News : Research
October 05 2020
A drone could speed up avalanche search and rescue
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In an avalanche, every minute counts. The longer a victim is buried under the snow, the less chance they have of surviving. CEA-Leti researchers equipped a drone with a network of antennas run by a radio-frequency circuit to help speed up search and rescue operations. The system utilizes algorithms to estimate which directions Bluetooth and […] >>
October 05 2020
Tomorrow’s window glass could be photochromic and photovoltaic
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Imagine window glass that changes in tint depending on sun exposure and produces electricity, too. Researchers at Irig and two international partners* are trying to develop just such a glass. A specially developed and patented naphthopyrone pigment was placed between two sheets of glass, allowing the researchers to obtain photochromic and photovoltaic effects on a […] >>
October 05 2020
Remote-control for micro-objects
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Victor Vieille, a Phelma alum who did his PhD at G2Elab and who is now conducting post-doc research with CNRS, is making a name for himself with research to magnetically remote-control micro and nano-objects. He also won a Grenoble-Alpes University Best Dissertation Award in the innovation category in 2020, has filed two patents, and is […] >>
July 06 2020
Tomorrow’s spintronics could use 1,000 times less energy
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Researchers from Irig-CNRS and Thales published a breakthrough advance in spintronics in Nature. Rather than manipulating spin with a nanomagnet, they selected a ferroelectric material to do the job. Their novel approach uses 1,000 times less energy to write information. Like for ferromagnetic materials, the information stored is non-volatile (it is stored without the need […] >>
July 06 2020
Covid-19 vaccine: Leti and its Lipidots® drug delivery system out in front
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Leti and IAB* started work on a Covid-19 vaccine. Their strategy is to attach SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA to Lipidots®, the oil microdroplets designed at Leti. Lipidots® are the same size as the virus and have a strong affinity for the dendritic cells that trigger an immune response. And, because Lipidots® are very stable, they should […] >>