We present TkOGL, a Tk widget that enables the creation and display of 3D graphics using the OpenGL API. Our approach features a reasonably complete Tcl binding to the core OpenGL functionality, as well as a set of extensions that implement a higher-level interface to many common utility functions such as those provided by the OpenGL utility library (GLU).

The initial objective was to implement a 3D Gaussian beam model on multi-core, high-performance computing hardware in order to support mid and high frequency applications like reverberation modeling and acoustic channel simulation. As graphic processing unit or GPU hardware rapidly emerged as a compelling platform for such work, my objective became to adapt selected acoustic wave propagation mo...

prosthetic joint infection (pji) is a calamitous complication with high morbidity and substantial cost. the reported incidence is low but it is probably underestimated due to the difficulty in diagnosis. pji has challenged the orthopaedic community for several years and despite all the advances in this field, it is still a real concern with immense impact on patients, and the healthcare system....

Can novel 3D models help students develop a deeper understanding of core concepts in molecular biology? We adapted 3D molecular models, developed by scientists, for use in high school science classrooms. The models accurately represent the structural and functional properties of complex DNA and Virus molecules, and provide visual and haptic feedback about biomolecular properties that are often ...

A model is proposed for the structure of nuclease-resistant chromatin particles. The model is novel in that it proposes that the DNA in such a particle is wound about a protein core, made up of the hydrophobic regions of histone molecules.

Marek's disease virus DNA appears to be wound around a central structure connecting the two inner poles of the capsid. Based on electron micrographs of Marek's disease virions, a diagram of spatial configuration of virus DNA is presented. This diagram may explain the pleomorphic character of the herpesvirus core observed with the electron microscope.

Based on a multimedia application framework a visual programming environment was built, that allows non-programmers to compose objects offered in the core framework without having to learn a programming language. Although having similarities with Opcode/IRCAM Max, our visual programming environment has some significant differences: Its connections are bi-directional, other media than MIDI, such...

Three-dimensional (3D) ZnO@MnO2 core@shell branched nanowire arrays exhibit five times higher areal capacitance, better rate performance and smaller inner resistance than their nanowire array counterparts. These novel 3D architectures offer promising designs for powering microelectronics and other autonomous devices on exceptionally small geometric scales.

In the absence of perfusable vascular networks, three-dimensional (3D) engineered tissues densely populated with cells quickly develop a necrotic core. Yet the lack of a general approach to rapidly construct such networks remains a major challenge for 3D tissue culture. Here, we printed rigid 3D filament networks of carbohydrate glass, and used them as a cytocompatible sacrificial template in e...

We have investigated the magnetic electronic structures of PtMnSb, NiMnSb, Ni2MnSb,MnSb, MnAlGe, and Mn2Sb by soft-x-ray absorption spectroscopy ~XAS! and magnetic circular dichroism ~MCD! measurements in the Mn 2p core absorption region. Different degrees of the electron itinerancy of the Mn 3d states are discussed. The large orbital angular momentum of the Mn 3d electrons is revealed for MnSb...