Journals

Discussion of: Fragility Curves for Wide-Flange Steel Columns and Implications for Building-Specific Earthquake-Induced Loss Assessment

August 1, 2019

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Bruce F. Maison, Matthew Speicher

Poiseuille and Extensional Flow Small-Angle Scattering for Developing Structure-Rheology Relationships in Soft Matter Systems

August 1, 2019

Author(s)

Avanish NMN Bharati, Steven Hudson, Kathleen Weigandt

As the rheoscattering community has grown, so have the breadth of experiments both in terms of materials systems, and also in terms of flow types and analysis...

Fluctuation-induced torque on a topological insulator out of thermal equilibrium

August 1, 2019

Author(s)

Mohammad F. Maghrebi, Alexey Gorshkov, Jay Sau

Tunable Multiferroic Order Parameters in Sr_1-xBa_xMn_1-yTi_yO₃

August 1, 2019

Author(s)

Kamal Chapagain, Dennis E. Brown, Stanislaw Kolesnik, Saul Lapidus, Bianca Haberl, Jamie Molaison, Chuanlong Lin, Curtis Kenney-Benson, Changyong Park, Jaroslaw Pietosa, Ewa Markiewicz, Bartlomiej Andrzejewski, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Stephan Rosenkranz, Bogdan Dabrowski, Omar Chmaissem

Responding to the rapidly increasing demand for efficient energy usage and increased speed and functionality of electronic and spintronic devices, multiferroic...

Nanoscale Magnetization Inhomogeneity within Single Phase Nanopillars

August 1, 2019

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Thomas O. Farmer, Er-Jia Guo, Ryan D. Desautels, Lisa Debeer-Schmitt, Aiping Chen, Zhongchang Wang, Quanxi Jia, Julie Borchers, Dustin A. Gilbert, Ben Holladay, Sunil K. Sinha, Michael R. Fitzsimmons

We report observation of a radial dependence in the magnetic anisotropy of epitaxially strained CoFe 2O 4 nanostructures in a BaTiO 3 matrix. This archetypal...

Short-Time Dynamics of Proteins in Solutions Studied by Neutron Spin Echo

August 1, 2019

Author(s)

Yun Liu

Dynamics of proteins in solutions include translational, rotational, and internal motions that are linked to different properties of protein solutions. Because...

False Discovery Rate Estimation for Hybrid Mass Spectral Library Search Identifications in Bottom-up Proteomics

July 31, 2019

Author(s)

Meghan C. Burke, Zheng Zhang, Yuri A. Mirokhin, Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi, Yuxue Liang, Stephen E. Stein

We present a method for FDR estimation of mass spectral library search identifications made by a recently developed method for peptide identification, the...

1 GHz Waveform Synthesis with Josephson Arrays

July 31, 2019

Author(s)

Christine A. Donnelly, Justus A. Brevik, Nathan E. Flowers-Jacobs, Peter F. Hopkins, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz

For the first time, we synthesize single- and multiple-tone waveforms at gigahertz frequencies from arrays of Josephson junctions and demonstrate quantum-locked...

1 GHz Waveform Synthesis With Josephson Junction Arrays

July 31, 2019

Author(s)

Christine A. Donnelly, Nathan E. Flowers-Jacobs, Justus A. Brevik, Anna E. Fox, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Peter F. Hopkins, Samuel P. Benz

We synthesize single- and multiple-tone waveforms at gigahertz frequencies from arrays of Josephson junctions and demonstrate their quantum-locked operation...

Conventional vs. model-based measurement of patterned line widths from scanning electron microscopy profiles

July 31, 2019

Author(s)

Francesc Salvat-Pujol, John S. Villarrubia

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a practical tool to determine the dimensions of nanometer-scale features. Conventional width measurements use arbitrary...

ToF-SIMS Depth Profiling of Oral Drug Delivery Films for 3D Visualization and Potential Quantification of Active Pharmaceutical Particles

July 30, 2019

Author(s)

Shinichiro N. Muramoto, J Greg Gillen, Cynthia J. Zeissler, Edward Garboczi

The size, shape, and spatial distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) particles are important physical characteristics of drug delivery systems...

