Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for autonomous, semi-autonomous, and assisted manual application of a cosmetic style to a portion of skin (e.g., skin, hair, eyebrow) of an individual. A cosmetic deposition device includes an applicator component, a position sensor, and a reservoir for compositions for the cosmetic style. A display of the cosmetic deposition device represents the portion of skin as a guide segment, and represents the applicator component as a visual indicator relative to the guide segment based on the position sensor. The depiction of the visual indicator responds to changes in the position of the applicator component relative to the portion of the biological surface to visually guide the individual to accurately apply the cosmetic style, and a feedback device alerts the individual if the application deviates from the portion of the biological surface. These approaches enable the individual to correct application of the composition in real time.

Abstract: What is proposed is a reactor for performing exothermic equilibrium reactions, in particular for performing methanol synthesis and/or ammonia synthesis, by heterogeneously catalysed reaction of the corresponding reactant gases which makes it possible to overcome the establishment of the reaction equilibrium in the reactor. To this end, according to the invention, the coolant temperature is influenced and thus optimized along the longitudinal coordinate of the reactor through subcooling of the coolant.

Abstract: An interconnector for a stack of SOEC/SOFC type solid oxide cells, configured to be arranged between two adjacent electrochemical cells, is formed by the assembly of at least three plates extending along first and second axes of symmetry, the main plate including holes, and each hole including tabs spaced apart to form a comb. Slots are defined between the edge of a hole and a tab or between two successive tabs. The width of each tab of at least one hole is between 0.1 mm and 3 mm.

Abstract: Water-in-oil sunscreen emulsion compositions including an aqueous phase emulsified within an external fatty phase are provided. The external fatty phase includes at least one silicone fatty compound and at least about 10% by weight of organic UV filters with respect to the entire sunscreen composition. The compositions include an emulsifying silicone elastomer and a non-elastomeric silicone surfactant. The compositions further include swellable clay and pigment.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward systems, methods, and apparatuses that include an occlusion device having a barrier member. The barrier member may include an enlargeable portion and a tail portion extending from the enlargeable portion. The enlargeable portion and the tail portion are releasably coupled to the delivery catheter such that the tail portion is radially unsupported and collapsible upon deployment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a routing circuit for routing signals between neuron circuits of an artificial neural network, the routing circuit comprising: a first memory cell (302) having an input coupled to a first input line (304) of the routing circuit and an output coupled to a first column line (308); a second memory cell (302) having an input coupled to a second input line (304) of the routing circuit and an output coupled to the first column line (308); and a first comparator circuit (310) configured to compare a signal (IREAD1) on the first column line (308) with a reference level, and to selectively assert a signal (VOUT1) on a first output line (312) of the routing circuit based on the comparison.

Abstract: An optoelectronic emitter with a phased array antenna on a photonic chip includes a power splitter, an array of phase shifters and elementary emitters, and an integrated control device. The integrated control device includes an interferometric focusing lens, the entrance and exit faces of which are curved and define a free propagation region with a homogeneous refractive index. Input waveguides are connected to the entrance face orthogonal thereto and have an effective index for the guided modes adapted such that the optical paths of the input waveguides are identical to each other.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a mobile user device that executes an application that receives a selection of a target skincare formulation from a user, and determines and transmits a recipe for generating the target skincare formulation that is based on a combination of a plurality of separate skincare formulation ingredients. The system includes a dispensing device configured to receive the transmitted recipe from the mobile user device and dispense each of the plurality of separate skincare formulation ingredients onto a common dispensing surface such that when the dispensed amounts of each of the plurality of separate skincare formulation ingredients is blended on the dispensing surface, the target skincare formulation is achieved. The mobile user device is configured to present at least one candidate priority skin condition to the user, that is addressed by the target skincare formulation, based on a user profile of the user of the smartphone.

Abstract: A formula delivery appliance generally includes a formula delivery head having features to mix, direct, and distribute formulation through nozzles to a desired location, such as the hair or scalp of a user. In this regard, the formula delivery head may include a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge the formulation at a desired flow rate. In some instances, the flow rate across the plurality of nozzles is controlled such that each nozzle has a flow rate within a specified percentage of the average flow rate across the plurality of nozzles.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a device for producing a “digital video classifier” configured to determine the quality of cleanliness of one or more segments of the digestive tube in a video capsule endoscopy (VCE) of a subject, comprising: a VCE allowing the acquisition of videos of segments of the digestive tube, video storage means, coupled with the VCE, an “image database” with images extracted from VCE exams, a “video database” with videos extracted from VCE exams, calculating means connected to the video storage means, and to the databases, and configured for performing a statistical learning for the generation of a “digital image classifier” from the “image database” and which classifies the images in adequate cleanliness or non-adequate cleanliness; generating the “digital video classifier” capable of classifying a video of a subject as being of adequate cleanliness or of non-adequate cleanliness of one or more segments of the digestive tube.

