{"title":"Enhanced ultrasound particle image velocimetry (E-uPIV) enables fast flow mapping of microvasculature.","authors":"Jingyi Yin, Jiabin Zhang, Dongdong Liang, Daichao Chen, Jue Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00423-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00423-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ultrasound particle image velocimetry (uPIV) has emerged as a widely-used tool for measuring blood flow fields with higher sensitivity and accuracy. However, its clinical application in assessing microvessel-related diseases is hindered by the diffraction limit. While ultrasound localization microscopy achieves super-resolution imaging of deep tissue microvessels, it lacks the capability for rapid imaging of blood flow dynamics. To overcome the challenges in measuring blood flows beyond the diffraction limit, we integrated the strengths of super-resolution ultrasound and uPIV strategies, proposing an approach termed enhanced ultrasound particle image velocimetry (E-uPIV). By the reconstruction of high-resolution microbubble trajectory images and subsequent speckle tracking, E-uPIV accurately maps microvascular structures and dynamically assesses microflow characteristics, eliminating the need of microbubble localization. This approach presents a perspective tool for non-invasively imaging dynamic microflows.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078520/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144082368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An integrated wireless system for dynamic strain monitoring of Einel-rad-Einelfahrwerk bogies for high-speed rail transport.","authors":"FengLong Wang, Yating Yu, Zhiwen Luo, Lai Wei, Jing Zeng, Guiyun Tian","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00429-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00429-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As critical load-bearing components of high-speed trains, bogies endure multidirectional alternating loads during long-term operation, making their dynamic strain characteristics and structural integrity pivotal to operational safety. Therefore, real-time dynamic strain monitoring of bogies is essential for predicting and preventing high-speed train accidents. Compared to traditional Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E) methods, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensors are more suitable for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) due to their wireless capabilities and cost-effectiveness. Here we propose a wireless real-time monitoring system that utilizes integrated RFID tags with microcontrollers and sensor modules for real-time dynamic strain monitoring of Einel-rad-Einelfahrwerk (EEF) bogies. The microcontroller converts analog signals into digital, enhancing environmental interference resistance. The RFID tags wirelessly transmit digital signals to readers and host computers. To verify accuracy and real-time dynamic strain detection capabilities of designed system, experiments were conducted in laboratory settings and on-site with high-speed train bogies. Experimental results validate the system's 200 Hz dynamic strain detection capability with a 70 cm operational range. Laboratory calibrations within 600-1400 με exhibited absolute errors <19.39 με (2.07%). On-site tests on bogies revealed absolute errors of 5.08 με (7.50%) for axle strain and 7.59 με (7.66%) for wheel hub lateral strain under operational conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078583/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144082355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huasheng Zhuo, Chunhua He, Canfeng Yang, Xian Jiang, Fan Li, Xiangliang Yang, Hai Yang, Tuying Yong, Zhiyong Liu, Yan Ma, Lei Nie, Guanglan Liao, Tielin Shi
{"title":"Integration of acoustic, optical, and electrical methods in picoliter droplet microfluidics for rare particles enrichment.","authors":"Huasheng Zhuo, Chunhua He, Canfeng Yang, Xian Jiang, Fan Li, Xiangliang Yang, Hai Yang, Tuying Yong, Zhiyong Liu, Yan Ma, Lei Nie, Guanglan Liao, Tielin Shi","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00427-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44172-025-00427-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rare particle enrichment plays a pivotal role in advancing numerous scientific research areas and industrial processes. Traditional enrichment methods encounter obstacles such as low efficiency, high cost, and complexity. Acoustic focusing, optical fiber detection, and electrical manipulation have shown potential in microfluidics for particle manipulation and analysis. This study pioneers the integration of the acoustic, optical, and electrical units to overcome the traditional limitations. The cooperative dynamics of acoustic and flow focusing are explored. The optical fibers with an enhanced detection algorithm greatly boost optical detection sensitivity. Furthermore, the droplet charging to enhance the tip charging phenomenon is complemented and validated. The detection and sorting accuracy of enriching large-size H22 cells reached 99.8% and 99.3%, respectively, with the target cell concentration increased by nearly 86-fold. Our work significantly enhances detection sensitivity and particle manipulation accuracy, ultimately offering a robust and reliable solution for generating droplets to enrich rare particles.