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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.
The “French platform” that is challenging Apple and Google
13 12 2011The TES Competitiveness Cluster in Caen is developing a project entitled EasyMove - a “home-made” download platform for NFC cards and mobile phones. Over 3,000 services are already available and ready to be used.
In the wake of ST Ericsson: employees launch BlinkSight and E.D.E. Labs
13 12 2011Just over a year after the closure of ST Ericsson in Colombelles, two new businesses, created by former employees, are now established within the science park: BlinkSight and E.D.E Labs.
INMEDIATS project: rewarded by the Grand Emprunt
13 12 2011The association of 6 science centres has led to the award of €15 million. Along with 5 other science centres, Relais d’Sciences has been selected following the request for proposals entitled “Development of Scientific Culture and Equal Opportunities” launched by the “Investissements d’Avenir” (Investments for the Future) programme, for its INMEDIATS project.
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.
“Sustainable mobility”: public authorities in the driving seat
11 07 2011
With 30 million vehicles throughout France, the transport sector is the leading producer of greenhouse gas emissions. To guarantee sustainable development, our modes of transport need to evolve and our behaviours to change. A context within which public authorities have a clear role to play in order to anticipate, organise and promote more sustainable mobility.
The House of Languages and International Cooperation’s two-fold project
11 07 2011
After 21 months of work, the House of Languages and International Cooperation (Maison des Langues et de l’International - MLI) will be opening its doors in September. Concurrent to construction of the building, a second, administrative project has also been developed. It led to the creation, in March 2011, of the Carré International.
A platform for excellence
11 07 2011
Caen’s Plateau Nord (north platform), located between the city bypass and the village of Épron, offers a propitious environment for the successful accomplishment of ambitious and innovative projects, be they in research, industry or training. A truly effervescent eco-system which offers the conurbation a unique resource and potential for worldwide development, renown and attractiveness.
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