Abstract: Positive electrodes based on organic active material, including molecules of thianthrene as the active material, substituted at specific positions. The electrodes have electrochemical properties enabling their use in a battery, in particular a recyclable battery. The electrodes thus replace the electrodes based on mineral salts that are conventionally used in batteries.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new solid material according to general formula (I) as follows: Li4?2xZnxP2S6 (I) wherein 0<x?1. The invention also refers to a method for producing a solid material comprising at least bringing at least lithium sulfide, phosphorous sulfide, and a zinc compound, optionally in one or more solvents. The invention also refers to said solid materials and their use as solid electrolytes notably for electrochemical devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a vanadium-carbon phosphate composite material, a vanadium-carbon phosphate composite material obtained according to the process, and to the uses of the composite material, especially as a precursor for the synthesis of electrochemically-active materials, electrode or active anode material.

Abstract: A new monoclonal antibody targeting the VP-1 protein of the capsid of the BK polyomavirus, fragments thereof, and uses of same for detecting infection with the BK polyomavirus. The monoclonal antibody is capable of recognizing at least all serotypes Ia, Ib2, II, III and IV of the VP-1 protein of the BK polyomavirus.

Abstract: The inventors demonstrate that the phosphatase and hydrolase domains of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) regulate the cardiovascular calcification process and revealed that inhibition of the phosphatase domain of sEH could represent a new pharmacological target in the prevention of cardiovascular calcification. The present invention thus relates to a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of phosphatase activity of soluble epoxide hydrolase for use in a method of treating cardiovascular calcification in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Method of authenticating a client to a server, the client having beforehand registered on the server by storing therein a valid identifier (ID) and a hashed word (H0; Hn) generated by applying a hash function to a disposable random variable (RAND0; RANDn; Rn) possessed/known by both the client and the server and concatenated with a sequence (ISC0; ISCn) resulting from hashing the concatenation of a password (PWD) known from the client, said disposable random variable (RAND0; RANDn; Rn) and an initialization sequence (ISCinit) possessed by the client.

Abstract: A method for preparing a Na3V2(PO4)2F3 material, including at least the steps: a) reducing the vanadium oxide, V2O5, under a reducing atmosphere in the absence of elementary carbon and in the presence of at least one phosphate anion precursor in order to form vanadium phosphate, VPO4; and b) exposing, under an inert atmosphere, a mixture of the VPO4 material obtained in step a) with an effective amount of sodium fluoride, NaF, and at least one hydrocarbon- and oxygen-containing compound which is a source of elementary carbon, to temperature conditions that are favourable for calcining said mixture so as to form said Na3V2(PO4)2F3 compound. Also, a related electrode material, an electrode and a secondary sodium battery using the presented material.

Abstract: A method for producing proteins of interest from secondary root emergences which appear on the hairy roots of a plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family, in a liquid medium containing at least one auxin, comprises the use of a strain of Rhizobium comprising rol genes.

Abstract: A system for transferring data between a rotating element and a fixed element by wireless optical communication, including a plurality of rotating optical transmitters distributed in a ring around the turning element and solidly attached to the rotating element, and at least one fixed optical receiver mounted on and solidly attached to the fixed element, arranged at the same height as the plurality of rotating optical transmitters in which the rotating optical transmitters simultaneously transmit a same optical signal, independently of the angular position of the rotating element and are sufficiently numerous such that regardless of the angular position of the rotating element, the fixed optical receiver receives an optical signal.

Abstract: The application pertains to the field of biomaterials and their use, in particular for the production of implants to support the growth and recovery of biological tissues. More particularly, a fibrous polymer material is described comprising a first layer of aligned fibroin fiber, a second layer of fibroin fibers, wherein the fibroin fibers are randomly oriented within said second layer, a third layer of aligned fibroin fibers; and polymer scaffolds comprising thereof.

