News : Innovation & Society

RFID systems are inexpensive, but their range is limited, and they are not as accurate as they could be. This makes them unsuitable for tasks like automated inventory tracking with functionalities like people and property location or counting, for example.CEA-Leti, a member of the Carnot Network, developed a miniaturized superdirectional antenna and direction and distance […] >>

Irig’s electronic nose, originally designed for consumer and industrial applications, is now being used in the early detection of diseases.Here’s how it works: some diseases—especially cancer—alter the metabolic production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), some of which are relevant biomarkers.In this research, which focused on two oeso-gastric cancer biomarkers, record detection limits (around one part […] >>

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 […] >>

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 […] >>

This summer, a group of thirteen Grenoble engineering students will go to Gamé Kové, a village 70 km north of Togo’s capital, Lomé. This is the program’s fourth consecutive year.Nonprofit group Solida’Rire is coordinating the month-long mission, which includes five first-year Grenoble INP – Phelma, UGA students. A first group of seven students will depart […] >>