https://laboratoire-albert-fert.cnrs-thales.fr/en/homepage/
The Laboratoire Albert Fert is a joint research lab whose main legal bodies are the CNRS and Thales, and since 2021 the Université Paris-Saclay as a secondary legal body. It is located on the Thales Research and Technology site in Palaiseau, France.
The missions were defined jointly by the CNRS and Thales when the laboratory was created in January 1995. The research topics are updated each time the unit is renewed. Research programs at the Laboratoire Albert Fert are developed with the following generic objectives in mind:
• To develop technical innovation and basic research in the fields studied.
• Identify research areas with medium- to long-term technological applications.
• Strengthen the link between fundamental and applied research by developing collaborations with industrial and academic partners.
• Optimize existing technological systems through basic research.
The Laboratoire Albert Fert’s research focuses on various areas of condensed matter physics, i.e. spintronics, oxytronics, superconductivity and, more recently, neuromorphic physics, in which the laboratory is at the forefront in France and internationally.
This fundamental research is also aimed at developing applications and stimulating innovation in information and communication technologies, unconventional approaches to computing and beyond CMOS logic, and quantum technologies.