Toshiba (Japan)

Effect of process parameters and tool geometry on the weld strength of aluminum alloy 1050 during multilayer ultrasonic spot welding

This paper presents the effects of process parameters (welding time, amplitude, and load) and tool geometry (knurl tooth angle (KTA)) on aluminum alloy 1050 weld strength during multilayer ultrasonic spot welding (USW). The study used response surface methodology with analyses of...

Training Energy-Based Models with Non-MCMC Samplers and Efficient Temperature Estimation

Efficient sampling from Boltzmann distributions over discrete variables is a fundamental operation in a wide range of applications. While fast non-Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) samplers have recently emerged as promising alternatives to conventional MCMC methods, their practica...

A Digitally Controlled Flow–Batch Platform for Reproducible Radical Copolymerization with Reduced Composition Drift

Abstract Free-radical copolymerization is widely used industrially, but scale transfer can alter polymer properties through changes in mixing and heat transfer. We developed a digitally controlled flow–batch platform integrating a micromixer, heated tubular reactor, and batch rea...

Pseudo-Core/Shell Latex Particles Constructed via Soft/Hard Segment Phase Separation for High-Performance Si/C Anodes

Abstract Silicon-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) currently suffer from structural collapse and capacity decay caused by drastic volume expansion in silicon particles. To address this issue, a binder that exhibits strong interfacial interactions and suitable mechanica...

Real-time black-box optimization for dynamic discrete environments using embedded Ising machines

Many real-time systems require the optimization of discrete variables. Black-box optimization (BBO) algorithms and multi-armed bandit (MAB) algorithms perform optimization by repeatedly taking actions and observing the corresponding immediate rewards without any prior knowledge....

In Situ X-ray Scattering for Doxorubicin-Loaded Liposomes to Elucidate the Morphological Change Mechanism Depending on the Cooling Rate and Cholesterol Content

Abstract Doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded liposomes are one of the most established and clinically relevant nanomedicines in a drug delivery system. In this study, we elucidate the mechanistic relationships among cooling rate, lipid composition, and the resulting morphological evolution...