Journals

Building Connections through Standards Landscaping

June 7, 2017

Author(s)

Paul W. Witherell, Yan Lu

Standards are an essential part of how we do business, from communication, to establishing best practices, to achieving quality control. As commerce and

An Improved Basis for Characterizing the Suitability of Fly Ash as a Cement Replacement Agent

June 7, 2017

Author(s)

Tandre Oey, Jason Timmons, Paul E. Stutzman, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Magdalena Balonis, Mathieu Bauchy, Gaurav Sant

Fly ash is a critical yet underutilized material for partial replacement for ordinary portland cement (OPC) in the binder fraction of a concrete. Significant

Improved sensor fault detection, isolation, and mitigation using multiple observers approach

June 6, 2017

Author(s)

Dhananjay Anand, Zheng Wang, Dawn Tilbury

Traditional fault detection and isolation (FDI) methods analyze a residual signal to detect and iso-late sensor faults. The residual signal is the difference

Resonant Acoustic Frequency Shifts Associated with Cracks in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

June 6, 2017

Author(s)

Ward L. Johnson, Jaemi Herzberger, Sudook A. Kim, Kirsten L. Peterson, Paul R. Heyliger, Grady S. White

Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) was used in this study to measure shifts in resonant frequency that arise from the presence of cracks in barium-titanate

Integral Isosceles Triangle-Parallelogram and Heron triangle-Rhombus Pairs with a Common Area and Common Perimeter

June 6, 2017

Author(s)

Pradeep Das, Abhishek Juyal, Dustin Moody

In this paper we show that there are in nitely many pairs of integer isosceles triangles and integer parallelograms with a common (integral) area and common

Fast Updating Multipole Coulombic Potential Calculation

June 6, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas Hoft, Bradley Alpert

We present a numerical method to efficiently and accurately re-compute the Coulomb potential of a large ensemble of charged particles after a subset of the

Interface-induced phenomena in magnetism

June 5, 2017

Author(s)

Frances Hellman, Axel Hoffmann, Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, Geoffrey S. Beach, Eric E. Fullerton, C. Leighton, Allan H. MacDonald, Daniel C. Ralph, Dario A. Arena, Hermann A. Duerr, Peter Fischer, Julie Grollier, Joseph P. Heremans, Tomas Jungwirth, alexay V. Kimel, Bert Koopmans, Ilya N. Krivorotov, Steven J. May, Amanda K. Petford-Long, James M. Rondinelli, Nitin Samarth, Ivan K. Schuller, Andrei N. Slavin, Mark D. Stiles, Oleg Tchernyshyov, Andre Thiaville, Barry L. Zink

This article reviews static and dynamic interfacial effects in magnetism, focusing in particular on the current explosion in interfacially-driven magnetic

First-Order Reversal Curves of the Magnetostructural Transition in FeTe

June 5, 2017

Author(s)

M. K. Frampton, J. Crocker, Dustin A. Gilbert, N. Curro, Kai Liu, J. A. Schneeloch, G. D. Gu, R. J. Zieve

We apply the first-order reversal curve (FORC) method, borrowed from studies of ferromagnetic materials, to the magneto-structural phase transition of Fe 1+yTe

Observation and Impact of a "Surface Skin Effect" on Lateral Growth of Nanocrystals

June 3, 2017

Author(s)

Babak Nikoobakht, Elias J. Garratt, Paola Prete, Nico Lovergine

We investigate the impact of a quasi-crystalline two (2D) dimensional surface on the lateral epitaxy of one-dimensional (1D) nanocrystals. The quasi-2D surface

Mid-infrared laser-induced fluorescence with nanosecond time resolution using a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector: New technology for molecular science

June 2, 2017

Author(s)

Li Chen, Dirk Schwarzer, Varun Verma, Martin Stevens, Francesco F. Marsili, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Alec M. Wodtke

In contrast to UV photomultiplier tubes widely used in physical chemistry, mid- infrared detectors are notorious for poor sensitivity and slow time response

Sizing up the Quantum

June 2, 2017

Author(s)

Stephan Schlamminger

No abstract. This is a column in Nature science.

Phosphorylation-induced conformational dynamics in an intrinsically disordered protein and potential role in phenotypic heterogeneity

June 2, 2017

Author(s)

Prakash Kulkarni, Mohit Jolly, Dongya Jia, Steven Mooney, Ajay Bhargava, Luciane Kagohara, Yihong Chen, Pengyu Hao, Yanan He, Roberft Veltri, Alexander Grishaev, Keith Weninger, Herbert Levine, John Orban

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that lack a unique 3D structure and comprise a large fraction of the human proteome play important roles in numerous

Specific refractive index increment (dn/dc) of polymers at 660 nm and 690 nm

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Andre M. Striegel

The specific refractive index increment (dn/dc) is an essential datum for the accurate quantitation of molar mass averages and distributions (inter alia) of

Void-based Assembly of Colloidal Crystals

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Nathan Mahynski, Lorenzo Rovigatti, Christos Likos, Athanassios Panagiotopoulos

We have used computer simulations to reveal how colloidal crystals may be assembled by engineering the shape and charge of polymeric additives, which act as

Rapid and reliable steroid hormone profiling in Tursiops truncatus blubber using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Ashley S. Boggs-Russell, Tracey B. Schock, Thomas M. Galligan, Wayne E. McFee, Jeanine S. Morey, Lori Schwacke, John R. Kucklick

