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Start-up Fluoptics is working with Leti to develop a dual-mode endoscope camera head that can simultaneously capture images of structures marked with fluorescent contrast medium and surrounding tissue in natural color. This advancement will give surgeons a clear picture of cancerous tissue superimposed on a color image of the surgical site. Currently, for minimally-invasive surgery, […] >>

Magnetic nanoparticles can be used to send vibrations of 10 Hz to 20 Hz directly to cancer cells, triggering apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Researchers at INAC used disk-shaped nanoparticles that exert substantial mechanical force on the cells each time the direction of the magnetic field is inverted. Antibodies grafted onto the nanoparticles enable them […] >>

Researchers at Leti have come up with an innovative integrated wavelength multiplexer design that will speed the development process for single- and multiple-gas sensors, resulting in competitively-priced and energy-efficient products offering high performance. The key? The sensors’ lasers produce only those wavelengths needed to detect the gases targeted. The design was originally intended for a […] >>

A “pseudo-supercondenser” capable of delivering either high power in just a few seconds or a supply of electricity over several hours has been developed by two teams of researchers at INAC. The development hinges on silicon nanowires implanted on silicon using a CVD process that ensures full control over the nanowires’ length, diameter, and number. […] >>

A group of researchers at INAC studying Josephson junctions back in 2004 may have unwittingly stumbled upon axions—the hypothetical elementary particles thought to make up dark matter. When applying a low voltage, the researchers noted a detectable electrical signal, but they were unsure of where it came from. At the time, they chalked it up […] >>