Submitted by Rose Choi on March 1, 2012 - 3:00am
The NSF has published a research highlight on the work of Don Marshall and Steffen Rohde concerning the zipper algorithm. The algorithm allows accurate computation of angle-preserving mappings commonly found in science and engineering and is related to models for such complex details as the shape of DNA molecules or how water percolates through soil.
For more information, read the article at Research.gov.