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Functional nano-circuits at artificial laminar MULTIferroic interfaces by NANOlithography Novel technologies need to be compatible with sustainable growth and require devices to use less materials and to consume less energy. Miniaturization has been the major route for decades, with great success

The aim of the HoTMiX academic research project is to provide a deep understanding of the relationships between the nonlinear mechanical response of oxide materials at very high temperature and their microstructure at the nanoscale. During elaboration, or operando conditions, solid-state phase trans

Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) emerges as an outstanding material for electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and medicine. Wide band gap semiconductor with quasi-metallic behavior at high doping level, resilient to harsh chemical conditions, bioinert, this material gathers serious assets. Amo

Cooling technologies are used in many industrial fields from mainstream applications such as household refrigerators to high technology applications such as cooling of optoelectronic and superconducting devices. Up to now, although solid state Peltier coolers exist, cooling technologies are mainly b

Activation of small molecules, such as N2 by metal-based complexes often occurs via mechanisms involving changes in redox state, spin state, bond breaking and formation. Therefore radical reactions are particularly suited for providing insights into such aspects. In order to control radical reaction

The Nano-Appearance project has the ambition to create a real paradigm shift in visual appearance design by providing modelling tools, experimental methods and recipes to design and fabricate materials producing completely new visual effects thanks to complex nanostructured surfaces. We will exploit

Microbial infections of the skin and underlying tissues are among the most frequent conditions encountered in actuating ambulatory care. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the causative agent for the majority of primary skin infections. Wound related infections of the skin, especially when associa

Synthetic biology continuously demands the development of novel biotechnology tools for the optimization of engineered metabolic cascades. This, in part, can be tackled by optimizing the three-dimensional relative emplacement of designed enzymes. SPACEHex seeks to develop novel protein-based platfor

KineHarvest project aims to develop an electrochemical kinetic energy harvesting device that converts low frequency (0.1~10 Hz) mechanical energy from various kinetic movements such as the human body motions. We developed a new electrochemical energy harvesting cell with a hybrid structure (called h

The project “Graphene quantum dots and nanoribbons for advanced optics” (GRANAO) will focus on the development of the chemical synthesis of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and their detailed optical characterizations for the next-generation of nano- and quantum optical a

Over the past decade, cell behavior on arrays of vertical nanostructures has been the focus of numerous studies aimed at evaluating these as tools for manipulating and probing single cells. Such arrays of high-aspect-ratio objects have proven to be largely compatible with mammalian cells and are cur

The goal of the SuperMagStemCells project is to produce cardiac-primed engineered tissues, starting from magnetic stem cells, and using remote magnets for tissue formation and stimulation. To do so, it must resolve the impact that magnetic nanoparticles may have on stem cells functions, especially a

Our project aims to revolutionize 2D-systems straintronics through a novel approach which we have coined “2D-perpendicular straintronics”, i.e., the modulation of the physical properties of 2D materials by applying mechanical efforts perpendicular to the 2D planes. With 2D-PRESTO we aim to: (O1) ela

Magnetic polymersomes developed around 2005 are a spectacular example of versatile nanovectors capable of releasing active substances at a tumor site under the action of a high frequency (HF) magnetic field that provokes local (i.e. nanoscale) heating of the membrane, enhancing its permeability. In

MIXES is a collaborative research project that explores the fundamental structural and electronic properties of novel 2D-0D nanomaterial, made of 2D materials in interaction with self-ordered nanoclusters grown using dry methods compatible with microelectronics industry processes. First results show

With charge-based electronics getting to their limits in storage density, speed and energy consumption, spin-based electronics (spintronics) is now a central research topic and promises significant improvements in device performances. Controlling spins with an electric field is a major goal in spint

Controlling nanomagnetism by means of an electric field is a key issue for the future development of low-power spintronic. In this context, near equiatomic composition, the CsCl-like B2 chemically ordered FeRh alloy which presents a métamagnetic transition from a low temperature antiferromagnetic or

The fabrication and integration of sub-millimeter magnetic materials into predefined circuits is of major importance for POrtable MAgnetic DEvices for the telecommunications, automotive, biomedical and space applications, but remains highly challenging. As reviewed in 2019, the development of sustai

