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On May 1, 2026, CNRS reported on the second edition of the OSEPI workshop focusing on oxide and semiconductor epitaxy, which took place from May 13 to May 17, 2024, at Villa Clythia in Frejus Var, France. Previously, on April 29, 2026, Valentina Emiliani, who directs the photonics department and wavefront modulation team at the Paris-based Institut de la Vision ophtalmology research centre, won the 2026 Irène Joliot-Curie Female Scientist of the Year prize, having started her academic career in physics at the University of Rome. On the same day, CNRS highlighted research into a differentiable simulation of the eye designed to improve patient-specific strabismus surgery planning, aiming to correct angular deviation more effectively than current methods that rely on surgical expertise and statistical reference tables, especially for patients with atypical eye morphology. Another report from April 29, 2026, detailed research on reactivating immunity against cancer, addressing how local lack of oxygen (hypoxia) in aggressive tumors profoundly alters immune cell function and promotes cancer cell survival, hindering the effectiveness of immunotherapies. Earlier, on April 27, 2026, Maïmouna Bocoum, a researcher at the Langevin Institute, was featured for her exploration of sound and light physics.
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