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PKU researchers pave the way toward high-performance photonic chips
Peking UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Nature Materials
Eliminating background artifacts in super-resolution microscopy: A risk-aware adaptive deep learning framework
Chinese Society for Optical EngineeringPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Scientific Research Innovation Capability Support Project for Young Faculty, Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology, China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, National Key Research and Development Program of China
Event-based ‘neuromorphic camera’ enables kilohertz vascular imaging and functional reconstruction in the living brain
Chinese Society for Optical EngineeringPeer-Reviewed Publication
Event cameras have mostly been used to track motion, where large brightness changes at moving edges generate dense event streams. In a new PhotoniX study, researchers in South Korea instead apply these sensors to functional brain imaging, a harder regime where activity-related brightness changes are noticeably smaller. By characterizing the camera for this regime and using it to record cortical vascular dynamics at kilohertz frame rates, they show that event-based acquisition can faithfully capture fast blood-flow signals in vivo. For the imaging of calcium activity in cultured neurons and the rodent brain, an unsupervised reconstruction method converts the sparse event streams to continuous ΔF/F0 activity signals. The framework opens new possibilities for high-resolution, data-efficient functional imaging in biology.
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- PhotoniX
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- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Research Grant from HFSP
Illuminating the darkness with LightELF: A neuromorphic breakthrough in “seeing” topological optical knots
Chinese Society for Optical EngineeringPeer-Reviewed Publication
Information transmission with structured light continues to advance in performance. In a study published in PhotoniX, researchers from Nanjing University have introduced the LightELF system to tackle a key challenge in structured light detection. The team developed and validated an event‑driven method for dynamic singularity detection and topological signal encoding, providing a new technical pathway to overcome the long‑standing challenge of real‑time processing and information transmission using optical topological knots.
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- PhotoniX
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China/ the National Natural Science Foundation of China
WEIT paves new way for 6G environment intelligence communication
Higher Education PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
Curious about how 6G will achieve smarter, more efficient communication? A new study in Engineering introduces Wireless Environmental Information Theory, a fresh framework for 6G’s environment intelligence communication. It moves past traditional static channel models, uses sensing and AI for real-time channel prediction, and tests its effectiveness across key 6G tasks, while exploring practical challenges for real-world use.
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- Engineering
Safeguarding public health: PolyU pioneers multi-tiered AI model for more cost-effective and smarter sewer system management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University- Journal
- Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
How apple cells break their walls to rebuild life
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of SciencePeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Horticulture Research
Act now for fungal conservation: urgent calls to address knowledge gaps and protect strategic biological resources
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesNew research outlines a multi-dimensional strategy for fungal conservation, prioritizing species recognition, evolutionary analysis and targeted habitat protection to safeguard this understudied keystone group of life.
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- Biological Diversity
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China
Ultra-sensitive multi-band infrared polarization photodetector based on 1T'-MoTe2/2H-MoTe2 van der Waals heterostructure
Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals GroupPeer-Reviewed Publication
This research presents a high-performance near-infrared polarized photodetector based on a 1T'-MoTe2/2H-MoTe2 homologous polymorphic van der Waals heterojunction. It underscores the significant advantages of utilizing different phases of the same material for designing advanced optoelectronic devices. The findings provide a valuable and generalizable design strategy for developing future integrated, multifunctional sensing, and imaging systems.
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- Opto-Electronic Advances