClouT project, a joint initiative between...

CIME Nanotech gets ion milling equipment

CIME Nanotech recently commissioned an ion-beam milling machine (from scia Systems GmbH) in its clean room. The €500,000 machine was financed...

Challenge First Step 2016 cohort the best to date

The 2016 edition of the Challenge First Step is the best to date, with ten projects selected in June. The Challenge...

Semicon Europa returns to Grenoble

Semicon Europa first came to Grenoble in 2014, attracting record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. Semicon Europa 2016, to be held...

Tomorrow’s engineers already entrepreneurs!

In May, three students from Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school won the region’s Campus Création entrepreneurship award for their...

Cross-disciplinary program for Grenoble-Alpes University

Grenoble-Alpes University received around 50 expressions of interest in response to its call for proposals for the IDEX (a French government...

2016–2017 academic year off to a strong start for Phelma

Phelma’s 2016 incoming class has set new records in the common entrance exam rankings, rising between 100 and 200 slots depending...

National i-Lab competition recognizes four CEA Tech projects

Once again this year, CEA Tech startups have brought home a bumper crop of awards in the i-Lab national competition for...

Grenoble Institute of Technology and STMicroelectronics partner on analog electronics certificate course

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s continuing education course on analog electronics, which kicked off on June 1, counts 19 students, all employees...

Phelma auditorium and extension now an integral part of MINATEC

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school cut the ribbon on two new buildings—an auditorium and an extension—in June. Used from...

Parvis des Sciences science fair growing

The 2016 Parvis des Sciences, which coincides with France’s 25th annual national Science Week, is expanding considerably this year, with twice...

eLichens raises €3 million

Grenoble-based startup eLichens raised more than €3 million in fresh capital from six investors this summer, less than two years after...

Phelma: new management, same objectives

Anne Vilcot, who took the reins as President of Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school on June 15, 2016, will...

MINATEC’s new website on line

MINATEC’s website has been completely overhauled. The responsive web design displays correctly on all devices. The look and feel is lighter...

New student dormitory opens in Presqu’île neighborhood

In September, a new student dormitory opened in the Presqu’île neighborhood, just a five-minute tram ride from Grenoble Institute of Technology’s...

EXPERIMENTA fair to feature 20 installations

The EXPERIMENTA art, science, and technology fair, to be held on October 6–8, will feature around 20 installations combining art and...

Maison MINATEC expands capacity

The 450 sq. m Maison MINATEC extension—now open for business—brings the event facility’s total surface area to 1,350 sq. m. and...

MINA–NEWS > MINATEC’s newsletter

MRIs could become more accurate and affordable

Driverless vehicles: it’s all about the algorithms

Josephson junctions: four terminals make the difference

Rethinking resistive memory

Nanocomputers: skyrmions now within reach

LMGP takes atomic layer deposition to the next level

MRIs could become more accurate and affordable

Lensless imaging: Iprasense releases a new product

CoolCube® attains more than 10 million 3D contacts/mm2

A power converter that can withstand 200 °C

Inac website features four researcher profile videos

4,800 runners expected at 8th Grenoble Ekiden marathon

Recommended reading: Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Nanowires

BigClouT is inventing smart cities

CIME Nanotech gets ion milling equipment

Challenge First Step 2016 cohort the best to date

Semicon Europa returns to Grenoble

Tomorrow’s engineers already entrepreneurs!

Cross-disciplinary program for Grenoble-Alpes University

2016–2017 academic year off to a strong start for Phelma

National i-Lab competition recognizes four CEA Tech projects

Grenoble Institute of Technology and STMicroelectronics partner on analog electronics certificate course

Phelma auditorium and extension now an integral part of MINATEC

Parvis des Sciences science fair growing

eLichens raises €3 million

Phelma: new management, same objectives

MINATEC’s new website on line

New student dormitory opens in Presqu’île neighborhood

EXPERIMENTA fair to feature 20 installations

Maison MINATEC expands capacity