Researchers created a system that enables makers to incorporate sensors directly into rotational mechanisms with only one pass in a 3D printer. This gives rotational mechanisms like gearboxes the ...

F-Type ATP synthase, a catalytic complex of proteins, synthesizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of living cells. A lot of ambiguity exists over the rotational mechanism of this ...

Many of the processes in our cells are powered by a critical energy-storing molecule known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). A typical human cell uses millions of ATP molecules a second to generate the ...

The way a key cellular motor works at an atomic level has been uncovered by simulations conducted by RIKEN biophysicists. This finding provides important insights into how mechanical force is ...

The front wing on a 2026 Formula 1 car is not a static surface. It is an actuated structure that physically changes shape between corners and straights, coordinating with the rear wing through a ...

Integrating sensors into rotational mechanisms could make it possible for engineers to build smart hinges that know when a door has been opened, or gears inside a motor that tell a mechanic how fast ...

Figure 1: A molecular model showing the rotor ring component of ATP synthase. In a molecular dynamics study, RIKEN researchers have discovered the rotational ...