The Knowledge Factory - Sur le même thème https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2022/protection-to-boost-innovation.aspx DRF english version en-US https://www.cea.fr/_layouts/15/images/i2i/icon-144x144-1033.png The Knowledge Factory - Sur le même thème https://www.cea.fr/drf/english The CEA: France's leading patent-applying research organization in Europe https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2022/the-CEA-france-leading-patent-applying-research-organization-in-Europe.aspx On April 5, the European Patent Office (EPO) published its annual report, the Patent Index 2021, an innovation barometer listing worldwide patent applications on the European market. The CEA is the only French research organization in the top 50, ranking 35th with 528 patent applications filed with the EPO in 2021. In the field of semiconductors, the CEA is the only European player in the top 5. Innovation for industry ; Institutional general public ; Journalists ; Companies ; Partners Valorisation News Patent Policy;EPO;patent application;Patent Index 2021;European Patent Office;semiconductors;Innovation; Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT Protection to boost innovation https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2022/protection-to-boost-innovation.aspx The CEA recently published its intellectual property charter developed for its industry partners. Objectives: present the key points of its strategy implemented to protect and exploit R&D results to enhance the competitiveness, technological sovereignty and technology transfers of its partners. Innovation for industry Journalists ; Researchers ; Institutions ; general public Valorisation News technology transfers;Intellectual Property;industry;industry partners;Innovation;invention; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT A new process for making antibacterial food films https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/a-new-process-for-making-antibacterial-food-films.aspx Chemists working at Iramis and their partners have developed a new process for producing an antibacterial food film. Chemistry ; Technologies ; Innovation for industry general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Iramis Scientific result Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT Anisotropic functionalization of gold nanoparticles assisted by surface plasmons https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/Anisotropic-functionalization-of-gold-nanoparticles-assisted-by-surface-plasmons.aspx Researchers at the CEA-Iramis and their partners have locally grafted organic molecules onto gold nanoparticles, using two photopolymerization steps. This new flexible functionalization technique can be used for applications ranging from biosensing to photonics. Photonics ; Micro-nanotechnologies ; Chemistry ; Laser ; Diagnosis ; Innovation for industry general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Iramis Scientific result Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT Methanol synthesis as part of the circular economy of carbon and silicon https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/Methanol-synthesis-as-part-of-the-circular-economy-of-carbon-and-silicon.aspx Chemists at Iramis have proposed a new pathway for the catalytic synthesis of methanol from a formic acid derivative – a waste product of the silicon industry – whose by-products can be recycled. This is a high-yield, sustainable and environmentally friendly process that can be used for energy storage and fine chemistry! Chemistry ; Recovery of CO2 ; Innovation for industry general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Iramis Scientific result Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMT Supercapacitors: carbon nanotube “mats” on aluminum foil https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/supercapacitors-carbon-nanotube-mats-on-aluminum-foil.aspx A new electrode material for supercapacitors has been developed by the Iramis and its partners: composed of carbon nanotube “mats” aligned on aluminum foil, it should significantly increase the amount of stored electrical power. This is an essential result for their industrialization by the startup company NawaTechnologies. Energy storage ; Innovation for industry general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Scientific result Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:00:00 GMT Detecting trace amounts of uranium in water https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/detecting-trace-amounts-of-uranium-in-water.aspx The Captot heavy metal sensor, developed by the Iramis-LSI over the last ten years, could be used to detect traces of uranium in water. This would be a simple, rapid field solution to monitor the environment, for example during the cleanup and dismantling of nuclear facilities. Chemistry ; Environment ; Remediation ; Radioactivity ; Materials ; Technologies ; Innovation for industry general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Iramis Scientific result ; Industrial partnerships Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:00:00 GMT Irradiating electrodes for more powerful and long-lived Li-ion batteries https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2019/irradiating-electrodes-for-more-powerful-li-ion-batteries.aspx A large collaboration including the Iramis and two other CEA divisions (Basic Research Division and Nuclear Energy Division) has proposed to irradiate the graphite anodes of Li-ion batteries before their first use. This technique, similar to food or medicine processing, would lead to better results than the current industrial techniques for a potentially lower cost. Batteries ; Innovation for industry Journalists ; general public ; Researchers Iramis Scientific result Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT