Breaking the Moss rule
arXiv:2602.16247v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Photonic devices depend critically on the dielectric materials from which they are made, with higher refractive indices and lower absorption losses…
Inverse Engineering of Optical Constants in Photochromic Micron-Scale Hybrid Films
arXiv:2602.16180v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Photochromic materials enable dynamic optical modulation through reversible transitions between distinct absorption states, with broad potential for smart windows, adaptive optics,…
Self-Organized Bioelectricity via Collective Pump Alignment: Physical Origin of Chemiosmosis
arXiv:2602.16171v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Chemiosmosis maintains life in nonequilibrium through ion transport across membranes, yet the origin of this order remains unclear. We develop a…
Flat-top solitons and anomalous interactions in media with even-order dispersions and competing nonlinearities
arXiv:2602.16114v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Flat-top (FT) solitons are optical pulses that arise from the balance of dispersion and self-phase modulation in media with the competing…
Examining Fast Radiative Feedbacks Using Machine-Learning Weather Emulators
arXiv:2602.16090v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The response of the climate system to increased greenhouse gases and other radiative perturbations is governed by a combination of fast…
Chem-SIM: Super-resolution Chemical Imaging via Photothermal Modulation of Structured-Illumination Fluorescence
arXiv:2602.16079v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) has attained high spatiotemporal delineation of subcellular architecture, yet offers limited insight into chemical composition. Here, we…
Stochastic Lorenz dynamics and wind reversals in Rayleigh-B’enard Convection
arXiv:2602.16068v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The Lorenz equations [1] are a severe Galerkin-truncation of the Oberbeck-Boussinesq (OB) equations describing Rayleigh-B’enard convection (RBC). Here we examine the…
Finding Molecules with Specific Properties: Simulated Annealing vs. Evolution
arXiv:2602.16058v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We compare the ability of a simulated annealing program and an evolutionary algorithm to find molecules with large molecular average hyperpolarizabilities.…
Multi-Objective Evolutionary Design of Molecules with Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Properties
arXiv:2602.16044v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are essential for many photonic, telecommunication, and laser technologies, yet discovering better NLO molecules is computationally challenging…
The Beauty of Mathematics in Helfrich’s Biomembrane Theory
arXiv:2602.16002v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: It is with great regret that Prof. Wolfgang Helfrich passed away on 28 September 2025 in Berlin. As the founder of…