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Advancing quantum technologies depends on the precise control of individual quantum systems, the so-called qubits, and the exploitation of their quantum properties. Nowadays, expanding the number of qubits to be entangled is at the core of the developments ...

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We present TimberTool (TTool v2.1.1), a software designed for woodworking tasks assisted by augmented reality (AR), emphasizing its essential function of the real-time localization of a tool head’s poses within camera frames. The localization process, a fu ...

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In this paper, we present a new method for upcycling concrete rubble waste into slender walls through the lightweight digital augmentation of mainstream construction machines. By using such method, the environmental impact of concrete construction and demo ...

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Electron-beam based nanoscale quantum controls

Microsecond Time-Resolved Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Evaluation of Interface and Residual Strain of NiTi Layer Deposited on NiTiX Substrate by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Controlling crystal cleavage in focused ion beam shaped specimens for surface spectroscopy

Structural study of nickelate based heterostructures

Revealing the Mechanism Underlying 3D-AFM Imaging of Suspended Structures by Experiments and Simulations

A continuous-wave and pulsed X-band electron spin resonance spectrometer operating in ultra-high vacuum for the study of low dimensional spin ensembles

Polydopamine-coated photoautotrophic bacteria for improving extracellular electron transfer in living photovoltaics

Twenty years of irrigation acclimation is driven by denser canopies and not by plasticity in twig- and needle-level hydraulics in a Pinus sylvestris forest

Composition and Element Distribution Mapping of γ′ and γ" Phases of Inconel 718 by High-Resolution Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-ray Energy-Dispersive Spectrometry

Study of flexible operating conditions in variable-speed hydraulic turbines : advanced models and experimental validation

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy for Molecules: Effects of Electron Propagation into Vacuum

Optimizing Manufacturing Efficiency: A Six-Sigma DMAIC Approach to Reduce Operational Gaps

TTool: A Supervised Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Visual Pose Detector for Tool Heads in Augmented Reality Woodworking

Advances in High-Speed, Multiparametric Atomic Force Microscopy

Rising from rubble - Leveraging existing construction tools for upcycling concrete waste into slender walls

Ghost imaging using two SPAD array detectors: a parameter study towards the realization of a 3D quantum microscope

Pore size estimation in axon-mimicking microfibers with diffusion-relaxation MRI

Additively manufactured stretchable zipping electrostatic actuators

Development and clinical validation of computational imaging biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases