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On Micro-survey Results - Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-survey-results.html

On Micro-survey Results
Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)...

Vib2Move: In-Hand Object Reconfiguration via Fingertip Micro-Vibrations
Xili Yi, Nima Fazeli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10923 https://

Vib2Move: In-Hand Object Reconfiguration via Fingertip Micro-Vibrations
We introduce Vib2Move, a novel approach for in-hand object reconfiguration that uses fingertip micro-vibrations and gravity to precisely reposition planar objects. Our framework comprises three key innovations. First, we design a vibration-based actuator that dynamically modulates the effective finger-object friction coefficient, effectively emulating changes in gripping force. Second, we derive a sliding motion model for objects clamped in a parallel gripper with two symmetric, variable-fricti…

Esto es, simplemente, fantavilloso 😉
https://mastodon.green/@fanta/114680886591491342

Multi-centered Black Hole Quantum Mechanics and Generalized Error Functions
Boris Pioline, Rishi Raj
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08551 https://

Multi-centered Black Hole Quantum Mechanics and Generalized Error Functions
In type II Calabi-Yau string compactifications, S-duality predicts that suitable generating series of BPS indices counting micro-states of D4-D2-D0 black holes are in general mock modular forms of higher depth. The non-holomorphic contributions needed to cancel the anomaly under modular transformations involve certain indefinite theta series with kernels constructed from generalized error functions. Physically, these contributions are expected to arise from a spectral asymmetry in the continuum…

🎧 Avec Ricardo, explorez 40 minutes d’un récit intense sur OKC : comment une communauté hippie bouddhiste a dérivé, séparant parents et enfants, menant Š des abus. Aujourd’hui, certains de ces enfants luttent pour la justice.
Aidons-les dans leurs quête de Justice!
https://chardonsbleus.org/pod…

Podcast : Dérives sectaires: le mouvement OKC
Qu'est-ce que c'est, une dérive sectaire? Comment la reconnaît-on? Au micro de Radio Laser, Ricardo Mendes raconte son expérience dans le mouvemen ...

Robust Contextual State Estimation with Limited Measurement Data
J. G. De la Varga, J. M. Morales, S. Pineda
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08767 https://

Robust Contextual State Estimation with Limited Measurement Data
The increasing integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) is transforming power systems into complex, decentralized networks, particularly at the distribution level, where active distribution networks (ADNs) introduce new challenges for monitoring and control. Accurate state estimation in these systems is complicated by limited and heterogeneous measurement infrastructures, where real-time data from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and micro-phasor measurement units ($μ…

Study reveals the extent to which nanoplastic pollutes the North Atlantic #Atlantic

Study reveals the extent to which nanoplastic pollutes the North Atlantic
Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris such as nets and bags or mistake smaller pieces for food. Ingested plastic can block or injure the gastrointestinal tract. The smallest plastic particles in the micro and nano range are mostly excreted, but a small proportion can pass through the intestinal wall and enter the bloodstream.

Reversible local strain engineering of $\mathrm{WS}_2$ using a micro-mechanical spring
Eric Herrmann, Zhixiang Huang, Sai Rahul Sitaram, Ke Ma, S M Jahadun Nobi, Xi Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07784

Reversible local strain engineering of $\mathrm{WS}_2$ using a micro-mechanical spring
Local strain engineering is a promising technique to tune the properties of two-dimensional materials at the nanoscale. However, many existing methods are static and limit the systematic exploration of strain-dependent material behavior. Here, we demonstrate dynamic and reversible control of local strain distributions in suspended trilayer tungsten disulfide ($\mathrm{WS}_2$) via nanoindentation using a micro-mechanical spring patterned with nanoscale probes. Micro-photoluminescence measurement…

IT company Ingram Micro says ransomware targeted internal systems https://therecord.media/ingram-micro-ransomware-attack

Micro-Macro Modeling of Polymeric Fluids with Multi-Bead Polymer Chain
Xuelian Bao, Lidong Fang, Huaxiong Huang, Zilong Song, Shixin Xu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08377

Micro-Macro Modeling of Polymeric Fluids with Multi-Bead Polymer Chain
This work extends the classical dumbbell (two-bead) model of polymer chains to a more detailed multi-bead representation, where each polymer chain consists of $N$ beads connected by $N-1$ springs. We develop a thermodynamically consistent micro-macro model based on the energy variational method to describe the coupled dynamics of polymer configurations and fluid flow. The resulting framework captures complex microscopic behaviors, such as bond stretching and alignment under flow, and links them…

If you took off time last week, you should check out today's Metacurity, which succinctly recaps the most critical infosec developments you might have missed, including
--IT giant Ingram Micro's systems shut down after SafePay ransomware attack
--Qantas is talking with threat actor after attack,
--Android spyware flaw exposes thousands of customers,
--Ransomware negotiator may have struck deals with hackers,
--US sanctions bulletproof hoster,
--US g…

IT giant Ingram Micro's systems shut down after SafePay ransomware attack
Qantas is talking with threat actor after attack, Android spyware flaw exposes thousands of customers, Ransomware negotiator may have struck deals with hackers, US sanctions bulletproof hoster, US goes after DRPK "IT worker" program, A racist hacked Columbia and the NYT shamed itself, much more

Source: an ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a ransomware attack from SafePay, which has become one of the more active operations in 2025 (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

Series A, Episode 12 - Deliverance
BLAKE: I don't know. They look like micro power cells.
CALLY: I've never seen that type before.
ENSOR: [Strangled whisper] Help...help...help me. Help me.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/112/144 B7B5

Blakes7Bot | Search
Companion site to the Blakes7Bot Twitter, Mastodon, and Bluesky accounts. Automated lines of Blakes 7 dialog. Includes a script search facility.

»The layers of the electronics industry chain are heavily interdependent and long-term strategic advantages can only be achieved when all layers are available and provide state-of-the-art products. Increasing foreign penetration into the European industry chain, accomplished for instance by offering instant profits, decreases its strengths and creates undesirable dependencies.«
–Egon Hörbst, then executive director at Siemens AG Corporate Research, in IEEE Micro, August 1992.

