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But these templates don’t come anywhere close to the real thing, so Kakaiya decided to make an anatomically precise, patented 3D-printed model.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Under the skylight of a 10-foot industrial ceiling is a cold, foreboding blacksmith’s forge — which, on an active day, would heat up to 2,500 degrees — surrounded by uncut, conical metal templates awaiting manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Acting as programmable templates, they could position nanoparticles with sub-nanometer accuracy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

He worries that social scientists and international-relations types “have become so wedded to their templates that they can’t see” what has happened inside Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

So it became imperative to establish design templates for instrumental music, even if the template was hidden beneath the surface of the music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall