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An effective Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic for Uncertain Agile Satellite Scheduling

Researchers developed an advanced algorithm that helps schedule satellite operations even when there is uncertainty about factors like profit, resources, and weather. This could lead to more reliable and flexible Earth observation from satellites.

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Agentic Wireless Communication for 6G: Intent-Aware and Continuously Evolving Physical-Layer Intelligence
Materials & EngineeringEngineeringAlgorithms & Theory

Agentic Wireless Communication for 6G: Intent-Aware and Continuously Evolving Physical-Layer Intelligence

The 6G wireless systems are becoming more intelligent and responsive to user needs, moving away from rigid rules towards more autonomous and adaptive control. This could lead to improved performance and reliability for 6G services.

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Retrieval Augmented (Knowledge Graph), and Large Language Model-Driven Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Generation of Cyber-Physical Systems
Materials & EngineeringCybersecurityAlgorithms & Theory

Retrieval Augmented (Knowledge Graph), and Large Language Model-Driven Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Generation of Cyber-Physical Systems

Researchers have found that advanced language models can help generate design structures for complex cyber-physical systems more efficiently, which could streamline engineering for products like smart home devices.

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Is Mamba Reliable for Medical Imaging?
Materials & EngineeringDiagnostics & ImagingEngineering

Is Mamba Reliable for Medical Imaging?

Researchers evaluated a promising medical imaging technique called Mamba, finding it could offer fast, efficient processing - but its reliability under real-world conditions needs further study.

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Materials & EngineeringParticle & High-Energy PhysicsAlgorithms & Theory

NeuDiff Agent: A Governed AI Workflow for Single-Crystal Neutron Crystallography

A new AI workflow can speed up analysis of complex materials like single-crystal neutron data, helping researchers understand molecular structures faster and advance fields like materials science.

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Toward a Fully Autonomous, AI-Native Particle Accelerator
Materials & EngineeringParticle & High-Energy PhysicsAlgorithms & Theory

Toward a Fully Autonomous, AI-Native Particle Accelerator

Researchers propose designing the next generation of particle accelerators using AI, allowing them to run with minimal human oversight. This could lead to faster, more efficient, and cheaper scientific discoveries.

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MALLVI: a multi agent framework for integrated generalized robotics manipulation
Materials & EngineeringRoboticsAlgorithms & Theory

MALLVI: a multi agent framework for integrated generalized robotics manipulation

Researchers developed a new AI framework that allows robots to plan and carry out complex manipulation tasks, paving the way for more versatile and capable robots that can assist humans in a variety of settings.

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Point-DeepONet: Predicting Nonlinear Fields on Non-Parametric Geometries under Variable Load Conditions
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

Point-DeepONet: Predicting Nonlinear Fields on Non-Parametric Geometries under Variable Load Conditions

Researchers developed Point-DeepONet, a new AI algorithm that can accurately predict how complex structures respond to different loads, without needing extensive simulations. This could lead to faster and more efficient structural design and analysis in engineering.

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Universal Fine-Grained Symmetry Inference and Enforcement for Rigorous Crystal Structure Prediction
Materials & EngineeringCondensed MatterAlgorithms & Theory

Universal Fine-Grained Symmetry Inference and Enforcement for Rigorous Crystal Structure Prediction

Researchers developed a new AI system that can accurately predict the atomic structure of crystals, which is crucial for designing new materials with desired properties.

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Cinder: A fast and fair matchmaking system
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

Cinder: A fast and fair matchmaking system

Researchers developed Cinder, a new matchmaking system that can quickly pair players in online games into fair matches, which helps keep players engaged and satisfied with the gameplay experience.

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Materials & EngineeringEngineering

NASA Investigates How People Respond to Air Taxi Noise

NASA research suggests where people hear air taxi noise can affect how they respond, as new flight options bring unfamiliar sounds overhead.

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Materials & EngineeringSpace Missions & LaunchEngineering

NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

NASA found issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft during a test flight, raising concerns about the safety and reliability of the system that is meant to transport astronauts to the International Space Station.

report
VLM-DEWM: Dynamic External World Model for Verifiable and Resilient Vision-Language Planning in Manufacturing
Materials & EngineeringComputer VisionManufacturing & Scale-up

VLM-DEWM: Dynamic External World Model for Verifiable and Resilient Vision-Language Planning in Manufacturing

A new AI system can help robots in factories better understand their surroundings and respond to changes, making manufacturing more reliable and flexible.

