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The Prix international Lumières Arnulf-Françon 2023 is awarded to the collective work “Le photovoltaïque solaire en France (nouvelle édition) : réalité, potentiel et défis”.

What is the current state of solar photovoltaic development in France? What role can it play in France's future energy mix ? This free guide to photovoltaic solar energy, prepared by a group of researchers from C2N, the …

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C2N organizes a new edition of the National Semiconductor Nanowire Days

The J2N brings together the French scientific community working on nanowires. The aim is to review the activities at the national level on crystal growth, characterisation and integration of nanowires into devices for all possible fields of application. Abstracts submission …

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Aristide Lemaitre awarded the CNRS 2024 silver medal

Aristide Lemaître, CNRS Research Director at C2N, is developing new III-V semiconductor-based materials to meet the needs of numerous national and international teams [...] He is a leading expert in the most advanced epitaxy techniques. His many contributions have earned …

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Celebration of International Day of Light

International Day of Light is celebrated on May 16, the anniversary of the first successful laser operation in 1960 by physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman. From facilitating communication to medical breakthroughs, light has revolutionized our world. On this occasion, …

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Video report : Stephen Hawking's black hole hypothesis tested in the lab by two C2N researchers

According to Stephen Hawking's theory, black holes should emit particles. But this radiation is too weak to be observed. To try and understand this phenomenon, two C2N researchers, Jacqueline Bloch and Sylvain Ravets, have built artificial black holes: microscopic structures …

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