Journals

Determination of Vertical Borehole and Geological Formation Properties using the Crossed Contour Method

January 9, 2017

Author(s)

Brian P. Leyde, S. A. Klein, G. F. Nellis, Harrison Skye

This paper presents a new method called the Crossed Contour Method for determining the effective properties (borehole radius and ground thermal conductivity) of

Coherent UV-to-Visible Light Arrays

January 9, 2017

Author(s)

Dong Yoon Oh, Scott Diddams, Ki Youl Yang, Kerry J. Vahala, Connor Fredrick, Gabriel Ycas

Short duration, intense pulses of light can experience dramatic spectral broadening when propagating through lengths of optical fiber. This continuum generation

Applying 3D measurements and computer matching algorithms to two firearm examination proficiency tests

January 8, 2017

Author(s)

Daniel B. Ott, Robert M. Thompson, Jun-Feng Song

In order for a crime laboratory to assess a firearms examiner's training, skills, experience, and aptitude, it is necessary for the examiner to participate in

Data Resources for Thermophysical Properties of Metals and Alloys, Part 1: Structured Data Capture from the Archival Literature

January 7, 2017

Author(s)

Boris Wilthan, Erik A. Pfeif, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Ursula R. Kattner, Kenneth G. Kroenlein

In support of the continuous scientific and industrial need for accessible and high-quality thermophysical property data for metals and alloy systems, NIST/TRC

Exposure of Few Layer Graphene to Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri: Uptake, Proteins Secretion and Their Effects on the Graphene

January 6, 2017

Author(s)

Liang Mao, Chuanlin Liu, Kun Lu, Cheng Gu, Elijah Petersen

While graphene has substantial commercial potential, numerous aspects regarding its potential ecological effects such as its potential for bioaccumulation are

Breaking of Galilean invariance in the hydrodynamic formulation of ferromagnetic thin films

January 6, 2017

Author(s)

Ezio Iacocca, Thomas J. Silva, Mark Hoefer

Microwave magnetodynamics in ferromagnets are often studied in the limit of small-amplitude modes that modulate a well-defined magnetic state. However, strongly

Accurate and Interpretable Classification of Microspectroscopy Pixels Using Artificial Neural Networks

January 6, 2017

Author(s)

Petru S. Manescu, Young Jong Lee, Charles Camp, Marcus T. Cicerone, Mary C. Brady, Peter Bajcsy

This paper addresses the problem of classifying materials from microspectroscopical images at each pixel. The challenges lie in identifying discriminatory

Limestone and Silica Powder Replacements for Cement: Early-Age Performance

January 5, 2017

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Chiara F. Ferraris, Scott Z. Jones, Didier Lootens, Franco Zunino

Developing functional concrete mixtures with less ordinary portland cement (OPC) has been one of the key objectives of the 21st century sustainability movement

Matter-Wave-Optical-Wave Mixing-Induced Transparency and a Nonhyperbolic Matter-Wave Quasisoliton in Quantum Gases

January 5, 2017

Author(s)

Y Li, C.J. Zhu, W. R. Garrett, Edward W. Hagley, Lu Deng

The realization of atomic quantum gases has brought out surprising effects that have no correspondence in nonlinear optics with thermal gases, presenting

Segmental Deuteration of α-Synuclein for Neutron Reflectometry on Tethered Bilayers

January 5, 2017

Author(s)

Zhiping Jiang, Frank Heinrich, Ryan P. McGlinchey, James M. Gruschus, Jennifer C. Lee

Neutron reflectometry (NR) is uniquely suited for studying protein interaction with phospholipid bilayers. While molecular details along the bilayer normal can

MCDHF and RCI calculations of energy levels, lifetimes andtransition rates for 3l3l0, 3l4l0 and 3s5l states in Ca IX - As XXII andKr XXV

January 4, 2017

Author(s)

S. Gustafsson, P. Jonsson, Charlotte F. Fischer, Ian P. Grant

Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock (MCDHF) calculations and relativistic configuration interaction (RCI) calculations are performed for states of the 3l3l0

Extrapolative Scaling Expression: A Fitting Equation for Extrapolating Full Ic(B,T,ε) Data Matrixes from Limited Data

January 4, 2017

Author(s)

John (Jack) W. Ekin, Najib Cheggour, Loren F. Goodrich, Jolene D. Splett, Bernardo Bordini, David Richter, Luca Bottura

Scaling analysis of several thousand Nb3Sn critical-current (Ic) measurements is used to derive the extrapolative scaling expression (ESE), a global fitting

Diffusion of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) through an HDPE geomembrane

January 4, 2017

Author(s)

Pooneh Taghizadeh-Saheli, R. K. Rowe, Elijah Petersen, Denis O'Carroll

The new applications for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in various fields and consequently the increase in their production volume have increased their potential

From Image Tiles to Web-Based Interactive Measurements in One Stop

January 4, 2017

Author(s)

Antoine Vandecreme, Michael P. Majurski, Joe Chalfoun, Keana Scott, John Henry Scott, Mary C. Brady, Peter Bajcsy

This article aims at introducing readers to a web-based solution useful for interactive measurements of centimeter-sized specimens at nanoscales. Modern imaging

Ni nanoindentation at the nanoscale: atomic rearrangements at the Ni-C interface

January 3, 2017

Author(s)

