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A new infrared source that leverages a suspended silicon nitride membrane was the key to CEA-Leti’s new energy-efficient CO2 sensor, which uses six to seven times less energy than current solutions and, with resolutions of a few parts per million by volume, meets the latest indoor and outdoor air quality standards. Plus, measurement times of […] >>

CEA-Leti researchers are working with Optys (a Nexter company) to improve smart car windshield technology and get it ready for manufacturing. Smart windshields display information useful to drivers for an augmented-reality experience at the wheel. The helmet-based system in development includes both data acquisition and projection capabilities. Originally intended for military applications, the system could […] >>

Last fall Clinatec kicked off a two-year clinical trial on six patients suffering from the most serious form of brain tumor. An amino acid tracer is being administered to monitor certain proteins secreted in the patients’ blood—and provide valuable insight into tumor activity. The results will be used to identify which of the proteins would […] >>

The results of a team of INAC researchers’ DNA analyses of bacterial spores that spent 22 months on the walls of the International Space Station have been published in Astrobiology. They found that the number of damaged bases increased on par with exposure to UV rays up to a certain threshold at which the number […] >>

Tunnel-FET transistors offer leakage currents 100 to 1,000 times lower than those of MOS transistors, making them serious candidates in the run for tomorrow’s very-low-energy applications. Until now, the transistors had been limited by their on-state currents, which were much lower than for MOS transistors. CEA-Leti researchers overcame this hurdle using nanowire technology. At on-state […] >>