Collimators with adjustable jaws are used in the SLC linac, arcs, and final focus to eliminate the tails of the beams that produce backgrounds in the SLD detectors. However, if the beams are not centered within the jaws of the collimators, transverse wakefields are generated which act to increase the beam emittances. The sensitivity to the beam offset is largest in the vertical collimators in t...

Hardening of invertebrate jaws and mandibles has been previously correlated to diverse, potentially complex modifications. Here we demonstrate directly, for the first time, that Zn plays a critical role in the mechanical properties of histidine-rich Nereis jaws. Using nanoindentation, we show that removal of Zn by chelation decreases both hardness and modulus by over 65%. Moreover, reconstituti...

Cherubism is a rare familial disease that occurs between the ages two and five years and regresses after puberty. Most of the cherubism cases show familial history, but there are some cases without familial histories of disorder. A two-year-old boy with a painless symmetrical progressive swelling of the jaws had visited maxillofacial radiology department. Panoramic radiograph revealed well-defi...

3D printing technology plays a key role in the production of prototypes and final functional parts. The ability to produce almost any shape using this combination with lightweight materials is often used minimise weight designed components. However, for some applications, such as robot gripper jaws, conventional most commonly materials, PLA, may be unsuitable due their low coefficient friction ...