Francesca Tavazza, Lyle Levine, Bryan Kuhr, Diana Farkas

As mechanical testing proceeds towards ever-decreasing length scales, the ultimate limit is the atomic scale. Here, we investigate the atomic-scale interactions

VISCOSITY, DENSITY, AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF ALUMINUM OXIDE AND ZINC OXIDE NANOLUBRICANTS

January 3, 2017

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, Riccardo Brignoli, Kevin Quine, J S. Brown

This paper presents liquid kinematic viscosity, density, and thermal conductivity measurements of eleven different synthetic polyolester-based nanoparticle

First analysis of the rotationally-resolved ν2 and 2ν2- ν2 bands of sulfur dioxide, 33S16O2

January 3, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas A. Blake, Jean-Marie Flaud, Walter J. Lafferty

A Fourier transform spectrum of sulfur dioxide 33S16O2 has been recorded in the 18.3 µm spectral region at a resolution of 0.002 cm-1 using a Bruker IFS 125HR

An alternative to the geometric addition method for calculating the rise time of fast oscilloscopes and pulse generations

January 2, 2017

Author(s)

Paul D. Hale, Kai Baaske, Thomas Kleine-Ostmann, Mark Bieler, Thorsten Schrader

In this paper we propose a new method for calculating the rise time of pulse generators and oscilloscopes using a correction factor. This new method is

Enhanced aerodynamic reach of vapor and aerosol sampling for real-time mass spectrometric detection using Venturi-assisted entrainment and ionization

January 2, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas Forbes, Matthew Staymates

Venturi-assisted ENTrainment and Ionization (VENTI) was developed herein, demonstrating efficient entrainment, collection, and transport of remotely sampled

Benchmark Problems for Phase Field Modeling

January 2, 2017

Author(s)

Andrea Jokisaari, P W. Voorhees, Jonathan E. Guyer, James A. Warren, O. G. Heinonen

We present the first set of benchmark problems for phase field models that are being devel- oped by the Center for Heirarchical Materials Design (CHiMaD) and

Gas-phase broadband spectroscopy using active sources: progress, status, and applications

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Kevin C. Cossel, Eleanor M. Waxman, Ian A. Finneran, Geoffery A. Blake, Jun Ye, Nathan R. Newbury

Broadband spectroscopy is an invaluable tool for measuring multiple gas-phase species simultaneously. In this work we review current applications for broad-band

Fatigue Properties of a Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) Fabricated Via Electron Beam Melting (EBM): Effects of Internal Porosity and Residual Stress

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Nikolas W. Hrabe, Thomas H. Gnaeupel-Herold, Timothy P. Quinn

A deeper understanding of microstructural influences on the fatigue properties of Ti-6Al-4V made using electron beam melting (EBM) is necessary before this

Training to Improve Precision and Accuracy in the Measurement of Fiber Morphology in Micrographs

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Nathan A. Hotaling, Jun Jeon, Mary Beth Wade, Derek Luong, Kapil Bharti, Carl G. Simon Jr.

An estimated $7.1 billion dollars a year is wasted due to irreproducibility in pre-clinical data from errors in data analysis and reporting. Therefore

The Performance of Wood and Tile Roofing Assemblies Exposed to Continuous Firebrand Assault

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Daisaku Nii

The performance of tile roofing assemblies as well as untreated cedar shake roofing assemblies exposed to continuous firebrand showers were compared

President's Column, January 2017

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams

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The Influence of Pulsed Electroplating Frequency and Duty Cycle on Copper Film Microstructure and Stress State

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

James Marro, Taghi Darroudi, Kathleen C. Richardson, Yaw S. Obeng, Chukwudi A. Okoro

In this work we studied the impact of pulse electroplating parameters on the cross-sectional and surface microstructures of blanket copper films using electron

Ultra-stable optical clock with two cold-atom ensembles

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Marco Schioppo, Roger Brown, Will McGrew, Nathan M. Hinkley, Robert J. Fasano, Kyle Beloy, Gianmaria Milani, Daniele Nicolodi, Jeffrey Sherman, Nate B. Phillips, Christopher W. Oates, Andrew Ludlow

Atomic clocks based on optical transitions are the most stable, and therefore precise, timekeepers available. These clocks operate by alternating intervals of

Tailoring Exchange Couplings in Magnetic Topological Insulator/Antiferromagnet Heterostructures

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Qing Lin He, Xufeng Kou, Alexander Grutter, Gen Yin, Lei Pan, Xiaoyu Che, Yuxiang Liu, Tianxiao Nie, Bin Zhang, Steven M.T. Disseler, Brian Kirby, William D. Ratcliff, Qiming Shao, Koichi Murata, Xiaodan Zhu, Guoqiang Yu, Yabin Fan, Mohammad Montazeri, Xiaodong Han, Julie Borchers, Kang L. Wang

Magnetic topological insulators such as Cr-doped (Bi,Sb) 2Te 3 provide a platform for the realization of versatile time-reversal symmetry-breaking physics. By

Dual Frequency Comb Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in a 16 MW Gas Turbine Exhaust

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Paul J. Schroeder, Robert J. Wright, Sean Coburn, Bennett Sodergren, Kevin C. Cossel, Stefan Droste, Gar W. Truong, Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury, Gregory B. Rieker

Incorporation of Aspirin Modulates the Dynamical and Phase Behavior of the Phospholipid Membrane

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

V. K. Sharma, E. Mamontov, M. Ohl, Madhu Sudan Tyagi

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most widely used medications in the world for their analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory