Abstract: A subject of the present invention is a cosmetic composition comprising 6-hydroxybenzomorpholine of formula (II), hydroxyethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyaniline of formula (III) and oxidation bases. The present invention also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibres, such as the hair, wherein the composition as described previously is applied to said fibres. Another subject of the present invention is the use of the composition according to the invention for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres such as the hair.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition in the form of a creamy emulsion having an internal water phase in an oil phase includes at least one polyglyceryl ester, a glutamic acid, or a derivative thereof, at least one cosmetically acceptable glycol or diol, at least one oil, water, and optionally one or more additives. The composition excludes mineral and organic UV filters. The creamy emulsion demonstrates breaking and release of the water phase upon rubbing application of the composition on a substrate. The composition demonstrates stability at temperatures in a range from about 5° C. to about 45° C. for a period of eight weeks and under freeze-thaw conditions that range from about ?20° C. to about 25° C., where the stability is evidenced by lack of separation of the water and oil phases and/or maintaining rheological characteristics over time in the absence of rubbing on a substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for tracking skin concerns. Color-coded substrates come in different colors, each color being associate with a different skin concern. The color-coded substrates include at least one hydrocolloid and active agent. The color-coded substrates can come in different area-specific shapes for applying on different areas of the skin or face. The color-coded substrates can come in different dosages. A computing device, such as a smartphone, can be used to take scans of the skin with or without substrates, and the computing device is configured to analyze the skin and color-coded substrates based on color or shape or other symbols to make recommendations so that a subject will be able to track the progress of any skin concern.

Abstract: The present description concerns a power converter (400) comprising: a switch (114) comprising first (114d) and second (114s) conduction terminals intended to receive a first AC voltage (Vds), a first circuit (402) for detecting a minimum value reached by the first voltage at each halfwave, and for averaging minimum values over a plurality of halfwaves, and a second circuit (404) for controlling the switch configured, according to the average of said values, to turn on the switch when the first voltage is substantially null.

Abstract: A method for liquefying a hydrocarbon stream using at least one heat exchanger of the plate and fin type having at least one first part and one second part, the first and second parts being physically separate and each comprising at least one stack of a plurality of plates that are parallel to one another and to a longitudinal direction that is substantially vertical, the plates of the first part and the plates of the second part being stacked in a stacking direction that is orthogonal to the plates, the plates being stacked with spacing so as to define between them a plurality of first passages for the flow of at least part of a second two-phase cooling stream in the first part and a plurality of second passages for the flow of at least part of a first two-phase cooling stream in the second part.

Abstract: A framed, low-temperature refrigeration device is provided, which includes a working circuit that forms a loop and contains a working fluid, the working circuit forming a cycle that includes in series: a compression mechanism, a cooling mechanism, an expansion mechanism and a heating mechanism, wherein the mechanisms for cooling and heating the working fluid include a common heat exchanger in which the working fluid flows in opposite directions in two separate transit portions of the working circuit.

Abstract: Fluorescent polymeric coating films visible in near-infrared light for coating a medical device are provided, and a method for preparing said NIR visible polymeric coating films. In particular, the fluorescent polymeric coating films visible in near-infrared light for coating a medical device are in the form of a single layer or multiple layers where said single layer or at least one of said multiple layers comprises a hydrophobic polymer, a ionic fluorescent dye and a counterion of said ionic fluorescent dye. The fluorescent dye is a near-infrared dye which belongs to the family of long-chain cyanine 7.5 derivatives, and their analogues.

Abstract: A method for measuring the intensity of an external magnetic field by using a magnetic memory point including a storage layer having a magnetisation switchable between two magnetisation directions substantially perpendicular to the plane of the layer; a reference layer having a fixed magnetisation perpendicular to the plane of the layer; and a tunnel barrier layer separating the storage layer and the reference layer; the method including successively applying a plurality of currents or voltages of different amplitudes to the memory point until switching of the magnetisation direction of the storage layer takes place to determine a minimum switching current value of the magnetisation direction of the storage layer or a minimum switching voltage value of the magnetisation direction of the storage layer, and determining the intensity of the external magnetic field to be measured from the minimum switching current value or the minimum switching voltage value.

Abstract: Bioactive walnut peptides and use of the bioactive walnut peptides for topical application to the skin are described. The bioactive walnut peptides, which may be incorporated into a pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions, are useful for treating, preventing, and improving damage to skin and combating or preventing physiological changes associated with skin aging.

Abstract: The invention relates to a valve for pressurized fluid, the valve having a body incorporating a fluid circuit having an upstream end and a downstream end, the circuit having a seal valve, the seal valve enabling the circuit to be opened or closed, the valve having a member for controlling the seal valve, the seal valve being slidably mounted in the body so as to slide between a position in which the circuit is closed when the control member is in a rest position and a position in which the circuit is open when the control member is in an active position, the valve having a deformable member positioned between the seal valve and the control member. The invention also relates to a container or a set of containers for pressurized fluid comprising such a valve.

