Abstract: An electronic chip including a support and connection pillars, each connection pillar including a trunk including an end portion and an intermediate portion coupling the end portion to the support, and including a collar at the junction between the end portion and the intermediate portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixture M1 of enol phosphate isomers devoid of (E,E) isomer and comprising at least 98% of (E,Z) isomer, at least 0.1% of (Z,Z) isomer and at least 0.1% of (Z,E) isomer, comprising bringing a mixture of isomers of said enol phosphate comprising a detectable amount of (E,E) isomer into contact with a hydrolysable dienophile in an organic solvent, followed by base hydrolysis of the medium obtained and elimination of the adduct formed, in order to obtain the mixture M1 devoid of (E,E) isomer.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for determining characteristic parameters of the dimensions of nanoparticles in suspension in a liquid. The device emits an incident light beam that is linearly polarized along a polarization axis; a detecting unit comprising a measurement arm that is rotatable with respect to an axis of rotation, the detecting unit comprising first and second detection channels that are separated by a polarization-splitting element arranged in the measurement arm; a fixed sample holder receives a container of cylindrical symmetry of the sample, an axis of symmetry of the container being coincident with the axis of rotation of the measurement arm; and a control unit. The polarization-splitting element of the measurement arm is configured to simultaneously send, over each of the first and second detection channels, respectively, a first and second polarized component of the beam scattered by the sample.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable device and method for controlling an alcoholic beverage through an at least partially transparent container. The method includes acquiring a fluorescence spectrum of the beverage through a wall of the container, normalizing a profile of a measured spectrum according to the maximum intensity of a reference spectrum, calculating a resemblance factor between the measured spectrum and the reference spectrum, and determining if the beverage is genuine according to the obtained value of the resemblance factor.

Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustic phase mask, the phase mask having a variation in the acoustic index n, characterized in that the phase mask comprises a body comprising: at least one matrix formed from a deformable solid material, having a shear modulus of less than 10 MPa, and pores formed in the matrix, the pores being mostly filled with gas, the deformable solid material extending between the pores, the body having a porosity ? less than or equal to 50%, and a controlled porosity ? gradient resulting in a variation of the acoustic index n spatially in the body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixture M1 of enol phosphate isomers devoid of (E,E) isomer and comprising at least 98% of (E,Z) isomer, at least 0.1% of (Z,Z) isomer and at least 0.1% of (Z,E) isomer, comprising bringing a mixture of isomers of said enol phosphate comprising a detectable amount of (E,E) isomer into contact with a hydrolysable dienophile in an organic solvent, followed by base hydrolysis of the medium obtained and elimination of the adduct formed, in order to obtain the mixture M1 devoid of (E,E) isomer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable device and method for controlling an alcoholic beverage through an at least partially transparent container. The method includes acquiring a fluorescence spectrum of the beverage through a wall of the container, normalizing a profile of a measured spectrum according to the maximum intensity of a reference spectrum, calculating a resemblance factor between the measured spectrum and the reference spectrum, and determining if the beverage is genuine according to the obtained value of the resemblance factor.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical method and device for detecting and/or quantifying sulphur dioxide (S(¾) in its various uncomplexed forms (molecular and ionic) in an aqueous or hydroalcoholic liquid food product. It also relates to a method for regenerating an electrode, the active surface of which is composed of gold. The electrochemical method for detecting and/or quantifying sulphur dioxide (SO2) in its uncomplexed (free) forms in an aqueous or hydroalcoholic liquid food product of the invention comprises: a) introducing into the liquid food product a measuring electrode, the active surface of which, in contact with the liquid food product is entirely made of gold, b) measuring the variation of the current produced by the oxidisation of the free SC½, present in the food liquid, during a potential sweep by cyclic voltammetry. In particular, the invention is used for measuring free S(¾).

Abstract: A device for inducing by thermal poling a spatially controlled refractive index gradient inside at least one amorphous inorganic material to be treated, includes a structured electrode arranged on the surface or in proximity to the surface of the material to be treated; and at least one dielectric material. The structured electrode includes at least one conductive zone and at least one non-conductive zone and it is confined between the amorphous inorganic material to be treated and the dielectric material.

Abstract: An artificial neuron unit comprising one artificial neuron having at least one output port and at least one input port, and one memristor having two terminals; said unit being characterized in that it also comprises at least one current conveyor having two input ports X and Y, and one output port Z; and in which said memristor is connected by one of its terminals to the input port X of said current conveyor, said current conveyor is connected by its output port Z to an input port of said artificial neuron and said artificial neuron is connected by one of its output ports to the input port Y of said current conveyor or to another of said terminals of said memristor.