Monitoring of marine mammal steroid hormone status using matrices alternative to blood is desirable due to the ability to remotely collect samples which

Biomarkers of oxidatively induced DNA damage in dreissenid mussels: An ecosystem health assessment tool for the Laurentian Great Lakes

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Pawel Jaruga, Erdem Coskun, M Miral Dizdar, W. E. Johnson, Kimani Kimbrough

Industrial, agricultural and urban activities of fast growing human population are continuously altering freshwater ecosystems, endangering their inhabitants

Dynamic Infrared Sample Controlled (DISCO) Temperature for the Tumbler Cells for Ultra Small Angle Neutron Scattering (USANS)

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Juscelino Leao, R. P. Murphy, N. J. Wagner, Markus NMN Bleuel

In this paper a method to control the temperature for a rotating USANS sample holder is introduced. The temperature is controlled via halogen light bulbs and an

Chamber for Mechanical Testing in H2 with Observation by Neutron Scattering

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Matthew J. Connolly, Peter E. Bradley, Andrew J. Slifka, Elizabeth S. Drexler

A gas-pressure chamber has been designed, constructed, and tested at a moderate pressure (3.4 MPa, 500 psi) and has the capability of mechanical loading of

Short Time and Structural Dynamics in Polypropylene Glycol Nanocomposite

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Madhusudan Tyagi, R. Casalini, C. M. Roland

The dynamics of polypropylene glycol, both neat and attached to silica nanoparticles, were investigated using elastic neutron backscattering and dielectric

A Lossy Object Exposure Assessment in Terms of Whole-Body Specific Absorption Rate Inside a Loaded Reverberation Chamber

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Damir Senic, Antonio Sarolic, Christopher L. Holloway, John M. Ladbury

We present the results of an exposure assessment study in terms of whole-body specific absorption rate due to radio frequency electromagnetic fields exposure

Role of Rheology in Achieving Successful Concrete Performance

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris

Workability is one of the most important properties of concrete as it determines how easily the material can be placed. Workability affects many aspects of a

Presidents Column, June 2017

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams

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Rafting and Elastoplastic Deformation of Superalloys Studied by Neutron Di raction

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

James Coakley, Eric Lass, Dong Ma, Matthew Frost, David N. Seidman, David C. Dunand, Howard Stone

The rafting of monocrystalline Ni- and Co-based superalloys has been studied by neutron diffractometry. The nature of rafting is shown experimentally to be

Versatile Assembly of Metal-Coordinated Calix[4]resorcinarene Cavitands and Cages through Ancillary Linker Tuning

June 1, 2017

Author(s)

Wen-Yuan Pei, Guohai Xu, Jin Yang, Hui Wu, Banglin Chen, Wei Zhou, Jian-Fang Ma

We propose a design strategy for assembly of metal-coordinated calix[4]resorcinarene cavitands and cages by tuning of the ancillary linkers. Assembly of newly

Phase Diagram of α-RuCl₃ in an In-Plane Magnetic Field

May 31, 2017

Author(s)

J. A. Sears, Yang Zhao, Zhijun Xu, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Young-June Kim

The low-temperature magnetic phases in the layered honeycomb lattice material α-RuCl 3 have been studied as a function of in-plane magnetic field. In zero field

Gapped Excitations in the High-Pressure Antiferromagnetic Phase of URu₂Si₂

May 31, 2017

Author(s)

T. J. Williams, H. Barath, Z. Yamani, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Juscelino Leao, J. D. Garrett, G. M. Luke, W.J. L. Buyers, Collin L. Broholm

We report a neutron scattering study of the magnetic excitation spectrum in each of the three temperature and pressure phases of URu 2Si 2. We find

Temperature and Radiation Effects at the Fluorine K-edge in LiF

May 30, 2017

Author(s)

Craig P. Schwartz, Francisco Ponce, Stephan Friedrich, Stephen P. Cramer, John Vinson, David Prendergast

The F K-edge of LiF is studied both experimentally and theoretically as a function of temperature. Instantaneous thermal fluctuations in atomic positions are

Gaussian Variant of Freivalds' Algorithm for Efficient and Reliable Matrix Product Verification

May 30, 2017

Author(s)

Michael V. Mascagni, Hao Ji, Yaohang Li

In this article, we consider the general problem of checking the correctness of matrix multiplication. Given three n×n matrices A, B, and C, the goal is to

Electromagnetic Design and Performance of a Conical Microwave Blackbody Target for Radiometer Calibration

May 29, 2017

Author(s)

Derek A. Houtz, William Emery, Dazhen Gu, Karl Jacob, Axel Murk, Dave K. Walker, Richard Wylde

A conical cavity has been designed and fabricated for use as a broadband passive microwave calibration source, or blackbody, at the National Institute of

Hydrogen Dynamics in the Hexagonal Ho₂Fe₁₇H₄ and Y₂Fe₁₇H_4.2: Inelastic and Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Studies

May 28, 2017

Author(s)

A. V. Skripov, O. Isnard, N. V. Mushnikov, P. B. Terent'ev, V. S. Gaviko, Terrence J. Udovic

The vibrational spectra of hydrogen and the parameters of H jump motion in the hexagonal Th 2Ni 17-type compounds Ho 2Fe 17H 4 and Y 2Fe 17G 4,2 have been