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A super laser crystal made in Normandy
13 12 2011
The CIMAP(1) laboratory’s Materials and Laser Instrumentation (MIL) team has just made a major discovery in the field of lasers. Their secret: doping CaF2 fluorite, a very specific crystal, then cooling it with liquid nitrogen.
Understanding research in mathematics
13 12 2011
Four researchers from the LMNO (1) are behind the project that won the Musée Schlumberger prize for 2011, the “Labosaïque”. A facility to plunge yourself into the world of mathematics without baffling you with science.
Creation of the Pôle Régional d’Enseignement Supérieur (Regional Higher Education Hub)
13 12 2011The University of Caen, the University of Rouen, the University of Le Havre, ENSICAEN and INSA Rouen are the 5 founding higher education establishments behind the PRES NORMANDIE UNIVERSITE. The creation of this EPCS (Etablissement public de coopération scentifique), a public establishment with a vocation for research and scientific cooperation, should offer Normandy increased exposure, whilst pooling efforts and facilitating cooperation between higher education, research and economic players.
Literature in black and white
11 07 2011
Carole Dornier is a lecturer-researcher in 18th century French literature at the University of Caen Lower Normandy and she loves words - in particular what can be said of them. She is in charge of the publication of Montesquieu’s Thoughts, shortly available via the Internet.
LMNO: Winner of the “Têtes Chercheuses” competition
11 07 2011The LMNO (Nicolas Oresme Mathematics Laboratory), under CNRS/UCBN supervision, is the winner of the 2011 edition of the “Têtes chercheuses” competition organised by Relais d’sciences and the Fondation Musée Schlumberger. Their project, entitled “Le Labosaïque”, will be previewed during the Fête de la Science in October 2011.
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Éolane establishes its Caen-based R&D unit in the EffiScience science park.
8 07 2011Éolane (2,300 employees, €270M turnover), specialised in professional electronics, has established its Caen-based Research & Development Unit in the EffiSciences science park in Colombelles. Its team of fifteen engineers, specialised in the design of digital electronic cards targeting, in particular, the telecommunication/multimedia and aeronautical markets, has joined the Innovaparc building within the science park. Read more »
Orange Labs and 6cure: local synergy to serve European research
8 07 2011Orange’s research & development laboratories in Caen and the young and innovative Caen-based firm 6cure, specialised in IT security, are jointly participating in the European “MASSIF” research project on Internet network and application security. Read more »
ENSICAEN 25th out of 100
8 07 2011In the April 2011 list published in issue n° 932 of “IT Industrie et Technologies” (”Ces écoles qui vous aident à innover” - the schools that help you innovate), ENSICAEN ranks in 25th position out of a total of 100 engineering schools.
A new measurement platform for tomorrow’s components
8 07 2011
The GREYC Electronics team recently finalised a new electrical measurement platform capable of controlling magnetic field and temperature. This equipment opens the way to exploration into new types of components.
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