Abstract: A system for realizing transformation of a thermal power unit based on combined high-parameter and low-parameter molten salts includes a high-parameter molten salt energy storage system, a low-parameter molten salt energy storage system and a thermal power unit. The high-parameter molten salt energy storage system and the low-parameter molten salt energy storage system include an electric heater for heating a molten salt, and an electric energy input end of the electric heater is connected with an electric energy output end of the thermal power unit. The low-parameter molten salt energy storage system includes a low-parameter molten salt heat absorption loop and a low-parameter molten salt heat release loop, and the high-parameter molten salt energy storage system includes a high-parameter molten salt heat absorption loop and a high-parameter molten salt heat release loop.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition includes a firming system that includes: a pectin; at least one powder; water; at least one fatty compound; and at least one plasticizer. The firming system when is spreadable and wherein upon drying the firming system forms a firming film that exhibits cohesion and adhesion when applied to a substrate. The pectin may comprise low methoxyl pectin, and the firming system may further include at least one monosaccharide, disaccharide or combination thereof. The composition may include a cosmetic carrier system wherein the firming system and cosmetic carrier system is in the form of liquidous or creamy type emulsion or an oil free serum for application to skin to ameliorate the signs of aging or a viscous liquidous emulsion or suspension for application as a makeup to keratinous tissue selected from skin, lashes and hair to confer firming to the keratinous tissue.

Abstract: A solution comprising at least one protic solvent, at least one monomer comprising an (alkyl)acrylic, (alkyl)acrylate or (alkyl)acrylamide group, at least one crosslinking agent comprising at least two groups chosen from (alkyl)acrylic, (alkyl)acrylate or (alkyl)acrylamide groups, at least one photopolymerization initiator and at least one agent chosen from alkali metal halides, alkali metal phosphates, alkali metal sulfates and mixtures thereof; or—of a polymer material capable of being obtained by polymerization of the solution defined above comprising a polymer resulting from the polymerization of the monomer(s) and of the crosslinking agent(s) as defined above and trapping, at the center thereof, a liquid phase comprising at least one agent as defined above; for the trapping of at least one toxic chemical agent.

Abstract: A radiation detector includes a stack of layers along a direction Z, the stack comprising: an absorbent layer, a first contact layer, an assembly consisting of at least one intermediate layer, referred to as an intermediate assembly, an upper layer, the first contact layer and the upper layer having a plurality of detection zones and separation zones, a detection zone corresponding to a pixel of the detector, a passivation layer made from a dielectric material, arranged on the upper layer and having openings at the level of the detection zones of the upper layer, the semiconductor layers of the stack being compounds based on elements of groups IIIA and VA of the periodic table of the elements, the second material comprising the VA element antimony and the third material not comprising the VA element antimony.

Abstract: A method for determining a value of a manufacturing parameter of a resistive memory cell, the resistive memory cell including a stack of layers, includes providing reference memory cells corresponding to technological alternatives of the stack of layers; measuring for each reference memory cell an initial resistance value; determining for each reference memory cell a programming parameter value selected from among the resistance in a high resistance state and the programming window; establishing a relationship between the programming parameter and the initial resistance from the initial resistance values and the programming parameter values; and determining the manufacturing parameter value for which the programming parameter is greater than or equal to a target value, from the relationship between the programming parameter and the initial resistance and from a dependency relationship between the initial resistance and the manufacturing parameter.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power supplied to an electrical network having a rated frequency, by an electrical production set comprising an electrical production plant and a battery energy storage system, comprises acquisition, by a hybridization controller, of a first signal representative of the power to be supplied to the electrical network; production, by the hybridization controller, of a power setpoint for the battery energy storage system; production, by the hybridization controller, of a substitution signal representative of the power to be supplied by the electrical production plant alone; and acquisition, by a plant controller comprising an input for acquisition of a signal representative of the power to be supplied by the electrical production plant, of said substitution signal.