Hoy conocí este moderno paradero en Santiago. Dice que se alimenta de luz solar y en la pantalla se muestra el tiempo de espera para la próxima micro (autobús). Estš bonito, aunque creo que estš lejos de ser lo mšs importante que requiere mejoras en el transporte público de Chile.

micro victory: a now-discontinued power adapter (manufactured by a private equity-screwed company) broke last night. had a vague memory of ordering a spare several years ago & it was exactly where i vaguely remembered stashing it, ready to go.

Exploring Micro Frontends: A Case Study Application in E-Commerce
Ricardo Hideki Hangai Kojo (University of S\~ao Paulo), Luiz Fernando Corte Real (University of S\~ao Paulo), Renato Cordeiro Ferreira (University of S\~ao Paulo, Jheronimus Academy of Data Science, Technical University of Eindhoven, Tilburg University), Thatiane de Oliveira Rosa (University of S\~ao Paulo, Federal Institute of Tocantins), Alfredo Goldman (University of S\~ao Paulo)

Exploring Micro Frontends: A Case Study Application in E-Commerce
In the micro frontends architectural style, the frontend is divided into smaller components, which can range from a simple button to an entire page. The goal is to improve scalability, resilience, and team independence, albeit at the cost of increased complexity and infrastructure demands. This paper seeks to understand when it is worth adopting micro frontends, particularly in the context of industry. To achieve this, we conducted an investigation into the state of the art of micro frontends, …

Freetown Christiana | Copenhagen's Hippie Micro-nation | #NowWatching

Searching for beyond-Standard-Model solar neutrino interactions using directional detectors
Anirudh Chandra Shekar, Chiara Lisotti, Nityasa Mishra, Ciaran A. J. O'Hare, Louis E. Strigari
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09322

Searching for beyond-Standard-Model solar neutrino interactions using directional detectors
Micro-pattern gaseous detectors (MPGDs) are a class of technologies that enable the full three-dimensional spatial reconstruction of ionisation tracks from nuclear and electron recoils in gas. Anticipating near-future 30 m$^3$-scale time projection chambers with MPGD-based readout, we forecast the sensitivity of such directionally-sensitive low-energy recoil detectors to neutrino interactions beyond the Standard Model. We work in the framework of neutrino non-standard interactions (NSIs), and c…

Asymmetric price adjustment over the business cycle
Daniel Levy (Allan), Haipeng (Allan), Chen, Sourav Ray, Elliot Charette, Xiao Ling, Weihong Zhao, Mark Bergen, Avichai Snir
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10640

Asymmetric price adjustment over the business cycle
Studies of micro-level price datasets find more frequent small price increases than decreases, which can be explained by consumer inattention because time-constrained shoppers might ignore small price changes. Recent empirical studies of the link between shopping behavior and price attention over the business cycle find that consumers are more attentive to prices during economic downturns, and less attentive during economic booms. These two sets of findings have a testable implication. The asym…

1D YIG hole-based magnonic nanocrystal
K. O. Levchenko, K. Dav\'idkov\'a, R. O. Serha, M. Moalic, A. A. Voronov, C. Dubs, O. Surzhenko, M. Lindner, J. Panda, Q. Wang, O. Wojewoda, B. Heinz, M. Urb\'anek, M. Krawczyk, A. V. Chumak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10591

1D YIG hole-based magnonic nanocrystal
Magnetic media with artificial periodic modulation-magnonic crystals (MCs) - enable tunable spin-wave dynamics and band structure engineering. Nanoscaling enhances these capabilities, making magnonic nanocrystals promising for both fundamental studies and applications. Here, we report on the design, fabrication, and characterization of one-dimensional YIG MCs with nanoholes ($d \approx $ 150 nm) spaced $a \approx 1 μ$m apart. Micro-focused Brillouin light scattering and propagating spin-wave s…

On Micro-survey Results - Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-survey-results.html

On Micro-survey Results
Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)...

Test mass charge management in the detection of gravitational waves in space based on UV micro-LED
Yuandong Jia, Zhihao Zhang, Yinbowen Zhang, Yuning Gu, Suwen Wang, Guozhi Chai, Zemin Zhang, Yi Zhang, Shanduan Zhang, Hongqing Huo, Zongfeng Li, Pengfei Tian, Yun Kau Lau
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00086

Test mass charge management in the detection of gravitational waves in space based on UV micro-LED
As an alternative to the ultraviolet light emitting diode(UV LED), the feasibility of utilizing UV micro-LED in the charge management in the detection of gravitational waves in space is experimentally studied. Compared with UV LED, micro-LED is more compact in size, has better current spreading, faster response time and longer operating life. Performance characteristics of micro-LEDs were measured, with peak wavelength of 254 nm, 262 nm, 274 nm, and 282 nm for each respective micro-LED, and the…

micro:
Thinker toys.

This tweaker pack saved my second playthrough of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, this time with Kassandra. The game is so grindy, every opportunity available to avoid paying the Ubisoft micro transaction tax is fair game.
AC Odyssey Tweak Pack
https://www.nexusmods.com/assassinscreedod

AC Odyssey Tweak Pack
This is a lightweight tool which allows the configuration of a few handy tweaks including removing the horse speed restriction, setting a custom XP multiplier, setting custom enemy health and damage m

Low-Power Optical Actuation of n-GaAs Cantilevers via Surface Piezoelectric Coupling
Ayel\'en Prado, Diego Perez-Morelo, Leonardo Salazar Alarc\'on, Hern\'an Pastoriza
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10836

Low-Power Optical Actuation of n-GaAs Cantilevers via Surface Piezoelectric Coupling
The mechanical behavior of any semiconductor microstructure is inevitably coupled to light. In the case of micro mechanical resonators (MEMs), carrier generation can affect the quality factor of the resonance through electron-phonon scattering and ohmic losses, but it may also inject energy into the structure and induce movement. Thus, semiconductor MEMs may be regarded as intrinsically optomechanical systems. Here, we report on the optical actuation of a simple-clamped n-GaAs cantilever. This …

Indonesia’s stunning microlibraries draw young readers – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/02/indonesia-micro-libraries-photos

Austin-based Ambiq Micro, which makes ultra-low power chips, files for an IPO and reports an $8.3M net loss on $15.7M in revenue in the three months to March 31 (Anthony Hughes/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

> And in the gift shop, because the whole exhibit was about inequality, they made two t-shirts and two types of a micro brew specially made for the exhibit. [...] So you could get the king's beer or the commoner's beer. And then you could get a t-shirt with the king's beer label on it or the commoner's beer label on it. And I talked with the gift shop people and they said, “Yeah, and everybody buys the king's beer and the commoner's shirt.”

