Researchers have developed a framework that can break down complex problems that agentic AI is tasked with solving. This framework, called "calculus of intelligence" or COIN, works by breaking up the AI agent's overall goal into smaller tasks within a mathematical logic system.

A research paper by scientists from Harbin Institute of Technology proposed an integrate the characteristics of different animals, an insect-scale tripedal piezoelectric robot incorporating multiple biomimetic features.

The new research paper, published on Jul. 23 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, provided an insect‑scale piezoelectric robot that combines multiple biomimetic features inspired by both fish and seals.

In multicore optical fibers, a key research question was whether low-power and high-power laser pulses would distribute light differently among seven cores. Researchers from Russia found that low power gave random, unstable distribution, whereas higher power produced equal sharing across all cores and stability against bending and vibrations. The far-field pattern changed from speckled to bell-shaped. Modeling showed a statistical mechanism, where the pulse broke into many sub-pulses whose averaging produced stable equalization.

A research team has developed porous sodium-alginate composite gel microspheres capable of capturing uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions with high capacity and selectivity. 

Researchers achieved record-breaking optical frequency transfer over 2067 km of field-deployed fiber with fractional instability of 2.9 x 10^-21 at one day. Using bias-free noise compensation based on digital RF phase recording and Hertz-level optical filtering, the system operates reliably under extreme noise levels of 5000 rad^2/Hz/km. This advance establishes a practical route toward large-scale optical clock networks and precision metrology using standard telecommunications infrastructure.

This collection features articles on Surface Treatment published in Smart Materials in Manufacturing. All articles are free to read and download.

This collection features articles on Alloy published in Smart Materials in Manufacturing. All articles are free to read and download.