Heterogeneous integration of silicon nitride and amorphous silicon carbide photonics

Kavli Affiliate: Simon Groblacher | First 5 Authors: Zizheng Li, Zizheng Li, , , | Summary: Amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) has emerged as a compelling candidate for applications in integrated photonics, known for its high refractive index, high optical quality, high thermo-optic coefficient, and strong third-order nonlinearities. Furthermore, a-SiC can be easily deposited via CMOS-compatible […]


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ProGait: A Multi-Purpose Video Dataset and Benchmark for Transfemoral Prosthesis Users

Kavli Affiliate: Wei Gao | First 5 Authors: Xiangyu Yin, Xiangyu Yin, , , | Summary: Prosthetic legs play a pivotal role in clinical rehabilitation, allowing individuals with lower-limb amputations the ability to regain mobility and improve their quality of life. Gait analysis is fundamental for optimizing prosthesis design and alignment, directly impacting the mobility […]


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Small Quantum Low Parity Density Check Codes for Near-Term Experiments

Kavli Affiliate: Eliska Greplova | First 5 Authors: Christian Kraglund Andersen, Christian Kraglund Andersen, , , | Summary: It is widely accepted that quantum error correction is essential for realizing large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing. Recent experiments have demonstrated error correction codes operating below threshold, primarily using local planar codes such as the surface code and […]


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Visual Surface Wave Elastography: Revealing Subsurface Physical Properties via Visible Surface Waves

Kavli Affiliate: Chiara Daraio | First 5 Authors: Alexander C. Ogren, Alexander C. Ogren, , , | Summary: Wave propagation on the surface of a material contains information about physical properties beneath its surface. We propose a method for inferring the thickness and stiffness of a structure from just a video of waves on its […]


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Temperature-Tunable Entangled Photon Source for Multiplexed Time-Resolved Fluorescence on a Nanophotonic Platform

Kavli Affiliate: Scott K. Cushing | First 5 Authors: Ayantika Sengupta, Ayantika Sengupta, , , | Summary: Compact, scalable, and multiplexed fluorescence lifetime sensors are of great interest for point-of-care diagnostics. However, current solutions either lack broad-range wavelength-tuning capabilities or involve complex optical setups that hinder miniaturization. On-chip entangled photon sources offer a promising alternative […]


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Multi-modal Mutual-Guidance Conditional Prompt Learning for Vision-Language Models

Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Shijun Yang, Shijun Yang, , , | Summary: Prompt learning facilitates the efficient adaptation of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) to various downstream tasks. However, it faces two significant challenges: (1) inadequate modeling of class embedding distributions for unseen instances, leading to suboptimal generalization on novel classes; (2) prevailing […]


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3D Atomic-Scale Metrology of Strain Relaxation and Roughness in Gate-All-Around (GAA) Transistors via Electron Ptychography

Kavli Affiliate: David A. Muller | First 5 Authors: Shake Karapetyan, Shake Karapetyan, , , | Summary: To improve transistor density and electronic performance, next-generation semiconductor devices are adopting three-dimensional architectures and feature sizes down to the few-nm regime, which require atomic-scale metrology to identify and resolve performance-limiting fabrication challenges. X-ray methods deliver three-dimensional imaging […]


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4KAgent: Agentic Any Image to 4K Super-Resolution

Kavli Affiliate: Lihong V. Wang | First 5 Authors: Yushen Zuo, Yushen Zuo, , , | Summary: We present 4KAgent, a unified agentic super-resolution generalist system designed to universally upscale any image to 4K resolution (and even higher, if applied iteratively). Our system can transform images from extremely low resolutions with severe degradations, for example, […]


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Gap reopening as signature of coupling between Majorana zero modes in Sn-(Bi,Sb)2(Te,S)3-based Josephson trijunctions

Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Duolin Wang, Duolin Wang, , , | Summary: In the past two decades, enormous efforts have been made to search for possible platforms and schemes to implement topological quantum computation (TQC). In exploring the Fu-Kane scheme of TQC based on Josephson trijunctions constructed on topological insulators, the […]


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BlueLM-2.5-3B Technical Report

Kavli Affiliate: Feng Wang | First 5 Authors: Baojiao Xiong, Baojiao Xiong, , , | Summary: We present BlueLM-2.5-3B, a compact and unified dense Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM) designed for efficient edge-device deployment, offering strong general-purpose and reasoning capabilities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first 3B-scale MLLM to support both […]


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