Kavli Affiliate: Feng Wang | First 5 Authors: Gang Cheng, Gang Cheng, , , | Summary: We introduce Wan-Animate, a unified framework for character animation and replacement. Given a character image and a reference video, Wan-Animate can animate the character by precisely replicating the expressions and movements of the character in the video to generate […]
Kavli Affiliate: Rana X. Adhikari | First 5 Authors: , , , , | Summary: Improved low-frequency sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories would unlock study of intermediate-mass black hole mergers, binary black hole eccentricity, and provide early warnings for multi-messenger observations of binary neutron star mergers. Today’s mirror stabilization control injects harmful noise, constituting a […]
Kavli Affiliate: Rana X. Adhikari | First 5 Authors: , , , , | Summary: Improved low-frequency sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories would unlock study of intermediate-mass black hole mergers, binary black hole eccentricity, and provide early warnings for multi-messenger observations of binary neutron star mergers. Today’s mirror stabilization control injects harmful noise, constituting a […]
Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Zhi-Peng Jia, Zhi-Peng Jia, , , | Summary: We report a systematic uncertainty of $9.2times 10^-19$ for the USTC Sr1 optical lattice clock, achieving accuracy at the level required for the roadmap of the redefinition of the SI second. A finite-element model with it in situ-validated, spatially-resolved […]
Kavli Affiliate: Gregory Herczeg | First 5 Authors: , , , , | Summary: Submillimeter astronomy is poised to revolutionize our understanding of the Universe by revealing cosmic phenomena hidden from optical and near-infrared observations, particularly those associated with interstellar dust, molecular gas, and star formation. The Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter submillimeter telescope (XSMT-15m), to be constructed […]
Kavli Affiliate: Mikhail Kapranov | First 5 Authors: Mikhail Kapranov, Mikhail Kapranov, , , | Summary: This survey paper, based on a talk at the International Congress of Basic Science in Beijing in July 2025, summarizes joint work of the authors with M. Kontsevich [1408.2673] establishing the relation between the “Algebra of the Infrared" of […]
Kavli Affiliate: Reza Shadmehr | Authors: Alkis M. Hadjiosif, Kahori Kita, Scott T. Albert, Robert A. Scheidt, Reza Shadmehr and John W. Krakauer | Summary: Moving and holding still have been posited to be under separate control regimes for both eye and arm movements. The paretic arm after stroke is notable for abnormalities both at […]
Kavli Affiliate: Long Zhang | First 5 Authors: Guangzi Feng, Guangzi Feng, , , | Summary: We report on a high-power mid-infrared femtosecond master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system, employing Cr:ZnS and Cr:ZnSe polycrystals with fine-tuned doping profiles. Based on the soft-aperture Kerr-lens mode-locking in the soliton regime, the seed oscillator generates ~40-fs pulses with […]
Kavli Affiliate: Anna Frebel | First 5 Authors: Jennifer Mead, Jennifer Mead, , , | Summary: Stellar surface abundances are records of the state of the gas from which stars formed, and thus trace how individual elements have mixed into the surrounding medium following their ejection from stars. In this work, we test the common […]
Kavli Affiliate: Yi Zhou | First 5 Authors: Yinlong Bai, Yinlong Bai, , , | Summary: Recent advancements in 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) have made a significant impact on rendering and reconstruction techniques. Current research predominantly focuses on improving rendering performance and reconstruction quality using high-performance desktop GPUs, largely overlooking applications for embedded platforms like […]