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FEI Completes Multiple System Installation at New Materials Ageing Institute Research Center in France (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
HILLSBORO, Ore. — FEI Company , a leading diversified scientific instruments company providing electron and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale applications across many industries, announces the completion of a multiple system installation at the Materials Ageing Institute in France, a utility-oriented research center financed by Electricite de France , the Tokyo Electric Power... »
"Nano, it’s not green, it’s totalitarian" (IEEE Spectrum)
The quote in the above headline comes from a banner used by protestors recently in Marseilles, France . Apparently the protestors have been disrupting public engagement meetings throughout France over the last couple of months. (read the story…) Related items Chemist Monitors Nanotechnology’s Environmental Impact (Newswise) Nanomaterials in Ecosystems: Should we worry? (ScienceBlogs) Research... »
French technology upstart challenges Google (PhysOrg)
(AP) — France’s efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust’s manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country’s reluctance to rely on help from American Internet giant Google Inc. A new startup launched Thursday says it may be the answer. (read on…) Related items India may... »
German-French research camaraderie (EurekAlert!)
( Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ) Eleven German-French research teams headed for the starting line on Oct. 27, 2007, in Paris. Their goal: to build bilateral collaborations and to develop technologies over the next three years that can be realized as industrial products. These efforts are intended to supercharge the competitive engine of both France and Germany. (more... »
Leti’s Planar-SOI Technology Meets Low-Power, 22nm Node Requirements, Supports Development of "Green" Products (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GRENOBLE, France—-Leti, a leading global research center committed to creating and commercializing innovation in micro- and nanotechnologies, today presented results at the SOI Industry Consortium workshop in Leuven, Belgium, that prove SOI-based planar CMOS meets requirements for low-power, 22nm node devices, offering a practical route to further feature shrink and enabling a significant jump... »
