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Joshua B. Martin, Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Thierry Caillat, Ichiro Yonenaga, Martin L. Green
The Seebeck coefficient is the most widely measured property specific to thermoelectric materials. Presently, there is no consensus on measurement protocols and
Valeri I. Babushok, Gregory T. Linteris, Oliver Meier, John Pagliaro
A kinetic model is suggested for hydrocarbon-air flame propagation with addition of hydrochloroflurocarbon (HCFC) fire suppressants, encompassing the combined
Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Johannes A. Soons, Robert M. Thompson, John Villanova, Taher Kakal
A 2009 report by the National Academies [1] recommended strengthening the scientific basis of procedures and criteria employed by the forensic science specialty
Paul W. Witherell, Douglas Eddy, Ian Grosse, Sundar Krishnamurty, Jack Wileden, Kemper Lewis
The design of more sustainable products can be best accomplished in a tradeoff-based design process that methodically handles conflicting objectives. Such
The building industry uses numerous engineering standards, building codes, specifications and regulations and a diverse set of industry vocabularies to describe
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In this paper, a thesaurus-based methodology is proposed for systematic ontological conceptualization in the manufacturing domain. The methodology has three
Desorption electro-flow focusing ionization (DEFFI) mass spectrometry was used to image chemical distributions of endogenous, e.g., fatty acids, and trace
This paper introduces National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Sustainable Process Analytics Formalism (SPAF) to facilitate the use of simulation
While XANES spectroscopy is an established tool for quantitative information on chemical structure and speciation, elemental concentrations are generally
A new model of 3D cement paste microstructure development is described and used to simulate the influence of leaching on hydrated cement pastes. In contrast to
A. V. Skripov, V. Paul-Bancour, Terrence J. Udovic, John J. Rush
The vibrational spectrum of hydrogen and the parameters of H jump motion in the C15-type compound YFe 2H 2.6 have been studied by means of inelastic and
Bonghwan Chon, Kimberly Briggman, Jeeseong C. Hwang
We report on an experimental procedure in confocal single molecule fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy (FLCS) to determine the range of excitation
Christopher D. Zangmeister, James G. Radney, Michael R. Zachariah
Large planetary seedlings, comets, microscale pharmaceuticals, and nanoscale soot particles are made from rigid, aggregated subunits that are compacted under
Wyatt N. Vreeland, Renee R. Hood, Don L. DeVoe, Francisco J. Atencia, Donna M. Omiatek
A novel microscale device has been developed to enable the one-step continuous flow assembly of monodisperse nanoscale liposomes using three-dimensional
The NIST Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 5-in-1 Reference Materials (RMs) were developed to assist users in validating their use of five documentary
E. J. Moon, P. V. Balachandran, Brian Kirby, D.J. Keavney, R.J. Sichel-Tissot, C. M. Schleputz, E. Karapetrova, X. M. Cheng, James M. Rondinelli, S. J. May
We investigate structural coupling of the MnO 6 octahedra across a film/substrate interface and the resultant changes of the physical properties of ultrathin La
Malcolm G. White, Rodney W. Leonhardt, David J. Livigni, John H. Lehman
We describe the use of a silicon photodiode trap detector and digital storage oscilloscope as an absolute laser pulse energy meter, capable of repetition rates
Cynthia H. Reed, Zhe Liu, Steve Cox, Dennis D. Leber, Daniel V. Samarov, John Little
The measurement of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from building products and materials by manufacturers and testing laboratories, and the use of the
Marco Manzoni, Florentin Reiter, Jacob Taylor, Anders Sorensen
In analogy with electronic transistors, a single photon transistor is a device where the presence or absence of a single gate photon controls the propagation of
Melannie J. Bachman, Jennifer Lynch, Kristi West, Brenda Jensen
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic man-made chemicals that bioaccumulate and biomagnify in food webs, making them a ubiquitous threat to the marine
William Loh, Pascal P. Del'Haye, Scott B. Papp, Scott A. Diddams
We investigate the phase and coherence properties of microresonator combs using a combination of theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental
B. G. Ueland, A. Kreyssig, K. Prokes, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Leland Harriger, D.K. Pratt, D.K. Singh, T.W. Heitmann, S. Sauerbrei, S.M. Saunders, E. D. Mun, S. L. Bud'Ko, R.J. McQueeney, P. C. Canfield, A. I. Goldman
We report results from neutron scattering experiments on single crystals of YbBiPt that demonstrate antiferromagnetic order characterized by a propagation
Recently, dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry (D-SIMS) is being used to analyze ions simultaneously over a wide range of concentrations, from matrix level
A detailed understanding of the interfacial properties of think films used in magnetic media is critical for the aggressive component scaling required for
Young-Jin Kim, Ian R. Coddington, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury, Joohyung Lee, Seungchul Kim, Seung-Woo Kim
We report a time-domain method of stabilizing the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of femtosecond pulses. Temporal variations of the pulse envelope and the carrier
C W. Teplin, Sachit Grover, Adrian Chitu, Alexander Limanov, Monical Chalal, James Im, Daniel Amkreutz, Stefan Gall, Heayoung Yoon, Vincenzo Lasalvia, H M. Branz, Paul Stradins, Kim M. Jones, Andrew G. Norman, David L. Young, Benjamin Lee
We fabricate thin epitaxial c-Si solar cells on display glass and fused silica substrates overcoated with a Si seed layer. We achieve an open circuit voltage