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Conferences

Methods for TEM analysis of NIST s single-walled carbon nanotube Standard Reference Material

August 20, 2009

Author(s)

Elisabeth Mansfield, Roy H. Geiss, Jeffrey A. Fagan

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing a series of single-walled carbon nanotube Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to provide...

Effect of Nano-Silica Fillers on Surface Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Silica Composites

August 20, 2009

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Dongmei Zhe, Aaron M. Forster, Peter Krommenhoek, Nancy J. Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Investigation on the effect of nano-silica on the effect of nano-silica on the surface morphology and mechanical properties has been carried out on two...

Enabling Flexible Manufacturing Systems by Using Level of Automation as Design Parameter

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Bjoern J. Johansson, Asa Fasth, Johan Stahre, Juhani Heilala, Swee K. Leong, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Frank H. Riddick

Handling flexibility in an ever changing manufacturing environment is one of the key challenges for a successful industry. By using tools for virtual...

Assessment of Robustness and Disproportionate Collapse Vulnerability of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Joseph A. Main, Fahim Sadek, Hai S. Lew

Several prototype steel moment-frame buildings have been designed for the purpose of assessing their vulnerability to progressive collapse. The buildings were...

Towards a Method for Harmonizing Information Standards

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Steven R. Ray, Ram D. Sriram

Designers and engineers use various engineering authoring tools, such as CAD, CAE, and PDM,, to generate information objects (engineering objects). On the...

Application of Thermal Gradients to Achieve Orientational Order in Block Copolymer Thin Films

August 18, 2009

Author(s)

Nathaniel J. Fredin, Brian Berry, Kevin G. Yager, Alamgir Karim, Sushil K. Satija, Deanna Pickel, Ronald L. Jones

The development of methods that permit control over the long-range order and orientation of microdomains in block copolymer (BCP) thin films for bottom-up...

Electromagnetic Penetration Studies for Three Different Aircraft

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Chriss A. Grosvenor, David R. Novotny, Dennis G. Camell, Galen H. Koepke, Robert Johnk, Nino Canales

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has completed penetration studies on three different aircraft for the Federal Aviation Administration. These...

Potential Interference Issues between FCC Part 15 Compliant UHF ISM Emitters and Equipment Passing Standard Immunity Testing Requirements

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Daniel G. Kuester

The potential of electromagnetic (EM) interference between multi-channel, FCC Part 15 UHF (902-928 MHz) ISM [1] emitters and devices that have passed immunity...

PRF-Security Revisited With New Efficient Single-Keyed Domain Extensions

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Mridul Nandi

In this paper, we study a wide class of single-keyed domain extension algorithms, called generalized domain extension (\tx{GDE}), extending a keyed function $F...

Valid Affine Domain Extensions: Improving upon Security Bound of PRP-based PRFs

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Mridul Nandi

This paper provides an improved security analysis of popular pseudorandom functions (PRF) based on an $n$-bit pseudorandom permutation (PRP). In CRYPTO-05, an...

Effects of Composite Filler Content and Surface Properties on Cellular Response

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Nancy J. Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Dimethacrylate-based composites have seen increased application in orthopedics, where materials are typically placed in direct contact with viable bone tissue...

Nanoscale Photoresponse in Blended Organic Photovoltaics

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Behrang H. Hamadani, Suyong S. Jung, Nikolai B. Zhitenev

Organic solar cells, which have attracted considerable interest over the last few years as low-cost, simply-processed alternatives for harvesting the solar...

Differences in PDMS Modification Affect Laminin Deposition and Smooth Muscle Cell Response

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Joy P. Dunkers, Hae-Jeong Lee, Marvi Matos, Lisa Pakstis, Juan M. Taboas, Steven D. Hudson, Marcus T. Cicerone

When culturing cells on flexible surfaces, it is important to consider extracellular matrix treatments that will remain on the surface under mechanical strain...

Surface Indentation Arrays for High-Throughput Analysis of Viscoelastic Material Properties

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Peter M. Johnson, Christopher M. Stafford

Relaxation processes in viscous liquids and glasses have been studied extensively as these processes dictate polymer reliability in applications where a...

Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of novel, anti-bacterial monomers for dental and biomedical applications

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Joseph M. Antonucci, Bruce O. Fowler, Diana N. Zeiger, Nancy Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Although progress has been made in reducing polymerization shrinkage through resin and filler phase modifications, and in designing improved dental adhesion...

