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Jirun Sun, Yifu Ding, Nancy J. Lin, Hyun Wook Ro, Christopher L. Soles, Sheng Lin-Gibson
We investigated the behavior of pre-osteoblasts cultured on polystyrene and photopolymerized ethoxylated bisphenol-A dimethacrylate gradient patterns. Gradient
The five types of cryocoolers used to provide cryogenic temperatures for various applications are the Joule-Thomson, Brayton, Stirling, Gifford-McMahon, and
In developing and screening new materials, researchers are often interested in how factors such as the roughness, surface energy, and the chemical composition
Jun Y. Chung, Young Jong Lee, Peyton Hopson, Michael J. Fasolka, Christopher Stafford
One of the most important considerations in the evaluation of hydrogels for biomedical and contact lens applications is the elastic modulus. The elastic modulus
Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize a growing set of materials applications ranging from electronics to drug delivery to ballistic protection. However, the
Transfer printing has been demonstrated as a fabrication method for flexible organic electronics. The transfer printing process relies on the differential
Heqing Huang, Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Christopher Stafford
In recent years, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) has found increased application in the areas of microfluidic devices, chromatographic packing materials and
As part of an effort to develop standard test methods for the performance of commercial hydrogen sensors, we employed the Fire Emulator / Detector Evaluator, an
The use of thermal imaging cameras (TIC) by the fire service is increasing as firefighters become more aware of the value of these tools. The National Fire
Using cooperative transmission, two or more single-antenna users can share their antennas to achieve spatial diversity in a slow fading channel. One relaying
Thomas A. Siewert, Joseph D. McColskey, Angelique N. Lasseigne
In 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology greatly expanded its efforts in support of the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Various NIST divisions
Theresa O'Connell, Yee-Yin Choong, John D. Grantham, M Moriarty, W Wong
An investigation of collaboration during a game that drew elements from two types of video games, massively multiplayer online role-playing games and serious
Stewart Smith, Martin McCallum, Andrew Hourd, J. T. Stevenson, Anthony J. Walton, Ronald G. Dixson, Richard A. Allen, James E. Potzick, Michael W. Cresswell, Ndubuisi George Orji
Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, B Bunday, J Allgair
Over the last few years, the need for shape metrology for process control has increased. A key component of shape metrology is sidewall angle (SWA). However
The brain is first and foremost a control system that is capable of building an internal representation of the external world, and using this representation to
Zeid Kootbally, Craig I. Schlenoff, Rajmohan Madhavan, Sebti Foufou
PRIDE (PRediction In Dynamic Environments) is a hierarchical multi-resolutional framework for moving object prediction. PRIDE incorporates multiple prediction
Brian A. Weiss, Brian Antonishek, Richard J. Norcross
Personnel at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), tasked with developing performance measures and standards for urban search and rescue
Christopher J. Scrapper Jr, Rajmohan Madhavan, Stephen B. Balakirsky
Robot navigation in complex, dynamic and unstructured environments demands robust mapping and localization solutions. One of the most popular methods in recent
Jon E. Bjarnason, Charles Dietlein, Erich N. Grossman
In gas spectroscopy, chemicals can be identified by the set of frequencies at which their absorption lines occur. The concentration can be quantitatively
Critical Dimension (CD) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a primary means to measure the geometric shapes of walls and trenches on the nanometer scale in
Erich N. Grossman, Charles Dietlein, Jon E. Bjarnason, Mabel Ramirez, M. Leivo, J. A. Penttila, P. Helisto, A. Luukanen
We present ultrawideband imagery obtained with modular, 8-element, superconducting Nb microbolometer arrays. Conically scanned images are presented and compared
Charles Dietlein, Jon E. Bjarnason, Erich N. Grossman, Zoya Popovic
Conventional material measurements of transmission and reflection in the millimeter-wave and terahertz frequency range do not differentiate between scattering
Christopher C. White, Kar T. Tan, Donald L. Hunston
Fire resistive materials are exceptional at providing an effective thermal barrier to structural steel from the heat flux from a fire, provided it is in close
William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Rodney A. Bryant, Linda G. Blevins
Detailed chemical kinetic modeling of methane planar opposed-jet laminar diffusion flames burning in air mixed with a variety of thermal agents is used to
Abstract: The DARPA Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology (WBGS) High Power Electronics (HPE) Phase II program is developing high-voltage, high-frequency SiC
We have developed two types of infrared scene projectors for hardware-in-the-loop testing of thermal imaging cameras such as those used by fire-fighters. In one
Angelique N. Lasseigne, Jennifer Anton, Thomas Jackson, David Olson, Brajendra Mishra
With the introduction of new higher strength steels operating at higher pressure, the need for characterization of hydrogen content in high strength steel
Nathan D. Orloff, James C. Booth, Makoto Murakami, Ichiro Takeuchi
We demonstrate a novel experimental technique to measure the complex permittivity function of dielectric thin films over the frequency range from 100 Hz to 40