Oct 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Keio University developed a novel tool path generation method for driving an independently controlled fast tool servo (FTS) for freeform surface machining. Without necessity of trial and error, the method enables rapid manufacturing of high-precision freeform optics (International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, "Tool...
Scientists use machine learning to accelerate materials discovery
Oct 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A new computational approach will improve understanding of different states of carbon and guide the search for materials yet to be discovered. Materials — we use them, wear them, eat them and create them. Sometimes we invent them by accident, like with Silly Putty. But...
RNA origami enables applications in synthetic biology
Oct 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Developing tools for precise control of biological processes has been one of the main pillars of the now mature field of synthetic biology. These scientific tools borrow principles from a multitude of research fields which when combined enable unique applications that are potentially transformative for...
Strategies for high-quality crystal growth
Oct 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are a class of materials with physical properties that make them ideally suited for use in flexible optoelectronic applications, such as light detectors, light-emitting diodes and solar cells. For such applications to perform well, the crystalline quality of the TMDCs needs...
Spin flips show how galaxies grow from the cosmic web
Oct 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The alignment between galaxy spins and the large-scale structure of the universe reveals the processes by which different components of galaxies form. Like our own Milky Way, most galaxies have two components: an extended disk in which new stars form from gas and a central...