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Analytical model uses Harris and Palmgren modeling to estimate power loss in scroll compressors
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (161+ words) Analytical model uses Harris and Palmgren modeling to estimate power loss in scroll compressors lead image As up to 20% of all electricity produced powers compressors, even slight improvements in efficiency of constantly running compressors could deliver significant reductions in total…...
Generating 5 million truly random bits each second
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (238+ words) Generating 5 million truly random bits each second lead image Random number generation is crucial for many fields like cryptography, Monte Carlo simulations, machine learning, and probabilistic computation. However, generating truly random bits generally requires dedicated hardware and significant post-processing, both…...
Josephson parametric amplifier offers increased qubit frequency in quantum computing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) Josephson parametric amplifier offers increased qubit frequency in quantum computing'AIP.ORG Josephson parametric amplifier offers increased qubit frequency in quantum computing Josephson parametric amplifier offers increased qubit frequency in quantum computing lead image In quantum computing, conventional superconducting qubits operate…...
Simulating saxophone sound and vibrato - AIP.ORG
1+ week, 3+ day ago (297+ words) Simulating saxophone sound and vibrato lead image Inspired by his years of playing saxophone, Diego Tonetti was always interested in the acoustics of the instrument. When he was younger, he wanted to 3D-print a mouthpiece for his saxophone, but he…...
Creating an AI-driven tool to automate photonic circuit design
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (96+ words) Creating an AI-driven tool to automate photonic circuit design'AIP.ORG The researchers tested their framework using models from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, and DeepSeek. Gemini 2.5, o1, and Claude Opus 4 achieved the highest success rates. Although all models performed well with simple…...
Vortex ring dynamics may open new window into heart health
2+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) Vortex ring dynamics may open new window into heart health lead image Yin et al. explored this relatively understudied terrain by characterizing the three-dimensional evolution of VR structures and examining kinematic features like circulation, induced velocity, and vortex trajectory in…...
NSF to Issue Large, ‘Flexible’ Grants to Nontraditional Teams - AIP.ORG
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (365+ words) The home page for NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate. Last week, the National Science Foundation announced plans to award large, multi-year grants to a few teams "operating outside of existing academic, start-up, and industry constraints." Each award under the…...
Time-division multiplexing opens path for larger quantum computers
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (276+ words) Time-division multiplexing opens path for larger quantum computers lead image One promising architecture for quantum computers relies on quantum charged-coupled devices (QCCDs). Similar to how classical CCDs transfer packets of charge to store and read out, the QCCD architecture shuttles…...
Genesis Mission Starting to Take Shape
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (358+ words) Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Dar'o Gil testifies on the Genesis Mission before the House Science Committee. The awards announced Wednesday appear to encompass a combination of new initiatives and previously planned AI programs and projects, as some…...
Array demonstrates path to photonic Ising computers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) A polarization-switchable array could be the building block for future energy-efficient photonic computers. Yuan et al. aimed to create a VCSEL that could switch freely between two orthogonal polarization states by engineering the aperture geometry to balance the array's intrinsic…...