Northeastern University

Microstructure and mechanical properties of fine-grained K417 superalloy ring fabricated by vacuum centrifugal casting

The K417 superalloy rings are extensively applied in the aerospace field for its excellent high-temperature strength and outstanding high-temperature creep resistance. However, conventional manufacturing routes face challenges in complex processing procedures and low material uti...

Influence of La Addition on the Precipitation Behavior of Ti‐Containing Inclusions During Solidification of High‐Titanium Wear‐Resistant Steel

Ti‐containing inclusions play a crucial role in determining the wear resistance and mechanical strength of high‐titanium wear‐resistant steel. In this study, the evolution of inclusions during the solidification process of La‐treated high‐titanium wear‐resistant steel was systema...

Reframing decentralized diagnostics with a programmable multi-dimensional microfluidic system

Decentralized diagnostics are vital for infectious disease control, yet current point-of-care tools remain largely one-dimensional, failing to capture the multidimensional profiles required for precision management. Here, we show SID-WAVES (Smartphone-Integrated Diagnostics with...

Flocculation behavior and kinetics of hematite regulated by corn starch with different molecular structures

Fine iron mineral recovery through flotation and magnetic separation increasingly relies on starch-based flocculation technologies; however, the relationship between starch molecular structure and flocculation dynamics remains insufficiently understood. Herein, the effects of cor...

The Effect of Electrodeposition Parameters on the Corrosion Resistance of FeCoNiCrMo High‐Entropy Alloy Coating on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy

In the field of new energy vehicles, enhancing the corrosion resistance of aluminum alloy terminals while maintaining their high conductivity presents a significant challenge. Traditional anodized Al alloy surfaces fail to meet service conductivity demands. Here, a FeCoNiCrMo hig...

Superiority‐Probabilistic‐Based Products Ranking Method: Integrating Users' Consensus Experiences and Consumers' Individual Preferences

ABSTRACT In the information edge, online reviews have emerged as a pivotal factor in consumers' purchasing decisions. In reality, we are accustomed to obtaining rigid product rankings from online reviews. However, online reviews naturally contain varied and sometimes conflicting...

The application value of artificial intelligence in medical imaging: foundations, progress, and challenges

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming medical imaging, reshaping the field as it does everyday life. As imaging data grow in complexity and clinical workloads continue to rise, AI has become increasingly essential for improving diagnostic efficiency and pr...

Shear-creep-induced strength degradation of soft–hard interbedded rock masses controlled by layer-thickness ratio: implications for progressive failure of anti-dip slopes

Anti-dip slopes with gently dipping soft–hard interbedded strata (GD-SHIS anti-dip slopes) may exhibit relatively high resistance under short-term cross-layer shearing. However, sustained shear loading can induce soft-layer deformation, shear-parameter degradation, and delayed pr...

Guarding the Lifeline: A First Look and Automated Defect Diagnosis for ROS Central Index

The Robot Operating System (ROS) relies on a centralized dependency index, the rosdistro central index , to manage packages across its heterogeneous software ecosystem, which integrates independently evolving Operating System (OS) repositories for system libraries, ROS repositori...

A novel dynamic model parameters identification method for robotic manipulator based on the feasible physical constraints

The dynamic model of robots plays a crucial role in control tasks. The traditional Coulomb-viscous friction model inadequately describes friction torque, and the conventional identification strategy is ineffective in accurately identifying dynamic models with full physical parame...

MXene/graphene composite flexible impedance glove with wide linear range for cross-subject gesture recognition

With the continuous evolution of human-machine interaction (HMI) technologies, natural and intuitive gesture recognition has emerged as a pivotal interaction modality. However, constrained by inter-individual differences in hand dimensions and wearing habits, existing gesture rec...

A novel framework for distributed multi-output prediction tasks in rolling processes: A case study on cold rolling strip flatness

Strip flatness in tandem cold rolling is a distributed quality attribute characterized by a widthwise profile, whereas most data-driven predictors use only discrete process parameters and cannot accurately capture this spatially distributed target. Mechanism-based models can desc...

Decoding performance breakthroughs of non-aqueous calcium-based batteries: Recent developments and future perspectives

Non-aqueous calcium-based batteries encompass three parallel technical branches: conventional rocking-chair calcium-ion batteries (CIBs), calcium metal batteries, and calcium mixed-ion batteries. All three categories feature abundant calcium reserves, appropriate redox potentials...

A Specific Geometric Relationship Method for Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control in ECAS

ABSTRACT The research on the control and health management of electronically—controlled air suspension is an important branch in the field of intelligent chassis. Aiming at the problem that actuator faults cannot be detected quickly and intuitively during the vehicle height adjus...

Rainfall distribution model and atmospheric corrosion protection grade based on numerical simulation

Purpose Traditional atmospheric corrosion evaluation methods are mostly based on regional-scale meteorological parameters or standard sample corrosion rates, which struggle to reflect the spatially non-uniform corrosion exposure characteristics caused by wind-driven rain, buildin...

Waste Sawdust‐Derived Hard Carbon Anodes With Engineered Interlayer Spacing for Sodium‐Ion Batteries Exhibiting High Initial Coulombic Efficiency

ABSTRACT In sodium‐ion battery systems, hard carbon (HC) is regarded as one of the most promising anode materials. Nevertheless, its limited initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) or high cost has impeded its widespread application. This study introduces a strategy for synthesizing u...

Influence of Fe2O3 addition on the phase equilibrium for CaO-SiO2-TiO2 system at 1300 °C in air

Optimizing the Selective Crystallization and Phase Separation (SCPS) process is essential for improving the resource utilization of titanium-bearing blast furnace slag. However, the influence of Fe 2 O 3 addition on the phase equilibria of the CaO-SiO 2 -TiO 2 system remains insu...

Steel plate allocation via heuristic-guided reinforcement learning

Order allocation in steel manufacturing constitutes a large-scale NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. The task assigns heterogeneous subplates to motherplates to minimize material waste, directly influencing production cost. Existing approaches rely on simplified assumpti...

Effects of graphene nanoplatelets and carbon nanotubes on the mechanical–electrochemical performance and hydration evolution mechanisms of solid-waste-based cementitious structural electrodes

Abstract Building-integrated distributed energy storage offers a promising route toward energy self-sufficiency in buildings. In this study, industrial solid-waste-based composite structural electrodes were fabricated by incorporating graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) or carbon nanotu...

Cu-Modified Zirconium Metal Organic Framework DUT-67 Schottky Heterojunction for Full-spectrum Antibiotic Degradation: Mechanistic Insights, Degradation Pathways, and Toxicity Assessment

Photocatalysis is an efficient approach for antibiotic remediation, but rapid carrier recombination remains a key challenge. Here, we construct an oxygen-vacancy rich Cu/DUT-67 Schottky junction photocatalyst for antibiotics degradation. Surface oxygen vacancies provide abundant...