Abstract: An optical particle detector including at least one channel intended to receive a fluid carrying at least one particle, and across which light rays are intended to pass such that the light rays are partially scattered by the at least one particle, a plurality of photodetectors capable of receiving said scattered light rays, wherein the detector includes at least one optical waveguide configured to collect, at least at one entrance of the waveguide, light rays that were not scattered by the at least one particle and having crossed the channel, and to reinject the unscattered light rays into the channel through at least one exit of the waveguide.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically insulating composite material (1) comprising a polyepoxide matrix (2) of cycloaliphatic type or of diglycidyl ether type in a content of less than 40% by mass, from 20 to 75% by mass of one or several micrometric and/or mesometric filler(s) (3), and from 0.1 to 20% by mass of at least one ionic liquid (4), the masses being expressed relative to the total mass of the electrically insulating composite material (1). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such an electrically insulating composite material (1), as well as its use for an electrically insulating support (9) in a metal-enclosed substation (5).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for processing energy spectra of radiation transmitted by an object irradiated by an ionising radiation source, in particular X-ray radiation, for medical imaging or non-destructive testing applications. The method uses a detector comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel being capable of acquiring a spectrum of the radiation transmitted by the object. The method makes it possible, based on a plurality of detected spectra, to estimate a spectrum, referred to as the scattering spectrum, representative of radiation scattered by the object. The estimation involves taking into account a spatial model of the scattering spectrum. Each acquired spectrum is corrected taking into account the estimated scattering spectrum. The invention makes it possible to reduce the influence of the scattering, by the object, of the spectrum emitted by the source.

Abstract: A multilayer scintillation detector, includes at least three layers superposed on one another, and each extending parallel to a plane, called the detection plane, wherein each layer is formed by a first material, called a scintillation material, capable of interacting with an ionizing radiation and of forming, following the interaction, a scintillation light in a scintillation spectral band; each layer has a plurality of light guides, respectively extending parallel to the detection plane, according to a length, the light guides being disposed, over all or part of their length, parallel to an axis of orientation; the axis of orientation of the light guides of each layer is oriented, in the detection plane, according to an orientation, the orientations of the respective axes of orientation of at least three layers being different from one another, such that each layer has an associated orientation; and the scintillation material has a first refractive index.

Abstract: A method for producing a porous silicone material including the following steps: 1) implementing a direct emulsion E of silicone in water including: A) a silicone base A crosslinkable by polyaddition or polycondensation; B) at least one nonionic silicone surfactant B having a cloud point between 10 and 50° C.; C) optionally, at least one catalyst C; and D) water; 2) heating the emulsion E to a temperature greater than or equal to 60° C. to obtain a porous silicone material; and 3) optionally, drying the porous silicone material.

Abstract: A power electronic module (1) including at least one semiconductor (5) that is connected to connection conductors (6, 7), and including a dielectric carrier (10) having both a fixed layer (9), on which at least one of said connection conductors (6) is mounted, and a movable layer (11), the fixed layer (9) and the movable layer (11) exhibiting similar dielectric permittivities and being superposed along at least one surface facing the at least one connection conductor (6).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of composite materials comprising a thermosetting polymer matrix in which thermoplastic polymer and/or elastomer particles are dispersed. More precisely, the invention relates to a novel type of polymeric material obtained by using a particular ionic liquid as cross-linking agent for an epoxy resin mixed with a thermoplastic polymer and/or an elastomer. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing said composite material and uses thereof, notably in the aeronautical, aerospace, automotive, maritime, wind power, electronics, or sports and leisure sectors.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel biocompatible hybrid nanoparticles of very small size, useful in particular for diagnostics and/or therapy. The purpose of the invention is to offer novel nanoparticles which are useful in particular as contrast agents in imaging (e.g. MRI) and/or in other diagnostic techniques and/or as therapeutic agents, which give better performance than the known nanoparticles of the same type and which combine both a small size (for example less than 20 nm) and a high loading with metals (e.g. rare earths), in particular so as to have, in imaging (e.g. MRI), strong intensification and a correct response (increased relaxivity) at high frequencies. The method for the production of these nanoparticles and the applications thereof in imaging and in therapy also form part of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing aromatic polyimides, comprising the following steps: (a) preparation of one or more solid salt(s) by reacting one or more aromatic tetracarboxylic acid(s) and one or more diamine(s) according to a mole ratio ranging from 0.95 to 1.05; (b) drying of the solid salt(s), (c) addition, to the dry salt resulting from step (b), of one or more compound(s) (C) comprising one or more group(s) chosen from a carboxylic acid group, an anhydride group, an ester group and an acyl chloride group; (d) solid-state polymerization of said solid salt(s) in the presence of the compound(s) (C).

