Academic Articles & Research Papers

Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine

The human nature of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity date back to the age of humankind. In parallel with our history of civilization, interest in scientific approaches to unravel mechanisms underlying natural phenomena has been developing. ...

Narrative Medicine

The effective practice of medicine requires narrative competence, that is, the ability to acknowledge, absorb, interpret, and act on the stories and plights of others. Medicine practiced with narrative competence, called narrative medicine,...

Socially Assistive Robotics

This paper defines the research area of socially assistive robotics, focusing on assisting people through social interaction. While much attention has been paid to robots that provide assistance to people through physical contact (which we ...

A New Wave in Robotics: Survey on Recent MmWave Radar Applications in Robotics

We survey the current state of millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar applications in robotics with a focus on unique capabilities, and discuss future opportunities based on the state of the art. Frequency modulated continuous wave mmWave radars op...

Augmented Reality and Robotics: A Survey and Taxonomy for AR-enhanced Human-Robot Interaction and Robotic Interfaces

This paper contributes to a taxonomy of augmented reality and robotics based on a survey of 460 research papers. Augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) have emerged as a new way to enhance human-robot interaction (HRI) and robotic interfaces (...

Robot Rights

A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots. We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly ...

The Effect of Robotics and Coding Education on Girls’ STEM Motivation, Attitude and Career Aspirations

STEM education aims to develop 21st-century skills, support economic growth and promote gender equality in STEM fields. It is known that gender stereotypes play a significant role in the formation of STEM identity. The most important factor...

Soft Robotics

This description of "soft robotics" is not intended to be a conventional review, in the sense of a comprehensive technical summary of a developing field. Rather, its objective is to describe soft robotics as a new field-one that offers oppo...

Monolithic UV‐Laser Programming of Photothermally Meta‐Morphing SMA Structures: Dual‐Encoded Kirigami Mechanics and Photonic Absorbance

ABSTRACT Photothermal shape memory alloys (SMAs) offer a promising pathway toward wireless soft robotic systems, yet their practical implementation remains limited by reliance on heterogeneous coatings and multistep processing to achieve su...

Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing The twenty-first century has witnessed remarkable advancements in computing technologies, transforming every aspect of modern society. As conventional computing systems approach their physical and computational limits, the...

Approaching the Quantum Limit in Axion Detection at IBS-CAPP and IBS-DMAG

We present the development of two complementary amplifier architectures for axion haloscope experiments, based on two types of Josephson Parametric Amplifiers (JPAs). The first employs a multi-chip module of flux-driven JPAs in a parallel–s...

A NASA perspective on quantum computing: Opportunities and challenges

Recent progress towards large-scale integrated photonic quantum computation

Abstract Recent years have witnessed significant progress in quantum computing and its applications, driven by the emergence of integrated quantum photonic chips. These chips offer significant advantages of scalability, stability, and low-c...

Quantum computing for chemical and biomolecular product design

Chemical process design has for long been benefiting from computer-aided methods and tools to develop new processes and services that can meet the needs of society. Chemical and biomolecular product design could also benefit from the use of...

Quantum Computing

"This book explores the exciting world of quantum computing, from its theoretical foundations to its practical applications, offering both non-technical and expert readers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this cutting-edge tec...

Quantum computing for finance: Overview and prospects

We discuss how quantum computation can be applied to financial problems, providing an overview of current approaches and potential prospects. We review quantum optimization algorithms , and expose how quantum annealers can be used to optimi...

Quantum Computing and Simulations for Energy Applications: Review and Perspective

Quantum computing and simulations are creating transformative opportunities by exploiting the principles of quantum mechanics in new ways to generate and process information. It is expected that a variety of areas ranging from day-to-day ac...

From molecules to data: the emerging impact of chemoinformatics in chemistry

Abstract Chemoinformatics is a rapidly advancing field that integrates chemistry, computer science, and data analysis to enhance the study and application of chemical systems. This interdisciplinary approach leverages computational tools an...

Quantum Computing

The advent of quantum computing marks a transformative era in technology, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and significant threats to the field of cybersecurity. This chapter explores the intricate relationship between quantum co...

Quantum resources of quantum and classical variational methods

Variational techniques have long been at the heart of atomic, solid-state, and many-body physics. They have recently extended to quantum and classical machine learning, providing a basis for representing quantum states via neural networks. ...