Aerial Shepherds: Enabling Hierarchical Localization in Heterogeneous MAV Swarms
Haoyang Wang, Jingao Xu, Chenyu Zhao, Yuhan Cheng, Xuecheng Chen, Chaopeng Hong, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Yunhao Liu, Xinlei Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08408

Aerial Shepherds: Enabling Hierarchical Localization in Heterogeneous MAV Swarms
A heterogeneous micro aerial vehicles (MAV) swarm consists of resource-intensive but expensive advanced MAVs (AMAVs) and resource-limited but cost-effective basic MAVs (BMAVs), offering opportunities in diverse fields. Accurate and real-time localization is crucial for MAV swarms, but current practices lack a low-cost, high-precision, and real-time solution, especially for lightweight BMAVs. We find an opportunity to accomplish the task by transforming AMAVs into mobile localization infrastruct…

In situ impedance spectroscopy tests of Li$_{4-x}$Ge$_{1-x}$P$_x$O$_4$ as potential solid state electrolyte for Micro Li ion Batteries
Mohammadhossein Montazerian, Kyle J. Stephens, Vladimir Roddatis, Christof Vockenhuber, Arnold M\"uller, Anders J. Barlow, Thomas Lippert, Nick A. Shepelin, Daniele Pergolesi
https://arxiv.o…

In situ impedance spectroscopy tests of Li$_{4-x}$Ge$_{1-x}$P$_x$O$_4$ as potential solid state electrolyte for Micro Li ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries employing solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are emerging as a safer and more compact alternative to conventional batteries using liquid electrolytes, especially for miniaturized energy storage systems. However, the industry-standard SSE, LiPON, imposes limitations due to its incompatibility with high-temperature processing. In this study, we investigate Li$_{4-x}$Ge$_{1-x}$P$_x$O$_4$ (LGPO), a LISICON-type oxide, as a promising alternative thin-film SSE. LGPO thin films are …

PhysioEdge: Multimodal Compressive Sensing Platform for Wearable Health Monitoring
Rens Baeyens, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel, Walter Daems
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07645

PhysioEdge: Multimodal Compressive Sensing Platform for Wearable Health Monitoring
The integration of compressive sensing with real-time embedded systems opens new possibilities for efficient, low-power biomedical signal acquisition. This paper presents a custom hardware platform based on the RP2350 micro-controller, tailored for synchronized multi-modal biomedical monitoring. The system is capable of capturing cardiopulmonary sounds, along with biopotential signals such as phonocardiography (PCG), electrocardiography (ECG) and electromyography (EMG), photoplethysmography (PP…

I have deconstructed the temporary half arsed shoddy micro-campervan conversion.
Emptied it out, ready for the professionals to do the fully arsed non-shoddy permanent conversion over the next couple of weeks.
The fridge and the chair remain in the back but not tied down at all.
The chair I might leave at my mums as a better sofa-bed for me to sleep on when there, and maybe spend the night with them before dropping the van off. They live much closer than me to the drop off point.
He said he might be able to use the fridge.
My job was so shoddy it was already starting to fall apart so will be good to have it done properly.

What would John von Neumann (Neumann Jšnos Lajos) and Alan Turing say if they see their concepts implemented in a tiny and even flexible micro computer thats more powerful than what was available at their time: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harshu/rp2040…

Trump says he "didn't make any progress" with Putin following phone call: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/04/trump-says-he-didnt-make.html

Temporal passing network in basketball: the effect of time pressure on the dynamics of team organization at micro and meso levels
Quentin Bourgeais (CETAPS, LITIS), Rodolphe Charrier (LITIS), Eric Sanlaville (LITIS), Ludovic Seifert (CETAPS, IUF)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04808

Temporal passing network in basketball: the effect of time pressure on the dynamics of team organization at micro and meso levels
In this study, basketball teams are conceptualized as complex adaptive systems to examine their (re)organizational processes in response the time remaining to shoot. Using temporal passing networks to model team behavior, the focus is on the dynamics of the temporal patterns of interaction between players. Several metrics grounded in social network analysis are calculated at different level to assess the dynamics of the patterns used by teams and of the individual roles within those patterns. T…

In vivo imaging of central nervous system fluid spaces using synchrotron radiation-based micro computed tomography
Marta Girona Alarc\'on, Willy Kuo, Mattia Humbel, Christine Tanner, Luca Fardin, Britta Bausch, Yann Decker, Irene Spera, Griffin Rodgers, Hans Deyhle, Alberto Bravin, Masato Hoshino, Arash Panahifar, Kentaro Uesugi, Sergei Gasilov, Petr Pleska\v{c}, Yuansheng Zhang, Diane de Z\'elicourt, Amandine Brenna, Ahmad Kamal Hamid, Pooya Razzaghi Khamesi, Britta Engelhardt…

In vivo imaging of central nervous system fluid spaces using synchrotron radiation-based micro computed tomography
Current approaches to in vivo imaging of the mouse central nervous system (CNS) do not offer a combination of micrometer resolution and a whole-brain field of view. To address this limitation, we introduce an approach based on synchrotron radiation-based hard X-ray micro computed tomography (SR$μ$CT). We performed intravital SR$μ$CT acquisitions of mouse CNS fluid spaces at three synchrotron radiation facilities. Imaging was conducted on both anesthetized free-breathing and ventilated animals…

Nos reímos de que haya gente flipšndose con la idea de cogerse vacaciones de dos semanas y llamšndolo "micro retiro" porque implica asumir como normales cosas tan del siglo XIX como no tener derechos laborales a vacaciones pagadas. Ojo que la regresión de derechos que estamos viendo en Europa también van a terminar por cargarse cosas que vemos tan bšsicas como descansar los fines de semana, tener una jornada de "sólo" 8 horas o disponer de bajas por enfermedad

samtec has an obscene JTAG cable assembly (via @…)
i think the moment you start rating your JTAG connector at "7 dB insertion loss", something has went very, very... strange

COMS-Integrated Atomic Vapor Cells with Ultra-long Optical Access for Highly Sensitive and Scalable Quantum Sensors
Yintao Ma, Yao Chen, Mingzhi Yu, Yanbin Wang, Ju Guo, Ping Yang, Qijing Lin, Yang Lv, Libo Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05993

COMS-Integrated Atomic Vapor Cells with Ultra-long Optical Access for Highly Sensitive and Scalable Quantum Sensors
The most appealing features of chip-scale quantum sensors are their capability to maintain extreme sensitivity while enabling large-scale batch manufacturing. This necessitates high-level integration and wafer-level fabrication of atomic vapor cells. In this paper, we describe a micromachining paradigm for wafer-level atomic vapor cells functionalized by CMOS-compatible non-magnetic heaters and temperature sensors and demonstrate several innovative applications. Leveraging standard micro-nanofa…

On Micro-survey Results - Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-survey-results.html

On Micro-survey Results
Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)...