Abstract: The detecting means (1) comprise measuring means (2) adapted to measure and provide at least one raw data corresponding to an aircraft parameter, computing means (3) adapted to estimate at least one derivative of said raw data, and detecting means (4) adapted to detect a failure with the aid of said derivative, said computing means (3) being adapted to estimate said derivative by differentiation.

Abstract: A polymer is provided having at least one repetitive unit represented by the following formula: And, preferably at least one, preferably at least two, repetitive units represented by the following formula:

Abstract: A method for depolymerization of lignin includes oxidizing non-phenolic lignin by putting into presence, in at least one solvent, non-phenolic lignin, laccase, redox mediator and a source of oxygen, whereby a mixture including oxidized non-phenolic lignin is obtained, and further includes depolymerization of the oxidized non-phenolic lignin thereby obtained, by adding an oxidizer. The non-phenolic lignin is obtained from phenolic lignin by functionalization of phenol functions of the phenolic lignin.

Abstract: A method for assessing the health of a lithium battery comprising: a first step of recharging the battery at constant current, until the voltage at its terminals reaches a limit value; a second step of recharging the battery at constant voltage equal to the limit value, until the charging current drops below a threshold value, a plurality of measurements of the charging current being acquired during the second recharging step; and a step of estimating the state of health of the battery from at least one parameter of the second step of recharging at constant voltage, such as the parameter expressing the decrease of an exponential function interpolating charging current measurements, the energy supplied to the battery during the second step of recharging at constant voltage or the duration of the step of charging at constant voltage. A battery management system comprising an apparatus for implementing the method is provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable device for controlling an alcoholic beverage that includes a single light source emitting a monochromatic excitation light beam of a wavelength between 350 and 650 nanometers, a beam splitter to reflect the light beam, a focus and collection lens, and a positioning device to orient the light beam along a direction substantially normal to an outer surface of the container. The positioning device positions the outer surface of the container at a predetermined distance from the focus lens. The device includes a filtering device for filtering fluorescence radiation captured by the focus lens to eliminate wavelengths shorter than or equal to the wavelength of the light beam. A spectrometer module produces a signal corresponding to the measured spectrum of the fluorescence radiation and an analysis module compares the measured spectrum to a reference spectrum.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for synthesizing poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-electrolytic (co)polymer composite in a single step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polymers of the following formula (I): wherein: A1i represents a radical alkylene divalent comprising from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; A2i represents a radical alkylene divalent comprising from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; X1i is chosen from the group consisting of: —S—, —CH2— and a bond; Y represents H, a phenyl group or an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; i represents an integer varying from 1 to n; n represents an integer comprised from 2 to 1,000; provided that the total number of carbon atoms of the radicals A2i, X1i et A1i is greater than or equal to 8; as additives in a polymeric matrix chosen from the group consisting of matrices of polyester, poly(vinyl chloride), polyurethane, polyamide, poly(alkyl acrylate), poly(alkyl methacrylate), polystyrene and polyolefin, said polymer of formula (I) being different from poly(ricinoleic acid).

Abstract: The invention relates to a stable composition of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) anionic stabilizers with a limited degree of acidity.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for enhancing the determination, from a seismic image of at least a portion of a seismic horizon in a three-dimensional domain. The method comprises: receiving the seismic image; receiving a plurality of related control points; defining pseudo-rectangles; for each pseudo-rectangle applying a diffeomorphic transformation F: defining a new domain; transforming points of the seismic image; transforming said pseudo-rectangle into a corresponding rectangle; applying a horizon reconstruction algorithm to the transformed points, to determine a part of a transformed horizon, the reconstruction comprising solving a Poisson equation; and computing a part of the horizon, said computing comprising applying an inverse diffeomorphic transformation F?1 to the determined part of a transformed horizon.

Abstract: A system for detecting jamming and/or uncontrolled movement of an aircraft control surface includes first means for estimating the value of at least one parameter of an equation simulating the feedback loop dynamic of the control surface, according to a recursive autoregressive method with exogenous variable of RARX type in a recursive least squares way, and second means for detecting jamming and/or uncontrolled movement of the control surface, according to the estimated parameter value by the application of a decision test in the parametric space.