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GREAT-EER: Graph Edge Attention Network for Emergency Evacuation Responses
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

GREAT-EER: Graph Edge Attention Network for Emergency Evacuation Responses

Researchers developed a new AI model called GREAT-EER that can help plan more efficient emergency evacuations of urban areas during disasters. This could save lives by getting people to safety faster during crises.

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Materials & EngineeringAstronomyMaterials Science

Crystals Grown in Space

Researchers grew high-quality lysozyme crystals in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station, which could lead to improved understanding and production of proteins critical for human health.

report
Estimating Human Muscular Fatigue in Dynamic Collaborative Robotic Tasks with Learning-Based Models
Materials & EngineeringRoboticsEngineering

Estimating Human Muscular Fatigue in Dynamic Collaborative Robotic Tasks with Learning-Based Models

Researchers developed a way to measure muscle fatigue in people working with robots, which could help make human-robot collaboration safer and more efficient.

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Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

Advanced Assistance for Traffic Crash Analysis: An AI-Driven Multi-Agent Approach to Pre-Crash Reconstruction

A new AI system can reconstruct what happened before car crashes, which could help investigators analyze crashes and improve road safety.

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Toward Agentic Software Engineering Beyond Code: Framing Vision, Values, and Vocabulary
Materials & EngineeringSoftware & SystemsEngineering

Toward Agentic Software Engineering Beyond Code: Framing Vision, Values, and Vocabulary

Researchers are exploring how advanced AI could fundamentally transform software engineering, moving beyond just writing code to also shaping the vision, values, and vocabulary of software systems - changes that could have broad societal implications.

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Materials & EngineeringSatellites & OrbitsEngineering

NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management

NASA is developing an air traffic management system for high-altitude airspace, making it more accessible for emerging applications like telecommunications and emergency response.

report
GenAI for Systems: Recurring Challenges and Design Principles from Software to Silicon
Materials & EngineeringGenerative AISoftware & Systems

GenAI for Systems: Recurring Challenges and Design Principles from Software to Silicon

Generative AI is transforming how computing systems are designed and built, but research is fragmented across software, hardware and chip design. This cross-stack perspective highlights common challenges and design principles for applying generative AI more broadly.

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Agentic Wireless Communication for 6G: Intent-Aware and Continuously Evolving Physical-Layer Intelligence
Materials & EngineeringEngineeringAlgorithms & Theory

Agentic Wireless Communication for 6G: Intent-Aware and Continuously Evolving Physical-Layer Intelligence

The 6G wireless systems are becoming more intelligent and responsive to user needs, moving away from rigid rules towards more autonomous and adaptive control. This could lead to improved performance and reliability for 6G services.

preprint
Retrieval Augmented (Knowledge Graph), and Large Language Model-Driven Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Generation of Cyber-Physical Systems
Materials & EngineeringCybersecurityAlgorithms & Theory

Retrieval Augmented (Knowledge Graph), and Large Language Model-Driven Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Generation of Cyber-Physical Systems

Researchers have found that advanced language models can help generate design structures for complex cyber-physical systems more efficiently, which could streamline engineering for products like smart home devices.

preprint
Is Mamba Reliable for Medical Imaging?
Materials & EngineeringDiagnostics & ImagingEngineering

Is Mamba Reliable for Medical Imaging?

Researchers evaluated a promising medical imaging technique called Mamba, finding it could offer fast, efficient processing - but its reliability under real-world conditions needs further study.

preprint
Materials & EngineeringParticle & High-Energy PhysicsAlgorithms & Theory

NeuDiff Agent: A Governed AI Workflow for Single-Crystal Neutron Crystallography

A new AI workflow can speed up analysis of complex materials like single-crystal neutron data, helping researchers understand molecular structures faster and advance fields like materials science.

preprint
Toward a Fully Autonomous, AI-Native Particle Accelerator
Materials & EngineeringParticle & High-Energy PhysicsAlgorithms & Theory

Toward a Fully Autonomous, AI-Native Particle Accelerator

Researchers propose designing the next generation of particle accelerators using AI, allowing them to run with minimal human oversight. This could lead to faster, more efficient, and cheaper scientific discoveries.

preprint
MALLVI: a multi agent framework for integrated generalized robotics manipulation
Materials & EngineeringRoboticsAlgorithms & Theory

MALLVI: a multi agent framework for integrated generalized robotics manipulation

Researchers developed a new AI framework that allows robots to plan and carry out complex manipulation tasks, paving the way for more versatile and capable robots that can assist humans in a variety of settings.