Spatial dynamics of flexible nano-swimmers under a rotating magnetic field
Zvi Chapnik, Yizhar Or
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07174 https://

Spatial dynamics of flexible nano-swimmers under a rotating magnetic field
Micro-nano-robotic swimmers have promising potential for future biomedical tasks such as targeted drug delivery and minimally-invasive diagnosis. An efficient method for controlled actuation of such nano-swimmers is applying a rotating external magnetic field, resulting in helical corkscrew-like locomotion. In previous joint work, we presented fabrication and actuation of a simple magnetic nano-swimmer composed of two nano-rods connected by a short elastic hinge. Experiments under different act…

Second-Order Characterization of Micro Doppler Radar Signatures of Drone Swarms
Anders Malthe Westerkam, Alba Spliid Damkj{\ae}r, Rasmus Erik Villadsen, Magnus {\O}rum Bastrup Poulsen, Troels Pedersen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00497

Second-Order Characterization of Micro Doppler Radar Signatures of Drone Swarms
We investigate the second-order characteristics of the radar return signal from a swarm of rotor drones. We consider the case of a swarm of identical drones, with each a number of rotors comprised of a number of rotor blades. By considering the orientation and speed of each rotor as stochastic variables, we derive expressions for the autocorrelation function (ACF) and power spectral density (PSD). The ACF and PSD are in the form of an infinite series with coefficients that drop to zero at a pre…

FIDESlib: A Fully-Fledged Open-Source FHE Library for Efficient CKKS on GPUs
Carlos Agull\'o-Domingo (Universidad de Murcia), \'Oscar Vera-L\'opez (Universidad de Murcia), Seyda Guzelhan (Boston University), Lohit Daksha (Boston University), Aymane El Jerari (Northeastern University), Kaustubh Shivdikar (Advanced Micro Devices), Rashmi Agrawal (Boston University), David Kaeli (Northeastern University), Ajay Joshi (Boston University), Jos\'e L. Abell\'an (Universidad…

FIDESlib: A Fully-Fledged Open-Source FHE Library for Efficient CKKS on GPUs
Word-wise Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) schemes, such as CKKS, are gaining significant traction due to their ability to provide post-quantum-resistant, privacy-preserving approximate computing; an especially desirable feature in Machine-Learning-as-a-Service (MLaaS) cloud-computing paradigms. OpenFHE is a leading CPU-based FHE library with robust CKKS operations, but its server-side performance is not yet sufficient for practical cloud deployment. As GPU computing becomes more common in da…

Can Movable Antenna-enabled Micro-Mobility Replace UAV-enabled Macro-Mobility? A Physical Layer Security Perspective
Kaixuan Li, Kan Yu, Dingyou Ma, Yujia Zhao, Xiaowu Liu, Qixun Zhang, ZHiyong Feng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19456

Can Movable Antenna-enabled Micro-Mobility Replace UAV-enabled Macro-Mobility? A Physical Layer Security Perspective
This paper investigates the potential of movable antenna (MA)-enabled micro-mobility to replace UAV-enabled macro-mobility for enhancing physical layer security (PLS) in air-to-ground communications. While UAV trajectory optimization offers high flexibility and Line-of-Sight (LoS) advantages, it suffers from significant energy consumption, latency, and complex trajectory optimization. Conversely, MA technology provides fine-grained spatial reconfiguration (antenna positioning within a confined …

MOMAV: A highly symmetrical fully-actuated multirotor drone using optimizing control allocation
Marco Ruggia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08868 https://

MOMAV: A highly symmetrical fully-actuated multirotor drone using optimizing control allocation
MOMAV (Marco's Omnidirectional Micro Aerial Vehicle) is a multirotor drone that is fully actuated, meaning it can control its orientation independently of its position. MOMAV is also highly symmetrical, making its flight efficiency largely unaffected by its current orientation. These characteristics are achieved by a novel drone design where six rotor arms align with the vertices of an octahedron, and where each arm can actively rotate along its long axis. Various standout features of MOMAV are…

Enhanced superconducting gap in the outer CuO$_2$ plane of the trilayer cuprate (Hg,Re)Ba$_2$Ca$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{8 \delta}$
M. Horio, M. Miyamoto, Y. Mino, S. Ishida, B. Thiagarajan, C. M. Polley, C. H. Lee, T. Nishio, H. Eisaki, I. Matsuda
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08763

Enhanced superconducting gap in the outer CuO$_2$ plane of the trilayer cuprate (Hg,Re)Ba$_2$Ca$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{8+δ}$
We report the first observation of a momentum-resolved superconducting gap in the Hg-based trilayer cuprate, which holds the highest record of superconducting transition temperature ($T_\mathrm{c}$) at ambient pressure. By angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy utilizing a micro-focused beam, clear quasiparticle dispersions originating from the inner and outer CuO$_2$ planes (IP and OP, respectively) were separately identified. The magnitude of the superconducting gap for the IP was comparab…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20014 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arX…

Monitoring microplastics in live reef-building corals with microscopic laser particles
Micro- and nanoplastics pose a growing threat to reef-building corals. Yet, understanding of their uptake, interaction with coral tissue and long-term incorporation into coral skeletons remains limited in large part due to the invasive nature of existing methods for monitoring and localizing microplastic. Here, we repurpose optical resonances in polymer spheres to transform microplastic particles into microscopic lasers. These laser particles emit distinctive and stable spectral signatures that…

