Newly discovered organisms to help clean up nuclear waste

15-Jan-2013 - The nuclear industry generates radioactive toxic waste, which needs to be decontaminated inside the facilities themselves and of the effluents released into the environment. Radionuclide decontamination is currently performed using physico-chemical methods and while they work well, they are ...

Radioprotective Molecules

Blocking iodide transport by inhibiting the sodium iodide symporter

13-Nov-2012 - Iodide entrapment in the thyroid gland is essential, and plays a key role in dysfunctions such as thyroid and breast cancers, thyroiditis, Graves–Basedow disease, and Hashimoto's disease. The accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima have revealed growing public concerns, as exposure to radioactive ...

450-year-old metal analysed at the nanometre level for finer detail of corrosion mechanism

09-Nov-2012 - Corrosion products of a 450-year-old archaeological metal were investigated at the nanometre level using scanning transmission x-ray microscopy by scientists in France and Canada. The work is on a much finer scale than others, which usually analyse the microscale with methods like transmission ...

Arkema and CEA set up two new joint laboratories dedicated to micro-electronics and organic electronics

25-Apr-2012 - Arkema and CEA are to extend their existing collaboration in photovoltaics to the field of micro-electronics and organic electronics by setting up two joint research laboratories. These public-private mixed laboratories will enable the development of new ultra high performance materials and their ...