Abstract: A photonic chip including an optical coupler capable of transferring an optical signal between a first waveguide made of III-V material and a second waveguide made of silicon, this optical coupler including a first extension made of III-V material which extends the core of the first waveguide, a second extension made of silicon which extends the core of the second waveguide, and a SiGe inclusion buried inside of the second extension, this inclusion being made of SiGe whose chemical formula is Si1?xGex, where x is in the range between 0.2 and 0.5, and being optically coupled, on a first side, to the first waveguide and, on a second opposite side, to the second waveguide.

Abstract: Imager readout circuit comprising: an active reset stage of the integration capacitor equipped with a first current amplifier, a buffered direct injection bias stage of the photodetector equipped with transistors forming a second current amplifier, a switching circuit comprising a coupling stage integrated in the readout circuit, the switching circuit being controlled by control signals and being configured to: during a reset phase of the integration capacitor corresponding to a first state of said control signals: couple said first current source to the integration capacitor and activate the first current amplifier while uncoupling said second current source of the photodetector and deactivating the second amplifier, during an integration phase of a current from the photodiode and corresponding to a second state of said control signals, couple said second current source to the photodetector and activate the second current amplifier while uncoupling said first current source of the integration capacitor an

Abstract: A method for treating a stack includes a substrate of n-doped crystalline silicon and a passivation layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon disposed on a face of the substrate, the method including exposing the stack to electromagnetic radiation during a treatment period (t) less than or equal to 12 s, the electromagnetic radiation having an irradiance (E) greater than or equal to 200 kW/m2.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell for an accumulator operating according to the principle of forming an alloy with the active material of the negative electrode during the charge process comprising: a negative electrode comprising, as active material, a material alloyable with an element M, M being a metal element; a positive electrode comprising, as active material, a conversion material; an electrolyte comprising at least one salt of M disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode.

Abstract: A system including an HTE electrolyser, a first steam supply line, a first dihydrogen discharge line, a second dioxygen discharge line, a first heat exchange module configured to ensure a heat exchange between the first steam supply line and the first dihydrogen discharge line, a first module for recovering the thermal energy from the dihydrogen at the outlet of the first heat exchange module in favour of the first supply line, the recovery module comprising a first intermediate exchanger arranged on the first discharge line downstream from the first heat exchange module and configured to transfer the thermal energy from the dihydrogen to an intermediate fluid, and a first intermediate steam generator arranged on the first steam supply line configured to transfer the thermal energy from the intermediate fluid to the liquid water.

Abstract: An installation for supplying a fuel cell with hydrogen comprising a fuel cell, a liquefied hydrogen storage facility and a supply circuit that includes at least one upstream end connected to the storage facility and one downstream end connected to a fuel inlet of the fuel cell, the supply circuit including at least one system for heating hydrogen by heat exchange with a heat source and a set of control valves, the liquefied hydrogen storage facility being configured to keep the liquefied hydrogen in equilibrium with a gaseous phase at a determined nominal storage pressure of between 1.5 and 4.5 bar, the supply circuit including a buffer tank for pressurized gaseous hydrogen which is configured to store the hydrogen withdrawn from the storage facility and heated by the heating system, the set of valves being configured to accumulate pressurized gas in the buffer tank at a determined storage pressure of between 4 and 100 bar, for example between 6 and 8 bar.

Abstract: Disclosed are a sorbent produced by recycling waste paper, which is an eco-friendly recycling paper resource, to adsorb and remove a marine spilled oil and other types of oil and a method of producing the same. The oil sorbent is produced by hydrophobizing a biomass material such as waste paper using a gas-grafting method. Compared to the oil sorbent of the prior art formed of synthetic resin, it is possible to provide excellent oil adsorption selectivity, a high oil adsorption rate, and a low water absorption rate. Therefore, an incineration process for processing the waste oil sorbent after use is easy advantageously. The oil sorbent generates less harmful substances during combustion because the eco-friendly material is used. Since a biomass material is hydrophobized using vegetable fatty acids, decomposition is performed fast within a short time in a landfill process, and there is no risk of environmental pollution.

