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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
Scientists at IRIG have observed, to a resolution of 0.5 nanometres, the interactions between the influenza virus genome and its associated proteins. This opens the way to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the replication of this virus with high pandemic potential.
Researchers at Irig have developed an original synthesis that enables them to produce indium phosphide quantum dots that are larger than ever before. These components, which emit up to the near infrared, are of interest both for photovoltaics and in vivo imaging.
Researchers at Iramis, CEA-Liten and their partners in Nantes have shown that it is possible to quickly select the best electrolyte for a lithium-ion battery by gamma irradiation. The production of dihydrogen therefore provides a marker of the electrolyte’s performance.
Physicists at the CEA-Irig and their partners in Grenoble (CEA-Leti, CNRS, UGA) have shown that it is possible to trap individual bacteria and measure their response to stress using silicon photonic crystals. This disruptive technique, which does not require cell culture, opens the way to rapid antibiotic resistance tests.
Researchers at the CEA-Irig have succeeded in combining the dynamics of microtubules and actin filaments in a cell-sized compartment, allowing them to position the “microtubule-organizing center”.
All scientific results
SPINTRONICS | NEW TECHNOLOGIES | MICRO-NANOELECTRONICS
On August 19, 2020, the European consortium SpinTronicFactory, led by the French laboratories[1] Spintec (CEA, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes) and Thales-CNRS Joint Unit (Palaiseau), published an ambitious spintronics road map in Nature Electronics. The field, at the frontier between magnetism and microelectronics, is coming of age, and offers wide possibilities for innovation.
PHARMACOLOGY | INFECTIOUS DISEASES
A study on the effects of hydroxychloroquine in macaques infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, used alone or in combination with azithromycin, have been published on Nature; the 22th oh july. Scientists from the CEA, CNRS, Inserm, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris-Saclay, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and Aix-Marseille Université have been involved in the study, which has been carried out under the aegis of the multidisciplinary consortium, REACTing.
MATTER ＆ THE UNIVERSE | ASTROPHYSICS | CONTENT OF THE UNIVERSE | STARS
How is the magnetic field generated inside the Sun? By which mechanisms does it create solar spots and eruptions of magnetised clouds and particles? To find out, the European consortium Wholesun, coordinated by the CEA, is developing numerical models of the star in its entirety using the most powerful supercomputers. The numerical models will be used in combination with observations from Solar Orbiter, an ESA satellite launched on 10 February 2020.
INSTITUTIONAL | NEW TECHNOLOGIES | TOOLS ＆ RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS | HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING | SUPERCOMPUTERS
ENVIRONMENT | CLIMATE | RECOVERY OF CO2 | CARBON CYCLE | GREENHOUSE EFFECT | IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE | SCIENCE ＆ SOCIETY | TOOLS ＆ RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
The European project VERIFY, coordinated by the CEA, aims to provide the European Commission with a system to monitor greenhouse gas emissions declarations submitted by each country under the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change.
CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.