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12075572/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent progress in hybrid diamond photonics for quantum information processing and sensing.","authors":"Ryota Katsumi, Kosuke Takada, Fedor Jelezko, Takashi Yatsui","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00398-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00398-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Point defects in diamond, particularly nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, have emerged as powerful tools for a broad range of quantum technologies. These defects are promising candidates for quantum information science, serving as deterministic single-photon sources and solid-state quantum memories. They have also been employed as nanoscale quantum sensors to detect various physical quantities, including magnetic fields, electric fields, and temperature, owing to their long spin coherence time at room temperature. Development of these diamond-based quantum technologies has been rapidly boosted by a recent quantum leap in nanofabrication technologies for high-quality single-crystal diamond. Incorporating these color centers into diamond nanostructures with mature integrated photonics provides a promising route to build scalable and practical systems for quantum applications. This review discusses recent progress and challenges in the hybrid integration of diamond color centers on cutting-edge photonic platforms.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12062508/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aoye Song, Xiaohan Zhang, Zhaohui Dan, Yuekuan Zhou
{"title":"Lifecycle carbon intensity with embodied emissions of battery and hydrogen-driven integrative low-carbon systems.","authors":"Aoye Song, Xiaohan Zhang, Zhaohui Dan, Yuekuan Zhou","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00411-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00411-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carbon neutrality targets rely on the flexible, fast-response characteristics of batteries, and the high energy density and clean byproduct of hydrogen. However, the potential role of battery and hydrogen circular economies in the carbon neutrality transition remains uncertain. In this study, a future clean power grid and its impact on the lifecycle carbon footprint of battery and hydrogen circular economies have been predicted. A database of the lifecycle carbon footprint is set up from raw material to recycling. Additionally, a carbon intensity map of lifecycle stages of batteries and hydrogen storage across climate regions in China is provided. The proposed zero-energy paradigm is economically feasible with the obtained levelized net present value ranging from 0.0119 US$ per kWh<sub>e</sub> (Kunming) to 0.0574 US$ per kWh<sub>e</sub> (Guangzhou). The findings aim to clarify the role of battery and hydrogen circular economies in the carbon neutrality transition and provide a comprehensive analysis of hydrogen and battery technologies for policy decision-makers.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12059034/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143999305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruiheng Sima, Xiaopeng Hao, Jian Song, Ling Ling, Jingjing Zhou, Hong Qi, Mingjian Gu, Lei Ding
{"title":"Space temperature traceability based on near-site transfer of miniature fixed points.","authors":"Ruiheng Sima, Xiaopeng Hao, Jian Song, Ling Ling, Jingjing Zhou, Hong Qi, Mingjian Gu, Lei Ding","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00419-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00419-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long-term remote sensing precision depends on real-time radiation calibration, challenging the stability and accuracy of spaceborne calibrators in harsh space environments. Miniature fixed points offer a solution for International System of Units traceability of space radiation values. However, traditional in-situ calibration methods face difficulties due to location mismatches between miniature fixed points and radiation surface. We demonstrated a space temperature traceability technology, which realizes continuous temperature self-calibration across all-location region is achieved through near-site transfer mechanism of phase transition characteristics. A transfer link between fixed points-blackbody-remote sensor has been established. We further provided two traceability schemes and deployed eight miniature fixed points covering 234 K to 345 K. Experiments showed repeatability and long-term stability of 6.0 mK and 3.2 mK. Additionally, we exhibited the latest spaceborne blackbody, achieving the first on-orbit replication of 7.4 mK. This technology provides an effective on-orbit traceability path for long-term remote sensing monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12053615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144051751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ilias Skandalos, Thalía Domínguez Bucio, Lorenzo Mastronardi, Guomin Yu, Aaron Zilkie, Frederic Y Gardes
{"title":"A 100 Gb s<sup>-1</sup> quantum-confined Stark effect modulator monolithically integrated with silicon nitride on Si.","authors":"Ilias Skandalos, Thalía Domínguez Bucio, Lorenzo Mastronardi, Guomin Yu, Aaron Zilkie, Frederic Y Gardes","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00421-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00421-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The exponential growth of data-intensive artificial intelligence necessitates ultra-fast and energy efficient transceivers in data centres. Quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE) modulators offer promising solutions, combining high-speed modulation with minimal footprint and superior energy efficiency. Here, we demonstrate a monolithically integrated O-band Ge/SiGe QCSE modulator operating at 100 Gb s<sup>-1</sup>, seamlessly integrated with silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides on both silicon and silicon-on-insulator substrates. Our modulator achieves <1 dB coupling loss, <63 fJ bit<sup>-1</sup> energy consumption, and >5 dB static extinction ratio, while maintaining performance across a 20-80 °C temperature range. Leveraging CMOS-compatible fabrication processes, we incorporate multiple quantum-well stacks grown at wafer scale on silicon, enabling large-scale production. The modulator's substrate-agnostic integration with back-end of line grown SiN layers, presents a scalable approach for cost-effective co-integration of electronic and photonic components. This work advances high-speed, energy-efficient optical modulators and paves the way for next-generation photonic integrated circuits in data centre interconnects.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12046052/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fan Ye, Arsen Abdulali, Kai-Fung Chu, Xiaoping Zhang, Fumiya Iida