Adhesion and Mechanics of Complex Polymer Interfaces

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Christopher M. Stafford, Jun Y. Chung, Heqing Huang, Adam J. Nolte, Peter M. Johnson, Edwin P. Chan

The structure and properties of polymer interfaces play an integral role in numerous technological applications, particularly in the areas of coatings and...

A Standards-based Global Ocean Monitoring System

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Eugene Song, Kang B. Lee

This paper describes a standards-based global ocean monitoring system developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with collaborating...

Angle-resolved Optical Metrology using Multi-Technique Nested Uncertainties

August 15, 2009

Author(s)

Richard M. Silver, Bryan M. Barnes, Hui Zhou, Nien F. Zhang, Ronald G. Dixson

This paper introduces recent advances in scatterfield microscopy using improved normalization and fitting procedures. Reduced measurement uncertainties are...

The Calculation of Natural Gas Viscosity

August 14, 2009

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, William Johansen

The calculation of natural gas viscosity has been implemented many different ways including the use of constants. Different methods of calculating natural gas...

Blow-Down Tests Confirm Accurate Critical Flow Venturi Measurements During Transients

August 14, 2009

Author(s)

John D. Wright

Critical flow venturis (CFVs) can be used to measure flow under transient pressure, temperature, and flow conditions with k=2 uncertainties of 0.4 % or less...

Dynamic Gravitational Standard for Liquid Flow: Model and Measurements

August 14, 2009

Author(s)

Iosif I. Shinder, Michael R. Moldover

We report progress in testing a dynamic gravimetric standard using both steady and unsteady water flows. For steady flows in the range 10 kg/s to 60 kg/s, the...

Comparison of Five Natural Gas Equations of State Used for Flow and Energy Measurement

August 14, 2009

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, William Johansen

Measurements of the flow and the energy content of natural gas rely on equations of state to compute four thermodynamic properties: 1) compressibility factor; 2...

GENERIC REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE FOR DIGITAL, VIRTUAL, AND REAL REPRESENTATIONS OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

August 13, 2009

Author(s)

Minna S. Lanz, Reijo Tuokko

The manufacturing companies are facing the challenging dilemma on how to achieve better quality products while reducing manufacturing costs and define the...

Recommended Practices for Homeland Security Modeling and Simulation

August 13, 2009

Author(s)

Sanjay Jain, Charles McLean

This paper recommends practices for development and deployment of modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A) tools for homeland security applications. The set of...

A System Dynamics Modeling Framework for Sustainable Manufacturing

August 10, 2009

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Sanjay Jain, Charles McLean

This paper proposes a framework for application of system dynamics modeling to sustainable manufacturing. Sustainable manufacturing involves interaction of...

Metrics, Standards and Industry Best Practices for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

August 10, 2009

Author(s)

Sudarsan Rachuri, Ram D. Sriram, Prabir Sarkar

Substantial global climate changes due to global warming and the growing rate resource depletion have compelled several researchers to focus their research in...

Optimizing Authentication in Media Independent Handovers using IEEE 802.21

August 6, 2009

Author(s)

Antonio Izquierdo Manzanares, Nada T. Golmie, Richard A. Rouil

In this paper we study the performance of the authentication process in media independent handovers, and consider the impact of using IEEE 802.21 link triggers...

Tracking down sources of carbon contamination in EUVL exposure tools

August 3, 2009

Author(s)

Charles S. Tarrio, Robert E. Vest, Thomas B. Lucatorto, R. Caudillo

Optics in EUVL exposure tools are known to suffer reflectivity degradation, mostly from the buildup of carbon. The sources of this carbon have been difficult to...

REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR RHEOMETERS AND THE FLOW TABLE

August 3, 2009

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Zughuo Li, Mona Mohseni, Nicholas Franson

Oil is the most used standard material for the calibration of rheometers. Other products are used to calibrate flow devices, i.e., the flow table is calibrated...

Developing an Uncertainty Analysis for Optical Scatterometry

August 3, 2009

Author(s)

Thomas A. Germer, Heather J. Patrick, Richard M. Silver, Benjamin Bunday

This article describes how an uncertainty analysis may be performed on a scatterometry measurement. A method is outlined for propagating uncertainties through a...

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