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An artificial pancreas developed by CEA-Leti and CERTID (a private-sector diabetes research center) was recently tested on 15 patients. The system consists of an insulin pump, a blood-sugar sensor, and a dedicated algorithm installed on a smartphone. The algorithm uses the patient’s profile and activity (meals, physical exercise) to calculate the insulin dosage, which is […] >>

Research to enhance semiconductor-based (CdZnTe) gamma-ray imaging modules has finally untangled a major conundrum: how to increase sensitivity without lowering spatial resolution (and vice-versa). Researchers from CEA-Leti and the CEA Physical Science Division (DSM) successfully improved both sensitivity and image definition using a low-noise read circuit and special signal processing. The module, which is standard-sized […] >>

Antiferromagnetic materials are only used for their magnetic properties in today’s spintronic systems—which is a shame! According to theory, at constant consumption, antiferromagnetic materials would be more efficient than ferromagnetic materials at generating spin-polarized currents, thereby reducing energy consumption. To assess the potential of this new use of antiferromagnetic materials, you have to know the […] >>

CEA-Leti’s M&NEMS technology, which has already been transferred to Tronics for use in the manufacturing of ultra-miniaturized sensors, recently got its own Cadence design kit. The kit offers up more than 110 Calibre rules and 11 automated drawing programs for sensor components like the pivot, mobile mass, comb drive, and electrode. The kit also generates […] >>

Researchers from INAC successfully used a lanthanide-potassium complex as a catalyst to reduce CO2. The carbon-oxygen bonds were no match for the bimetal complex, and the carbonates and oxalates produced in the reaction can both be used to synthesize other chemical substances. Plus, they are released efficiently—meaning that they do not contaminate the catalyst, which […] >>