SmartTrap: Automated Precision Experiments with Optical Tweezers

Kavli Affiliate: Carlos Bustamante | First 5 Authors: Martin Selin, Antonio Ciarlo, Giuseppe Pesce, Lars Bengtsson, Joan Camunas-Soler | Summary: There is a trend in research towards more automation using smart systems powered by artificial intelligence. While experiments are often challenging to automate, they can greatly benefit from automation by reducing labor and increasing reproducibility. […]


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Lay-Your-Scene: Natural Scene Layout Generation with Diffusion Transformers

Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Divyansh Srivastava, Xiang Zhang, He Wen, Chenru Wen, Zhuowen Tu | Summary: We present Lay-Your-Scene (shorthand LayouSyn), a novel text-to-layout generation pipeline for natural scenes. Prior scene layout generation methods are either closed-vocabulary or use proprietary large language models for open-vocabulary generation, limiting their modeling capabilities and […]


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MeshGen: Generating PBR Textured Mesh with Render-Enhanced Auto-Encoder and Generative Data Augmentation

Kavli Affiliate: Feng Wang | First 5 Authors: Zilong Chen, Yikai Wang, Wenqiang Sun, Feng Wang, Yiwen Chen | Summary: In this paper, we introduce MeshGen, an advanced image-to-3D pipeline that generates high-quality 3D meshes with detailed geometry and physically based rendering (PBR) textures. Addressing the challenges faced by existing 3D native diffusion models, such […]


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DexCtrl: Towards Sim-to-Real Dexterity with Adaptive Controller Learning

Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Shuqi Zhao, Ke Yang, Yuxin Chen, Chenran Li, Yichen Xie | Summary: Dexterous manipulation has seen remarkable progress in recent years, with policies capable of executing many complex and contact-rich tasks in simulation. However, transferring these policies from simulation to real world remains a significant challenge. One […]


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Practical approaches for crystal structure predictions with inpainting generation and universal interatomic potentials

Kavli Affiliate: Kristin A. Persson | First 5 Authors: Peichen Zhong, Xinzhe Dai, Bowen Deng, Gerbrand Ceder, Kristin A. Persson | Summary: We present Crystal Host-Guided Generation (CHGGen), a diffusion-based framework for crystal structure prediction. Unconditional generation with diffusion models demonstrates limited efficacy in identifying symmetric crystals as the unit cell size increases. CHGGen addresses […]


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BAROC: Concealing Packet Losses in LSNs with Bimodal Behavior Awareness for Livecast Ingestion

Kavli Affiliate: Feng Wang | First 5 Authors: Haoyuan Zhao, Jianxin Shi, Guanzhen Wu, Hao Fang, Yi Ching Chou | Summary: The advent of Low-Earth Orbit satellite networks (LSNs), exemplified by initiatives like emph{Starlink}, emph{OneWeb} and emph{Kuiper}, has ushered in a new era of “Internet from Space" global connectivity. Recent studies have shown that LSNs […]


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Accelerated discovery of cost-effective photoabsorber materials for near-infrared (λ=1600 nm) photodetector applications

Kavli Affiliate: Kristin A. Persson | First 5 Authors: Wayne Zhao, Ruo Xi Yang, Aaron D. Kaplan, Kristin A. Persson, | Summary: Current infrared sensing devices are based on costly materials with relatively few viable alternatives known. To identify promising candidate materials for infrared photodetection, we have developed a high-throughput screening methodology based on high-accuracy […]


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An Error Mitigated Non-Orthogonal Quantum Eigensolver via Shadow Tomography

Kavli Affiliate: Birgitta Whaley | First 5 Authors: Hang Ren, Yipei Zhang, Wendy M. Billings, Rebecca Tomann, Nikolay V. Tkachenko | Summary: We present a shadow-tomography-enhanced Non-Orthogonal Quantum Eigensolver (NOQE) for more efficient and accurate electronic structure calculations on near-term quantum devices. By integrating shadow tomography into the NOQE, the measurement cost scales linearly rather […]


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A Clinician-Friendly Platform for Ophthalmic Image Analysis Without Technical Barriers

Kavli Affiliate: Ting Xu | First 5 Authors: Meng Wang, Tian Lin, Qingshan Hou, Aidi Lin, Jingcheng Wang | Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) shows remarkable potential in medical imaging diagnostics, but current models typically require retraining when deployed across different clinical centers, limiting their widespread adoption. We introduce GlobeReady, a clinician-friendly AI platform that enables […]


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AlignRAG: An Adaptable Framework for Resolving Misalignments in Retrieval-Aware Reasoning of RAG

Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Jiaqi Wei, Hao Zhou, Xiang Zhang, Di Zhang, Zijie Qiu | Summary: Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has emerged as a foundational paradigm for knowledge-grounded text generation. However, existing RAG pipelines often fail to ensure that the reasoning trajectories align with the evidential constraints imposed by retrieved content. In […]


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