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Mechanically flexible vapor-deposited polymeric thin films for electrochemical devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The concept of self-powered wearable electronic system has been emerging. Such a system consists of three units: an intelligent end-user electronic device for exporting functions, an energy generation/conversion device ...
Data-driven photographic style using local transfer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
After taking pictures, photographers often seek to convey their unique moods by altering the style of their photographs, which can involve meticulous contrast management, lighting, dodging, and burning. In this sense, not ...
Computational modeling and design of multilayer corrosion coatings for galvanic protection of steel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Steels represent an economically vital class of alloys for use in structural applications, due to low cost and high strength and toughness, but often suffer from high susceptibility to corrosion in relevant environments. ...
Semidenite representations with applications in estimation and inference
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Semidenite optimization problems are an expressive family of convex optimization problems that can be solved eciently. We develop semidenite optimization-based formulations and approximations for a number of families of ...
On control and optimization of cascading phenomena in a class of dynamic networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The primary goal of this thesis is to study transmission line reactance tweaking, as a mechanism for both post-disturbance control and pre-disturbance resilience enhancement in a transmission network, and develop an ...
Logical reasoning for approximate and unreliable computation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Improving program performance and resilience are long-standing goals. Traditional approaches include a variety of transformation, compilation, and runtime techniques that share the common property that the resulting program ...
The invariance hypothesis and the ventral stream
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The invariance hypothesis is the claim that properties of the ventral stream can be deduced from 1. a consideration of the computational problem with which it is engaged: invariant object recognition, 2. constraints of the ...
Coordinated regulation of glycolysis and the folate one-carbon cycle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Rapid cell proliferation is characteristic of many biological systems, including cancer, normal development, and immune responses. At a basic level, proliferation requires that a cell synthesize a new copy of itself, with ...
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors : new detector architectures and integration with photonic chips
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are a promising technology for long-distance optical communication and quantum information processing. Recent advances in single-photon generation, storage and ...
Evaluation of multi-vehicle architectures for the exploration of planetary bodies in the Solar System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Planetary exploration missions are becoming increasingly complex and expensive due to ever more ambitious scientific and technical goals. On the other hand, budgets in planetary science have suffered from dramatic cuts ...