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Khan Alam, Steven M.T. Disseler, William D. Ratcliff, Julie Borchers, Rodrigo Ponce-Perez, Gregorio H. Cocoletzi, Noboru Takeuchi, Andrew Foley, Andrea Richard, David C. Ingram, Arthur R. Smith
A magneto-structural phase transition is investigated in single crystal CrN thin films grown by rf plasma molecular beam epitaxy on MgO(001) substrates. While
David J. Lechevalier, Seungjun Shin, Sudarsan Rachuri, Sebti Foufou, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Abdelaziz Bouras
Monitoring the performance of manufacturing equipment is critical to ensure the efficiency of manufacturing processes. Machine-monitoring data allows measuring
Nanocellulose is a high value material that has gained increasing attention because of its high strength, stiff ness, unique photonic and piezoelectric
Christopher J. Stromberg, Joshua A. Hadler, Brian Alberding, Edwin J. Heilweil
Ultrafast laser systems are becoming more widespread throughout the research and industrial communities yet eye protection for these high power, bright pulsed
Jack F. Douglas, Fernando Vargas-Lara, Francis W. Starr
Enthalpy-entropy compensation (EEC) is observed in diverse molecular binding processes of vital importance to living systems and manufacturing applications, but
During the production of polymer-grade ethylene, trace amounts of acetylene (about 1%) in the ethylene feed needs to be reduced to 40 parts per million (ppm)
Lawrence H. Friedman, Wen-Li Wu, Wei-En Fu, Yunsan Chien
Feature sizes in integrated circuits (ICs) are often at the scale of 10 nm and are ever shrinking. ICs appearing in todays computers and hand held devices are
Ward L. Johnson, Danielle C. France, Nikki S. Rentz, William T. Cordell, Fred L. Walls
A new approach is presented for sensing mechanical fluctuations of populations of bacteria, with potential application in monitoring microbial responses to
Luke W. Arbogast, Frank Delaglio, John E. Schiel, John P. Marino
Two-dimensional (2D) 1H13C methyl NMR provides a powerful tool to probe the higher order structure (HOS) of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), since spectra can
Ward L. Johnson, Danielle C. France, F L. Walls, William T. Cordell, Nikki S. Rentz
An approach is presented for sensing mechanical fluctuations of bacteria, with potential application in monitoring microbial responses to changes in chemical
A. Scheie, J. Kindervater, S. Saubert, C. Duvinage, C. Pfleiderer, H. J. Changlani, S. Zhang, Leland Harriger, K. Arpino, S. M. Koohpayeh, Collin L. Broholm
We present a phase diagram of rare-earth pyrochlore Yb 2Ti 2O 7 in a (111) magnetic field. Using heat capacity, magnetization, and neutron scattering data, we
Jeff L. Hernandez, Nabankur Deb, Rylan M. Wolfe, Chi K. Lo, Sebastian Engmann, Lee J. Richter, John R. Reynolds
To develop an understanding of the effect spin coating or blade coating have on the morphology of polymer:fullerene thin films for organic solar cells, we have
Ajay Krishnamurthy, Donald L. Hunston, Amanda L. Forster, Bharath NMN Natarajan, Sunny Wicks, Paul E. Stutzman, James A. Liddle, Aaron M. Forster, Brian L. Wardle
As carbon nanotube (CNT) based composites are increasingly being identified as viable aerospace materials, it is vital to study their environmental degradation
Trevor Keller, Greta Lindwall, Supriyo Ghosh, Li Ma, Brandon M. Lane, Fan Zhang, Ursula R. Kattner, Eric Lass, Yaakov S. Idell, Maureen E. Williams, Andrew J. Allen, Jonathan E. Guyer, Lyle E. Levine
Numerical simulations are used in this work to investigate aspects of microstructure and microsegregation during rapid solidification of a Ni-based superalloy
Berc Kalanyan, Junjie Zhao, Heather F. Barton, Brent A. Sperling, Gregory N. Parsons
In situ chemical measurements of solution/surface reactions during metal-organic framework (MOF) thin film growth can provide valuable information about the
Lane Sander, Jeanita Pritchett, Laura J. Wood, Brian Lang, Stephen Wise, Matt J. Walters, T. Phillips, M. J. Holman, G. Lee, J. Lisko, B. Lane, L. Valentin, B. Kimbrell, S. Kuklenyik, S. Stanfill, C. Watson
A new tobacco filler Standard Reference Material (SRM) has been issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in September 2016 with
The thermochemical characteristics were determined for several National Institute of Standards and Technology Standard Reference Material petroleum-based and
Molecular dynamics simulations were used to examine the solvation behavior of carbon nanoparticles in a range of water/alcohol solvent compositions. Results
The radionuclide copper-64 is a promising candidate for nuclear medicine, but its complex decay creates challenges in the primary standardization of its
Pan Feng, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Edward Garboczi, Pan Feng
A recent microstructural model for simulating near-surface external sulfate attack on cement paste is modified to incorporate diffusive ionic transport between
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