Abstract: Provided is a food cooking surface for a cookware item or an electrical household cooking appliance, consisting of a deposit of nitride of metal elements on a substrate, the metal elements of the deposit comprising one or more X transition metal(s) and aluminium. The production of the deposit comprises a nitridation step in arder to obtain a coating of type (X,Al)N. According to the invention, the (X,Al)N-type coating is a coating of nitride(s) of the one or more X transition metal(s), enriched with aluminium, in which niobium and/or zirconium is/are make up the most part of the X transition metal(s), the atomic ratio of aluminium in the metal elements of the deposit being at least equal to 20%. Also provided are cookware items and electrical household appliances intended for the cooking of food, comprising the above-mentioned type of cooking surface.

Abstract: Described herein is a hybrid pattern ablated onto the surface of anodes and cathodes used for batteries (e.g., Li-ion batteries) using an ultrafast laser. The hybrid pattern incorporated channels and a hexagonally tessellated pore network. The former is used to enhance electrode wetting during cell fabrication while the latter dramatically enhances the fast-charge capabilities of the battery. The ideal pattern was determined by a genetic algorithm and a multi-physics model was used to refine the pattern dimensions to optimize electrochemical performance.

Abstract: An multi-stage electrolyzer cell is disclosed. The multi-stage electrolyzer cell comprises an anode, a cathode and at least one ion exchange membrane separating the anode and the cathode. The anode and cathode are exposed in the respective anode chamber and cathode chamber. At least one partition is arranged within at least one of the anode and cathode chambers, dividing the at least one chamber into a plurality of process stages. Each of the partitions comprises a feed port, allowing an electrolyte solution to transport sequentially through each of the plurality of process stages. Means are arranged to transport the electrolyte solution through each one of the plurality of process stages. A multi-stage electrolytic method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A collapsible chair in the shape of an aircraft or other object. The chair comprises a plurality of body elements and hinges that connect one or more of the body elements to one another. The chair is designed to lock in both a folded and deployed configuration. The transitioning from a folded to a deployed configuration and from a deployed back to a folded configuration comprises rotating one or more body elements around two different axes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inspecting containers, comprising: providing a first source of light illuminating the containers, said source being composed of a plurality of elementary light sources that are controlled so as to define at least three illumination zones (S11); providing at least three image sensors (C11, C12, C13); acquiring at least one image of the container illuminated by an associated illumination zone, the elementary light sources of the illumination zones (S11) being controlled so that: the at least three illumination zones (S11) associated with the image sensors have identical angular widths (L11); the at least three illumination zones (S11) associated with the image sensors have symmetric angular widths (L11); and at least two angularly neighbouring illumination zones have a common illumination portion (S112).

Abstract: In various examples, a set of camera parameters associated with an input image are determined based on a disparity map and a signed defocus map. For example, a disparity model generates the disparity map indicating disparity values associated with pixels of the input image and a defocus model generates a signed defocus map indicating blur values associated with the pixels of the input image.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller configured to: determine whether a first current measurement, a second current measurement, and a third current measurement are balanced; in response to a determination that the first current, the second current, and the third current are balanced, determine a weight factor; determine a product of a direct current voltage output measurement, the weight factor, a first sine reference, a second sine reference, and a third sine reference; generate a set of unbalanced current set points based on the product; and regulate the first current of the first current controller, the second current of the second current controller, and the third current of the third current controller using the set of unbalanced current set points.

Abstract: Termination for a cable for transporting high-voltage or very-high-voltage electricity, comprising a composite end (8) of a cable (1) comprising a free end of a cable, the cable comprising an elongate central conducting element (2) and a plurality of layers arranged successively from the innermost to the outermost coaxially around this conducting element, this plurality of layers comprising an inner semi-conducting layer (3), an electrically insulating layer (4), an outer semi-conducting layer (5), such that part of the layers is stripped starting from a distal end of the free end of the cable, the outer semi-conducting layer (5) being stripped over an axial length greater than the length over which the electrically insulating layer (4) is stripped, such that one end of the outer semi-conducting layer (5) forms a chamfer (14), the cable termination comprising a stress cone (20) provided with an annular lip (22), such that this cone lip (22) covers the chamfer (14) over the entirety of its length.

Abstract: Provided herein are probiotic compositions comprising bacteria of the genus Rouxiella and in particular, Rouxiella badensis. Also provided are methods of using these probiotic compositions for promoting gut health including improving intestinal barrier function and to maintain or regulate intestinal homeostasis.

