A UC San Diego team has uncovered a method to decipher neural networks’ learning process, using a statistical formula to clarify how features are learned, a breakthrough that promises more understandable and efficient AI systems….
On a recent afternoon, I held a bagel in front of me and said: “Look and tell me if this is healthy.” A monotone voice responded that the bagel was unhealthy because it was high…
ICFO’s development of a four-terminal tandem organic solar cell with a 16.94% efficiency marks a significant advancement in solar energy technology, promising new applications in sustainable energy conversion and solar fuels. Artistic illustration of the…
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have uncovered how machine learning successfully classifies images, revealing that each filter in a deep learning architecture recognizes and refines the recognition of image clusters through layers. Current AI architectures can…
The information is written in optically active atomic defects by a focused ion beam (left) and read using the cathodoluminescence or photoluminescence (right). Credit: M. Hollenbach, H. Schultheiß Team presents new path to long-term data…
This image shows a visualization of the calculated exciton transfer from an upper tetracene layer of a solar cell to the silicon substrate. The electron is shown in blue, and the electron hole in red….
Innovative research led by Professor Daping Chu has produced a liquid crystal-based dielectric metasurface, reducing manufacturing complexities and improving optical device performance, with significant implications for future liquid crystal technologies. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Dielectric metasurfaces, known…
When I temporarily switched from an iPhone to an Android phone last week, I was bracing for a world of hurt. I’ve owned only Apple phones ever since buying the first-generation iPhone in 2007. And,…
Accurate alignment of quantum dots with photonic components is critical for extracting the radiation emitted by the dots. In this illustration, a quantum dot centered in the optical “hotspot” of a circular grating (center dot…
A high-level schematic of the photonic integrated chip, developed by the Gaeta lab, for all-optical optical frequency division, or OFD – a method of converting a high-frequency signal to a lower frequency. Credit: Yun Zhao/Columbia…
