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Discrete events: Perspectives from system theory [PDF]

Quarterly, 1988
Summary: Mathematical system theory has traditionally been concerned with differential or difference equations. Recently, however, there has been increasing interest of system theorists for `discrete event systems', whose evolution in time is marked by the occurrence of `events' (arrivals of messages or customers, completion of tasks, etc.). This paper
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Nanoengineered Binetworks in Multifunctional Anionic Block Polymer Mesoblends for Improved Mechanical Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoblends consist of a nanostructured polymer into which a second polymer is imbibed with a selective solvent. In this work, a solvent‐templatable pentablock terpolymer possessing a sulfonated midblock is modified with a hydrophilic polymer that is photocrosslinked in situ, yielding a hierarchical binetwork.
Kacie M. Wells, Ivan Kuzmenko, Reza A. Ghiladi, Richard J. Spontak   +3 more
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Glissile Interphase Boundaries Enable Collective Phase Switching in Epitaxial Polar Oxides

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A triple point is identified in the phase diagram of low‐symmetry epitaxial BiFeO3 thin film along with an extended regime of phase competition associated with a flattened energy landscape. The electromechanical response is shown to be governed by correlated interphase‐boundary motion, including scale‐free avalanche dynamics characteristic of systems ...
Mohammad Moein Seyfouri, Oliver Paull, Ralph Bulanadi, Yasuhiro Sakamoto, Shintaro Yasui, Mikayla Lord, Mahak Chhabra, David Walker, Patrycja Paruch, Shery Chang, Nagarajan Valanoor, Daniel Sando   +11 more
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A neuromorphic architecture for scalable event-based control

Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering
This paper introduces the ‘rebound winner-take-all (RWTA)’ motif as the basic element of a scalable neuromorphic control architecture. From the cellular level to the system level, the resulting architecture combines the reliability of discrete ...
Yongkang Huo, Fulvio Forni, Rodolphe Sepulchre   +2 more
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Chiral Phase Change Nanomaterials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates reversible, non‐volatile phase transitions in chiral Ge2${\rm Ge}_2$Sb2${\rm Sb}_2$Te5${\rm Te}_5$ (GST) nanohelices for high‐speed optical modulation of chirality and dynamic control of the state of polarization (SOP). The chiral nanostructures are fabricated using a highly directional, wafer‐scale physical vapor deposition ...
Joshua A. Burrow, Md Shah Alam, Riad Yahiaoui, Evan M. Smith, Ryan Laing, Jules Gardener, Thomas A. Searles, Piyush J. Shah, Shivashankar Vangala, Joshua R. Hendrickson, Andrew M. Sarangan, Imad Agha   +11 more
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Unraveling MXene Oxidation Mechanisms Under Realistic Gas Environments by In Situ Gas‐Cell TEM

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Real‐time visualization of MXene degradation reveals a fundamental oxidation mechanism under oxygen and moisture environments. Using in situ gas‐cell electron microscopy, this study demonstrates that oxygen degradation drives a thermodynamically controlled high‐temperature transformation into mixed rutile/anatase phases.
Yongfa Cheng, Kunmo Koo, Zizhen Cai, Paty Meza, Yu Wen, Byungseok Seo, Yukun Liu, Xiaobing Hu, Vinayak P. Dravid   +8 more
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Ultrasmall High‐Entropy Materials: Nanoscale Effects, Synthesis, and Mechanistic Insights

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review article focuses on sub‐10 nm high‐entropy materials that combine nanoscale design with complex compositions for next‐generation applications. ABSTRACT Ultrasmall high‐entropy nanomaterials (USHENMs, <10 nm) merge multicomponent chemistry with size‐dependent effects, forming a distinct class of materials with unprecedented properties.
Yueyue He, Wenbo Wang, Simon Schweidler, Yanjiao Ma, Ben Breitung, Torsten Brezesinski   +5 more
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Powering Nanocrystal‐Based Heat Engines With Light‐Emitting Metasurfaces That Influence Their Temperature

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurfaces and other structured photonic environments can dramatically modify the absorption and/or light emission of semiconductors. However, the consequences of these changes on the temperature of the system are not well understood. The authors address this problem for colloidal nanocrystals and leverage their findings to convert light into ...
Hugo Kowalczyk, Yihao Yuan, Augustin Caillas, Amel Saidoun, Roméo Bonnet, Pascal Filloux, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Aloyse Degiron   +7 more
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Pickering‐Engineered Microparticles for Magnetically Guided Motion and Light‐Triggered Catalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive wax microparticles stabilized by hematite cubes through the Pickering emulsification strategy are developed, showing controlled size, motion, and light‐activated catalytic activity. Annealing under a magnetic field enhances their mobility and steering.
Chiara Ferlito, Ludovico Guercio, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giuseppe Lazzara, Theodore Hueckel, Lorenzo Lisuzzo, Stefano Sacanna   +6 more
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Dye‐Initiated Chirped Cholesteric Polymer Networks Exhibiting Broadband Dissipative Chiral Photonic Bands

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dye‐based photoinitiator acting as a structure‐directing element, guides the formation of a cholesteric polymer network that behaves as a chirped photonic structure with dissipative chiral coupling. Photopolymerization freezes a depth‐dependent helical pitch, broadening the Bragg resonance spectrum.
Alfredo Mazzulla, Pasquale Pagliusi, Gabriella Cipparrone   +2 more
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