Abstract: A method for generating vapour bubbles in an object comprises introducing a composition into the object, the composition comprising carbon-based nano- or microparticles that can couple with a photon wave of electromagnetic radiation. The method also comprises irradiating said object using electromagnetic radiation. The irradiation thereby is adapted for using a set of carbon-based nano- or microparticles for subsequently forming first vapour bubbles and at least second vapour bubbles using the same carbon-based nano- or microparticles.

Abstract: An interposer (16) and a substrate (10) incorporating the interposer (16) are provided. The interposer (16) includes one or more layers (18) and a cavity (20) defined in the one or more layers (18), the cavity (20) being configured as a waveguide for propagation of electromagnetic waves.

Abstract: A coolant mixture including water and at least one of the compounds chosen from 1-methoxy-2-propanol and 1-ethoxy-2-propanol in the proportions of the corresponding azeotrope or in near-azeotropic proportions. Such a mixture can be used as a heat-transfer fluid in a heat-exchange device, which can be incorporated into an aircraft or spacecraft. A method for obtaining a mixture by fractional distillation is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling mixture comprising a fluorinated compound and a non-fluorinated compound, wherein the fluorinated compound is a hydrofluoroether and the non-fluorinated compound includes a carbonyl function, which has a flash point no lower than 23° C. and which is characterised by having low relative volatility. The present invention likewise relates to the use of such a mixture as a coolant in a heat-exchange device.

Abstract: Orally available compounds, a process for preparing the same and their uses as anti-adhesive drugs for treating E. coli induced inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn's disease.

Abstract: Orally available compounds, a process for preparing the same and their uses as anti-adhesive drugs for treating E. coli induced inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn's disease.

Abstract: A coolant mixture including water and at least one of the compounds chosen from 1-methoxy-2-propanol and 1-ethoxy-2-propanol in the proportions of the corresponding azeotrope or in near-azeotropic proportions. Such a mixture can be used as a heat-transfer fluid in a heat-exchange device, which can be incorporated into an aircraft or spacecraft. A method for obtaining a mixture by fractional distillation is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling mixture comprising a fluorinated compound and a non-fluorinated compound, wherein the fluorinated compound is a hydrofluoroether and the non-fluorinated compound includes a carbonyl function, which has a flash point no lower than 23° C. and which is characterised by having low relative volatility. The present invention likewise relates to the use of such a mixture as a coolant in a heat-exchange device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of molybdenum and vanadium mixed oxides, optionally iron doped, as catalysts for the oxidation of unsaturated alcohols, in particular allyl alcohol, and also to a process for the production of unsaturated carboxylic acids, in particular acrylic acid, in the gas phase, in the presence of such a catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of molybdenum and vanadium mixed oxides, optionally iron doped, as catalysts for the oxidation of unsaturated alcohols, in particular allyl alcohol, and also to a process for the production of unsaturated carboxylic acids, in particular acrylic acid, in the gas phase, in the presence of such a catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for dry reforming of at least one alkane carried out in at least one reaction chamber, preferably with a catalytic bed, having a stream of gas passing through same. According to the invention, said at least one reaction chamber comprises a catalytic solid which is cyclically and alternatively exposed to a stream of at least one alkane and a stream containing carbon dioxide, such that said catalytic solid is used as an oxidation vector.

Abstract: The invention relates to an EphA2 inhibitor for the use thereof in the treatment of solid cancer treated with a TrkA inhibitor, and a TrkA inhibitor for the use thereof in the treatment of solid cancer treated with an EpbA2 inhibitor. The invention also relates to a method for the prognosis of survival of a patient who has a solid cancer, comprising a step of detecting the expression of TrkA and EphA2 in a biological sample of the patient, the co-expression of TrkA and EphA2 being associated with a poor prognosis of survival of the patient.

Abstract: A method for oxidation of glycerol into glyceric acid is described, which includes a step of treating glycerol with a supported metal catalyst in the presence of oxygen, said catalyst including platinum and a metal element selected from the group comprising tin, molybdenum, bismuth and a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A method for synthesising a second ester from a first ester, the method including the following steps: a) placing a first ester and a catalyst in the presence of dihydrogen such as to obtain a first alcohol and a second alcohol; b) extracting the second alcohol from the reaction medium; c) reacting the first alcohol with the catalyst of step a) in order to obtain a second ester and dihydrogen; and d) recirculating the dihydrogen obtained in step c) by injecting same into step a).

Abstract: A compound of the formula SbxFe1Oy (I) in which x varies from 0.4 to 1 inclusive and y varies from 1.6 to 4 inclusive, may be used as a catalyst for catalyzing the ammoxidation reaction of an alcohol of following formula (II) CH2?C(R1)—CH2—OH (II) in which R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, to give nitrile of following formula (III) CH2?C(R1)—C?N (III) in which R1 has the same meaning as in above formula (II), the said reaction being carried out in the gas phase, the said gas phase comprising at least oxygen and ammonia. The present invention also relates to the process for the ammoxidation of an alcohol of formula (II) employing a compound of formula (I) as catalyst.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synthesizing glycolic acid or one of the salts thereof, including the following step: placing glycerol and an oxidizing agent in contact with one another in a reaction medium in the presence of a silver-based catalyst on a substrate, said substrate including a material selected from the group consisting of CeO2, basic Al2O3 optionally doped with a calcium or cerium oxide, an amphoteric resin, ZrO2, and a mixture of said materials. The invention also relates to the use of a silver-based catalyst on a substrate that can be used in said method.

Abstract: A device for switching an electrical signal, controlled by an optical wave and having an on state and an off state, which can be inserted into a microwave transmission line, comprises a semiconductor substrate on which two conductive tracks are formed, these tracks being separated by a gap providing electrical insulation between the two tracks and each being connected to an input port and an output port, in the on state the electrical contact between the two tracks being established by illuminating the substrate in the region of the gap by means of the optical wave, the input impedance and the output impedance of said switching device being mismatched to the impedance of the transmission line in the off state and are matched to the impedance of the transmission line in the on state.

Abstract: The invention substantially relates to an imaging system for the chemical, biological or biochemical analysis of a sample (10), comprising a device (40) for holding the sample (10), a device (20) for optical detection, a lighting device (30), liable to emit a monochromatic light beam, and a wide aperture objective (f1), It is substantially characterized in that the objective (f1) is configured for, downstream of the sample (10): focusing the excitation light beam reflected at a point (C) located in the focal plane (FF) of said objective (f1), and transforming the retransmitted or scattered light beam into a quasi-parallel beam, and in that the system further comprises a device (70) for selectively blocking the collected light beam by said objective (f1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synthesising glycolic acid or one of the salts thereof, including the following step: placing glycerol and an oxidising agent in contact with one another in a reaction medium in the presence of a silver-based catalyst on a substrate, said substrate including a material selected from the group consisting of CeO2, basic Al2O3 optionally doped with a calcium or cerium oxide, an amphoteric resin, ZrO2, and a mixture of said materials. The invention also relates to the use of a silver-based catalyst on a substrate that can be used in said method.

Abstract: A ProNGF inhibitor for preparing a drug, said drug being in particular useful for blocking remote dissemination and cell invasion in patients suffering from cancer, in particular breast, thyroid or lung cancer.