Abstract: The present invention concerns a driving assistance method and system (100) for a road vehicle (1). The driving assistance system (100) comprises a sensor set (200), a data storage device (101, 102) and an output device (104, 105). The sensor set (200) observes, in a traffic scene including the road vehicle among a plurality of road users, apparent states of each road user of the plurality of road users at successive time steps. The data processor (103) assigns, to a target road user of the plurality of road users, a behavioral model stored in the data storage device (101, 102).

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising at least one electroactive fluorinated terpolymer, and at least one second polymer compatible with the electroactive fluorinated terpolymer and having a glass transition temperature lower than that of the electroactive fluorinated terpolymer. The invention also relates to a method for producing said composition, and to a device such as an actuator comprising a substrate and a film of the above-mentioned composition.

Abstract: An apparatus for ultrasonically measuring the flow rate of a fluid in a measuring channel including fluid supply passages at its ends, this measuring channel forming a waveguide made into a solid body, comprising at each end a transducer capable of emitting or receiving ultrasounds circulating in the axis of the channel, where each transducer includes a shell transmitting the ultrasounds, comprising a waveguide facing the measuring channel, and outside this waveguide shapes orientating the ultrasounds in directions different from that of the channel.

Abstract: A control method for an apparatus for ultrasonically measuring the flow rate of a fluid in a measuring channel, including a measuring channel whose one end is equipped with a first transducer and the other end is equipped with a second transducer, each transducer emitting ultrasonic waves to the other transducer, and receiving waves generated by the other transducer, where, in a first step, the first transducer emits waves to the second transducer, and in a second step, which can be simultaneous with the first one, the second transducer emits waves prior to the reception of the waves emitted by the first transducer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for characterising the quality of an X-ray beam having a known profile for depositing a dose in a body, having an zone (Za1, Za2) of increasing dose rate inside said body extending between the input surface of the beam and a characteristic depth (Pmax) where the deposited dose is at a maximum, the method comprising the following steps: —providing a monolithic detector including in p-n junctions (m>3) stacked depth-wise in the detector with at least three junctions distributed in the zone of increasing dose rate; —projecting said X-ray beam onto the monolithic detector; —recovering the m signals (r) delivered by the p-n junctions of the detector; —and processing the m signals (r) in order to characterise the quality of the X-ray beam.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular multilevel converter (2) having a control module (4) and a computer (10) for computing a setpoint for the internal energy of the converter stored in the capacitors of the submodules of the arms. The control module is configured to deduce, from the setpoint for the internal energy of the converter, a setpoint for the voltage across the terminals of each modeled capacitor, which setpoint is used for regulating the voltage across the points of common coupling between the converter and the DC power supply network and the voltage across the terminals of each modeled capacitor.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging device (E) comprising: at least one generator (1) of structured light; an emission first image guide (5, 5?) for uplinking the structured light from the generator (1) to an object to be observed; and a return second image guide (5?, 5) for downlinking the light reflected by said object to be observed to a system (2) for capturing said reflected light. Each of the two image guides (5, 5?) is able to uplink the structured light and downlink the reflected light, and the imaging device comprises an optical switch (3) configurable into three different operating modes.

Abstract: A granulation method that can be used to obtain a polymer from “post-consumer” materials, and a motor vehicle part made from polymers produced by recycling used polymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite (13), characterized in that it comprises: at least one ferroelectric organic polymer with relaxation properties, and at least one phthalate-based plasticizer.

Abstract: A method to determine an electronic signature characteristic of a fluid medium comprises making a reception surface for receiving the fluid medium on at least one face of the substrate, putting the fluid medium into contact with the reception surface in order to make an interface between the substrate and the fluid medium, lighting at least one zone of the interface through the fluid medium with a pulsed light beam in order to create photogenerated electric charges, using a microwave reflectometer to measure the lifetime durations of the photogenerated electric charges, which durations have respective values that depend on the recombination rate at the interface between the substrate and the fluid medium, creating a matrix of measured lifetime duration values for the photogenerated electric charges, and using the matrix to determine the electronic signature characteristic of the fluid medium.

Abstract: A process is described, for producing zirconia-based multi-phasic ceramic composite materials, comprising the steps of: providing at least one ceramic suspension by dispersing at least one ceramic zirconia powder in at least one aqueous medium to obtain at least one matrix for such composite material; providing at least one aqueous solution containing one or more inorganic precursors and adding such aqueous solution to such ceramic suspension to surface modify such ceramic zirconia powder and obtain at least one additived suspension; quickly drying such additived suspension to obtain at least one additived powder; heat treating such additived powder to obtain at least one zirconia powder coated on its surface by second phases; and forming such zirconia powder coated on its surface by second phases.