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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
The Trace industrial chair aims to develop better monitoring methodologies of greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide and methane) by satellite and with the help of new sensors deployed close to methane-emitting sites.
A team from the IBS has shown how some antibiotics become insensitive to the principal mechanisms of bacterial resistance.
Researchers from the Institut François-Jacob are pursuing the development of their gene therapy to treat hereditary blood diseases. Their objective: to let a greater number of individuals benefit from it.
An in-depth study of microalgae with a siliceous cell wall (i.e. diatoms) emphasizes that their role in carbon sequestration in the ocean depths has been underestimated and may decline in the coming decades. This prognosis could be affected by the evolution of these species.
The announcement on October 16, 2017 of the detection of gravitational waves emitted by the collision of two neutron stars is historic for theoretical physicists. The astronomical observations associated with this event demonstrate that gravitational waves move at the speed of light. This observation disqualifies many of the models of “new” physics!
This is now possible using the new Actar-TPC (ACtive TARget Time Projection Chamber) detector developed at the Ganil within the framework of an international collaboration.
Scientists from the IBS have characterized a potential target for new antibiotics.
Two teams from the Institut Frédéric-Joliot and their partners have discovered a chemical reaction that allows the binding or breaking of molecules in biological environments.
A collaboration involving Iramis has demonstrated the possibility of amplifying the generation of high-order laser harmonics by a factor greater than ten in a zinc oxide (ZnO) semiconductor crystal, by engraving a network of micro-cones on the crystal surface. The gain obtained makes it possible to lower the required infrared power by the same amount.
The reliability of integrated circuits is a key point for space applications. They are becoming increasingly complex and dense, which heightens their vulnerability to cosmic particles. To remedy this, researchers from the Inac are proposing a new integrated circuit structure, which will be more robust in a space environment.
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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.