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Raman spectroscopy is already a technique of choice for the characterization of carbon-based structures. Now, it is also known to be effective on hybrid graphene-silicon MOS transistors made using graphene grown on silicon carbide. Researchers from Leti, INAC, and the University of Montpellier mapped the system’s graphene areas, revealing the presence of graphene between the […] >>

Researchers from INAC recently worked with scientists from France, Poland, and Russia to identify a previously-unknown mechanism to repair the uracil lesion, a major DNA alteration that can cause cancer. INAC’s biochemists helped prepare synthetic DNA fragments containing the uracil lesion, and then analyzed the enzyme repair process at work. Using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, they […] >>

The micropump, a type of drug delivery system, is well-known to diabetics, many of whom use the devices for their daily insulin injections. Although micropumps are both practical and reliable, they do have their drawbacks: First, with a price tag in the thousands of euros, they are costly. Second, the drug volumes delivered are limited […] >>

This year, the GIANT International Internship Program will take over where the former MINATEC Summer Program, founded in 2011, left off. A total of 20 students, mostly from the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Louisiana State University, but also from the University of Tsukuba, Chiba University, and Keio University in Japan, […] >>

The MINATEC Nanolab consortium was selected by the Ecole Polytechnique Nationale de Constantine (Algeria) to provide technical support for the school’s 500 sq. m, $6 to $7 million nanotechnology center. The consortium, made up of CIME Nanotech, 40-30, and the CEA, will consult on the project development stage, draw up the project specifications, select suppliers […] >>