News : Research

Irig recently posted two videos on the CEA Recherche YouTube channel. The idea is to help the general public understand how scientific research can contribute to solving society’s major challenges.The first video, on the basic research supporting the transition to clean energy, highlights research addressing biofuel production from micro-algae, the development of dye-sensitized solar cells, […] >>

Researchers at Irig working with colleagues in Romania* recently discovered that the magnetization of an MRAM-cell-type nanostructure can be reversed by applying an electric field rather than an electric current. Their results should lead to some exciting developments.When an electric field is applied, the write speed is ten times faster and uses 100 times less […] >>

Researchers from Spintec and their Paris-based partners* successfully generated and controlled the movement of magnetic pseudo particles called skyrmions by first irradiating a magnetic track with helium ions. Until now, skyrmions were impossible to control, moving toward the edges of the track and disappearing.This advance bodes well for the use of skyrmions to build processors […] >>

Currently, when an IoT device (a “node” on the network) is attacked by hackers, the entire network can be affected, as can internet-connected third-party infrastructure services.A new solution called iMRC uses a control server to detect attacks and takes over any devices that have been compromised to find out what vulnerability the hackers used to […] >>

Tomorrow’s clean vehicles will run on hydrogen fuel cells. But what will the membranes inside those fuel cells be made of?We don’t know…at least not yet!Nafion is often cited as a front-runner. But the material’s mechanical properties suffer at temperatures above 100 °C. Scientists at Irig investigating alternatives are getting some encouraging results with sPEEK, […] >>