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Journals

Catalyzed KSiH₃ as a Reversible Hydrogen Storage Material

November 1, 2016

Author(s)

Raphael Janot, Wan Si NMN Tang, Damien Clemencon, Jean-Noel Chotard

Solid-state hydrogen storage through the reversible formation of metallic hydrides is a key issue for the development of hydrogen as an energy vector. Herein

Dynamic Odd-Even Effect in Liquid n-Alkanes Near Their Melting Points

November 1, 2016

Author(s)

Ke Yang, Zhikun Cai, Abhishek Jaiswal, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Jeffrey S. Moore, Yang Zhang

n-Alkanes are the textbook examples of the odd-even effect. The difference in the packing pattern of odd- and even-numbered n-alkanes results in the odd-even

Self-Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles in Solvent-free Conditions

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Alexandros Chremos, Jack F. Douglas

The grafting of polymer chains onto the surface of spherical nanoparticles leads to a hybrid type of fluid that exhibits properties of both particle suspensions

Defeating Buffer Overflow: One of the Most Trivial and Dangerous Bugs of All!

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Irena Bojanova

The C programming language was invented over 40 years ago. It is infamous for buffer overflows. We have learned a lot about computer science, language design

Spectral correlation and interference in non-degenerate photon pairs at telecom wavelengths

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Paulina S. Kuo, Thomas Gerrits, Varun B. Verma, Sae Woo Nam

We characterize an entangled-photon-pair source that produces signal and idler photons at 1533 nm and 1567 nm using fiber-assisted signal-photon spectroscopy

Magnetic Properties of Low-Moment Ferrimagnetic Heusler Cr₂CoGa Thin Films Grown via Molecular Beam Epitaxy

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Michelle Elizabeth Jamer, George E. Sterbinsky, Matthew C. DeCapua, Gabriel Player, Don Heiman

Recently, theorists have predicted many materials with a low magnetic moment and large spin-polarization for spintronic applications such as high-density non

Gelation Transitions of Colloidal Systems with Bridging Attractions

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Guangcui NMN Yuan, Junhua Luo, Charles C. Han, Yun Liu

MOSAIC: A Modular Single Molecular Analysis Interface for Decoding Multi-state Nanopore Data

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Jacob H. Forstater, Kyle Briggs, Joseph W. Robertson, Jessica H. Benjamini, Olivier M. Marie-Rose, Canute I. Vaz, John J. Kasianowicz, Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Arvind Balijepalli

Single molecule measurements with nanometer-scale pores are being developed for a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Critical to the method

Modulus--Pressure Equation for Confined Fluids

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

Daniel W. Siderius, Gennady Y. Gor, Vincent K. Shen, Noam Bernstein

Ultrasonic experiments allow one to measure the elastic modulus of bulk solid or fluid samples. Recently such experiments have been carried out on fluid

Enhanced Sensitivity of Neil1-/- Mice to Chronic UVB Exposure

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

Pawel Jaruga, M Miral Dizdar, Marcus J. Calkins, Vladimir Vartanian, Amanda McCullough, R. S. Lloyd, Guldal Kirkali

Oxidative stress and oxidatively induced DNA base damage are central mediators of UV-induced carcinogenesis and skin aging. However, increased steady-state

Caring: An Undiscovered Super "Ility" of Smart Healthcare

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

Nancy Laplante, Phillip Laplante, Jeff Voas

As new and exciting applications emerge using smart technologies, the Internet of Things, data analytics, and others for healthcare, a critical problem is

Post-directed-self-assembly membrane fabrication for in-situ analysis of block copolymer structures

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

Jiaxing Ren, L Ocala, Ralu Divan, David Czaplewski, Tamar Segal-Peretz, S Xiong, Regis J. Kline, Christopher Arges, Paul Nealey

Revised and extended analysis of the eighth spectrum of platinum (Pt VIII)

October 27, 2016

Author(s)

Vladimir I. Azarov, R R. Gayasov

The spectrum of platinum was observed in the (300-2100) Å wavelength region. Grazing and normal incidence VUV spectrographs have been used to record the

Thermodynamic Properties at Saturation Derived from Experimental Two-Phase Isochoric Heat Capacity of 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide

October 27, 2016

Author(s)

Joe W. Magee, N. G. Polikhronidi, Rabiyat G. Batyrova, I M. Abdulagatov, J. Wu

New measurements are reported for the isochoric heat capacity of the ionic liquid substance 1- hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide (

Repeatability of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting on T₁ and T₂ Estimates Assessed Using the ISMRM/NIST MRI System Phantom

October 27, 2016

Author(s)

Yun Jiang, Dan Ma, Katy Keenan, Karl Stupic, Vikas Gulani, Mark Griswold

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate accuracy and repeatability of T 1 and T 2 estimates of a MR fingerprinting (MRF) method using the ISMRM/NIST

Secure and usable enterprise authentication: Lessons from the Field

October 26, 2016

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Simson L. Garfinkel, Yee-Yin Choong

There are now more than 5.4 million Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Common Access Card (CAC) identity cards deployed to US government employees and

