A Microgripper Based on Electrothermal Al–SiO2 Bimorphs

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Science, Electronic Information, Semiconductors and Information Devices,
microgripper   electrothermal actuation   bimorph   micromanipulation   electronic packaging  

Research on Electrothermally Driven Al-SiO₂ Bimorph Microgripper Academic Background Microgrippers play a crucial role in assembly and manipulation at the micro and nano scales, with wide applications in microelectronics, MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems), and biomedical engineering. To ensure the safe handling of delicate materials and micro...

On-Demand Zero-Drag Hydrodynamic Cloaks Resolve d'Alembert Paradox in Viscous Potential Flows

Physics, Mechanics, Fluid Physics, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
zero-drag   hydrodynamics   cloaking technology   d'Alembert paradox   viscous flows  

Breakthrough in Zero-Drag Hydrodynamic Cloaking Technology Academic Background In modern microfluidics and nanoengineering, invisibility characteristics are crucial for ensuring interference-free interactions between intrusive objects and their surrounding environments. For instance, in microfluidic chips transporting biomolecules or precisely cont...

Ultrahigh-Field Animal MRI System with Advanced Technological Update

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Medicine, Medical Imaging, Life Sciences, Bioengineering,
Ultrahigh-field MRI   Animal imaging   Superconducting magnet   Gradient coil   System integration  

Technological Updates in Ultrahigh-Field Animal MRI Systems Academic Background Animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems play a crucial role in preclinical research, typically offering superior imaging performance compared to conventional human MRI systems. However, achieving high performance in these systems is challenging due to the multif...

Trimodal Thermal Energy Storage Material for Renewable Energy Applications

Chemistry, Energy Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Energy Engineering, Materials Science,
thermal energy storage   renewable energy   trimodal material   boric acid   phase change material  

Breakthrough Research on Trimodal Thermal Energy Storage Materials for Renewable Energy Applications Academic Background With the global reduction in dependence on fossil fuels, the widespread application of renewable energy has become a key focus for future energy development. However, the intermittency and instability of renewable energy make eff...

Diatom Phytochromes Integrate the Underwater Light Spectrum to Sense Depth

Earth Sciences, Marine Science, Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany,
diatom   phytochrome   underwater light spectrum   depth sensing   photosynthesis  

Report on the Study of Diatom Phytochromes Integrating Underwater Light Spectrum to Sense Depth Academic Background The distribution of light in marine ecosystems profoundly influences aquatic life. Light not only attenuates with depth but also undergoes significant spectral changes. However, research on how phytoplankton perceive these light chang...

Growth-Based Monolithic 3D Integration of Single-Crystal 2D Semiconductors

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Information Science, Semiconductors and Information Devices,
3D integration   single-crystal growth   2D semiconductors   transition metal dichalcogenides   low-temperature processing  

Research on Growth-Based Monolithic 3D Integration of Single-Crystal 2D Semiconductors Academic Background With the rapid development of the modern electronics industry, three-dimensional (3D) integration technology has gradually become an important means to enhance the performance of electronic devices. Traditional two-dimensional (2D) integrated ...

Toward Systems Agroecology: Design and Control of Intercropping

Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Life Sciences, Botany,
systems agriculture   intercropping   agroecology   plant interactions   multiplant agriculture  

Toward Systems Agroecology: Design and Control of Intercropping Academic Background With changing climatic conditions and the gradual depletion of natural resources such as fertile soil and water, exploring alternatives to today’s industrial monocrop farming has become essential. Intercropping (IC), a promising agricultural practice, involves growi...

Mantle Oxidation by Sulfur Drives the Formation of Giant Gold Deposits in Subduction Zones

Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Engineering, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering,
sulfur oxidation   subduction zone   gold deposits   mantle wedge   sulfur ligand  

Mantle Oxidation by Sulfur Drives the Formation of Giant Gold Deposits in Subduction Zones Academic Background Most of Earth’s metal resources are concentrated in magmatic arc environments, and subduction zones are the primary regions for mass exchange between the mantle and crust. Fluids released from subducting slabs are believed to oxidize the o...

Improving 3D Finger Traits Recognition via Generalizable Neural Rendering

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Information Science, Electronic Information, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Life Sciences, Bioengineering,
3D fingerprint recognition   neural rendering   finger biometrics   3D biometric traits   multi-modal biometrics  

Summary of FingerNeRF-Based 3D Finger Biometrics Research Report Background and Research Significance With the advancement of biometric technologies, three-dimensional (3D) biometrics have become a promising research direction due to their higher accuracy, robust anti-spoofing capabilities, and resistance to variations in capture angles. Among thes...

A Memory-Assisted Knowledge Transferring Framework with Curriculum Anticipation for Weakly Supervised Online Activity Detection

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Science, Electronic Information, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence,
weakly supervised learning   online activity detection   knowledge distillation   memory networks   curriculum learning  

Research Background and Significance In recent years, weakly supervised online activity detection (WS-OAD), as an important topic in high-level video understanding, has garnered widespread attention. Its primary goal is to detect ongoing activities frame-by-frame in streaming videos using only inexpensive video-level annotations. This task holds si...