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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
An international collaboration led by institutes INAC and LITEN shows that lithium ions interact with the electrolyte in very different ways depending on the anion content. This is an essential finding for improving the performance of lithium-ion batteries.
Astrophysicists from IRFU have studied the evolution over time of the “wind” in stars similar to the Sun. They were able to perform 3D computer simulations of these stellar winds based, in particular, on spectropolarimetric measurements of the surface magnetic field of the stars.
A new strategy developed at IBS, in collaboration with Institut Pasteur, can block the entry of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into the cells with a microbicidal gel, stabilizing the viral load or even destroying the infected cells. The microbicidal gel was successfully tested on an animal model at CEA-Institute Jacob .
A stratigraphic measurement of beryllium-10 in Montalbano Jonico, Italy, has made it possible for the first time to precisely date the boundary between two geologic sub-epochs of the Pleistocene, which is of paramount importance for Earth sciences. This site in Italy should soon be recognized as hosting a Global Stratotype Section and Point, otherwise known as a “Golden Spike”.
The MAGENTA project, one of twelve projects selected by the European Commission from the category “Proactive Future and Emerging Technologies 2016,” will be coordinated by a team from IRAMIS. The project’s aim is to develop thermoelectric materials intended to recover waste heat, notably in the automotive and microelectronic sectors. The project’s official kickoff took place in Paris on January 23 and 24, 2017.
An international team led by IRFU and the Japanese research institute RIKEN was able to study the structure of a neutron-rich zirconium nucleus (110Zr)—a first, calling certain models into question. Produced by an accelerator at RIKEN and measured by the MINOS detector, this heavy nucleus proves to be more deformed than expected.
Helping scientists find their way through the data maze, DEDALE project intends to develop the next generation of data analysis methods for the new era of big data in astrophysics and compressed sensing.
Molecules developed at CEA-Institute Joliot can block the formation of the most virulent viral particles of vaccinia, a model of interest for the smallpox virus.
The light-collecting antennae in cyanobacteria can dissipate an overflow of light energy by fluorescence. This photoprotection mechanism remained unknown up to this point.
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, the new magazine by the Nature Group devoted to universe sciences, an international team involving IRFU finally revealed why our galaxy is moving at a velocity of 630 km/s.
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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.