America’s Largest Particle Collider Just Shut Down. Here’s What Happens Next

Before the RHIC shut down, it was the only operational particle collider in the U.S. and one of two heavy-ion colliders in the world, the other being the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.

AI captures particle accelerator behavior to optimize machine performance

Keeping high-power particle accelerators at peak performance requires advanced and precise control systems. For example, the primary research machine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...
IEEE

Enhanced Probabilistic Collision Detection for Motion Planning Under Sensing Uncertainty

Abstract: Probabilistic collision detection (PCD) is essential in motion planning for robots operating in unstructured environments, where considering sensing uncertainty helps prevent damage.
Quanta Magazine

Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard?

In July 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe triumphantly announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the long-sought linchpin of the subatomic world. Interacting with Higgs ...
IEEE

Real-Time Digital-Twin-Based Cobot-Worker Collision Risk Prediction Using Unity, ROS, and UWB

Abstract: The growing use of collaborative robots (cobots) in industrial environments raises concerns about worker safety; flexible and adaptive systems are required to predict and prevent real-time ...