Comprehensive Assessment of Composition and Thermochemical Variability of Three Prototype Gas Turbine Fuels by GC/QToF-MS and the Advanced Distillation-Curve Method as a Basis of Comparison for Novel Fuel Development

October 26, 2016

Author(s)

Tara Lovestead, Jessica L. Burger, Nico Schneider, Thomas J. Bruno

Commercial and military aviation is faced with challenges that include high fuel costs, emissions, and supply chain security that result from the reliance on

Spectral response measurements of multijunction solar cells with low shunt resistance and breakdown voltages

October 25, 2016

Author(s)

Behrang H. Hamadani, Juan P. Babaro, Kevin G. West

Spectral response measurements of germanium-based triple-junction solar cells were performed under a variety of light and voltage bias conditions. Two of the

Understanding and Mitigating the Effects of Stable Dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate Intermediates on Hydrogen Storage Reactions

October 25, 2016

Author(s)

James L. White, Rebecca J. Newhouse, Jin Z. Zhang, Terrence J. Udovic, Vitalie Stavila

Alkali metal borohydrides can reversibly store hydrogen; however, the materials display poor cyclability, often times linked to occurrence of stable closo

Gas Uptake of 3-D Printed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Using a Vacuum Apparatus Designed for Absorption and Desorption Studies

October 25, 2016

Author(s)

Makfir Sefa, Zeeshan Ahmed, James A. Fedchak, Nikolai Klimov, Julia Scherschligt

We describe a vacuum apparatus for determining the outgassing rate into vacuum, the diffusion coefficient, and the amount of gas absorbed for various materials

Nanoscale Pillar-enhanced Tribological Surfaces as Antifouling Membranes

October 24, 2016

Author(s)

Edwin P. Chan, Wansuk Choi, Won-Gi Ahn, Jong-Hyun Park, Hyun W. Jung, Seungkwan Hong, Ji-Young Han, Sangpil Park, Doo-Hyun Ko, Jung-Hyun Lee

We present a nonconventional membrane surface modification approach that utilizes surface topography to manipulate the tribology of foulant accumulation on

A Few Selected Contributions to electron and photon collisions with H_2+ and H_2

October 23, 2016

Author(s)

Barry I. Schneider, Lee A. Collins, klaus Bartschat, Xiaoxu Guan, Suxing Hu

We discuss a number of aspects regarding the physics of H_2+ nd H_2. This includes low-energy electron scattering processes and the interaction of both weak

Effect of the Surface Charge Distribution on the Fluid Phase Behavior of Charged Colloids and Proteins

October 21, 2016

Author(s)

Marco A. Blanco Medina, Vincent K. Shen

A generic but simple model is presented to evaluate the eft ect of the heterogeneous surface charge distribution of proteins and zwitterionic nanoparticles on

2016 Topical Meeting on Optical Interference Coatings: Manufacturing Problem Contest

October 21, 2016

Author(s)

Catherine C. Cooksey, Daniel Poitras, Li Li, Michael Jacobson

For the Manufacturing Problem contest held in conjunction with OSAs 2016 Topical Meeting on Optical Interference Coatings, participants were asked to design

Prediction of entropy stabilized incommensurate phases at X = 0.46, in the system (1-X)-MoS(Sub2)-(X)-MoTe(Sub2)

October 21, 2016

Author(s)

Benjamin P. Burton, Arunima Singh

A first principles phase diagram calculation, that included van der Waals interactions, was performed for the system (1-X)MoS2-(X)MoTe2. Surprisingly, the

Entropy-Driven Structural Transition and Kinetic Trapping in Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite

October 21, 2016

Author(s)

Tianran Chen, Benjamin J. Foley, Changwon Park, Craig Brown, Leland Harriger, Jooseop Lee, Jacob Ruff, Mina Yoon, Joshua J. Choi, Seugn-Hun Lee

A challenge for hybrid perovskite solar cells is device instability, which calls for understanding of the perovskite structural stability and phase transitions

Determination of the Thermodynamic Properties of Water from the Speed of Sound

October 21, 2016

Author(s)

J. P. Martin Trusler, Eric Lemmon

Thermodynamic properties of compressed liquids may be obtained from measurements of the speed of sound by means of thermodynamic integration subject to initial

Combinatorial Methods in Security Testing

October 20, 2016

Author(s)

Dimitris Simos, D. Richard Kuhn, Artemios Voyiatzis, Raghu N. Kacker

This article introduces combinatorial testing-based approaches for security testing and presents case studies and experiences. The success of the presented

The seventh spectrum of platinum (Pt VII):analysis of the (5d4 + 5d36s) - 5d36p transition array

October 19, 2016

Author(s)

Vladimir I. Azarov, R R. Gayasov

The spectrum of platinum was observed in the (300-2100) Å wavelength region. The (5d4 + 5d36s) - 5d36p transition array of six times ionized platinum, Pt VII

Investigation of cloud point extraction for the analysis of metal nanoparticles in a soil matrix

October 19, 2016

Author(s)

Hind El Hadri, Vincent A. Hackley

The characterization of manufactured nanoparticles (MNPs) in environmental samples is necessary to assess their behavior, fate and potential toxicity. Several

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