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CEA-Leti and Inserm* researchers developed a polymer microneedle patch to treat sun-related skin cancer without surgery. The hundreds of tiny needles are applied to the lesion. They dissolve in less than an hour and, in the process, deliver a drug, which, when exposed to light, is activated and destroys malignant cells.The researchers determined the optimal […] >>

Effective September 1, the CEA is coordinating the €15 million EU QLSI project. The goal is to lay the groundwork for the scaleup of tomorrow’s CMOS quantum computing technologies. An impressive nineteen stakeholders are engaged in this project. They include France’s CNRS, Bull, STMicroelectronics, and Soitec and European research organizations TUDelft and IMEC.Other technologies—optics, superconductors, […] >>

The Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) project run by Hemacount (a joint laboratory of Horiba Medical* and CEA-Leti) since 2014 is investigating ways to replace bulky, complex medical analysis systems with compact, easy-to-use point-of-care devices. The partners recently announced that they would be extending the joint lab, which has already produced a dozen patents.The focus of the […] >>

What if up-and-coming scientists from around the globe were given opportunities to bring their novel ideas to three-year technology research projects? The Science Impulse program, which was introduced by the CEA Technology Research Division in September, aims to do just that! This year the program is offering candidates four challenges: smart fuel-cell management, exposome* measurement, […] >>

Spintec Chief Scientist Bernard Diény is now a part of the Computer History Museum (Mountain View, California) oral history project. Diény is best-known for his discovery of the spin valve and new magnetoresistive materials—the fruits of an 18-month visiting scientist position at IBM back in 1989. Today, his innovations are present in the read/write heads […] >>