Space & Planetary
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A new perspective on designing urban low-altitude logistics networks subhead: Balancing cost, safety, and noise through co-evolutionary multi-objective optimization
Tsinghua University PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
As urban drone logistics becomes a practical reality, balancing economic cost, ground safety risk, and noise impact poses a systemic challenge. A recent study proposes a novel approach to design urban low-altitude logistics networks, incorporating noise constraints into a multi-objective optimization framework. By combining a layered network model with a dual-population co-evolutionary algorithm, the research provides a new direction for the low-altitude logistics infrastructure of future cities.
‘Space ice’ is less like water than we thought
University College LondonPeer-Reviewed Publication
“Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge.
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- Physical Review B
A rapidly structured aircraft concept design method based on generative artificial intelligence
Tsinghua University PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
Aircraft conceptual design is a highly complex process involving multidisciplinary trade-offs and creative thinking. Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) provide promising opportunities to automate and augment this process. A new study, recently published in the Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, presents an AI-driven framework capable of generating aircraft configuration schemes based on design requirements, integrating aerodynamic knowledge and system constraints. This research fills a key gap in intelligent design methodology, offering a new tool to revolutionize the early stages of aircraft development.
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- Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
A general framework for airfoil flow field reconstruction based on transformer-guided diffusion models
Tsinghua University PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
High-resolution flow field data are critical for accurately evaluating the aerodynamic performance of aircraft. However, acquiring such data through large-scale numerical simulations or wind tunnel experiments is highly resource-intensive. Flow field super-resolution techniques offer an efficient alternative by reconstructing high-resolution data from low-resolution inputs. While existing super-resolution methods can recover the global structure of the flow, they often struggle to capture fine local details, especially shock waves. To address this limitation, this research proposes the FlowViT-Diff framework that integrates Vision Transformers (ViT) with an enhanced denoising diffusion probabilistic model to simultaneously capture global coherence and local flow features with high fidelity.
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- Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
Fluid-structure interaction analysis and wave-coupled dynamics of airbag-cushioned reentry capsules: Unlocking safer maritime spacecraft recovery?
Tsinghua University PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
Maritime recovery of spacecraft is critical for crewed missions, offering advantages such as reduced impact forces and enhanced safety. While airbag cushioning systems have been widely adopted to mitigate landing impacts, prior studies predominantly focused on land or calm-water scenarios, leaving the complex interactions between airbags, reentry capsules, and ocean waves poorly understood. This study published in the Chinese Journal of Aeronautics on June6, 2025, addresses this gap by employing a Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) model to analyze water-landing characteristics under wave conditions, revealing key mechanisms such as wave-phase-dependent impact forces and horizontal velocity thresholds for stability. The findings provide essential insights for optimizing recovery systems, ensuring safer and more reliable maritime operations for reusable spacecraft.
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- Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
High-resolution neutron spectrum regulation for promoting transuranic isotope production
Nuclear Science and TechniquesPeer-Reviewed Publication
A method is proposed for high-resolution neutron spectrum regulation across the entire energy domain, which helps to determine the optimal neutron spectrum for transuranic isotope production and a regulation scheme to establish this optimal neutron spectrum within the irradiation channels. The state-of-the-art production schemes for 252Cf and 238Pu in the High Flux Isotope Reactor were optimized, improving the yield of 252Cf by 12.16% and that of 238Pu by 7.53% to 25.84%.
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- Nuclear Science and Techniques