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution coexisting with classical communication

July 30, 2019

Author(s)

Varun Verma

The prospect of building a quantum internet, which promises information-theoretic secure communication [1] as well as blind or networked quantum computing [2]...

Towards Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for North America

July 30, 2019

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Anne Fairbrother, Derek Muir, Keith Solomon, Gerald Ankley, Murray Rudd, Alistair Boxall, William Adams, Jennifer Apell, Bonnie Blalock, Sarah Bowman, Linda Campbell, George Cobb, Kristin Connors, David Dreier, Marlene Evans, Carol Henry, Robert Hoke, Magali Houde, Stephen Klaine, Rebecca Klaper, Sigrun Kullik, Roman Lanno, Charles Meyer, Elias Oziolor, Mary Ann Ottinger, Elijah Petersen, Helen Poynton, Pamela Rice, Gabriela Rodriguez-Fuentes, Alan Samel, Joseph Shaw, Jeffrey Steevens, Tim Verslycke, Scott Weir, Peter Wilson, Bryan Brooks

Anticipating, identifying and prioritizing strategic needs represent essential activities by research organizations. When these pursuits engage globally...

Electric Field Effect on Short-Range Polar Order in a Relaxor Ferroelectric System

July 30, 2019

Author(s)

Zhijun Xu, Fei Li, Shujun Zhang, Christopher Stock, Jun Luo, Peter M. Gehring, Guangyong Xu

Short-range polar orders in the relaxor ferroelectric material PbMg 1/2Nb 2/3O 3-28%PbTiO 3 (PMN-28PT) have been studied using neutron diffuse scattering. An...

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the quantitation of steroid hormone profiles in blubber from stranded humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

July 30, 2019

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Greta Dalle Luche, Susan Bengston Nash, John Kucklick, Fletcher M. Mingramm, Ashley Russell

Marine mammal blubber is known to have quantifiable concentrations of steroid hormones and is increasingly chosen as a matrix for the detection of these...

Characteristic Aspects of Additive Manufacturing Security from Security Awareness Perspectives

July 29, 2019

Author(s)

Lynne Graves, Joshua Lubell, Mark Yampolskiy, Wayne King

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is expected to become an established manufacturing technology in the near future. The growing penetration of AM at manufacturers...

Stability of gaseous volatile organic compounds contained in gas cylinders with different internal wall treatments

July 29, 2019

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George C. Rhoderick, Christina Cecelski, Walter R. Miller Jr., David Worton, Sergi Moreno, Paul Brewer, Joele Viallon, Faraz Idrees, Philippe Moussay, Yong D. Kim, Dal H. Kim, Sangil Lee, Annarita Baldan, Jianrong Li

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of gas-phase compounds present in the atmosphere that affect air quality and Earth's climate. Halocarbons, a...

Elastic residual strain and stress measurements and corresponding part deflections of 3D AM builds of IN625 AM-Bench artifacts using neutron diffraction, synchrotron X-ray diffraction, and contour method

July 29, 2019

Author(s)

Thien Q. Phan, Maria Strantza, Michael R. Hill, Thomas H. Gnaupel-Herold, Jarred C. Heigel, Christopher D'Elia, DeWald Adrian, Bjorn Clausen, Darren C. Pagan, J. Y. Peter Ko, Donald W. Brown, Lyle E. Levine

One of the primary barriers for acceptance of additive manufacturing (AM) has been the uncertainty in the performance of AM parts due to residual stresses...

Measuring Flow Curve and Failure Conditions for a MEMS-Scale Electrodeposited Nickel Alloy

July 26, 2019

Author(s)

David T. Read, Li-Anne Liew, Ryan White, Nicholas Barbosa, John T. Geaney

Implementation of advanced electroplated Ni alloy materials in MEMS-scale mechanisms requires performance predictions that are based on actual, rather than...

