@heise.de I think this text is missing an AI label or disclaimer that AI was used heavily in writing this. (Not that I think this is a problem, just a small disclaimer would be nice). www.heise.de/meinung/Euro...
Pushing robotic for nanofab & photonics for quantum technology is the focus of my new research group, ALPS.ml (@uni-saarland.de, Saarland, Germany).
I am looking for PhDs to work with me.
If you want to automate the future of science, DM me or contact me here: alps.ml/group/work-w...
We believe in Open Science.
The robot is controlled via ROS2 and Python.
We released the code and the raw data used to generate our figures to help others automate their labs. 7/8
💻 Code: github.com/alps-ml/pape...
🗃️ Data: zenodo.org/records/1763...
Accelerating this discovery is the core goal of the #GenesisMission @departmentofenergy.bsky.social unveiled today.
But to discover, AI needs access to physical reality. We need automated labs, serving as the interface for both Humans and AI to run experiments and validate models.
⚛️🤝🤖 6/8
Why does this matter?
Consistency Enables Complexity.
To build beyond state-of-the-art devices, we combine many steps with limited yield.
Increasing the fidelity of each step is the prerequisite for discovery with these complex systems. 5/8
Does it work?
We compared the resistance spread of Josephson Junctions across chips processed by the robot vs. 3 experienced human operators.
🤖 Robot inter-chip spread: ~2.1%
🧑🔬 Human inter-chip spread: ~7.2%
The robot effectively eliminates operator variance. 4/8
Using a #Mecademic robot arm, we built a system utilizing OpenCV for chip detection and torque-feedback for height calibration.
It picks up 5 mm chips, swirls them in developer, and dries them. No human in the loop, means no "afternoon slump" in results. 3/8
Academic cleanrooms rely on "artisanal" manual steps. This flexibility drives discovery but hinders reproducibility.
We targeted a common task: the resist development of Josephson Junctions, the key building block of Quantum Computing @awscloud.bsky.social 2/8
Nanofabrication is an art. To discover more advanced quantum technologies, we need industrial consistency in academic settings. 🤖
We built a robotic wet-bench for nanofabrication.
At #Stanford, we replaced human hands with a robot for resist development. 1/8
📄: arxiv.org/abs/2511.19432
Cool idea, deplete your cavity through a non-linear process, into a band where the mirrors of your cavity transmit. arxiv.org/abs/2510.11965
If the German car industry would focus more on self-driving cars, trucks and public transport that would be an exciting future to look forward too.
Companies suing private persons is one of the situations where jurisdiction fail imo. I wonder if there could be a law that the suing company has to pay for the defense independent of the outcome.
The comedy commentary of the ESC is the reason I come back to this event every Year. It combined the songs with extra entertainment. Now more than 20 years ago. Does it exist in languages beyond German? #esc
Played a little bit with MCP connected to Claude Desktop (modelcontextprotocol.io) during the weekend. I wrote a small python interface to your local #Zotero library. It seems already useful, but some more endpoints could be necessary. #claude
github.com/gyger/mcp-py...
»Ich liebe das Leben«, interpreted by Nina Chuba, is such an amazing version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yt...
Was kann mir schon gescheh'n?
Glaub mir, ich liebe das Leben
Das Karussell wird sich weiterdreh'n
Stacked Variera Boxes. Images by seb3d
Variera Boxes (Ikea) are such great organizing tools, and together with this 3D printed clips, so much added value. www.printables.com/model/716589...
There should be an event on the West Coast, that after fireworks on new year's eve, finishes with public viewing of the new year concert in vienna.
Happy new year, with a focus on quantum science. www.aps.org/about/news/2024/06/unite... #quantum25
The talk about a trove of data, released by a small misconfiguration in the Cloud services of the VW group, is already pretty good. Hope it will be released in english. I hope this is a topic in 2025. #38c3 media.ccc.de/v/38c3-wir-wissen-wo-dei...
IMO the best talk from last year. DRM in public infrastructure (trains). media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12142-breaking_dr...
I hope one day I'll make it to the chaos computer congress, but this year as every other year time to follow the mediathek #38c3. https://media.ccc.de/c/38c3
Is there a trick for wall chargers to stay in american plugs? Perhaps some 3D support structure?
And then I found the solution. Crocs on the clock.
The Dylan Clog is almost Cleanroom approved I guess.
Holiday Train passing Menlo Park.
Best market, once a year, for the best experience, you should go very early. A lot of onions, but also great atmosphere to stroll through Bern. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zibelem...
Check your current location on historic maps, this is awesome. https://here.allmaps.org/
A collection of videos on wave mixing in microwave and optical signals is currently put online by QFARM on YouTube. If you are interested in nonlinear optics or quantum computing, there could be an interesting talk for you. youtube.com/playlist
EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companiesNew requirements will apply to batteries but could be expanded to other green sectors
Wow, Europe is desperate. First for battery technology. I remember the days the European car industry was voting against electric cars.
A Diamond chip with RF waveguides that are not connected and fibers coupled to the chip.
Seems the AWS Quantum Networking team transformed into a Startup.
Not fully clear to me what challenge this startup is going to solve. My favourite paper of this research collective was their fiber coupling work. https://doi.org/nsw6
https://www.lightsynq.com/
