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Fan Zhang, Ivan Javni, Olivera Bili?, Nikola Bili? , Zoran S. Petrovic, Jan Ilavsky
Isosorbide, a cyclic, rigid and renewable diol was used as a chain extender in two series of thermoplastic polyurethanes. Isosorbide was used in combination
We demonstrate a method to measure the absorption spectra of gas and aerosol species across the visible and near-IR (500 to 840 nm) using a photoacoustic (PA)
The author's thoughts and opinions on where the field of forensic DNA testing is headed for the next decade are provided in the context of where the field has
Robert Gao, Lihui Wang, Roberto Teti, David Dornfeld, Soundar Kumara, Masahiko Mori, Moneer Helu
Advanced manufacturing depends on the timely acquisition, distribution, and utilization of information from machines and processes across spatial boundaries for
Patrick N. Valdivia, Min Gyu Kim, Thomas R. Forrest, Zhijun Xu, Meng Wang, Hui Wu, Leland Harriger, Edith D. Bourret-Courchesne, Robert J. Birgeneau
Metal site alloying of the iron chalcogenides is known to give rise to bulk insulating states with no known analogue in the iron arsenide phase diagrams. We
Myoungsung Choi, Chiara C. Ferraris, Nicos Martys, Didier Lootens, Van Bui, Trey Hamilton
With the increasing use of pumping to place concrete, the development and refinement of the industry practice to ensure successful concrete pumping is becoming
Jack F. Douglas, Paul Hanakata, Francis W. Starr, Beatriz Betancourt
Changes in the dynamics of supported polymer films in comparison to bulk materials involve a complex convolution of effects, such as boundary thermodynamic
Katharina Theis-Brohl, Philipp Gutfreund, Alexei Vorobiev, Max Wolff, Boris P. Toperverg, Joseph Dura, Julie Borchers
Neutron reflectometry was used to study the assembly of magnetite nanoparticles in a water-based ferrofluid close to a silicon surface, Under three conditions
Chukwudi A. Okoro, Lyle E. Levine, Yaw S. Obeng, Ruqing Xu
In this work, the effect of Cu through-silicon via (TSV) diameter on stress buildup in Cu TSVs was experimentally determined using synchrotron-based X-ray
Kyle W. Anderson, Illarion V. Turko, Natalia Mast, Irina A. Pikuleva
Alzheimers disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, yet it is poorly understood. Currently, there is no treatment to delay onset or slow
Andrew J. Allen, Laura Espinal, Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Wendy Queen, Craig Brown, Steven R. Kline, Kristi L. Kauffman, Jeffrey T. Culp
Results from in situ experiments are presented to correlate carbon capture with dynamic structural changes in two flexible metal-organic framework (MOF)
C. Stock, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Karin Schmalzl, E. E. Rodriguez, A. Stunault, C. Petrovic
CeRhIn 5 is an itinerant magnet where the Ce 3+ spins order in a simple spiral phase caused by competing exchange interactions. We investigate the spin
Kalman D. Migler, Angela R. Hight Walker, Anthony P. Kotula
The kinetic pathway by which a molten polymer transforms into a multi-length scale semi-crystalline structure upon cooling is an unsolved problem in polymer
Ian B. Spielman, LeBlanc Lindsey, Karina Jimenez-Garcia, Ross Williams, Matthew Beeler, William D. Phillips
The order parameter of a quantum-coherent many-body system includes one or more phase degrees of freedom, which, owing to the phase information's relationship
Steven R. Jefferts, Thomas P. Heavner, Stephan E. Barlow, Neil Ashby
The authors believe that the theory of the proposed frequency shift by Gibble [1] contains a number of errors that undermine the validity of the proposed effect
Francesca M. Tavazza, Thomas Senftle, Chenyu Zou, Chandler A. Becker, Adri van Duin
Nanoindentation in molecular dynamics simulations typically uses a much idealized indenter tip. This tip is often either a single sphere or collection of atoms
Peter Y. Hsieh, Jason Widegren, Andrew Slifka, Andrew J. Hagen, Ronald A. Rorrer
Surface-active trace compounds present in diesel fuels protect pumps and injectors against premature wear through boundary lubrication. Due to the vast number
Jeffrey W. Sowards, James R. Fekete, Robert L. Amaro
Pipeline steel will likely be employed extensively to transport gaseous hydrogen in support of a future clean energy economy. To date, a hydrogen-specific cost
Donat F. Natterer, Yue Y. Zhao, Jonathan E. Wyrick, Yang-Hao Chan, Wen-Ying Ruan, Mei-Yin Chou, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Joseph A. Stroscio
The observation of phonons in graphene by inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy has been met with limited success in previous measurements arising from weak
Stephen A. Wise, Lane C. Sander, Michele M. Schantz
Since identified as priority pollutants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1979, the 16 EPA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been
Florent Q. Lecocq, John D. Teufel, Jose A. Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle results in one of the strangest quantum behaviours: a mechanical oscillator can never truly be at rest. Even at a temperature
Joseph T. Hodges, Oleg L. Polyansky, Katarzyna E. Bielska, Melanie C. Ghysels, Lorenzo Lodi, N Zobov, Jonathan Tennyson
The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), with its consequences for the greenhouse effect and climate change, is being closely monitored by a
Alfons Weber, A. Maki, J. E. Price, Jared Harzan, J. W. Nibler, T. Masiello, T Blake
The high resolution absorption spectrum of spiropentane (C5H8) from 200 cm-1 to 4000 cm−1 has been measured and a detailed analysis is presented for eight bands
Based on theoretical models, the dynamics of spin torque nano-oscillators can be substantially modified by re-injecting the emitted signal to the input of the
Yaghoob Farnam, Andrew Wiese, Dale P. Bentz, Jeffrey M. Davis, Jason Weiss
MgCl2 is used in deicing applications due to its capability to depress freezing temperatures to a lower point than other salts like NaCl. The constituents of
The "correlation cells" and three-dimensional (3D) topography measurements have been proposed for establishment of the "NIST Ballistics Identification System
Carl T. Boone, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Thomas J. Silva
We determined the spin-transport properties of Pd and Pt thin films by measuring the increase in ferromagnetic resonance damping due to spin-pumping in
Zachary H. Levine, Boris L. Glebov, Adam L. Pintar, Alan L. Migdall
We demonstrate the ability to calibrate a variable optical attenuator directly at the few photon level using a Superconducting Transition Edge Sensor (TES)
Collé, et al [(2007) Appl. Radiat Isot. 65, 728; (2014) J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 41, 105103], over the course of nearly a decade and with decay data from a