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Sungseob Lee, SuKyoung Lee, Kim KyungSoo, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
As data traffic demand in cellular networks grows exponentially, operators need to add new cell sites to keep up; unfortunately, it is costly to build and
Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily, Liangzhu Wang
Serious concerns exist about the hazard of acute residential carbon monoxide (CO) exposures from portable gasoline-powered generators, which can result in death
Jason E. Douglas, Philip A. Chater, Craig Brown, Tresa M. Pollock, Ram Seshadri
The structural implications of excess Ni in the TiNiSn half-Heusler compound are examined through a combination of synchrotron x-ray and neutron scattering
The electronic structure of singly ionized tin (Sn II) is partly a one-electron and partly a three-electron system with ground configuration 5s25p. The excited
We derive the ground-state energy for a small number of ultracold atoms in an isotropic harmonic trap using effective quantum field theory (EFT). Atoms are
Ravikiran Attota, Richard J. Kasica, Premsagar P. Kavuri, Hyeong G. Kang, Lei Chen
We present a simple method for size determination of nanoparticles using conventional optical microscopes. The method, called through-focus scanning optical
The analysis of EXAFS data measured on a material with a disordered local configuration environment around the absorbing atom can be challenging due to the
Antonio Benedetto, Frank Heinrich, Miguel A. Gonzalez, Giovanna Fragneto, Erik Watkins, Pietro Ballone
Neutron reflectometry measurements (NR) have been carried out to probe the structure and stability of two model bio-membranes consisting of POPC and DMPC
Svenja A. Knappe, Orang Alem, Alex M. Benison, Daniel S. Barth, John E. Kitching
We measured the magnetic signature of epileptiform discharges with high signal-to-noise ratio, using microfabricated atomic magnetometers based on laser
Christopher Forrey, D M. Saylor, Joshua S. Silverstein, Jack F. Douglas, Eric Davis, Yossef A. Elabd
Diffusion of small to medium sized molecules in polymeric medical device materials underlies a broad range of public health concerns related to unintended
The origin of transition metal vacancies and their effects on the properties of ThCr 2Si 2-type compounds have been less studied and poorly understood. Here we
Runbing Li, Chengjie Zhu, Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley
We demonstrate a fast, all-optical polarization gate in a room-temperature atomic medium. Using a Polarization-Selective-Kerr-Phase-Shift (PSKPS) technique, we
Optomechanics provides a method to transduce weak forces to optical fields, with many e↵orts approach the standard quantum limit. We consider force sensing
Michael D. Coble, Todd Bille, Steven Weitz, John Buckleton, Jo Bright
DNA analyses from casework samples commonly result in complex DNA profiles. Often, these profiles consist of multiple contributors and display multiple
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Yonggao Y. Yan, Joshua B. Martin, Makoto Otani, Evans L. Thomas, Xinfeng Tang, Martin L. Green
The increased research and development of thermoelectric materials for energy conversion applications is driven primarily by the need for improved efficiency in
Maja S. Hellsing, Habauka M. Kwaambwa, Fiona M. Nermark, Bonang B. M. Nkoane, Andrew J. Jackson, Matthew John Wasbrough, Ida Berts, Lionel Porcar, Adrian R. Rennie
Proteins extracted from the seeds of Moringa trees are effective flocculents for particles dispersed in water and they are attractive as a natural and
Yi Peng, Joseph E. Curtis, Xianyang Fang, Sarah A. Woodson
Small non-coding (s)RNAs and their chaperone protein Hfq regulate bacterial gene expression in response to stress and other environmental signals. Hfq binds
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been emerging as promising multifunctional materials, and shown particularly useful applications for gas storage and
Matthieu C. Picher, Pin A. Lin, Gomez-Ballesteros L. Jose, Perla Balbuena, Renu Sharma
Nucleation is a critical stage for controlling the molecular building blocks into desired functional crystalline structures. For example, chirality of a single
Duck B. Kim, Paul Witherell, Robert R. Lipman, Shaw C. Feng
Additive Manufacturing (AM) provides great potential for industrial manufacturers who require low volume and functional, highly complex end use products. Given
We explore the concept of nonreciprocity in coupled two-mode systems using a geometric mapping to the Poincaré sphere. From this perspective, we recast the
Thomas J. Bruno, Benjamin Kehimkar, Brendon Parsons, Jamin C. Hoggard, M. C. Billingsley, R. E. Synovec
Recent efforts in predicting rocket propulsion (RP-1) fuel performance through modeling put greater emphasis on obtaining detailed and accurate fuel properties
Sergiy Krylyuk, Heayoung Yoon, Baomei Wen, Abhishek Motayed, Albert Davydov, Matt N. King
We report on fabricating large-area, vertically aligned GaN epitaxial core-shell micropillar arrays. The two-step process consisted of inductively coupled
Gheorghe Stan, Richard S. Gates, Premsagar P. Kavuri, Jessica Torres, David Michalak, Canay Ege, Jeff Bielefeld, Sean W. King
The design of future generations of Cu-low-k dielectric interconnects with reduced electronic crosstalk often requires engineering materials with an optimal
Eric Lass, Maureen E. Williams, Carelyn E. Campbell, Kil-Won Moon, Ursula R. Kattner
Phase equilibria at 900 °C in the Co-rich Co-W-Al ternary system is investigated through isothermal annealing of six alloy compositions for times up to 8000 h
Chih-Ming Wang, Catherine A. Remley, Ansgar T. Kirk, Ryan J. Pirkl, Christopher L. Holloway, Dylan F. Williams, Paul D. Hale
In this paper we study statistical methods for estimating the Rician K-factor when this parameter is small. A fiducial approach for making statistical inference
Frederick N. Baynes, Efthymios Rouvalis, Xiaojun Xie, Qiugui Zhou, Franklyn J. Quinlan, Tara M. Fortier, Scott A. Diddams, Andreas G. Steffan, Andreas Beling, Joe C. Campbell
We demonstrate hermetically packaged InGaAs/InP photodetector modules for high performance microwave photonic applications. The devices employ an advanced