Electrocatalysis is a promising technology for clean energy conversion. The prediction of activation energies essential reliably modeling electrocatalytic processes. Currently, compromise necessary between model complexity (electrochemical potential, electrode/electrolyte interface) and the accuracy resulting energies. We provide an overview on approaches recent advances in methods models to id...

In this paper range image segmentation is cast in the framework of Bayes inference and Markov random field modeling. To facilitate the inference from distance measurement to labeling set, we introduce the set of surface function parameters as another estimation and construct a novel model accordingly. Subsequent study shows that range image segmentation can be formulated as a combinatorial opti...

Prolonged microgravity experienced by astronauts is associated with a decrease in bone mineral density. To investigate the effect of microgravity on differentiation of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, we used a NASA-recommended, ground-based, microgravity-simulating system, the Rotary Cell Culture System (RCCS). Using the RCCS, we demonstrated that modeled microgravity (MMG) inhibited osteoblastoge...

The quantum bit error rate is a key quantity in quantum communications. If the quantum channel is the atmosphere, the information is usually encoded in the polarization of a photon. A link budget is required, which takes into account the depolarization of the photon after its interaction with the atmosphere as well as absorption, scattering and atmospheric emissions. An experimental setup for t...