In MaChiNaCo, new nanocomposites based on magnetic objects organized on silica nanohelices will be designed, synthesized and characterized for the study and optimization of induced magnetochiral dichroism (MChD). MChD is a cross-effect between natural circular dichroism (NCD) and magnetic circular d

Boosted by environmental concerns in our thermo-industrial civilization and massive integration, new infrared applications like mobile pollution monitoring or thermal imaging for building energy management are emerging. These applications concern widely medical and military and industrial fields, al

The Dimelec project combines the skills of several laboratories for the development of a new methodology for treatments and rapid analyzes of biological samples adapted for emergency diagnosis. The objective is to design an analysis platform combining microfluidics, nanobiotechnologies (synthesis an

Since their discovery in 2013, colloidal quantum well, often referred to as nanoplatelets, kept on fascinating scientists because of their superior structural and optical properties. During their chemical growth, their thickness is controlled at the atomic layer scale which leads to unprecedented op

Many nanocarriers such as liposomes, organic and inorganic nanoparticles have been developed as drug delivery systems (DDS). Among myriads of successful applications, multifunctional/stimuli-responsive nanocarriers have emerged as a promising nanotechnology compared to conventional nanomedicines, du

With the rapid evolution of the elaboration methods for new materials and novel nano-architectured devices during the last decade, it is nowadays possible to fabricate series of nanoporousmaterials with functionalized internal surfaces with tuneable properties for liquids. Numerous applications with

This project lye in the development of plasmonic molecular electronics. It investigates the interplay between molecular conductance and plasmon at the nanoscale. In doing so, we seek to exploit hot electrons and hot holes generated by plasmonic structure, and intramolecular charge transfer to realiz

The SINCS project aims at investigating phase transitions of aqueous salt solutions (crystallization and deliquescence, coupled to water evaporation and condensation) in nanoscale confinement; this situation is particularly important in many contexts including civil engineering, heritage conservatio

The PlasmonISC project has two objectives : 1/ the development of a new method for the functionalization of a scanning probe with a single nanoparticle 2/ measure the influence of a nanoparticle on the intersystem crossing (ISC) rate of a single molecule The reproducible fabrication of scanni

Nowadays, the development of "artificial muscles" is in full swing because this technology will allow significant progress in areas as important as robotics and medicine. The NAGAM project proposes to create nanocomposite materials for a new generation of artificial muscles based on spin crossover i

Resistance to traditional antimicrobial therapies is a rapidly increasing problem that in a few years could make infections impossible to treat and bring the state of medical care back to the pre-antibiotic era from the beginning of the last century. Indeed, the extensive use of antimicrobials world

Interest in the use of nanostructured materials in medicine and diagnostics has grown rapidly in recent years. The dimension of so-called nanomedicine results in new medical effects and requires novel, scientifically demanding chemistry. Thus, drug delivery systems with controllable size and shape i

The objective of CARBO²DERM is the development of a transdermal drug delivery (TDD) platform for the intradermal delivery of therapeutic molecules using electroporation in order to temporarily increase the permeability of the skin and make possible the delivery of molecules whose size is too large t

Efficient light energy collection, transport and transfer to a functional « acceptor » is a fundamental process at the origin of natural and artificial photosynthesis, photocatalysis, (organic) photovoltaic energy conversion, as well as single molecule detection e.g. in bio-medical sciences. The nat

The main objective of this project is to experimentally demonstrate the polarition thermal conductivity enhancement by means of the 3w and modulated laser beam techniques, which are two accurate methods to measure the in-plane thermal conductivity of thin films. All measurements will be done for nan

A main challenge in the field of Tissue Engineering (TE) is the design of smart scaffolds releasing remotely bioactive proteins such as growth factors (GFs) by externally applied stimuli (e.g., light or magnetic waves). In the CORELMAG project, we propose at first to design original multifunctiona

The nanostructuring of materials with precision higher than the diffraction limit is currently of great scientific interest. Several methods are currently used, as for example the electron beam lithography, focused ion beam and nanoimprint. These techniques have several limitations because they requ

Because half of cancerous people develop secondary bone tumors (metastases), it is of tremendous importance to design new materials which will lead both to cancer cells destruction and fast bone tissue regeneration. This project aims to combine the high bioactivity property of nanometric bioactive g