preprint
Point-DeepONet: Predicting Nonlinear Fields on Non-Parametric Geometries under Variable Load Conditions
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

Point-DeepONet: Predicting Nonlinear Fields on Non-Parametric Geometries under Variable Load Conditions

Researchers developed Point-DeepONet, a new AI algorithm that can accurately predict how complex structures respond to different loads, without needing extensive simulations. This could lead to faster and more efficient structural design and analysis in engineering.

preprint
Universal Fine-Grained Symmetry Inference and Enforcement for Rigorous Crystal Structure Prediction
Materials & EngineeringCondensed MatterAlgorithms & Theory

Universal Fine-Grained Symmetry Inference and Enforcement for Rigorous Crystal Structure Prediction

Researchers developed a new AI system that can accurately predict the atomic structure of crystals, which is crucial for designing new materials with desired properties.

preprint
Cinder: A fast and fair matchmaking system
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

Cinder: A fast and fair matchmaking system

Researchers developed Cinder, a new matchmaking system that can quickly pair players in online games into fair matches, which helps keep players engaged and satisfied with the gameplay experience.

preprint
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheorySatellites & Orbits

An effective Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic for Uncertain Agile Satellite Scheduling

Researchers developed an advanced algorithm that helps schedule satellite operations even when there is uncertainty about factors like profit, resources, and weather. This could lead to more reliable and flexible Earth observation from satellites.

preprint
Materials & EngineeringEngineering

NASA Investigates How People Respond to Air Taxi Noise

NASA research suggests where people hear air taxi noise can affect how they respond, as new flight options bring unfamiliar sounds overhead.

report
Materials & EngineeringSpace Missions & LaunchEngineering

NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

NASA found issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft during a test flight, raising concerns about the safety and reliability of the system that is meant to transport astronauts to the International Space Station.

report
VLM-DEWM: Dynamic External World Model for Verifiable and Resilient Vision-Language Planning in Manufacturing
Materials & EngineeringComputer VisionManufacturing & Scale-up

VLM-DEWM: Dynamic External World Model for Verifiable and Resilient Vision-Language Planning in Manufacturing

A new AI system can help robots in factories better understand their surroundings and respond to changes, making manufacturing more reliable and flexible.

preprint
GREAT-EER: Graph Edge Attention Network for Emergency Evacuation Responses
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

GREAT-EER: Graph Edge Attention Network for Emergency Evacuation Responses

Researchers developed a new AI model called GREAT-EER that can help plan more efficient emergency evacuations of urban areas during disasters. This could save lives by getting people to safety faster during crises.

preprint
Materials & EngineeringAstronomyMaterials Science

Crystals Grown in Space

Researchers grew high-quality lysozyme crystals in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station, which could lead to improved understanding and production of proteins critical for human health.

report
Estimating Human Muscular Fatigue in Dynamic Collaborative Robotic Tasks with Learning-Based Models
Materials & EngineeringRoboticsEngineering

Estimating Human Muscular Fatigue in Dynamic Collaborative Robotic Tasks with Learning-Based Models

Researchers developed a way to measure muscle fatigue in people working with robots, which could help make human-robot collaboration safer and more efficient.

preprint
Materials & EngineeringAlgorithms & TheoryEngineering

Advanced Assistance for Traffic Crash Analysis: An AI-Driven Multi-Agent Approach to Pre-Crash Reconstruction

A new AI system can reconstruct what happened before car crashes, which could help investigators analyze crashes and improve road safety.

preprint
Toward Agentic Software Engineering Beyond Code: Framing Vision, Values, and Vocabulary
Materials & EngineeringSoftware & SystemsEngineering

Toward Agentic Software Engineering Beyond Code: Framing Vision, Values, and Vocabulary

Researchers are exploring how advanced AI could fundamentally transform software engineering, moving beyond just writing code to also shaping the vision, values, and vocabulary of software systems - changes that could have broad societal implications.

preprint
Materials & EngineeringSatellites & OrbitsEngineering

NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management

NASA is developing an air traffic management system for high-altitude airspace, making it more accessible for emerging applications like telecommunications and emergency response.

report
GenAI for Systems: Recurring Challenges and Design Principles from Software to Silicon
Materials & EngineeringGenerative AISoftware & Systems

GenAI for Systems: Recurring Challenges and Design Principles from Software to Silicon

Generative AI is transforming how computing systems are designed and built, but research is fragmented across software, hardware and chip design. This cross-stack perspective highlights common challenges and design principles for applying generative AI more broadly.

preprint
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