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A high-resolution photothermal tomographic technique for subsurface inspection
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A high-resolution photothermal tomographic technique for subsurface inspection

By employing either flash pulse excitation or linear laser scanning, thermophotonic energy penetrates the material’s interior and evolves with time. The acquired relaxation...

Animation technique simulates the motion of squishy objects
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Animation technique simulates the motion of squishy objects

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Animators could create more realistic bouncy, stretchy, and squishy characters for movies and video games thanks to a new...

Laser technique improves ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space and defense applications
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Laser technique improves ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space and defense applications

TEM and STEM-HAADF analysis of the HFC17 sample synthesized at 1700°C using the SLRP method. Credit: Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2025)....

New technique offers more control over large language models
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New technique offers more control over large language models

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine developing a finer control knob for artificial intelligence (AI) applications like Google Gemini and OpenAI ChatGPT. Mikhail Belkin,...

Upgraded technique for extracting uranium from seawater promises higher efficiency and lower costs
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Upgraded technique for extracting uranium from seawater promises higher efficiency and lower costs

Bipolar EUE system process and its performance. a, A schematic of the bipolar uranium extraction using anodic electrochemistry-assisted indirect uranium reduction reaction coupled...

Engineers develop technique to enhance lifespan of next-generation fusion power plants
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Engineers develop technique to enhance lifespan of next-generation fusion power plants

(a) Laser-welded P91 specimen for residual stress, microstructures (EBSD and SEM) and micro-hardness characterization, (b) the PFIB-DIC ring-core residual stress quantification, (c) the...

Skia technique decodes ‘shadow branches’ to boost data center efficiency
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Skia technique decodes ‘shadow branches’ to boost data center efficiency

Chrysanthos Pepi and Dr. Paul Gratz standing in front of HPRC server clusters. Credit: Hayden Schonhoeft/Texas A&M Engineering What happens when trailblazing engineers...

Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency
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Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency

Solar cell fabrication and photovoltaic performance. Credit: Nature Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01756-2 Over the past few decades, solar cells have become increasingly widespread,...

Investigating charge behavior in multilayer OLEDs using a laser spectroscopic technique
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Investigating charge behavior in multilayer OLEDs using a laser spectroscopic technique

To increase the device lifetimes and efficiency of OLEDs, it is critical to understand the electrical charge behavior at different interfaces within. Professor...