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A Steel Surface Defect Detection Method Based on Lightweight Convolution Optimization
Cong Chen, Ming Chen, Hoileong Lee, Yan Li, Jiyang Yu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15476

A Steel Surface Defect Detection Method Based on Lightweight Convolution Optimization
Surface defect detection of steel, especially the recognition of multi-scale defects, has always been a major challenge in industrial manufacturing. Steel surfaces not only have defects of various sizes and shapes, which limit the accuracy of traditional image processing and detection methods in complex environments. However, traditional defect detection methods face issues of insufficient accuracy and high miss-detection rates when dealing with small target defects. To address this issue, this…

"Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law"
#Brazil #Environment #Deforestation

Ukrainian ex-police official reportedly found dead in same Spanish complex where Russian defector was killed: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/21/ukrainian-expolice-official-reportedly-found.html

Dovecot 2.3 -> 2.4 is no fun at all!
#dovecot

Medium writer Paolo Perrone curates a short list of interesting algorithms, the rationale behind them, along with graphs and diagrams to boot.
Algorithms that made this short list:
Wave Function Collapse
The Diffusion Model
Simulated Annealing
Sleep Sort
BOGO Sort
BOID
SHOR’s
Marching Cubes
Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance and,
Boyer Moore
"The 10 Weirdest, Most Brilliant Algorithms Ever Devised and What They Actually Do&…

10 Weirdest Algorithms That Changed Tech Forever | Data Science Collective
Discover 10 unusual algorithms that defied logic, broke rules, and transformed the way we think about technology and problem-solving.

Energy Giants Abandon Global Net Zero Group Over Oil and Gas Clampdown | OilPrice.com
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Energy-Giants-Abandon-Global-Net-Zero-Group-Over-Oil-and-Gas-Clampdown.html

Energy Giants Abandon Global Net Zero Group Over Oil and Gas Clampdown
Shell and other oil majors have withdrawn from the SBTi climate standard effort, triggering a pause in its oil and gas guidelines.

Freitag: Palantir-Nutzung der Polizei, vorerst keine deutsche KI-Gigafabrik
Datenanalyse sogar bei Diebstählen KI-Konsortium ohne Einigung Österreich gegen Dickpics Google vor EU-Rekordstrafe Verbraucherschutz-Podcast

“Solidarity activities at the global level should be strategic and impactful. They should focus on disrupting all components of the supply chain that benefit the Israeli occupation in general and settler colonialism in particular. This means citizens around the world in different sectors of society can contribute to the struggle for Palestine as both producers and consumers by heeding the call to boycott and divest from Israel.
Direct actions from the working class are crucial. Workers…

Israel is proceeding with annexation, and there is only one way to stop it
Global grassroots organising is the only way to challenge Israel and its plan to legalise the theft of Palestinian land.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Japanese Breakfast:
🎵 Be Sweet
#JapaneseBreakfast
https://junkamoda.bandcamp.com/track/japanese-breakfast-be-sweet-disco-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dpyzcT3RMNNSd2xKBf35I

Alignment behavior of 2D diopsides (d-silicates) under the influence of an AC electric field
Himakshi Mishra, Bruno Ipaves, Raphael Benjamim de Oliveira, Marcelo Lopes Pereira Junior, Raphael Matozo Tromer, e Douglas Soares Galvao, Chandra Shekar Tiwary
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13962

Alignment behavior of 2D diopsides (d-silicates) under the influence of an AC electric field
Controlling the alignment of two dimensional (2D) materials is crucial for optimizing their electronic and mechanical properties in next generation devices. This study explores how electric fields can manipulate the orientation of 2D diopside (CaMgSi2O6) flakes, a flexible silicate material, through a phenomenon called flexoelectricity, where applied voltage generates mechanical strain. We exfoliated diopside crystals into ultrathin flakes, placed them on microelectrodes, and used AC electric f…