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Sofradir and Leti recently celebrated ten years of joint research. And their decade of partnership has been fruitful, with nearly a hundred employees involved in several world firsts and a number of major new innovations in the works. The joint lab works on cooled infrared components, covering all aspects of development, from metallurgy and electronics […] >>

The Kwant quantum transport package was developed by researchers from France (INAC) and the Netherlands over a period of three years. It is designed with one goal in mind: to make physicists’ lives simpler. Easy to use and quick to program, the Python-based solution is known for its fast, accurate results. More than just a […] >>

The performance of PEFMC-type fuel cells often boils down to details like the physical and chemical characteristics of the 5-nm polymer film used to coat the platinized carbon of an electrode. Researchers at INAC joined forces with their Canadian colleagues to study the issue. They used statistics-based mechanical design tools to develop a digital model […] >>

A team of INAC-Liten researchers has developed MRI contrast agents that are twelve times more effective than those currently on the market. They used a novel method for encapsulating the active ingredient, gadolinium, which enhances MRI contrast—but is toxic. Gadolinium is usually encapsulated in organic ligands when used in MRI tests to keep it from […] >>

Despite its two-dimensional structure, graphene does not readily lend itself to the fabrication of MEMS and NEMS components using conventional microelectronics methods. A Ph.D. student at IMEP-LAHC decided to tackle the problem by making suspended graphene bridges with controlled dimensions and electrical contacts using processes that can be transferred to large surfaces. She achieved this […] >>