I recall when STMicroelectronics built their new fab [1] near Grenoble, France, it was built on a kind of stilt-and-spring system to insulate it from vibrations

I recall when STMicroelectronics built their new fab [1] near Grenoble, France, it was built on a kind of stilt-and-spring system to insulate it from vibrations from a nearby highway. (and similarly, the nearby ILL Synchotron [2] had issues that were eventually tracked to trucks passing on its nearby highway) [1] https://goo.gl/maps/jNESRpcdMkAtVURM9 https://goo.gl/maps/jNESRpcdMkAtVURM9 [2] https://goo.gl/maps/4oXRXw6pxkxMFCUt5 https://goo.gl/maps/4oXRXw6pxkxMFCUt5 Note that the satellite view is blurred because that whole area technically belongs to the french CEA, their Nuclear Administration!