Abstract: A process for the deposition of a coating on at least a part of a metallic substrate, a) mixing a liquid and a powder having particles of a metallic material to be deposited and particles of a pickling agent, so as to prepare a suspension, b) application of the suspension prepared in step a) to at least a part of the surfaces of the metallic substrate, so as to obtain a substrate-suspension assembly, c) carrying out a heat treatment of the assembly which includes heating at a first temperature of at least 500° C. and heating at a second temperature greater than the first temperature, and d) recovery of a substrate coated, at least in part, with a coating, the pickling agent being a halogenated compound and the suspension having from 10% to 60% of the pickling agent, with respect to the total weight of the powder.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for dispensing a powdered cosmetic composition, including a dispenser holder configured to hold at least one dispenser that stores a cosmetic composition that is used to make a powdered cosmetic composition; a container receiving area configured to hold a output container beneath the at least one dispenser; and circuitry configured to determine the cosmetic composition in the at least one dispenser, control the output container to be moved beneath the at least one dispenser, and control the dispenser to dispense the cosmetic composition into the output container.

Abstract: An architecture with at least one PV linear installation with a DC network and in interconnecting this subassembly, at at least two distinct interconnection points, with a preferably existing AC electricity network. Each interconnection point to a node of the AC network is a voltage source converter VSC that is able to inject from 0 to 100% of the maximum power P of the PV linear installations.

Abstract: A rotor assembly (100), comprising a rotor (101) and a rotor winding (102). The rotor (101) is provided with a plurality of teeth; tooth slots are provided between adjacent teeth; the rotor (101) can be connected to a rotor shaft to output power; the rotor winding (102) is composed of coils wound on the rotor (101); the rotor winding (102) comprises a portion extending in an axial direction parallel to the rotor assembly (100) and a portion extending in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction; the portion extending in the plane perpendicular to the axial direction comprises a plurality of sections; in the axial direction, the plurality of sections are in one-to-one correspondence to corresponding sides of two or more polygons, respectively.

Abstract: A method for preparing a film of solid polymer electrolyte, including: (i) providing a composition including, in one or more solvents, at least one (co)polymer of at least one cyclic monomer selected from lactones and cyclic carbonates with five to eight ring members; the (co)polymer or (co)polymers having free terminal hydroxyl functions; at least one crosslinking agent, at least one ionic conductive salt; and optionally, in the case of a crosslinking agent bearing at least one photosensitive reactive function, at least one photoinitiator compound; (ii) forming a dry film from the composition, in conditions unfavourable to crosslinking of the (co)polymer or (co)polymers; and (iii) bringing the film into conditions favourable to crosslinking of the (co)polymer or (co)polymers to form the film of solid polymer electrolyte. Also disclosed is a film of solid polymer electrolyte and use thereof in an electrochemical system, in particular in a lithium battery.

Abstract: A device for magnetically detecting microscopic biological objects includes a microfluidic channel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged against an inner wall of the microfluidic channel; and a permanent magnet arranged against an outer wall of the microfluidic channel, in such a way that the plurality of magnetic sensors is immersed in a magnetic field created by the permanent magnet; the plurality of magnetic sensors including a first magnetic sensor; a second magnetic sensor opposite the first magnetic sensor; a third magnetic sensor downstream of the first and second magnetic sensors.

Abstract: A fabricating process may include: producing a trench, in an encapsulated-silicon layer, in the location where a silicon-nitride core of the waveguide must be produced; then depositing a silicon-nitride layer on the encapsulated-silicon layer, the thickness of the deposited silicon-nitride layer being sufficient to completely fill the trench; then removing the silicon nitride situated outside of the trench to uncover an upper face with which the trench filled with silicon nitride is flush; then depositing a dielectric layer that covers the uncovered upper face in order to finalize the encapsulation of the silicon-nitride core and thus to obtain a mixed layer containing both the silicon and silicon-nitride cores encapsulated in dielectric.

Abstract: A storage bag (100) includes a main tube (102) extending from a first end to a second end and defining a first inner surface and outer surface. The main tube includes a first angled edge (128) and a second angled edge (132) extending from the first end of the main tube and forming a first angled interface. The storage bag also includes a port tube (104) extending from a first end to a second end and defining a second inner surface and outer surface. The second end of the port tube includes a third angled edge and a fourth angled edge extending from the second end of the port tube, forming a second angled interface. The second angled interface of the port tube is positioned over the first angled interface of the main tube. A portion of the port tube not overlapping the main tube is sealed to itself to form an angled drainage area (182).

Abstract: A cryogen storage vessel at an installation is filled with liquid cryogen from a liquid cryogen storage tank that has a pressure lower than that of the vessel. After headspaces of the vessel and tank are placed in fluid communication with another via a gas transfer vessel and are pressure-balanced, a pump in a liquid transfer line connected between the tank and the vessel is operated to transfer amounts of liquid cryogen from the tank to the vessel via the liquid transfer line and pump as amounts of gaseous cryogen are transferred, through displacement by the pumped cryogenic liquid, from the vessel to the tank.

Abstract: Disclosed are Group 6 transition metal-containing thin film forming precursors to deposit Group 6 transition metal-containing films on one or more substrates via vapor deposition processes.