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Piotr A. Domanski, Riccardo Brignoli, S J. Brown, Andrei F. Kazakov, Mark O. McLinden
The merits of an alternative refrigerant are established based on many attributes including environmental acceptance, chemical stability in the refrigeration
Francis J. Lovas, Vadim V. Ilyushin, Alyssa M. Johnson, Jenna Hohl, Emily A. Cloessner, Richard Lavrich
We present here the first experimental study of the microwave spectrum of deuterated 5-methyltropolone, a molecule which exhibits two large-amplitude motions
Vipin N. Tondare, John S. Villarrubia, Andras Vladar
Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a sample surface from scanning electron microscope (SEM) images taken at two perspectives has been known for decades
Tracey B. Schock, Peter D. Moeller, Rick Belisle, Christopher W. Via, Tracy A. Villareal, Kevin Beauchesne, Matthew J. Bertin, Paul Zimba
Mass spectrometry-guided isolation of the lipophilic extract of Trichodesmium thiebautii bloom material led to the isolation and structure characterization of a
Yi Bao, Matthew Hoehler, Fujian Tang, Christopher M. Smith, Matthew Bundy, Genda Chen
In this study, Brillouin scattering-based distributed fiber optic sensor is implemented to measure temperature distributions and detect cracks in concrete
We are entering an era where large volumes of scientific data, coupled with algorithmic and computational advances, can reduce both the time and cost of
One may measure the kinetic rate constants associated with biochemical reactions using an optical biosensor: an instrument in which ligand molecules are
Edward J. Garboczi, Jack F. Douglas, Luis Fernando Vargas Lara, Ahmed M. Hassan, Deb Chatterjee, Kalyan Durbhakula, Md Gaffar
Graphene flakes in real composites are rarely perfectly flat, and often exhibit complicated crumpled shapes. Therefore, the goal of this work was to quantify
In the previous work, palmitic acid in sebum was used as a chronological marker for age dating of fingerprints, using time-of-flight secondary ion mass
Purpose: The goal is to determine whether dual-energy computed tomography (CT) leads to a unique reconstruction into two basis materials. Methods and Materials
Wenwei Zheng, Alessandro Borgia, Karin Buholzer, Alexander Grishaev, Benjamin Schuler, Robert Best
Chemical denaturants are the most commonly used agent for unfolding proteins, and are thought to act by better solvating the unfolded state. Improved solvation
Alessandro Borgia, Wenwei Zheng, Karin Buholzer, Madeleine Borgia, Anja Schuler, Hagen Hoffman, Andrea Sorrano, Daniel Nettels, Klaus Gast, Alexander Grishaev, Robert Best, Benjamin Schuler
There has been a long-standing controversy regarding the effect of chemical denaturants on the dimensions of unfolded and intrinsically disordered proteins: A
Joel Helton, Susumu K. Jones, Daniel E Parshall, Matthew B. Stone, Dmitry A. Shulyatev, Jeffrey W. Lynn
While the spin dynamics of La 0.7Cad0.3MnO 3 in the ferromagnetic phase are known to be unconventional, previous measurements have yielded contradictory results
Jungseok Chae, Sangmin An, Georg Ramer, Vitalie Stavila, Glenn Holland, Yohan Yoon, Alec Talin, Mark Allendorf, Vladimir Aksyuk, Andrea Centrone
The atomic force microscope (AFM) offers a rich observation window on the nanoscale, yet many dynamic phenomena are too fast and too weak for direct detection
Nathanael D. Olson, Justin M. Zook, Jayne B. Morrow, Nancy J. Lin
High sensitivity methods as next generation sequencing and PCR are adversely impacted by organismal and DNA contaminants. Current methods for detecting
All current watt balances employ permanent magnet systems using a yoke with high permeability as flux return. Very often these systems are built with vertical
Eleanor M. Waxman, Kevin C. Cossel, Gar Wing Truong, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Sean Coburn, Robert J. Wright, Gregory B. Rieker, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
Keith A. Gillis, XiaoJuan Feng, Jintao Zhang, H. Lin, James B. Mehl, Michael R. Moldover, K Zhang, Y.N. Duan
We report a new determination of the Boltzmann constant k B using a cylindrical acoustic gas thermometer. We determined the length of the copper cavity from
Michihiro Nagao, Elizabeth G Kelley, Rana Ashkar, Robert David Bradbury, Paul Butler
The elastic and viscous properties of self-assembled amphiphilic membranes dictate the intricate hierarchy of their structure and dynamics ranging from the
Justin Gorham, Jason Killgore, Maryam Omidvar, Haiqing Lin, Frank W. DelRio, Lewis M. Cox, Zheng Zhang
Liquid-liquid interfacial polymerization (ll-IP) is conventionally used for manufacturing bulk polymers like nylon, as well as forming barrier layers for
Feng Yi, Ana Stevanovic, William Alexander Osborn, Andrei Kolmakov, David A. LaVan
We have developed a versatile nanocalorimeter sensor which allows imaging and electrical measurements of samples under different gaseous environments using the
Laurent Pitre, Fernando Sparasci, Michael R. Moldover, Cecile Guianvarch, Catherine Martin, Martin Himbert, Mark Plimmer, James B. Mehl, Giuliano Albo, Bo Gao, Lara Risegari
The SI unit of temperature will soon be redefined in terms of a fixed value of the Boltzmann constant k derived from an ensemble of measurements worldwide. We
Kerstin Zimmermann, Rebecca Eells, Frank Heinrich, Stefanie Rintoul, Brian Patrick Josey, Prabhanshu Shekhar, Mathias Loesche, Lawrence J. Stern
Interactions between lipid bilayers and the membrane-proximal regions of membrane-associated proteins play important roles in regulating membrane protein
The absence of a comprehensive database on fire occurrence along with the possibility of inaccurate data entry in current datasets means that some proportion of
Srinivasa Ramisetti, Jorge O. Ona Ruales, Stephen Wise, Shantu Amin, Arun Sharma
An efficient synthesis of dibenzo[a,l]tetracene (1) and dibenzo[a,j]tetracene (2) has been developed using Diels-Alder reaction of in situ generated ortho
Adam J. Fleisher, David A. Long, Qingnan Liu, Lyn Gameson, Joseph T. Hodges
High-precision measurements of radiocarbon (14C) near or below a fraction modern 14C of one (F14C ≤ 1) are costly, requiring the shipment of samples to
Mingxing Zhang, Wei Zhou, Tony Pham, Katherine A. Forrest, Wenlong Liu, Yabing He, Hui Wu, Taner N. Yildirim, Banglin Chen, Brian Space, Yi Pan, Michael J. Zaworotko, Junfeng Bai
We present a crystal engineering strategy to fine tune the pore chemistry of a family of isomorphous MOFs with similar pore size, pore surface properties and