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IMA-Catcher: An IMpact-Aware Nonprehensile Catching Framework based on Combined Optimization and Learning
Francesco Tassi (Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction Lab., Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy), Jianzhuang Zhao (Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction Lab., Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy), Gustavo J. G. Lahr (Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction Lab., Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy), Luna Gava (Event-Driven Perception for Robotics Lab, Istituto Italiano d…

IMA-Catcher: An IMpact-Aware Nonprehensile Catching Framework based on Combined Optimization and Learning
Robotic catching of flying objects typically generates high impact forces that might lead to task failure and potential hardware damages. This is accentuated when the object mass to robot payload ratio increases, given the strong inertial components characterizing this task. This paper aims to address this problem by proposing an implicitly impact-aware framework that accomplishes the catching task in both pre- and post-catching phases. In the first phase, a motion planner generates optimal tra…

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Diophantine approximation on abelian varieties; a conjecture of M. Waldschmidt
Lior Fishman, David Lambert, Keith Merrill, David Simmons
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19060

Diophantine approximation on abelian varieties; a conjecture of M. Waldschmidt
Following the work of Waldschmidt, we investigate problems in Diophantine approximation on abelian varieties. First we show that a conjecture of Waldschmidt for a given simple abelian variety is equivalent to a well-known Diophantine condition holding for a certain matrix related to that variety. We then posit a related but weaker conjecture, and establish the upper bound direction of that conjecture in full generality. For rank 1 elliptic curves defined over a number field $K \subset \mathbb{R…

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Electron and positron channeling and photon emission processes in boron doped periodically bent diamond
Andrei V. Korol, Andrey V. Solov'yov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20037

Electron and positron channeling and photon emission processes in boron doped periodically bent diamond
In this paper, theoretical and numerical analyses are conducted of the profiles of the planar (-110) crystallographic direction in the diamond layer doped with boron atoms. The planar profiles for periodic doping following several ideal dependencies of the boron concentration on the distance in the crystalline medium. Numerical simulations of the channeling and photon emission processes have been carried out for 855 MeV electron and 530 MeV positron beams incident on boron-doped diamond with a …

Role of hydrogen dynamics and deposition conditions in photochromic YHO/MoO$_3$ bilayer films
Edvards Strods, Martins Zubkins, Viktors Vibornijs, Dmitrii Moldarev, Anatolijs Sarakovskis, Karlis Kundzins, Emija Letko, Daniel Primetzhofer, Juris Purans
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16946

Role of hydrogen dynamics and deposition conditions in photochromic YHO/MoO$_3$ bilayer films
Oxygen-containing yttrium hydride (YHO) and molybdenum trioxide (MoO$_3$) bilayer films (YHO/MoO$_3$) are produced using reactive magnetron sputtering, and their photochromic properties are investigated in relation to the thickness and density of the MoO$_3$ layer. Compared to single YHO films, the YHO/MoO$_3$ films exhibit faster coloration and larger contrast, with both parameters adjustable by varying the thickness or deposition pressure of the MoO$_3$ layer. Transparent YHO/MoO$_3$ films (~…

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Cred raises fresh funds from GIC, others; valuation cut by 45% to $3.5 billion
The fintech major was valued at $6.4 billion in 2022 during its last major fund infusion. The current fund infusion is in the form of primary capital, which means that existing investors have not sold any shares in this round. The drop in valuation was in line with the company's plans to list in India over the next two years, people in the know said.

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Orbital FFLO and layer-selective FFLO phases in trilayer NbSe$_2$
Michiya Chazono, Youichi Yanase
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19706 https://

Orbital FFLO and layer-selective FFLO phases in trilayer NbSe$_2$
Finite-momentum superconductivity has become an important research topic in condensed matter physics. In particular, the orbital Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state, which is stabi lized in atomically thin films by the orbital effect of an external magnetic field, has been getting attention as a fascinating finite-momentum superconducting state recently. We study the phase diagram of the trilayer Ising superconductor NbSe$_2$ in the in-plane magnetic field, taking into ac count the or…

Thin active nematohydrodynamic layers: asymptotic theories and instabilities
Mehrana R. Nejad
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16523 https://

Thin active nematohydrodynamic layers: asymptotic theories and instabilities
Starting from a three-dimensional description of an active nematic layer, we employ an asymptotic theory to derive a series of low-dimensional continuum models that capture the coupled dynamics of flat and curved films, including variations in film thickness, shape deformations, internal velocity fields, and the dynamics of orientational order. Using this asymptotic theory, we investigate instabilities driven by activity in both the nematic and isotropic phases for cylindrical and flat films.…