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Tin-oxide-doped indium oxide (ITO) is an excellent material for the transparent electrodes used in smartphone displays, OLED lighting, and other products. However, the material’s scarcity and high cost are problematic. Researchers at Leti are looking for an alternative material, and the early results of their investigations show that tin oxide (SnO2) could be a viable […] >>

Researchers at Leti replaced SQUID* sensors with optically-pumped magnetometers used in space applications with the goal of slashing the cost of magnetoencephalography (MEG) machines fivefold by 2022. In research conducted under a European project, the team was able to successfully demonstrate the new magnetometers’ performance. MEG is a neuroimaging technique used to record the magnetic […] >>

The Experimenta 2018 art and science fair will be held at Maison MINATEC on February 8–10, 2018. A total of 23 systems designed by scientists and artists will be on display this year and are expected to bring in the usual crowds. Visitors will also be able to take advantage of ten panel talks: three […] >>

France’s Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) recently approved an LMGP lab specializing in the interfaces between biological and other materials for a project on bone regeneration. Catherine Picart and her team of biomaterials engineers are investigating BMP*-mediated cotransduction to better understand how the bioactive proteins initiate the differentiation between stem cells to regenerate bone […] >>

Sunscreens protect the skin from sunburn, of course. But can they effectively prevent skin DNA damage due to exposure to UV rays, a phenomenon that starts to occur before sunburn appears? Pharmaceutical company Laboratoires Pierre-Fabre turned to a team of INAC researchers specialized in the field to find answers. The researchers developed very sensitive analysis […] >>