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Water absorption in the metal-organic framework (MOF) material Cu-BTC, up to a concentration of 3.5 H2O per Cu ion, is studied via density functional theory at...
We describe an apparatus to measure the speed of sound of gas samples at temperatures from 265 K to 500 K with pressures up to 40 MPa. The speed of sound is...
Eric Davis, Nichole Nadermann, Kirt A. Page, Christopher Stafford, Edwin Chan
Heterogeneous, nanophase segregated polymers are ubiquitous in technologies such as fuel cells and batteries, water purification, and drug delivery, where the...
Development of methods for the in situ fractionation and characterization of high aspect ratio (AR) gold nanorods (GNRs) is a rapidly growing area of interest...
Meng Wang, P. Valdivia, Ming Yi, J. X. Chen, W. L. Zhang, R. A. Ewings, T. G. Perring, Yang Zhao, Leland Harriger, Jeffrey W. Lynn, E. Bourret-Courchesne, Pengcheng Dai, D. H. Lee, D. X. Yao, R. J. Birgeneau
An inelastic neutron scattering study of the spin waves corresponding to the stripe antiferromagnetic order in insulating Rb 0.8Fe 1.5S 2 throughout the...
E. Svanidze, Jiakui K. Wang, Tiglet Besara, L. Liu, Qingzhen Huang, T. Siegrist, Benjamin Frandsen, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Andriy H. Nevidomskyy, Monica Barbara Gamza, M.C. Aronson, Y.J. Uemura, E. Morosan
Itinerant and local moment magnetism have substantively different origins, and require distinct theoretical treatment. A unified theory of magnetism has long...
We present a review of emerging x-ray and gamma-ray spectrometers based on arrays of superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors (TESs). Special attention will be...
Kaya Wei, Joshua Martin, James Salvador, George S. Nolas
PbCuSbS3 nanocrystals were synthesized for the first time by a colloidal synthesis route and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission...
Lahsen Assoufid, Uwe Arp, Patrick Naulleau, Sandra Biedron , William Graves
Bringing the brightness and power of vast synchrotron and free-electron laser sources to the scale of the lab and clinic marks an important next frontier—and...
Gerd A. Wagner, Stephen Maxwell, David F. Plusquellic
Integrated path concentrations of ambient levels of carbon dioxide and methane have been measured during nighttime periods at NIST, Boulder (CO, USA), using a...
Yongkwan Dong, Lukasz Wojtas, Joshua Martin, George S. Nolas
Quaternary chalcogenides with tetrahedral zinc-blend structure types continue to be of interest for thermoelectrics applications. We report on the synthesis...
John S. Quintavalle, James Filla, Gregory F. Strouse, Zeeshan Ahmed
In recent years there has been considerable interest in exploiting the temperature dependence of sapphire whispering gallery mode frequency to develop a...
Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Tim O. Thomay, Glenn S. Solomon, Alan L. Migdall, Sergey Polyakov
We demonstrate phase preservation in a frequency up-conversion process at the single-photon level. This phase preservation enables the applications of frequency...
Justin M. Zook, Amy Gargis, Lisa Kalman, Ira Lubin, Marc L. Salit
We direct your readers' attention to the principles and guidelines (see Supplementary Guidelines) developed by the Next-generation Sequencing: Standardization...
This study seeks to develop an understanding of the effect of these common faults on the energy consumption of a heat pump installed in a single-family, slab-on...
We present experimental measurements of the density, speed of sound, and vapor pressure of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, which is also known as R1233zd...
Nathanael D. Olson, Steven P. Lund, Rebecca Colman, Jeffery T. Foster, Jason W. Sahl, James M. Schupp, Paul Keim, Jayne B. Morrow, Marc L. Salit, Justin M. Zook
Innovations in sequencing technologies have allowed biologists to make incredible advances in understanding biological systems. As experience grows, researchers...
Stephanie L. Hume, Ann Chiaramonti Debay, Katherine P. Rice, Rani K. Schwindt, Robert I. MacCuspie, Kavita Jeerage
Serum protein concentration and ionic strength are important factors in nanoparticle transformation within cell culture environments. However, silver...
Cale M. Gentry, Jeff Shainline, Mark W. Wade, Martin Stevens, Shellee D. Dyer, Xiaoge Zeng, Fabio Pavanello, Thomas Gerrits, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin, Milos A. Popovic
Correlated photon pairs are a fundamental component of quantum photonic systems. While pair sources have previously been integrated on silicon chips in custom...
Katherine Gettings, Rachel A. Aponte, Peter Vallone, John M. Butler
This article reviews what is currently known about short tandem repeat (STR) allelic sequence variation in and around the twenty-four loci most commonly used...
The removal of acetylene from ethylene/acetylene mixtures containing 1% acetylene is a technologically very important but highly challenging task. Current...
Virgil Provenzano, Robert D. Shull, G Kletetschka, Paul E. Stutzman
Because of its attractive magnetocaloric properties, gadolinium (Gd) metal is currently the refrigerant of choice in the development of near-room temperature...
We derive new formulas for the fundamental solutions of slow, viscous flow, governed by the Stokes equations, in a half-space. They are simpler than the...
Mark McLean, William A. Osborn, Oliver Boomhower, Christopher Keimel, Rebecca Kirkpatrick, Frank W. DelRio
Micromechanical testing of electroplated gold alloy films has been conducted using the theta specimen geometry. Specimens were formed by a standard combination...
Paul M. Haney, Heayoung Yoon, Prakash Koirala, Robert W. Collins, Nikolai B. Zhitenev
Electron beam induced current (EBIC) is a powerful technique which measures the charge collection efficiency of photovoltaics with sub-micron spatial resolution...
Solomon I. Woods, James E. Proctor, Alan W. Smith, Timothy M. Jung
We have developed a cryogenic amplifier for the measurement of small current signals from cryogenic optical detectors. Typically operated with gain near 10^7...
Guannan Liu, Baomei Wen, Ting Xie, Audie M. Castillo, Ratan K. Debnath, Albert Davydov
This paper describes a method for mass production of CMOS compatible gallium nitride (GaN) nanowire (NW) arrays for sensors and other application. The method...
Talapady N. Bhat, Ursula R. Kattner, Laura Bartolo, Carelyn E. Campbell, John T. Elliott
Intuitive, flexible, and evolving terminology plays a significant role in capitalizing on recommended knowledge representation models for material engineering...