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John G. Gillen, Collin Becker, Conrad Stoldt, Matthew E. Staymates
The persistent hydrogen termination present in nanoporous silicon (nPS) is unique compared to other forms of nanoscale silicon (Si) which typically readily form...
Gretchen K. Campbell, Daniel Barker, Benjamin Reschovsky, Neal Pisenti
We report on a technique to improve the continuous loading of atomic strontium into a magnetic trap from a Magneto-Optical Trap (MOT). This is achieved by...
CIE 191:2010 recommends the mesopic photometry system, in which the luminous efficiency function is determined from the adaptation luminance. However, it cannot...
Justin M. Gorham, William A. Osborn, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Keana C. Scott, John M. Heddleston, Angela R. Hight Walker, Jeffrey W. Gilman
The surface contributions and dispersion properties of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) within a composite are important measurements to perform on nano...
range from small organic and inorganic molecules to lipids, nucleic acids, peptides, and proteins. Along the protein chain making up such proteins, resident...
Dale P. Bentz, Scott Z. Jones, Max A. Peltz, Paul E. Stutzman
Repair mortars are being used with increasing frequency to maintain the aging US infrastructure. Durability is a key concern for such repair materials and both...
Neutron diffraction measurements demonstrate that hydrostatic pressure promotes Liquid-ordered (L 0) domain formation in lipid membranes of both oriented multi...
Georg Harder, Timothy J. Bartley, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Thomas Gerrits, Christine Silberhorn
The nature of quantum decoherence renders the observation of nonclassical features/properties in large systems increasingly difficult. Optical states are a good...
Emilio Hernandez-Bautista, Dale P. Bentz, Sadoth Sandoval-Torres, Prisciiano Cano Barrita
The mass and heat transport during steam curing of concrete has a bearing on both the mechanical and durability properties. Therefore, it is essential to take...
Thomas Gerrits, Peter C. Humphreys, Benjamin Metcalf, Thomas Hiemstra, Adriana E. Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Animesh Datta, Steven Kolthammer, Ian Walmsley, Joshua Nunn
We develop a comprehensive approach to analyzing the continuous output of photon detectors. It uses principle component analysis to extract information...
Bonghwan Chon, Fuyuki Tokumasu, Ji Y. Lee, David W. Allen, Joseph P. Rice, Jeeseong Hwang
A hyperspectral image projector (HIP) based on liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) spatial light modulators (SLMs) is explained and demonstrated to generate 3D...
In this article, the first principles prediction of enthalpies of formation is demonstrated for 669 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds and a number...
Leon S. Chao, Stephan Schlamminger, David B. Newell, Jon R. Pratt, Georgio A. Sineriz, Frank C. Seifert, Darine El Haddad, Yusi A. Cao, Xiang Zhang
A redefinition of our system of units, the SI, is currently being discussed and its implementation is expected in 2018. With the redefinition, the current base...
Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Kar tean Tan
In outdoor exposures used to establish durability of sealant formulations, applied strain is typically absent. It is a critical aspect of the in-service...
Galan A. Moody, Corey A. McDonald, Ari D. Feldman, Todd E. Harvey, Richard P. Mirin, Kevin L. Silverman
Minimizing decoherence due to coupling of a quantum system to its fluctuating environment is at the forefront of quantum information and photonics research...
Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, Yan Li, Chengjie Zhu, W R. Garrett
We propose a versatile dynamic optical-field manipulator using a coherently prepared atomic medium. We show that by locking the pump power change with the two...
Smart manufacturing technologies require a cyber-physical infrastructure to collect and analyze data and information across the manufacturing enterprise. This...
Vivek M. Prabhu, Shrinivas Venkataraman, Yi Yan Yang, James Hedrick
Small-angle neutron scattering and static and dynamic light scattering have characterized the hierar-chical structure and dynamics of clusters of self-assembled...
Timothy M. Brewer, Robert A. Fletcher, Matthew E. Staymates
Well characterized test materials are essential for validating the performance of current trace explosive detection systems. Explosive encapsulated microspheres...
Multiple length-scale effects are demonstrated in indentation-strength measurements of a range of ceramic materials under inert and reactive conditions. Meso...
Biogeochemical transformations of plant-derived soil organic matter (SOM) involve complex abiotic and microbially mediated reactions. One such reaction is...
Fangyu Cao, Ying Liu, Jiajun Xu, Yadong He, Boualem Hammouda, Rui Qiao, Bao Yang
Surfactant solutions typically feature tunable nanoscale, internal structures. Although rarely utilized, they can be a powerful platform for probing thermal...
Pan Feng, Edward Garboczi, Pan Feng, Jeffrey W. Bullard
A microstructure model has been applied to simulate near-surface degradation of portland cement paste in contact with a sodium sulfate solution. This new model...
Advances in high-throughput materials fabrication and characterization techniques have resulted in faster rates of data collection and rapidly growing volumes...
The mass scaling of the self-diffusion coefficient of polymer liquids, D , is one of the most basic characteristics of these complex fluids. Although...
Jason S. Lee, Bess Vlaisavljevich, David K. Britt, Craig Brown, Maciej Haranczyk, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Berend Smit, Jeffrey R. Long, W. L. Queen
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained much attention as next generation porous media for various applications, especially gas separations/storage and...
Steven R. Jefferts, Stephan E. Barlow, Thomas P. Heavner, Neil Ashby
We present measurements of the microwave lensing frequency shift in the Primary Frequency Standards (PFS) NIST-F1 and NIST-F2. This frequency bias is reasonably...
Catherine C. Cooksey, Gael Obein, Georgi T. Georgiev, Christopher Durell, Dan Scharpf, Greg McKee, Michelle L'Heureux
Spectralon is an extremely stable, near-perfect lambertian reflecting diffuser and calibration standard material that has been used by national labs, space...