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Researchers at INAC developed micromanipulators to form an array of submicrometric tweezers that can be remote-controlled simultaneously. The researchers took advantage of standard microelectronics-industry processes to make millions of nanotweezers—each composed of two magnetic particles fabricated layer by layer using lithography and attached with a gold nanohinge—at the same time. The tweezers open when a […] >>

Graphene offers some pretty amazing properties that could really enhance spintronic devices. But how do you inject a spin-polarized current into a two-dimensional, non-magnetic material like graphene? Researchers at INAC tackled the issue, using ab initio calculations to demonstrate the feasibility of injecting a robust spin-polarized current into graphene by placing it near magnetic insulators. […] >>

Like electrical networks, optical telecommunications networks must be reconfigurable so that the signal can be routed to meet the needs of subscribers. Researchers at Leti developed an optical signal routing node with an unrivalled level of integration. The prototype developed counts 800 active optical components fabricated on a SOI substrate to form an array of […] >>

The limits of conventional electronic systems will soon be reached, and scientists are on the lookout for new solutions, one of which would entail using spin waves to create logic architectures that are more efficient than today’s CMOS systems. But to work, the spin waves have to be unidirectional, which is a challenge! Researchers at […] >>

Sensitive, compact systems capable of reading quantum states will be crucial to industry’s transition to quantum computing. Researchers from INAC and Leti have already demonstrated the world’s first FDSOI qubit (quantum bit) device made on a 300 mm CMOS fab line. Now, they have also shown that low-temperature reflectometry can be used to read a […] >>