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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
The Métal du Chantier Notre-Dame group, which includes researchers from the LSCE (CEA-CNRS-UVSQ), has been using the isotopic signatures of lead to reveal that the Notre-Dame fire released this metal into the atmosphere. This event caused, on the very day, a sudden peak in pollution reaching up to one hundred times the normal value.
Researchers at CEA-Joliot (I2BC) have optimized a bio-inspired CO2 reduction catalyst by modifying its 3D topology.
Researchers at the CEA-Jacob have discovered a new mode of prion transmission after the localized contamination of a finger.
Researchers at the IPhT have proposed a new equation describing the evolution of the population of cities that for the first time embraces the observations of economists, geographers and historians.
Chemists working at Iramis and their partners have developed a new process for producing an antibacterial food film.
The recently launched EU-funded project GAIN4CROPS aims to improve photosynthetic efficiency of the oil crop sunflower using nature-inspired solutions and innovative breeding techniques. The 5-year 8M € project, funded under the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, will pave the way for the introduction of strategic crops which might decrease the use of major resources in agriculture: land, nitrogen, and water.
In order to improve lithium-ion batteries, IRIG researchers are replacing the graphite of the negative electrode with silicon-based materials that can store much more lithium. These new nano-architected composite materials are made up of active domains of Si-amorphous and crystalline FeSi2 nanoparticles dispersed in a graphite matrix. They are studying the ageing phenomenon of these anodes capable of withstanding 700 cycles with a capacity of nearly 70%.
Nuclear physicists at the GANIL facility/Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe (IRFU) are using a heavy-ion accelerator to recreate experiment conditions in order to probe the physics of dying massive stars, before they explode (in a supernova).
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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.