Experimental and simulative study on laser irradiation of 3D-printed micro-structures at intensities relevant for inertial confinement fusion
M. Cipriani, F. Consoli, M. Scisci\`o, A. Solovjovas, I. A. Petsi, M. Malinauskas, P. Andreoli, G. Cristofari, E. Di Ferdinando, G. Di Giorgio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04017

Experimental and simulative study on laser irradiation of 3D-printed micro-structures at intensities relevant for inertial confinement fusion
Inertial confinement fusion requires a constant search for the most effective materials for improving the efficiency of the compression of the capsule and of the laser-to-target energy transfer. Foams could provide a solution to these problems, but they require further experimental and theoretical investigation. The new 3D-printing technologies, such as the two-photon polymerization, are opening a new era in the production of foams, allowing for the fine control of the material morphology. Deta…

These things don’t /actually/ go together, they just look like it… I’m also missing a computer running MS-DOS in order to see if the disks are still viable; likely not, since v.2 of CorelDraw was released in 1991… And, even if I had a computer from that era, I’m pretty sure there would be no way to plug a USB into it.
I did also find a number of other disks during my clean-up today — helpfully labelled things like «Backup», «Miscellaneous», and «Fred’s disk». I might check them out som…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.05677 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@ar…

Optical trapping based on microring resonators with transverse slot structure
Over the past few decades, optical manipulation has emerged as a highly successful tool in various fields, such as biology, micro/nanorobotics, and physics. Among the different techniques, the transverse slot optical waveguide has shown remarkable potential in enhancing the field and significantly improving optical trapping capabilities. Additionally, microring resonators have demonstrated the ability to enhance the field at specific resonance wavelengths, enabling the manipulation and capture …

So I've got a short #sciencefiction story in the latest issue of #SciFanSat, under the theme of "disaster", and I invite you to take a peek if you're into that sort of thing.
Also, I've got there a new item for my collection of weird stuff happening to the things…

MERba: Multi-Receptive Field MambaVision for Micro-Expression Recognition
Xinglong Mao, Shifeng Liu, Sirui Zhao, Tong Xu, Enhong Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14468

MERba: Multi-Receptive Field MambaVision for Micro-Expression Recognition
Micro-expressions (MEs) are brief, involuntary facial movements that reveal genuine emotions, holding significant potential in psychological diagnosis and criminal investigations. Despite notable advances in automatic ME recognition (MER), existing methods still struggle to jointly capture localized muscle activations and global facial dependencies, both critical for recognizing subtle emotional cues. To tackle this challenge, we propose MERba, a novel multi-receptive field architecture tailore…

Stop using #teflon products.
You #cyclists: avoid all #PTFE lubricants. Get Green Oil instead.
It's the most abundant micro plastic now in your

🎧 Avec Ricardo, explorez 40 minutes d’un récit intense sur OKC : comment une communauté hippie bouddhiste a dérivé, séparant parents et enfants, menant Š des abus. Aujourd’hui, certains de ces enfants luttent pour la justice.
Aidons-les dans leurs quête de Justice!
https://chardonsbl…

I'm currently experimenting with something called micro journalism.
I started about a week ago and so far it is going well.
It's basically just a long text file on my phone and whenever I pick up the phone to distract myself I open that file instead and write something in it.
It is too early to tell if it has an impact but at least it gets me writing a bit.
The downside is that you will see less posts from me, but that might be as well a good thing ;).

Super Micro plans to raise $2B from the sale of convertible bonds to repurchase shares, as well as to fund growth and business expansion (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/super-micro-seek…

Organic Electronic Classifiers for Sensing
S\'ebastien Pecqueur
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06660 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.06660…

Organic Electronic Classifiers for Sensing
This monograph describes nine years of research carried out at the Institute for Electronics, Micro-electronics and Nanotechnologies (IEMN), developed around defining a generic concept for detection, filling a void between metrological sensors and biological senses, sensing an environment's qualities along with their measurable properties in information generation technologies. The first chapter introduces fundamental notions of recognition for complex environments, such as for their chemistry,…

Rennes Metropolis Air Quality Dataset: Microsensor-Based Measurements
Fran\c{c}ois Bodin, Laurent Morin, Matthieu Adafaly, Marius Gar\'enaux
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02891

Rennes Metropolis Air Quality Dataset: Microsensor-Based Measurements
The dataset gathers particulate matter (PM2.5) measurements collected using fixed and mobile micro-sensors (AlphaSense OPC-N3) in the Rennes Metropolitan area from April 1 to December 31, 2020.

As AI kills search traffic, Google launches Offerwall, a Google Ad Manager tool to help publishers generate revenue beyond ads, including via micropayments (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/as-a

As AI kills search traffic, Google launches Offerwall to boost publisher revenue | TechCrunch
Offerwall lets publishers give their sites' readers a variety of ways to access their content, including through options like micro payments, taking surveys, watching ads, and more.

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Modeling of the micro-focused Brillouin light scattering spectra
Although micro-focused Brillouin light scattering (BLS) has been used for more than twenty years, it lacks a complete theoretical description. This complicates the analysis of experimental data and significantly limits the information that can be obtained. To fill this knowledge gap, we have developed a semi-analytical model based on the mesoscopic continuous medium approach. The model consists of the following steps: calculation of the incident electric field and the dynamic susceptibility, ca…

Microsoft showcases a new fullscreen Xbox experience optimized for handhelds, coming first to the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X and to other handhelds in 2026 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/682011/microsof…

This is how Microsoft is combining Windows and Xbox for handheld PCs
Microsoft has worked with Asus to launch two new Xbox Ally devices. Both include improvements to Windows on handhelds with a full-screen Xbox experience.

