The surface finish is critical for applications such as optics, micro-fluid flow and mechanical assembly, in which optical lenses, fluidic channels and rotating components are all required to be smooth. However, the stair-stepping effect is well known in the layer-based additive manufacturing processes, in which a three-dimensional model is approximated by a set of two-dimensional layers. Conse...

Automated 3D modeling of building interiors is useful in applications such as virtual reality and environment mapping. Texture mapping walls is an important step in visualizing the results of an indoor 3D modeling system. Methods to localize the camera in the 3D scene often are not pixel accurate, meaning that when multiple images are used for texture mapping there are seams and discontinuities...

In this paper, we propose a novel approach for obtaining 3D information of panoramic (360 degrees) environments. We design an image acquisition rig composed with a camera and two planar mirrors. The regular image captured by the camera is separated into uncontinuous three regions by the mirrors arranged in front of the camera. By rotating the rig about a vertical axis with a constant velocity, ...

High density 3-dimensional (3D) crossbar resistive random access memory (RRAM) is one of the major focus of the new age technologies. To compete with the ultra-high density NAND and NOR memories, understanding of reliability mechanisms and scaling potential of 3D RRAM crossbar array is needed. Thermal crosstalk is one of the most critical effects that should be considered in 3D crossbar array a...

conclusion high-resolution mr images of the wrist using 3d t2space, pd blade and t2 blade were superior to those using conventional sequences quantitatively. high-snr and cnr mr imaging with space and blade would be a promising method to diagnose wrist lesions. results snr of the cartilage, tfcc on 3d t2space and t1 fse was better than other sequences (p < 0.001). snr of the bone on pd blade wa...

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have the potential to become an important component of scaffolding in tissue engineering, due to their unique physical properties. However, one major limitation of CNTs that must be overcome is their inherent cytotoxicity. In this study, we assessed the long-term biocompatibility of CNTs for chondrocyte growth. The effect of CNTs on chondrocyte viability and biochemical d...

We investigate the stabilizing effect of convection in 3D incompressible Euler and NavierStokes equations. The convection term is the main source of nonlinearity for these equations. It is often considered destabilizing although it conserves energy due to the incompressibility condition. In this paper, we show that the convection term together with the incompressibility condition actually has a...