Google unveils Gemma 4 12B for local AI agents, coding, and multimodal reasoning

Google DeepMind has introduced Gemma 4 12B, a new open-weight multimodal model designed to bring agentic intelligence ...

Axial encoding unlocks up to eightfold faster 3D microscopy with less light

A research team from HKU Engineering has pioneered a fundamentally new imaging strategy known as AIMED (Arbitrary illumination microscopy with encoded depth), which utilizes a sub-sampling approach.
eLife

Multi-talker speech comprehension at different temporal scales in listeners with normal and impaired hearing

Hearing impairment selectively disrupts neural tracking of speech at both short and long temporal scales during multi-speaker listening, while preserving intermediate linguistic processing.
IEEE

Adaptive Quantized Iterative Learning Control Using Encoding-Decoding Strategy

Abstract: This study investigates the utilization of a dynamic encoding-decoding mechanism for transferred signals to explore adaptive quantized iterative learning ...
EDN

Understand quadrature encoders with a quick technical recap

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...
Frontiers

Engineered biological neuronal networks as basic logic operators

We present an in vitro neuronal network with controlled topology capable of performing basic Boolean computations, such as NAND and OR. Neurons cultured within polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) ...
GitHub

A flexible Python implementation for encoding and decoding data using various base-N encodings (e.g., Base64, Base32, Base16, Base4096, etc.). The implementation supports ...

Note: If you are looking for a faster, more robust implementation for standart encodings, use the standard library. This library goal is to provide a flexible implementation for custom base-N ...
IEEE

Encoding–Decoding-Based Quantized Learning Control Using Spherical Polar Coordinates

Abstract: This study investigates the performance of discrete-time systems under quantized iterative learning control. An encoding–decoding mechanism is combined with a spherical polar ...