Abstract: A laser amplifier head including plates of a laser active medium which are placed inside a housing which has an inlet port and an outlet port. A cooler includes a cooling circuit connected to the housing and suited to the circulation of a cooling liquid, a cooling duct, inside the housing, in contact with the active medium, in which the cooling liquid flows, allowing an exchange of heat between the latter and the plates, and a regulator able to regulate a temperature of the cooling liquid such that a thermo-optical coefficient dn dT of the cooling liquid satisfies the following condition: ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" d ? n d ? T ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" < 6 ? ? 0 ? ? T * ? ? H ? ( I ) where ?T represents the difference in temperature between the cooling liquid and the plates of the active medium, ??H represents the sum of the hydraulic diameters of the cooling duct and ?0 represents the wavelength of the beam in a vacuum.

Abstract: A cosmetic securement device for stabilization of a cosmetic applicator including a motion stabilizer handle, an adapter coupled to a first end of the motion stabilizer handle, and at least one rotational gear coupled to the adapter, wherein the motion stabilizer handle includes at least one sensor configured to detect a movement caused by a user, circuitry configured to determine a compensation movement to offset the detected movement, and at least one motion generation device configured to control a motion of the cosmetic applicator according to the determine compensation movement, wherein the adapter is configured to hold a plurality of different types of cosmetic applicators, and wherein the at least one rotational gear is configured to rotate the cosmetic applicator held by the adapter.

Abstract: A photovoltaic cell element includes a photovoltaic cell substrate configured to generate electrons upon reception of a light radiation, an outer boundary and an inner boundary delimiting the substrate. The element has no material outside the outer boundary and inside the inner boundary, and the substrate has a primer trench formed at least partially over the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising a) one or more polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymers which contain, and preferably consist of, several repeating units chosen from the units (A) below, and also the optical or geometrical isomers thereof, the organic or mineral acid or base salts thereof, and the solvates thereof such as hydrates: —[—O—CH(R1)—CH2—C(O)—]—??unit (A) in which polymer units (A): R1 is as defined in the description; b) one or more clays.

Abstract: A motion stabilization device is provided for stabilization of a cosmetic applicator. The motion stabilization device includes a motion stabilizer handle configured to receive an adapter that holds a cosmetic applicator for a cosmetic application; and processing circuitry configured to detect a transition from a set up phase to an application phase of the cosmetic application process, and hold the cosmetic application in a set position when the transition is detected.

Abstract: A device adjustment system for a cosmetic device configured for users with limited mobility includes a motion stabilizer handle; a first cosmetic adapter attached to a first end of the motion stabilizer handle; a second cosmetic adapter attached to a second end of the motion stabilizer handle; and an adjustable coupler disposed in the motion stabilizer handle, the adjustable coupler including a first motion adjustment group, a second motion adjustment group, and processing circuitry, the adjustable coupler being adjustably translated between the first end and the second end of the motion stabilizer handle, the first motion adjustment group configured to couple with the first cosmetic adapter, the second motion adjustment group configured to couple with the second cosmetic adapter, and the processing circuitry configured to adjust a coupling of the adjustable coupler based on the arrangement of the motion stabilizer handle.

Abstract: A process for preparing methanol on the basis of a synthesis gas stream having a hydrogen component and a carbon oxide component, wherein at least one of the components is produced at least partly in an electrolyser. The synthesis gas stream is converted to a crude methanol stream. Methanol is separated thermally from the crude methanol stream by distillations. Waste heat generated in the electrolyser is transferred to a circulating heat pump medium of a heat pump system, which results in at least partial evaporation of the heat pump medium, then the heat pump medium is compressed, and the heat released by the heat pump medium via at least partial condensation is transferred to a liquid medium by indirect heat transfer, and the heat transferred from the heat pump system to the liquid medium is utilized at least partly for the evaporation of the methanol-containing stream in the distillation evaporator.