Optical surface defect inspection and imaging techniques are pivotal to ensuring high-performance outcomes across a myriad of applications including semiconductor manufacturing, precision optics, and ...

Scientists have developed an AI system that can rapidly predict complex defect patterns in liquid crystals, cutting simulation times from hours to milliseconds. The approach could transform how ...

Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, ...

Topology originated from the classification of geometric structures in mathematics, and have prevailed in a variety of branches of physics, ranging from the early electronic topological insulator to ...

Across the physical world, many intricate structures form via symmetry breaking. When a system with inherent symmetry ...

Researchers at Chungnam National University have developed a deep learning method that predicts stable defect configurations in nematic liquid crystals in milliseconds rather than hours. This rapid ...

The discovery of the float glass process followed by curtain wall glazing systems resulted in the integration of huge areas of glass products in the design of several large buildings. However, the ...

Defects are responsible for many well-known processes: plastic deformations and fracture in metals are governed by dislocations, vortices in the atmosphere show up as tornadoes, disclinations in ...

“Our customers' need to quickly ramp processes that use complex patterning strategies creates defect challenges that drive our ongoing innovation in both optical and electron-beam technologies,” said ...

Imagine computer hardware that is blazing fast and stores more data in less space. That's the promise of antiferromagnets, ...