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XiaoJuan Feng, Hong Lin, Keith A. Gillis, Michael R. Moldover, Jintao Zhang
We report progress in determining the Boltzmann constant k B using a virtual acoustic resonator derived by combining the measured frequencies of the...
Patrick F. Egan, Jack A. Stone Jr., Jay H. Hendricks, Jacob E. Ricker, Gregory E. Scace, Gregory F. Strouse
We have built and characterized a refractometer that utilizes two Fabry-Perot cavities formed on a dimensionally stable spacer. In the typical mode of operation...
Laura C. Sinclair, Jean-Daniel Deschenes, Lindsay I. Sonderhouse, William C. Swann, Isaac H. Khader, Esther Baumann, Nathan R. Newbury, Ian R. Coddington
We describe design and operation of a robust self-referenced, optically coherent frequency comb. The system robustness is derived from a combination of an...
Noah Spies, Justin M. Zook, Marc L. Salit, Arend Sidow
We present svviz, a sequencing read visualizer for structural variants (SVs) that sorts and displays only reads relevant to a candidate SV. This is accomplished...
Sara V. Orski, Richard J. Sheridan, Edwin P. Chan, Kathryn L. Beers
The stimuli-responsive behavior of densely grafted polymer brushes makes them attractive for designing tunable coatings and thin film sensors, provided physical...
Naisheng Jiang, Maya K. Endoh, Tadanori Koga, Tomomi Masui, Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Michihiro Nagao, Sushil K. Satija, Takashi Taniguchi
We report in-situ structures and dynamics of polybutadiene (PB) chains bound to carbon black (CB) fillers (the so-called "bound polymer layer (BPL)") in a good...
Yi-hua D. Tang, James Wachter, Alain Rufenacht, Gerald J. FitzPatrick, Samuel P. Benz
This paper briefly describes the working principle of the 10 V programmable Josephson voltage standard (PJVS) that was developed at the National Institute of...
New constraints on exotic dipole-dipole interactions between electrons at the micrometer scale are established, based on a recent measurement of the magnetic...
BACKGROUND: A 3.4kb deletion (3.4kbΔ) in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in histologically normal prostate biopsy specimens has been reported to be a biomarker...
Materials and photoelectrode architectures that are highly efficient, extremely stable, and made from low cost materials are required for commercially viable...
Chad R. Snyder, Regis J. Kline, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Ryan C. Nieuwendaal, Lee J. Richter, Martin Heeney, Iain McCulloch
Semiconducting polymers form a variety of phases and mesophases that respond differently to post-deposition solvent or thermal treatments. Here it is shown that...
Xiang Chen, Tom Hogan, D. Walkup, Wenwen Zhou, M. Pokharel, Mengliang Yao, Wei Tian, Thomas Z. Ward, Yang Zhao, Daniel E. Parshall, C. Opeil, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Vidya Madhavan, Stephen D. Wilson
The evolution of the electronic properties of electron-doped (Sr 1-xLa x) 2IrO 4 is experimentally explored as the solubility limit of La is approached. As...
Mingda Li, Cui-Zu Chang, Brian Kirby, Michelle E. Jamer, Wenping Cui, Lijun Wu, Peng Wei, Yimei Zhu, Don Heiman, Ju Li, Jagadeesh S. Moodera
Magnetic exchange driven proximity effect at a magnetic insulator/topological insulator (MI/TI) interface provides a rich playground for novel phenomena as well...
Karl Fabian, V P. Shcherbakov, S. McEnroe, P. Robinson, Benjamin P. Burton
By rigorously deriving A spatially averaged mean-field model for fully or partially ordered members of the ilmenite-hematite solid solution series is rigorously...
Justin M. Shaw, Desai Zhang, David Smith, Martha McCartney
Multilayers of Co 90Fe 10/Pd with different Co 90Fe 10 alloy thicknesses, which are expected to show perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, have been deposited by...
Heat transfer through thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) composed of alternating nanometer thick layers of aluminum oxide and 7% yttria stabilized zirconia (7YSZ)...
J. R. Machacek, D. P. Mahapatra, David R. Schultz, Yuri Ralchenko, A. Moradmand, O. E. Ghazaly, A. Chutjian
Relevant to modeling and understanding X-ray emission from cometary and planetary atmospheres, total cross sections for 1.17 and 2.33 keV/u O6+ colliding with...
Kirt A. Page, Jae W. Shin, Scott Eastman, Brandon W. Rowe, Sangcheol Kim, Ahmet Kusoglu, Kevin G. Yager, Gery R. Stafford
Perfluorinated ionomers, in particular Nafion, are an essential component in hydrogen fuel cells, as both the proton exchange membrane and the binder within the...
Shannon Hoogerheide, Aung Naing, Joan M. Dreiling, Samuel Brewer, Nicholas D. Guise, Joseph Tan
Highly-ionized atoms with special properties have been proposed for interesting applications, including potential candidates for a new generation of optical...
Matthew R. Pufall, William H. Rippard, Gyorgy Csaba, Wolfgang Porod, George Bourianoff, Dmitri Nikonov
We present a combined experimental and simulation study of the physical implementation of coherently coupled oscillator networks composed of spin-torque...
Michael Vissers, Johannes Hubmayr, Jiansong Gao, Martin Sandberg, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Clint Bockstiegel
We have designed, fabricated and tested a frequency-tunable high-Q superconducting resonator made from niobium titanium nitride film. The frequency tunability...
Antonio R. Montoro Bustos, Elijah J. Petersen, Antonio M. Possolo, Michael R. Winchester
Single particle inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) is an emerging technique that enables simultaneous measurement of nanoparticle size and...
A microporous three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF-5) has been constructed from a new organic linker 4,4'r", r"'(2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-6...
Kurt D. Benkstein, Wilbur S. Hurst, Douglas C. Meier, Pamela M. Chu
Chemical detectors are crucial tools for first responders during emergency-response scenarios and for continuous monitoring of public spaces for general safety...
In this study, we assembled a bulk-type all-solid-state batter comprised of a TiS 2 positive electrode, LiBH 4 electrolyte, and Li negative electrode. Our...
Brian G. Bush, Jenna M. Shapiro, Frank W. DelRio, Robert F. Cook, Michelle L. Oyen
Colloidal-probe spherical indentation load-relaxation experiments are conducted on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel materials to quantify the steady-state...
Xiaohang NMN Zhang, Peter J. Lowell, Brandon L. Wilson, Galen C. O'Neil, Joel N. Ullom
In this paper, we demonstrate a general-purpose macroscopic refrigerator based on the transport of hot electrons through superconducting tunnel junctions. Our...
Allan H. Harvey, Andrew J. Schultz, David A. Kofke
We report values of the second and third virial coefficients for the system CO2-H2O, calculated as a function of temperature via numerical evaluation of cluster...
Vladimir Diky, John P. O'Connell, Jens Abildskov, Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Michael D. Frenkel
Reliable correlation and prediction of liquid densities are important for designing chemical processes at normal and elevated pressures. We have extended a...