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Matthew T. Kapelewski, Stephen J. Geier, Matthew Ross Hudson, David Stuck, Jarad A. Mason, Jocienne N. Nelson, Zeric Z. Hulvey, Elizabeth Gilmour, Stephen A. FitzGerald, Martin Head-Gordon, Craig Brown, Jeffrey R. Long
Metal-organic frameworks are a class of microporous materials that are being heavily investigated for their hydrogen storage properties due to their high...
Nathan Pillsbury, Nathanael M. Kidwell, Benjamin Nebgen, Lyudmila V. Slipchenko, Kevin O. Douglass, John R. Cable, David F. Plusquellic
Vibrationally and rotationally resolved electronic spectra of diphenylmethane-d5 (DPM-d5) are reported in the isolated-molecule environment of a supersonic...
Michael A. Wayne, Joshua C. Bienfang, Allessandro Restelli, P. G. Kwiat
Reducing afterpulsing in single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) allows operation with shorter recovery times and higher detection rates. Afterpulsing in SPADs...
Ronald Colle, Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Lizbeth Laureano-Perez
A substantial 25 % error in the then known and accepted (102 5) year half-life of 209Po was reported on in 2007. This error was detected from decay data from...
We use broadband ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy to systematically measure the Landau- Lifshitz damping parameter, perpendicular anisotropy, and the...
Some of the most critical issues facing the nanocomposite community include the need for multi-scale imaging of hierarchical structures, effective methods for...
Critical dimension atomic force microscopes (CD-AFMs) use flared tips and two-dimensional sensing and position control of the tip-sample interaction to enable...
Kun Lin, Yangchun Rong, Hui Wu, Qingzhen Huang, Li You, Yang Ren, Longlong Fan, Jun Chen, Xianran Xing
The crystal structure and thermal expansions of a new tetragonal tungsten bronze (TTB) ferroelectrics Pb 2K 0.5Li 0.5Nb 5O 15 were systematically investigated...
Deirdre Kilbane, G. O'Sullivan, Yuri A. Podpaly, John D. Gillaspy, Joseph Reader, Yuri Ralchenko
Extreme ultraviolet radiation emitted from highly-charged dysprosium ions was measured at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The ions were...
Michael W. Halter, Elianna Bier, Paul C. DeRose, Gregory A. Cooksey, Steven J. Choquette, Anne L. Plant, John T. Elliott
Widefield fluorescence microscopy is a highly used tool for visually assessing biological samples and for quantifying cell responses. Despite its widespread use...
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Joseph W. Robertson, Curt A. Richter, Christina A. Hacker, Lee J. Richter, Julia Savchenko, Steven Cummings, Tong Ren
We report the formation of molecular monolayers containing redox-active diruthenium(II,III) compound to gold and silicon surfaces via click chemistry. The use...
Daniel H. Slichter, Yves Colombe, Andrew C. Wilson, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
We report large-mode-area solid-core photonic crystal fibers made from fused silica which resist UV solarization even at relatively high optical powers. Using a...
As building envelope performance and HVAC equipment efficiencies continue to be improved to reduce building energy use, a greater percentage of the total energy...
Esther Baumann, Jean-Daniel Deschenes, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
Frequency-modulated continuous-wave laser detection and ranging (FMCW LADAR) measures the range to a surface through coherent detection of the backscattered...
John F. Seely, Jack L. Glover, Lawrence T. Hudson, Yuri Ralchenko, Nino R. Pereira, U. Feldman, C. D. Stefan
A high resolution crystal spectrometer (HRCS) utilizing a crystal in transmission geometry has been developed and experimentally optimized to measure the line...
Andrew C. Wilson, Yves Colombe, K. R. Brown, Emanuel H. Knill, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
Inspired by the ideas of Richard Feynman, 1 David Deutsch, 2 Seth Lloyd 3 and others, researchers in the field of quantum information processing and simulation...
Kristina Verdal, Terrence J. Udovic, Vitalie Stavila, Wan Si NMN Tang, John J. Rush, Alexander V. Skripov
Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) methods were used to characterize the reorientational dynamics of the dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate (B 12H 126u2-^0...
Heba Degheidy, Steven R. Bauer, Gerald Marti, Lili Wang
There is an urgent need for developing a procedure for biomarker standardization and quantification in clinical laboratories. Measuring the expression levels of...
With dispersion engineering and optimization of pump wavelength, four-wave mixing within a microstructured fiber can be used to produce high-purity entangled...
Combining heated-tip atomic force microscopy (HT-AFM) with quantitative methods for determining surface mechanical properties creates an avenue for nanoscale...
Approximately 100 IT professionals participated in the 2014 IT Pro Conference on Information Systems Governance, held at the National Institute of Standards and...
Kevin J. Dwyer, Joshua M. Pomeroy, David S. Simons, June W. Lau, Kristen L. Steffens
Using a laboratory-scale apparatus, we enrich 28Si and produce material with 40 times less residual 29Si than previously reported. Starting from natural...
Hee-Bong Yoo, Dong-Geun Oh, Jae Yong Song, Mamoru Kawaharasaki, Jeeseong C. Hwang, In Chul Yang, Sang-Ryoul Park
This work demonstrates accurate measurement of the concentration of low-level plasmid DNA by counting individual DNA molecules using a high-sensitivity flow...
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Koji Kagiya, Junichi Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hayashi
A series of experiments were conducted to examine ignition of mulch beds to continuous, wind-driven firebrand showers. Shredded hardwood mulch, fitted in beds 1...
Enrico Lucon, Timothy S. Weeks, James Gianetto, W. R. Tyson, D. Y. Park
The safety and reliability of large-diameter pipelines for the transport of fluid hydrocarbons is being improved by the development of high-strength steels...
An indirect comparison of the standards for air kerma of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, and of the Bureau International des...
Jay H. Hendricks, Jacob E. Ricker, Patrick F. Egan, Gregory F. Strouse
Based on highly accurate optical interferometry and fundamental quantum calculations, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
Steven E. Grantham, Mike Kriese, Yuriy Platonov, Bodo Ehlers, Licai Jiang, Jim Rodriguez, Mueller Ulrich, Shayna khatri, Adam Magruder, Charles S. Tarrio
Laser-produced plasma (LPP) sources for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) systems utilize CO2 lasers operating with wavelength 10.6μm. Since multilayer...
Charles S. Tarrio, Steven E. Grantham, Thomas A. Germer, Jack C. Rife, Thomas B. Lucatorto, Mike Kriese, Yuriy Platonov, Licai Jiang, Jim Rodriguez
The NIST Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Reflectometry Facility was designed in the 1990s to accommodate the largest multilayer optics envisioned at that time...