Abstract: An multi-stage electrolyzer cell is disclosed. The multi-stage electrolyzer cell comprises an anode, a cathode and at least one ion exchange membrane separating the anode and the cathode. The anode and cathode are exposed in the respective anode chamber and cathode chamber. At least one partition is arranged within at least one of the anode and cathode chambers, dividing the at least one chamber into a plurality of process stages. Each of the partitions comprises a feed port, allowing an electrolyte solution to transport sequentially through each of the plurality of process stages. Means are arranged to transport the electrolyte solution through each one of the plurality of process stages. A multi-stage electrolytic method is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe for inspecting a component at a temperature above 150° C. includes a shoe that makes contact with the component and an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer includes a probe body defining an internal volume having a body length, the probe body further defining an aperture and a disc of piezoelectric material placed in the aperture, the disc having a front side making contact with the shoe, the disc having an acoustic impedance which includes between 7 MRayl and 25 MRayl and a Curie temperature above 250° C. The transducer also includes a damper fastened to the back side of the disc and extending from the back side into the internal volume for a damper length smaller than the body length.

Abstract: A process for generating nanoparticles on the surface of a substrate includes a step of providing the substrate made of a material including at least one element from columns 4, 5, 13 and 14 of the periodic classification, and at least one noble or transition metal; a step of irradiating the substrate by laser, with a pulse duration between 1 fs and 100 ps, a pulse between 0.01 J/cm2 and 100 J/cm2, a wavelength between 100 nm and 5000 nm, and a number of pulses per point between 1 and 1000; and a step of generating at least one nanoparticle on the surface of the substrate, the at least one nanoparticle including at least the noble or transition metal, and having a different chemical composition from that of the substrate. Also disclosed is a part including such nanoparticles.

Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet includes an outer shell and an inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head when the helmet is worn. The inner padding includes a plurality of shock absorbers and an interconnector interconnecting the shock absorbers, each shock absorber being deformable in response to a rotational impact on the helmet such that an outer part of the shock absorber moves relative to an inner part of the shock absorber in a direction tangential to an angular movement of the outer shell due to the rotational impact.

Abstract: The invention relates to an item comprising a system for assembling by screwing and indexing a first element having a first cavity (29) with a second element having a second cavity (44), the system being provided with a first mechanism having a movable blocking member (30) housed in the first cavity and configured so that, in a first configuration, the blocking member is in a first position at a distance from the second cavity and rotation of the first element relative to the second element is allowed and, in a second configuration in which the first element and the second element have been screwed together, the blocking member is in a second position introduced both into the second cavity and the first cavity so as to rotatably immobilise the first element relative to the second element.

Abstract: A skate for skating on ice, in which a blade holder and/or a blade of the skate may be designed to: improve skating, including speed, power, agility (e.g., turning), and/or other performance aspects of a user while skating, such as by providing enhanced stiffness characteristics of the blade holder (e.g., an improved stiffness profile in a longitudinal direction of the blade holder, better torsional stiffness of the blade holder, etc.); facilitate replacement or other installation and/or removal of the blade (e.g., by allowing toolless installation and removal of the blade from the blade holder while protecting against accidental release of the blade from the blade holder upon the blade holder and/or the blade being impacted in use); enhance retention of the blade by the blade holder; improve an appearance of the blade and/or the blade holder (e.g., at an interface of the blade with the blade holder); and/or otherwise enhance the skate.

Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle, including a first lighting submodule with a light source that is able to form a first light beam, a second lighting submodule that is able to form a second light beam, a second projecting lens for projecting the second light beam, adjoining the first projecting lens, and an optical device configured to return, towards the second projecting lens, light rays coming directly from the light source of the first lighting submodule and passing in front of the reflective surface of the first lighting module so as to give the second projecting lens an illuminated appearance while the second lighting submodule is off.

Abstract: A display device including an array of display blocks, each display block including luminous elements and a driving circuit for the luminous elements; an array of control circuits associated with the display blocks; and a video card receiving an encrypted digital signal to be displayed and sending the encrypted digital data to be displayed to the control circuits Each control circuit includes: a first memory circuit receiving and storing the encrypted digital data; a second memory circuit storing a decryption key; and a decryption circuit decrypting the encrypted digital data using the decryption key.

Abstract: A torque limiter for a delivery system of a leadless active implantable medical device includes a first interface for coupling to a docking feature of the delivery system, the docking feature secured in rotation with respect to the leadless active implantable medical device and a second interface for coupling to a distal end of a torque shaft of the delivery system, the torque limiter limiting the torque transmission from the torque shaft to the docking feature when radial torque is applied to the torque shaft.