Kavli Affiliate: Peter W. Graham | First 5 Authors: Peter W. Graham, Peter W. Graham, , , | Summary: Recent observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) show some tension with a $Lambda$CDM cosmology. For one, the cosmological parameters determined by the CMB are at odds with the expansion history […]
Kavli Affiliate: Feng Yuan | First 5 Authors: Yifan Gao, Yifan Gao, , , | Summary: Foundation models pre-trained on large-scale natural image datasets offer a powerful paradigm for medical image segmentation. However, effectively transferring their learned representations for precise clinical applications remains a challenge. In this work, we propose Dino U-Net, a novel encoder-decoder […]
Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Chenhao Zhang, Chenhao Zhang, , , | Summary: Dynamic point cloud compression (DPCC) is crucial in applications like autonomous driving and AR/VR. Current compression methods face challenges with complexity management and rate control. This paper introduces a novel dynamic coding framework that supports variable bitrate and computational […]
Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Chenhao Zhang, Chenhao Zhang, , , | Summary: Neural Video Compression (NVC) has achieved remarkable performance in recent years. However, precise rate control remains a challenge due to the inherent limitations of learning-based codecs. To solve this issue, we propose a dynamic video compression framework designed for […]
Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: TianChen Huang, TianChen Huang, , , | Summary: Traversing narrow beams is challenging for humanoids due to sparse, safety-critical contacts and the fragility of purely learned policies. We propose a physically grounded, two-stage framework that couples an XCoM/LIPM footstep template with a lightweight residual planner and a […]
Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: TianChen Huang, TianChen Huang, , , | Summary: Traversing narrow beams is challenging for humanoids due to sparse, safety-critical contacts and the fragility of purely learned policies. We propose a physically grounded, two-stage framework that couples an XCoM/LIPM footstep template with a lightweight residual planner and a […]
Kavli Affiliate: Shunsaku Horiuchi | First 5 Authors: Shigenobu Hirose, Shigenobu Hirose, , , | Summary: The third “Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter” (MD$nu$DM’25) meeting was held May 20-23, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan, hosted by the Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). These proceedings compile contributions […]
Kavli Affiliate: Ali Hajimiri | First 5 Authors: Antonio Victor Machado de Oliveira, Antonio Victor Machado de Oliveira, , , | Summary: Electrical impedance tomography with fully integrated microfluidics and electronics is presented for the first time in a CMOS chip. Chambers and electrodes are fabricated in the interconnect layers of a 65 nm CMOS […]
Kavli Affiliate: James Bock | First 5 Authors: Sean Bryan, Sean Bryan, , , | Summary: SPHEREx is a NASA infrared astronomy mission that launched on March 12th, 2025 and is operating successfully in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The mission is currently observing the entire sky in 102 spectral channels in four independent all-sky surveys and […]
Kavli Affiliate: Patrick Kanold | Authors: Yunru Chen, Chih-Ting Chen, Yuhan Gui and Patrick O Kanold | Summary: Sound harmonicity is foundational in complex auditory stimuli like music and vocalizations but it remains unclear how such spectrally complex stimuli are processed in the auditory cortex (ACtx). Subregions of the auditory cortex process are thought to […]