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Attendees at Leti Innovation Days in June had the opportunity to see a paraplegic patient walk with crutches. Beyond the wow factor, the video highlighted the encouraging results obtained by the CEA, EPFL*, and startup Onward since 2021.The patient featured had been implanted with two devices: the Clinatec-developed Wimagine brain activity recorder and a spinal-cord […] >>

Halogenated hybrid perovskites, or HHPs, have garnered interest for their potential as photovoltaic materials. New insights into these materials’ structural properties could shed new light on why their performance decreases so quickly over time.Researchers at Irig studied MAPbI3*, a leading HHP. They discovered that the deformation that proves to be so detrimental to the thin […] >>

The mechanisms that underpin superconductivity at temperatures above 20 K are not fully understood. Researchers at Irig ran some experiments at ILL that could shed new light on a problem that has long confounded scientists.They observed, at the atomic scale, an iron-nickel-arsenic pnictogen superconducting at 50 K. The images obtained showed iron atoms organized in […] >>

Saint-Étienne University Medical Center is gearing up to test a portable device for diagnosing heart attacks based on a technology developed by CEA-Leti and Irig.This point-of-care test costs less than current techniques. However, it is also faster, a decisive advantage given that every minute counts when it comes to treating heart attacks.Aptamers, which are synthetic […] >>

In tokamak reactors, plasma instability is countered by injecting frozen gas pellets at high speed. The plasma temperature is rapidly decreased, mitigating disruptions and protecting the reactor walls and structure.Pellet injection works well on conventional fusion reactors. But the ITER reactor uses higher-energy plasmas that require a different approach. Researchers at Irig have developed a […] >>