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Prediction of the SVOM MXT camera end of life spectral performance based onproton irradiation results
SVOM, the Space-based Variable astronomical Object Monitor, launched on June 22nd 2024, is a Chinese-French mission focused on exploring the brightest phenomena in the cosmos - Gamma-Ray Bursts. Among the four instruments on board is the Micro-channel X-ray Telescope (MXT). The MXT camera features a 256x256 pixel pnCCD detector to perform X-ray imaging and spectroscopy in the 0.2-10 keV energy range. Cruising in a low-Earth orbit (600 km) that crosses the South Atlantic Anomaly, the MXT focal p…

On the fracture mechanics validity of small scale tests
C. Cui, L. Cupertino-Malheiros, Z. Xiong, E. Mart\'inez-Pa\~neda
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02538

On the fracture mechanics validity of small scale tests
There is growing interest in conducting small-scale tests to gain additional insight into the fracture behaviour of components across a wide range of materials. For example, micro-scale mechanical tests inside of a microscope (\emph{in situ}) enable direct, high-resolution observation of the interplay between crack growth and microstructural phenomena (e.g., dislocation behaviour or the fracture resistance of a particular interface), and sub-size samples are increasingly used when only a limite…

Automated Workflow for the Detection of Vugs
M. Quamer Nasim, T. Maiti, N. Mosavat, P. V. Grech, T. Singh, P. Nath Singha Roy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02988

Automated Workflow for the Detection of Vugs
Image logs are crucial in capturing high-quality geological information about subsurface formations. Among the various geological features that can be gleaned from Formation Micro Imager log, vugs are essential for reservoir evaluation. This paper introduces an automated Vug Detection Model, leveraging advanced computer vision techniques to streamline the vug identification process. Manual and semiautomated methods are limited by individual bias, labour-intensity and inflexibility in parameter …

On Micro-survey Results - Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-survey-results.html

On Micro-survey Results
Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)...

Research on Improving the High Precision and Lightweight Diabetic Retinopathy Detection of YOLOv8n
Fei Yuhuan, Sun Xufei, Zang Ran, Wang Gengchen, Su Meng, Liu Fenghao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00780

Research on Improving the High Precision and Lightweight Diabetic Retinopathy Detection of YOLOv8n
Early detection and diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy is one of the current research focuses in ophthalmology. However, due to the subtle features of micro-lesions and their susceptibility to background interference, ex-isting detection methods still face many challenges in terms of accuracy and robustness. To address these issues, a lightweight and high-precision detection model based on the improved YOLOv8n, named YOLO-KFG, is proposed. Firstly, a new dynamic convolution KWConv and C2f-KW mod…

A coupled multiscale model of the human cornea accounting for the collagenous microstructure and the extracellular matrix
Christopher Miller, Maria Laura De Bellis, Anna Pandolfi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00668

A coupled multiscale model of the human cornea accounting for the collagenous microstructure and the extracellular matrix
We present a micro-structurally based finite element model of the human cornea, where we explicitly describe the collagen-crosslink architecture in terms of a trusswork of non-linear struts, and the extracellular proteoglycan matrix in terms of continuum solid elements. We regard the cornea as a composite material with strongly non-linear properties within a finite kinematics framework. This innovative approach is based on two previously developed models, each of which has some drawbacks in des…

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DELight: a Direct search Experiment for Light dark matter with superfluid helium
To reach ultra-low detection thresholds necessary to probe unprecedentedly low Dark Matter masses, target material alternatives and novel detector designs are essential. One such target material is superfluid $^4$He which has the potential to probe so far uncharted light Dark Matter parameter space at sub-GeV masses. The new ``Direct search Experiment for Light dark matter'', DELight, will be using superfluid helium as active target, instrumented with magnetic micro-calorimeters. It is being de…

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A Meta-Learning Method for Estimation of Causal Excursion Effects to Assess Time-Varying Moderation
Advances in wearable technologies and health interventions delivered by smartphones have greatly increased the accessibility of mobile health (mHealth) interventions. Micro-randomized trials (MRTs) are designed to assess the effectiveness of the mHealth intervention and introduce a novel class of causal estimands called "causal excursion effects." These estimands enable the evaluation of how intervention effects change over time and are influenced by individual characteristics or context. Exist…

Phototactic Decision-Making by Micro-Algae
Shantanu Raikwar, Adham Al-Kassem, Nir S. Gov, Adriana I. Pesci, Rapha\"el Jeanneret, Raymond E. Goldstein
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01684

Phototactic Decision-Making by Micro-Algae
We study how simple eukaryotic organisms make decisions in response to competing stimuli in the context of phototaxis by the unicellular alga $Chlamydomonas~reinhardtii$. While negatively phototactic cells swim directly away from a collimated light beam, when presented with two beams of adjustable intersection angle and intensities, we find that cells swim in a direction given by an intensity-weighted average of the two light propagation vectors. This geometrical law is a fixed point of an adap…

Helical Electron Beam Micro-Bunching by High-Order Modes in a Micro-Plasma Waveguide
Xinju Guo, Longqing Yi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15094 https://

Helical Electron Beam Micro-Bunching by High-Order Modes in a Micro-Plasma Waveguide
Electron acceleration by a high-power Laguerre-Gaussian pulse in a micro-plasma waveguide is investigated. When the incident laser travels in the waveguide, electrons on the wall are extracted into the vacuum core and accelerated by the longitudinal field of the waveguide mode. Using 3D particle-in-cell simulations, we demonstrate that high energy (~100 MeV) electron beams with extremely high charge (~10 nC), ultrashort duration (~30 fs) and small divergence (~1 deg) can be produced by a 100-TW…

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Against (unitary) interpretation (of quantum mechanics): removing the metaphysical load
On 6 June 1925 Heisenberg arrived at Helgoland/Heligoland island to escape a fit of hay fever. He returned with a sketch of a strange theory of the micro-world of atoms, which we now call quantum mechanics. This e-print of ours attempts to present a look on that theory which tries to return to the original insight of Heisenberg, on what should be the essence of a theory of atomic realm: it must be a theory of the observable events, in which fundamentally unobservable quantities have no place. N…

Considering the multi-time scale rolling optimization scheduling method of micro-energy network connected to electric vehicles
Hengyu Liu, Yanhong Luo, Congcong Wu, Yin Guan, Ahmed Lotfy Elrefai, Andreas Elombo, Si Li, Sahban Wael Saeed Alnaser, Mingyu Yan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14112

Considering the multi-time scale rolling optimization scheduling method of micro-energy network connected to electric vehicles
The large-scale access of electric vehicles to the power grid not only provides flexible adjustment resources for the power system, but the temporal uncertainty and distribution complexity of their energy interaction pose significant challenges to the economy and robustness of the micro-energy network. In this paper, we propose a multi-time scale rolling optimization scheduling method for micro-energy networks considering the access of electric vehicles. In order to solve the problem of evaluat…