Abstract: The invention is based on a thermo-optic phase modulator comprising, in a stack, a waveguide, an encapsulation layer and a heating element configured to heat the waveguide, said modulator being bordered by first and second trenches. Advantageously, the waveguide, the encapsulation layer and the heating element, each have first and second flanks forming at least partially the flanks of the trenches. The flanks of the waveguide, of the encapsulation layer and of the heating layer thus open directly into the trenches bordering the modulator. The invention is also based on a method for producing such a compact modulator.

Abstract: The present description relates to a method of manufacturing an electronic device comprising a phase-change memory cell, the method comprising: the forming of a first layer made of a resistive material; the forming of a stack of layers on the first layer, the stack comprising at least one second layer made of a phase-change material; the etching of the stack, said etching stopping when the first layer is reached around the location of the memory cell; the forming of a spacer on the side walls of the stack; then an etching of the first layer, so that the stack rests on a central portion of the first layer and that the spacer rests on a peripheral portion of the first layer.

Abstract: An optomechanical system for transducing an optical phase shift movement including a mechanical sensor including a sensor element, the sensor element having an upper face extending mainly into a plane called longitudinal plane, when the system is at rest, the mechanical sensor being intended to receive an acoustic wave to vibrate the sensor element at a vibration frequency. The system moreover includes an optical detector capable of guiding a light radiation substantially parallel to the longitudinal plane, the optical detector having an evanescent field. The vibration of the sensor element modifies the evanescent field of the optical detector and the sensor element is moved along a direction called transverse direction, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal plane when it vibrates.

Abstract: Computing system comprising a memory A, a memory access control module, and a parallel processing processor comprising a plurality of computing units each comprising a memory B shared by one or more elementary processors. The computing units are arranged in columns. A partition of the memory A is associated with each column. Connection modules are connected respectively to the partitions of the memory A and to the memories B of the computing units. Within a column, the neighboring connection modules are connected to one another by a dedicated interface link. The memory access control module is adapted to configure the connection modules to execute parallel data transfers in a plurality of columns, each transfer making it possible to exchange data within a column between a partition of the memory A and a memory B of at least one computing unit.

Abstract: A method and device for monitoring the weakening of an interface between a layer and a substrate while a weakening anneal is being carried out. The method includes illuminating the first face of the substrate layer assembly with a monochromatic light beam in a first direction; measuring the intensity of the light beam scattered by the substrate layer assembly in at least a second direction, the second direction forming a non-zero angle with the first direction; and determining a state of weakening of the interface from the intensity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing perfume concrete and/or absolute which employs bringing particular, fresh, withered or dry, solid natural material(s) into contact with a first system of solvents comprising at least one “green” organic (poly)ol solvent. Another subject of the invention is the perfume concrete and the perfume absolute obtained by the preparation process, a composition comprising the concrete and/or the absolute, and the use of the “green” organic (poly)ol solvent to extract the concrete and/or the absolute with no chemical odour of solvent odour type.

Abstract: A two-part composition for application to skin to forms a rinse-off high strength lifting and antiaging gel mask. The cosmetic composition is sensitive-skin friendly, and provides hydration benefits and soft focus/blurring effects, conferring transformative professional level results including skin smoothing, firming, texture improvement, and radiance boosting, which results are immediate and lasting beyond removal of the cosmetic composition from skin. The cosmetic composition that includes: Combinable parts including at least one silicate and water; and at least one nature based plant derived gum thickener; at least one clay; at least one glycosaminoglycan having a molecular weight in a range from about 1 million Daltons to about 1.4 million Daltons.

Abstract: An optomechanical system for transducing an optical intensity modulation movement including an optical detector and a mechanical sensor including a mobile mass, of which a receiving surface is intended to receive an external mechanical urging, and an excitation device. The excitation device is configured to vibrate the mobile mass along an excitation direction at at least one of its resonance frequencies. The vibration of the mobile mass is disrupted by the external mechanical urging, and modifies an evanescent field of the optical detector. The mobile mass has an interaction region facing the optical detector, as well as a second region, respectively having, projecting along a plane perpendicular to the excitation direction, an interaction surface area S111 and a second surface area S112, with S112<S111.

Abstract: A two-part composition for application to skin to forms a rinse-off high strength lifting and antiaging gel mask. The cosmetic composition is sensitive-skin friendly, and provides hydration benefits and soft focus/blurring effects, conferring transformative professional level results including skin smoothing, firming, texture improvement, and radiance boosting, which results are immediate and lasting beyond removal of the cosmetic composition from skin. The cosmetic composition that includes: Combinable parts including at least one silicate and water; and at least one cross-linked polyacrylic acid thickener; at least one clay; at least one glycosaminoglycan having a molecular weight in a range from about 1 million Daltons to about 1.4 million Daltons.