Thruster-Assisted Incline Walking

Kavli Affiliate: Morteza Gharib | First 5 Authors: Kaushik Venkatesh Krishnamurthy, Chenghao Wang, Shreyansh Pitroda, Adarsh Salagame, Eric Sihite | Summary: In this study, our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of thruster-assisted steep slope walking for the Husky Carbon, a quadrupedal robot equipped with custom-designed actuators and plural electric ducted fans, through simulation prior […]


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Data-driven fingerprint nanomechanical mass spectrometry

Kavli Affiliate: Michael L. Roukes | First 5 Authors: John E. Sader, Alfredo Gomez, Adam P. Neumann, Alexander R. Nunn, Michael L. Roukes | Summary: Fingerprint analysis is a ubiquitous tool for pattern recognition with applications spanning from geolocation and DNA analysis to facial recognition and forensic identification. Central to its utility is the ability […]


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Joint Power Allocation and Beamforming Design for Active IRS-Aided Directional Modulation Secure Systems

Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Yifan Zhao, Xiaoyu Wang, Kaibo Zhou, Xuehui Wang, Yan Wang | Summary: Since the secrecy rate (SR) performance improvement obtained by secure directional modulation (DM) network is limited, an active intelligent reflective surface (IRS)-assisted DM network is considered to attain a high SR. To address the SR […]


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Joint Power Allocation and Beamforming Design for Active IRS-Aided Directional Modulation Secure Systems

Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Yifan Zhao, Xiaoyu Wang, Kaibo Zhou, Xuehui Wang, Yan Wang | Summary: Since the secrecy rate (SR) performance improvement obtained by secure directional modulation (DM) network is limited, an active intelligent reflective surface (IRS)-assisted DM network is considered to attain a high SR. To address the SR […]


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Free-space quantum information platform on a chip

Kavli Affiliate: Ali Hajimiri | First 5 Authors: Volkan Gurses, Samantha I. Davis, Neil Sinclair, Maria Spiropulu, Ali Hajimiri | Summary: Emerging technologies that employ quantum physics offer fundamental enhancements in information processing tasks, including sensing, communications, and computing. Here, we introduce the quantum phased array, which generalizes the operating principles of phased arrays and […]


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Chain of Preference Optimization: Improving Chain-of-Thought Reasoning in LLMs

Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Xuan Zhang, Chao Du, Tianyu Pang, Qian Liu, Wei Gao | Summary: The recent development of chain-of-thought (CoT) decoding has enabled large language models (LLMs) to generate explicit logical reasoning paths for complex problem-solving. However, research indicates that these paths are not always deliberate and optimal. The […]


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Chain of Preference Optimization: Improving Chain-of-Thought Reasoning in LLMs

Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Xuan Zhang, Chao Du, Tianyu Pang, Qian Liu, Wei Gao | Summary: The recent development of chain-of-thought (CoT) decoding has enabled large language models (LLMs) to generate explicit logical reasoning paths for complex problem-solving. However, research indicates that these paths are not always deliberate and optimal. The […]


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Hidden correlations in stochastic photoinduced dynamics of a solid-state electrolyte

Kavli Affiliate: Scott K. Cushing | First 5 Authors: Jackson McClellan, Alfred Zong, Kim H. Pham, Hanzhe Liu, Zachery W. B. Iton | Summary: Photoexcitation by ultrashort laser pulses plays a crucial role in controlling reaction pathways, creating nonequilibrium material properties, and offering a microscopic view of complex dynamics at the molecular level. The photo […]


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Two Power Allocation and Beamforming Strategies for Active IRS-aided Wireless Network via Machine Learning

Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Qiankun Cheng, Jiatong Bai, Baihua Shi, Wei Gao, Feng Shu | Summary: This paper models an active intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) -assisted wireless communication network, which has the ability to adjust power between BS and IRS. We aim to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio of user by jointly […]


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Programmable Multi-responsive Nanocellulose-based Hydrogels with Embodied Logic

Kavli Affiliate: Chiara Daraio | First 5 Authors: Beatriz Arsuffi, Gilberto Siqueira, Gustav Nyström, Silvia Titotto, Tommaso Magrini | Summary: Programmable materials are desirable for a variety of functional applications that range from biomedical devices, actuators and soft robots to adaptive surfaces and deployable structures. However, current smart materials are often designed to respond to […]


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