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Micro-Macro Decomposition of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods
Solving non-convex minimization problems using multi-particle metaheuristic derivative-free optimization methods is still an active area of research. Popular methods are Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) methods, that iteratively update a population of particles according to dynamics inspired by social interactions between individuals. We present a modification to include constrained minimization problems using exact penalization. Additionally, we utilize the hierarchical structure of PSO to in…

One Does Not Simply 'Mm-hmm': Exploring Backchanneling in the AAC Micro-Culture
Tobias Weinberg, Claire O'Connor, Ricardo E. Gonzalez Penuela, Stephanie Valencia, Thijs Roumen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17890

One Does Not Simply 'Mm-hmm': Exploring Backchanneling in the AAC Micro-Culture
Backchanneling (e.g., "uh-huh", "hmm", a simple nod) encompasses a big part of everyday communication; it is how we negotiate the turn to speak, it signals our engagement, and shapes the flow of our conversations. For people with speech and motor impairments, backchanneling is limited to a reduced set of modalities, and their Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) technology requires visual attention, making it harder to observe non-verbal cues of conversation partners. We explore how…

Microsoft is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the future.
https://www.theverge.com/news/675446/micro

Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
Microsoft is starting to open up Windows Update to third-party apps. A new preview is designed to let any app developer use Windows Update.

Leading bounds on micro- to picometer fifth forces from neutron star cooling
Damiano F. G. Fiorillo, Alessandro Lella, Ciaran A. J. O'Hare, Edoardo Vitagliano
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19906

Leading bounds on micro- to picometer fifth forces from neutron star cooling
The equivalence principle and the inverse-square law of gravity could be violated at short distances ($10^{-6}$ to $10^{-12}$ meters) by scalars sporting a coupling $g_N$ to nucleons and mass $\mathrm{eV}\lesssim m_ϕ\lesssim\rm MeV$. We show for the first time that stringent bounds on the existence of these scalars can be derived from the observed cooling of nearby isolated neutron stars (NSs). Although NSs can only be used to set limits comparable to the classic SN 1987A cooling bound in the …

Beware of Bert: New ransomware group targets healthcare, tech firms https://therecord.media/bert-ransomware-identified

»Advances in silicon and processing technologies now give us clock speeds in excess of 40 MHz and chips with 1 million transistors!«
Source: Victor K. L. Huang – High-Performance Microprocessors: The RISC Dilemma, in “IEEE Micro August 1989 #vintagecomputing #risc

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Coupled micro-resonators for second-order integrated nonlinear optics
Yannick Dumeige, Yoan L\'eger
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14959 https://

Coupled micro-resonators for second-order integrated nonlinear optics
We investigate second-order nonlinear processes in a system of two coupled identical optical micro-resonators. The double resonance and phase-matching conditions are simultaneously obtained thanks to the frequency splitting induced by the resonator coupling. The analysis made in the framework of the coupled mode theory is applied to the second harmonic generation process in two whispering gallery mode microdisks made in III-V materials.

3D tracking of Plankton with single-camera stereoscopy
J. Moscatelli, X Benoit Gonin, F. Elias
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05365 https://

3D tracking of Plankton with single-camera stereoscopy
We introduce a device developed to perform a 3D tracking of passive or active particles under flow, confined in a medium of hundreds micrometers wide. Micro-objects are placed inside a vertical glass capillary and two mirrors are set behind it with a certain angle, making it possible to have the two reflections of the capillary on the same optical plane. A 3D reconstruction of the trajectories, captured with a single camera, is carried out along the vertical axis with a micrometer-scale precisi…

VTS-Guided AI Interaction Workflow for Business Insights
Sun Ding (Ati), Ude Enebeli (Ati), Atilhan (Ati), Manay, Ryan Pua, Kamal Kotak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00347

VTS-Guided AI Interaction Workflow for Business Insights
Modern firms face a flood of dense, unstructured reports. Turning these documents into usable insights takes heavy effort and is far from agile when quick answers are needed. VTS-AI tackles this gap. It integrates Visual Thinking Strategies, which emphasize evidence-based observation, linking, and thinking, into AI agents, so the agents can extract business insights from unstructured text, tables, and images at scale. The system works in three tiers (micro, meso, macro). It tags issues, links t…

Spatially Distributed Wettability Characterization in Porous Media
Faisal Aljaberi, Hadi Belhaj, Sajjad Foroughi, Mohammed Al-Kobaisi, Martin Blunt
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01617

Spatially Distributed Wettability Characterization in Porous Media
An enhanced geometric algorithm for automated pore-by-pore contact angle measurement from micro-CT images, is presented that achieves superior accuracy compared to existing methods through robust fluid-fluid and solid-fluid interface extrapolation. Using this high resolution data, we generate spatially distributed contact angle maps that reveal previously hidden wettability heterogeneity. Our analysis of mixed-wet systems demonstrates the severe limitations of averaged metrics: a sample with a …

Microsoft announces new Windows changes in response to the DMA for EEA users, including Edge not prompting users to set it as the default unless it is opened (Richard Lawler/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/678350/microsoft-dma-windows-10-11-bing…

Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
Microsoft’s changes to Windows 10 and 11 in countries covered by the EU’s Digital Markets Act will make Bing less annoying and let you ditch the Microsoft Store

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Multi Layered Autonomy and AI Ecologies in Robotic Art Installations
Symbiosis of Agents is a large-scale installation by Baoyang Chen that embeds AI-driven robots in an immersive, mirror-lined arena, probing the tension between machine agency and artistic authorship. Drawing on early cybernetics, rule-based conceptual art, and seminal robotic works, it orchestrates fluid exchanges among robotic arms, quadruped machines, their environment, and the public. A three tier faith system pilots the ecology: micro-level adaptive tactics, meso-level narrative drives, and…

Enhancement of J x B electron acceleration with the micro-structured target and picosecond high-contrast relativistic-intensity laser pulse
Ryunosuke Takizawa, Yuga Karaki, Hiroki Matsubara, Rinya Akematsu, Ryou Oomura, Law King Fai Farley, Hiroshi Azechi, Natsumi Iwata, Tomoyuki Johzaki, Yasuhiko Sentoku, Shinsuke Fujioka
https://

Enhancement of J x B electron acceleration with the micro-structured target and picosecond high-contrast relativistic-intensity laser pulse
Efficient generation of multi-hundred-keV electrons is essential for isochoric heating and can influence ion acceleration. We investigated electron acceleration from copper-oleate foil targets, either planar or coated with a gold mesh structure (bar width $5,μ\mathrm{m}$, spacing $7.5,μ\mathrm{m}$, thickness $\sim6,μ\mathrm{m}$), irradiated by $1.5$-ps, $350$-J LFEX laser pulses. Two laser-contrast conditions were examined: high ($\sim10^{10}$, with a plasma mirror) and low ($\sim10^{8}$, wi…

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On Micro-survey Results - Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-survey-results.html

On Micro-survey Results
Archived results from some small surveys/polls taken on this site (and elsewhere)...

