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Lawrence Henry Friedman, Mark D. Vaudin, Stephan J. Stranick, Gheorghe Stan, Yvonne B. Gerbig, William Alexander Osborn, Robert F. Cook
The accuracy of electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and confocal Raman microscopy (CRM) for small-scale strain mapping are assessed using the multi-axial
Bhaven Mehta, Kurt D. Benkstein, Stephen Semancik, Mona E. Zaghloul
The motivation behind this work is to study the gas phase chemical sensing characteristics of optical (plasmonic) nano antennas (ONA) and graphene/graphene
Wojtek J. Tutak, Carl Simon Jr., Jyotsnendu J. Giri, Peter Bajcsy
Recent work has shown that osteoprogenitor cell culture on nanofiber scaffolds can promote differentiation. This response may be driven by changes in cell
The interactions of molecules and particles in solution often involve an interplay between isotropic and highly directional interactions that lead to a mutual
Jose M. Ortiz, Tam H. Duong, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Jih-Sheng Lai
A multi-scale electro-thermal simulation approach is presented to optimize the design of a hybrid switch soft-switching inverter using a library of dynamic
Paul A. Williams, Joshua A. Hadler, Frank C. Maring, Robert Lee, Kyle A. Rogers, Brian J. Simonds, Matthew T. Spidell, Ari D. Feldman, John H. Lehman
We describe a unique optical power meter which measures the radiation pressure to accurately determine a lasers optical power output. This approach traces its
Energy levels, lifetimes, and wave function compositions have been computed for all atomic states of the 4p6 and 4p54d configurations using a single-reference
Megan Harries, Santiago Bukovsky-Reyes, Thomas J. Bruno
This paper details the sampling methods used with the field portable PLOT-cryoadsorption (PLOT-cryo) approach, described in Part I of this two-part series
Lior Medina, Rivka Gilat, Robert Ilic, Slava Krylov
We demonstrate dynamic snap-through from a primary to a secondary statically inaccessible stable configuration in single crystal silicon, curved, doubly clamped
Samuel Berweger, Paul T. Blanchard, Matthew Brubaker, Kevin J. Coakley, Norman A. Sanford, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, Kris A. Bertness, Pavel Kabos
Despite their uniform crystallinity, the shape and faceting of semiconducting nanowires (NWs) can give rise to variations in structure and associated electronic
Semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with long lengths are highly desirable for many applications such as thin film transistors and circuits
Tracey B. Schock, Sheri Strickland, Edna J. Steele, Daniel W. Bearden
Environmental metabolomics studies employing earthworms as sentinels for soil contamination are numerous, but the instability of the metabolite extracts from
The Short Iterative Lanczos (SIL) method has been combined with the Finite-Element Discrete Variable Representation (FE-DVR) to yield a powerful approach to
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Hao Zhu, Emily G. Bittle, Sean Natoli, Tong Ren, Curt A. Richter, Qiliang Li, Christina A. Hacker
Non-volatile Flash-based memory devices, which incorporate a novel redox-active diruthenium molecule, is demonstrated. The memory device is in a capacitor
Thao M. Nguyen, John M. Pettibone, Julien Gigault, Vincent A. Hackley
Gold nanorods (GNRs) occupy a unique place in nanotechnology due to the ability to tune the optical properties from the middle visible to near IR spectrum by
BACKGROUND: The potential human health risks from graphene inhalation exposure have attracted substantial scientific interest as a result of the numerous
Alexander Tselev, Jeyavel Velmurugan, Anton Ievlev, Sergei Kalinin, Andrei Kolmakov
Noninvasive in situ nanoscale imaging in liquid environments is a current imperative in analysis of delicate bio-medical objects and electrochemical processes
Nanomanufacturing, the scalable and economically-sustainable mass production of nanomaterials and devices, represents the tangible outcome of the nanotechnology
Stephan Schlamminger, Shisong Li, Darine El Haddad, Frank C. Seifert, Leon S. Chao, Jon R. Pratt
A watt balance is a precision apparatus for the measurement of the Planck constant that has been proposed as a primary method for realizing the unit of mass in
Ke Yang, Zhikun Cai, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Mikhail Feygenson, Joerg Neuefeind, Jeffrey S. Moore, Yang Zhang
As a compelling case of sensitive-property relationship, an odd-even effect refers to the alternating trend of physical or chemical properties on odd/even
Jeri S. Roth, Paul A. Rudnick, Sanford Markey, Yuri Mirokhin, Xinjian Yan, Dmitrii Tchekhovskoi, Stephen Stein, Nathan J. Edwards, Ratna R. Thangudu, Karen A. Ketchum, Christopher R. Kinsinger, Mehdi Mesri, Henry Rodriguez
The Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) has produced large proteomics datasets from the mass spectrometric interrogation of tumor samples
This is a review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) efforts in surface metrology and topography measurements for firearm evidence
Previous research has demonstrated a linear relationship between compressive strength (mortar cubes and concrete cylinders) and cumulative heat release
Damir Senic, Antonio Sarolic, Zbigniew M. Joskiewicz, Christopher L. Holloway
We provide the results of human body absorption cross section (ACS) measurements. The setup was based on the reverberation chamber as a well-known measurement
Fangming Xiang, Dorsa Parviz, Tara M. Givens, Ping Tzeng, Eric Davis, Christopher Stafford, Micah J. Green, Jaime C. Grunlan
Since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been intensely studied due to its high elastic modulus, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and gas
Hind El Hadri, Elijah Petersen, Michael R. Winchester
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are already incorporated into numerous consumer products, and increasing product applications are expected in future years. To