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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
Chemists from ICSM have synthesized new hybrid nanostructured materials (mineral and organic), by a molecular self-assembly process in water, at room temperature. This family of materials containing polyoxometalates (POMs) can perform various functions: ion or proton conductor, electrode, photosensitive crystal, catalyst... and more.
Cells have a skeleton of microtubules that can either soften or stiffen, depending on the cell's needs. A team from CEA-BIG and its partners has revealed the relationship between the underlying biochemical and mechanical properties.
A team from the CEA Frédéric-Joliot Institute has developed new optical probes for non-invasive imaging. These chemical tools could lead to the development of diagnostic agents to better characterize the risk of aortic aneurysm.
On Thursday, 2017 May 4, a giant magnet weighing 130 metric tons will leave the assembly plants in Belfort on its journey to the NeuroSpin research facility at the CEA's Paris-Saclay Center (Essonne).
The CEA Frédéric-Joliot Institute is involved in project CARBAMAT to fight against antibiotic resistance. SATT Paris-Saclay, a company promoting technology transfer, supports this project.
Researchers at CEA-BIG and IBS have developed inhibitors of a protein involved in the virulence of Gram-negative bacteria and have deciphered their mode of operation.
By combining two NMR techniques, researchers from IBS track certain furtive, yet essential states of a protein's functioning. A first application has already been found in joint and bone pathology.
Scientists from IRFU have made the unexpected discovery that a majority of stars from the same cluster spin around aligned axes. This extraordinary discovery from observation of fifty stars in our galaxy calls to revise the initial conditions commonly adopted in star formation models.
A team including researchers from IRAMIS was able to elucidate a singularity of long chain polymers in the vicinity of glass transition. This question of basic research was solved thanks to neutron scattering in particular, and may find applications in the shaping of plastics by melting and molding.
A team from the CEA François-Jacob Institute has demonstrated the preclinical efficacy of three vaccine candidates against chikungunya.
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CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.