Abstract: Method for retrieving data entered during a server connection, the server having access to a memory including a generated hashed word of a first input data, which corresponds to the data modified by a processing function, the capacity of the hashed word being lower than a predefined capacity, a generated security key of a second input data, which corresponds to the data modified by a processing function, the capacity of the security key being equal to the difference between the predefined capacity and the hashed word capacity, the security key not being stored, method wherein: —after a request to retrieve the data, the hashed word and the security key are concatenated in order to reach the predefined capacity, and —an inverse hash function, using an algebraic solving of the hash function, is applied to the concatenation of the hashed word and security key, to retrieve the data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new lithium-doped Pernigraniline-based material, a method for the preparation thereof, its use in various applications, an electrode comprising said lithium-doped Pernigraniline-based material and its preparation method, a membrane comprising said lithium-doped Pernigraniline-based material and its preparation method, and an electrochemical storage system comprising said electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a porous polymer etched ion-track membrane as separator for batteries comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a liquid electrolyte comprising at least one salt of a cationic ion in solution in a solvent, and to batteries comprising such a membrane as porous separator.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of halogenated histidine derivatives as electrolyte salts in the preparation of an electrolyte composition in a photoelectrochemical cell based on the sensitization to light of photoactive molecules, and also to a photoelectrochemical cell based on the sensitization to light of photoactive molecules comprising an electrolyte composition comprising at least one halogenated histidine derivative as electrolyte salt.

Abstract: A transparent photorechargeable electrochemical device is provided. An n-type semiconductor may be used as a positive-electrode active material in the transparent photorechargeable electrochemical device. A method for photorecharging the device is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a free space optical communications device (10) multiplexed in wavelengths of between 400 nm and 1600 nm, said device including demultiplexing means (11) that are designed so as to separately dissociate a number n1 of wavelengths from one another, the demultiplexing means (11) including one or more detectors (110) having a number n2 of optical filters (111) and active elements (112) which correspond to the number n1 of wavelengths, each active element (112) being arranged to selectively detect one wavelength from among said wavelengths (Id . . . Àn) via an optical filter (111) separate from the active element (112) which is included in a housing (113), the optical filter (111) being in contact with a protection means (114), inserted between the optical filter (111) and the active element (112), said protection means (114) closing said housing (113).

Abstract: Method for measuring cardiac output using an ultrasound apparatus, wherein: a plurality of images of an area of the heart where a contrast agent has been injected is acquired by the ultrasound apparatus, at different times; values of the intensity of the area are extracted from the images; and the cardiac output is calculated from the value given to at least one parameter (k) of a reference function, adjusted so that said function best describes the changes in the intensity values measured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multimeric mannosides, a process for preparing the same and their uses in medicine for treating Escherichia coli infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for synthesizing, without a solvent, N-alkyl-glycosyl(di)amine derivatives represented by the following general formula (I): The invention also concerns the use of N-alkyl-glycosyl(di)amine derivatives represented by the general formula (I), and N-alkyl-glycosyl(di)ammonium quaternary salts represented by the general formula (II) and N-alkyl-glycamine derivatives represented by the general formula (III) obtained from N-alkyl-glycosyl(di)amine derivatives represented by the general formula (I), as antibacterial and/or antifungal agents against phytopathogens.

Abstract: The invention relates to a free space optical communications device (10) multiplexed in wavelengths of between 400 nm and 1600 nm, said device including demultiplexing means (11) that are designed so as to separately dissociate a number n1 of wavelengths from one another, the demultiplexing means (11) including one or more detectors (110) having a number n2 of optical filters (111) and active elements (112) which correspond to the number n1 of wavelengths, each active element (112) being arranged to selectively detect one wavelength from among said wavelengths (Id. . . An) via an optical filter (111) separate from the active element (112) which is included in a housing (113), the optical filter (111) being in contact with a protection means (114), inserted between the optical filter (111) and the active element (112), said protection means (114) closing said housing (113).