Free-Standing Janus Graphene Oxide with Anisotropic Properties for 2D Materials as Surfactant

July 26, 2019

Author(s)

Hoyeon Lee, Ki-In Choi, Jae-Hak Choi, Jeseung Yoo, Young-Soo Seo, Sushil K. Satija, Jaseung Koo

A superconducting thermal switch with ultrahigh impedance for interfacing superconductors to semiconductors

July 25, 2019

Author(s)

Adam N. McCaughan, Varun B. Verma, Sonia M. Buckley, Alexander N. Tait, Sae Woo Nam, Jeffrey M. Shainline

A number of current approaches to quantum and neuromorphic computing use superconductors as the basis of their platform or as a measurement component, and will...

Evaluating changes to Ralstonia pickettii in high-purity water to guide selection of potential calibration materials for online water bioburden analyzers

July 25, 2019

Author(s)

Kurt D. Benkstein, Sandra M. Da Silva, Nancy J. Lin, Dean C. Ripple

Online water bioburden analyzers (OWBAs) can provide real-time feedback on viable bacteria in high-purity water (HPW) systems for pharmaceutical manufacturers...

Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting Review Part 2: Technique and Directions

July 25, 2019

Author(s)

Debra McGivney, Rasim Boyacioglu, Yun Jiang, Megan Poorman, Nicole Seiberlich, Vikas Gulani, Katy Keenan, Mark Griswold, Dan Ma

Comparison between NIST Graphene and AIST GaAs Quantized Hall Devices

July 25, 2019

Author(s)

Takehiko Oe, Albert Rigosi, Mattias Kruskopf, Bi Y. Wu, Hsin Y. Lee, Yanfei Yang, Randolph Elmquist, Nobu-hisa Kaneko, Dean G. Jarrett

Machine Learning Can Predict Setting Behavior and Strength Evolution of Hydrating Cement Systems

July 25, 2019

Author(s)

Tandre Oey, Scott Jones, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Gaurav Sant

Setting and strength development of ordinary portland cement (OPC) binders is a complex process that involves multiple interacting chemical reactions, which...

Prediction of Ultimate Compressive Strength for Biopolymer-bound Soil Composites (BSC) Using Sliding Wingtip Crack Analysis

July 24, 2019

Author(s)

Edward Garboczi, Isamar Rosa, Michael Lepech, David Loftus, Henning Roedel, Maria Allende

This paper introduces a damage-based model for determining the compressive strength of Biopolymer- bound Soil Composites (BSC), a novel class of bio-based...

Twenty-five-fold reduction in measurement uncertainty for a molecular line intensity

July 24, 2019

Author(s)

Adam J. Fleisher, Erin M. Adkins, Zachary D. Reed, Hongming Yi, David A. Long, Helene M. Fleurbaey, Joseph T. Hodges

Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Prodiginine Analogues in Marine Bacteria, Pseudoalteromonas: A Mini Review

July 24, 2019

Author(s)

Kehau A. Hagiwara, Francis E. Sakai-Kawada, Jonathan D. Awaya, Courtney G. Ip

The Prodiginine family consists of primarily red-pigmented tripyrrole secondary metabolites that was first characterized in the gram-negative bacterial species...

Lessons Learned: Takeaways from a Seven-Year Digitization Project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

July 24, 2019

Author(s)

Katelynd E. Bucher

With the completion of a large-scale project comes the inevitable question: what have we learned, and how can we apply it in the future? The National Institute...

A review of protocols for Fiducial Reference Measurements of downwelling irradiance for validation of satellite remote sensing data over water

July 24, 2019

Author(s)

Kevin Ruddick, Andrew Banks, Emmanuel Boss, Alexandre Castagna, Robert Frouin, Martin Hieronymi, Cedric Jamet, B. Carol Johnson, Zhongping Lee, Michael Ondrusek, Viktor Vabson, Riho Vendt, Kenneth Voss, Giuseppe Zibordi

This paper reviews the state of the art of protocols for measurement of downwelling irradiance in the context of Fiducial Reference Measurements (FRM) of water...