{"title":"Reservoir controllers design though robot-reservoir timescale alignment.","authors":"Fan Ye, Arsen Abdulali, Kai-Fung Chu, Xiaoping Zhang, Fumiya Iida","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00418-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00418-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Natural behavior emerging in nonlinear dynamical systems enables reservoir computers to control underactuated robots by approximating their inverse dynamics. Unlike other model-free approaches, the reservoir controllers are sample-efficient, meaning a weighted average of the reservoir output can be trained with a limited amount of pre-recorded data. However, developing and testing the reservoir controller relies on repetitive experiments that require researchers' proficiency in both robot and reservoir design. In this paper, we propose a design method for reliable reservoir controllers by synchronizing the timescales of the reservoir dynamics with those observed in the robot. The results demonstrate that our timescale alignment test filters out 99% of ineffective reservoirs. We further applied the selected reservoirs to computational tasks including short-term memory and parity checks, along with control tasks involving robot trajectory tracking. Our findings reveal that a higher computational capability reduces the control failure rate, though it concurrently increases the trajectory-tracking error.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12043989/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144042320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mina Naguib, Junran Chen, Phillip Kollmeyer, Ali Emadi
{"title":"Thermal fault detection of lithium-ion battery packs through an integrated physics and deep neural network based model.","authors":"Mina Naguib, Junran Chen, Phillip Kollmeyer, Ali Emadi","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00409-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00409-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Battery packs develop faults over time, many of which are difficult to detect early. For instance, cooling system blockages raises temperatures but may not trigger alerts until protection limits are exceeded. This work presents a model-based method for early thermal fault detection and identification in battery packs. By comparing measured and estimated temperatures, the method identifies faults including failed sensors, coolant pump malfunctions, and flow blockages. The core is a high-accuracy temperature estimation model, integrating a physics-based thermal model with a neural network, achieves a root mean square error of 0.39 °C and a maximum error of 1 °C under a US06 discharge and 6C charge at 15 °C. Tested on a 72-cell air-cooled pack, the method detects faults using only eight temperature sensors within 13 to 45 minutes, with zero false detections in 11 testing cycles. This approach enables early fault alerts, enhancing reliability and safety in electric vehicles.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12037775/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aris Tsirigotis, George Sarantoglou, Stavros Deligiannidis, Erica Sánchez, Ana Gutierrez, Adonis Bogris, Jose Capmany, Charis Mesaritakis
{"title":"Photonic neuromorphic accelerator for convolutional neural networks based on an integrated reconfigurable mesh.","authors":"Aris Tsirigotis, George Sarantoglou, Stavros Deligiannidis, Erica Sánchez, Ana Gutierrez, Adonis Bogris, Jose Capmany, Charis Mesaritakis","doi":"10.1038/s44172-025-00416-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00416-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photonic accelerators have risen as energy efficient, low latency counterparts to computational hungry digital modules for machine learning applications. On the other hand, upscaling integrated photonic circuits to meet the demands of state-of-the-art machine learning schemes such as convolutional layers, remains challenging. In this work, we experimentally validate a photonic-integrated neuromorphic accelerator that uses a hardware-friendly optical spectrum slicing technique through a reconfigurable silicon photonic mesh. The proposed scheme acts as an analogue convolutional engine, enabling information preprocessing in the optical domain, dimensionality reduction, and extraction of spatio-temporal features. Numerical results demonstrate that with only 7 photonic nodes, critical modules of a digital convolutional neural network can be replaced. As a result, a 98.6% accuracy on the MNIST dataset was numerically achieved, with an estimation of power consumption reduction up to 30% compared to digital convolutional neural networks. Experimental results using a reconfigurable silicon integrated chip confirm these findings, achieving 97.7% accuracy with only three optical nodes.</p>","PeriodicalId":72644,"journal":{"name":"Communications engineering","volume":"4 1","pages":"80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12038015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}