Active Hyperuniform Networks of Chiral Magnetic Micro-Robotic Spinners
Jing Wang, Zihao Sun, Huaicheng Chen, Gao Wang, Duyu Chen, Guo Chen, Jianwei Shuai, Mingcheng Yang, Yang Jiao, Liyu Liu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21820

Active Hyperuniform Networks of Chiral Magnetic Micro-Robotic Spinners
Disorder hyperuniform (DHU) systems possess a hidden long-range order manifested as the complete suppression of normalized large-scale density fluctuations like crystals, which endows them with many unique properties. Here, we demonstrate a new organization mechanism for achieving stable DHU structures in active-particle systems via investigating the self-assembly of robotic spinners with three-fold symmetric magnetic binding sites up to a heretofore experimentally unattained system size, i.e.,…

Multi Layered Autonomy and AI Ecologies in Robotic Art Installations
Baoyang Chen, Xian Xu, Huamin Qu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02606 https://

Multi Layered Autonomy and AI Ecologies in Robotic Art Installations
Symbiosis of Agents is a large-scale installation by Baoyang Chen that embeds AI-driven robots in an immersive, mirror-lined arena, probing the tension between machine agency and artistic authorship. Drawing on early cybernetics, rule-based conceptual art, and seminal robotic works, it orchestrates fluid exchanges among robotic arms, quadruped machines, their environment, and the public. A three tier faith system pilots the ecology: micro-level adaptive tactics, meso-level narrative drives, and…

Engineering deterministic, tunable, and reversible folds in graphene with the use of ultrafast laser micro-patterned stretchable polymer substrate
A. F. Juarez Saborio, F. Bourquard, R. Galafassi, A. Claudel, L. Marty, A. Piednoir, M. Mercury, R. Fulcrand, C. Albin, V. Barnier, F. Garrelie, A. San-Miguel, F. Vialla
https://arxiv…

Engineering deterministic, tunable, and reversible folds in graphene with the use of ultrafast laser micro-patterned stretchable polymer substrate
The unique atomic monolayer structure of graphene gives rise to a broad range of remarkable mechanical folding properties. However, significant challenges remain in effectively harnessing them in a controllable and scalable manner. In this study, we introduce an innovative approach that employs micron-scale cavities, fabricated through ultrafast laser patterning, in a stretchable polymer substrate to locally modulate adhesion and strain transfer to a graphene monolayer. This technique enables t…

Hexagonal boron nitride thin film synthesis with a ns-pulsed MHCD: in-situ plasma diagnostics and post-growth film characterization
Belkacem Menacer (LSPM), Dimitrios Stefas (LSPM), Nikolaos Chazapis (LSPM), Claudia Lazzaroni (LSPM), Kristaq Gazeli (LSPM), Vianney Mille (LSPM)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04759

Hexagonal boron nitride thin film synthesis with a ns-pulsed MHCD: in-situ plasma diagnostics and post-growth film characterization
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is deposited on Si <100> wafer ($\approx$20 cm2) via Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) using a ns-pulsed N2/Ar Micro Hollow Cathode Discharge (MHCD) as a microplasma source. For the first time, aluminum nitride (AIN) is employed as the dielectric material in the MHCD to mitigate film contamination by atomic oxygen, an issue previously observed with conventional Al 2O3 dielectrics. A comprehensive multi-diagnostic approach is followed to characteriz…

As AI kills search traffic, Google launches Offerwall, a Google Ad Manager tool to help publishers generate revenue beyond ads, including via micropayments (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/as-a

As AI kills search traffic, Google launches Offerwall to boost publisher revenue | TechCrunch
Offerwall lets publishers give their sites' readers a variety of ways to access their content, including through options like micro payments, taking surveys, watching ads, and more.

Microsoft plans to replace the Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11 with a simplified black screen "providing better information" in an update "later this summer" (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/692648/micro

Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years
Microsoft is changing its Blue Screen of Death to a black one. After decades, a simplified black error message will replace the traditional BSOD.

Novel Design of 3D Printed Tumbling Microrobots for in vivo Targeted Drug Delivery
Aaron C. Davis, Siting Zhang, Adalyn Meeks, Diya Sakhrani, Luis Carlos Sanjuan Acosta, D. Ethan Kelley, Emma Caldwell, Luis Solorio, Craig J. Goergen, David J. Cappelleri
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00166

Novel Design of 3D Printed Tumbling Microrobots for in vivo Targeted Drug Delivery
This paper presents innovative designs for 3D-printed tumbling microrobots, specifically engineered for targeted in vivo drug delivery applications. The microrobot designs, created using stereolithography 3D printing technologies, incorporate permanent micro-magnets to enable actuation via a rotating magnetic field actuator system. The experimental framework encompasses a series of locomotion characterization tests to evaluate microrobot performance under various conditions. Testing variables i…

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Heterogeneous response and non-Markovianity in the microrheology of semisolid viscoelastic materials
T. N. Azevedo, L. G. Rizzi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05311

Heterogeneous response and non-Markovianity in the microrheology of semisolid viscoelastic materials
Recent works indicate that heterogeneous response and non-Markovianity may yield recognizable hallmarks in the microrheology of semisolid viscoelastic materials. Here we perform numerical simulations using a non-Markovian overdamped Langevin approach to explore how the microrheology experienced by probe particles immersed in an effective semisolid material can be influenced by its micro-heterogeneities. Our results show that, besides affecting the mean squared displacement, the time-dependent d…