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Johannes Hubmayr, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Duncan Hanson
Gravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background generates a curl pattern in the observed polarization. This "Β-mode" signal provides a measure of the
Edwin P. Chan, Allison P. Young, Jung-Hyun Lee, Christopher M. Stafford
The water vapor swelling behavior of ultrathin crosslinked aromatic polyamide films, synthesized via molecular layer-by-layer deposition, is characterized via
Kela Weber, Elijah Petersen, Sonja Bissegger, L. Rehmann, Robin Slawson, Raymond Legge, Denis O'Carroll
With an increasing utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in consumer products, the potential for release to the environment also increases. It is thus imperative
Babak Nikoobakht, Xudong Wang, Andrew A. Herzing, Jian Shib
On integrating one-dimensional (1D) nanocrystals (nanowires) to useful devices, in this review article, we provide a background on growth processes and how they
Gangjian Tan, Xianli Su, Wei Liu, Hang Chi, Yonggao Yan, Xinfeng Tang, Ctirad Uher, Winnie Wong-Ng
FeSb2Te, a ternary system derived from binary CoSb3, displays anomalous electrical and thermal transport properties because of the considerable modification in
Internal curing uses pre-wetted fine lightweight aggregate (LWA) to supply cementitious systems with water. This increases the hydration of cement and reduces
Francesco Intravaia, Stefan T. Koev, Il Woong Jung, Albert A. Talin, Paul S. Davids, Ricardo Decca, Vladimir Aksyuk, Diego A. Dalvit, Daniel Lopez
The Casimir force is a quantum-mechanical interaction arising from vacuum fluctuations of the electromagnetic (EM) field and is technologically significant in
Martin Y. Chiang, Yanzi Yangben, Nancy J. Lin, Li Yang
Cells adjust their morphology in response to physical and chemical interactions with their environment. In this report, we deem that the fundamental nature of
X. Ke, T. Birol, R. Misra, J.-H. Lee, Brian Kirby, D. G. Schlom, C.J. Fennie, J. W. Freeland
Octahedral distortion plays a key role in engineering physical properties of heterostructures of composed of perovskite oxides. We report on a strong in-plane
B. G. Christensen, Kevin McCusker, Joseph Altepeter, Brice R. Calkins, Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Aaron J. Miller, Krister Shalm, Sae Woo Nam, P. G. Kwiat
We present a source of entangled photons that violates a Bell inequality free of the "fair-sampling" assumption, by over 50 standard deviations, and with enough
Michael-Jon A Hore, Boualem Hammouda, Yuyan Li, He Cheng
Small-angle neutron scattering was used to investigate poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) polymer solutions in d-water /d-ethanol mixtures. A wide poor
Kevin O. Douglass, Stephen Maxwell, Gar W. Truong, Roger D. van Zee, Joseph T. Hodges, David Long, David F. Plusquellic
A method is reported for performing fast optical frequency scans over a bandwidth of 36.9 GHz and at a sweep rate of 40 kHz using a single second-order sideband
P. Rynkun, P. Jonsson, G. Gaigalas, Charlotte F. Fischer
Based on relativistic wave functions from multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock and configuration interaction calculations, E1, M1, E2, M2 transition rates
Scott A. Wight, Simeon K. Adesina, Emmanuel O. Akala
Factors influencing size and other characteristics of nanoparticles prepared by free radical dispersion polymerization are discussed. Further, the results of
Nadir S. Faradzhev, Monica McEntee, John Yate, Shannon B. Hill, Thomas B. Lucatorto
We report the photo-deposition of a carbonaceous layer grown on a TiO2 thin film by EUV radiation-induced chemistry of adsorbed n-tetradecane and the subsequent
Yuri Ralchenko, John D. Gillaspy, Joseph Reader, Dmitry D. Osin, John J. Curry, Yuri A. Podpaly
We present a review of measurements and analyses of extreme-ultraviolet magneticdipole (M1) lines in 50-60-times ionized atoms of tungsten, hafnium, tantalum
Yu-Chin Li, Yeon S. Kim, John R. Shields, Rick D. Davis
This is the most comprehensive evaluation of Layer-by-Layer (LbL) coatings intended to reduce the flammability of polymeric materials. Through a systematic
Deirdre Kilbane, John D. Gillaspy, Yuri Ralchenko, Joseph Reader, G. O'Sullivan
Measurements of extreme ultraviolet radiation from gadolinium, dysprosium and tungsten ions with an open n=4 shell were performed at the National Institute of
John Homer, Su Zhang, Xinming Ou, David Schmidt, Yanhui Du, S. Raj Rajagopalan, Anoop Singhal
Quantifying security risk is an important and yet difficult task in enterprise network security man- agement. While metrics exist for individual software
Claire E. Cramer, Gerald T. Fraser, Keith R. Lykke, John T. Woodward IV, Alan W. Smith
We describe a new apparatus for measuring the spectral irradiance of the Moon at visible wavelengths. Our effort builds upon the United States Geological Survey
Kevin Y. Teichman, Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich
In this paper, we review how indoor air quality has been addressed in case studies of high-performing buildings, specifically the case studies described in
Frank W. DelRio, Lawrence H. Friedman, Michael S. Gaither, William A. Osborn, Robert F. Cook
Roughness scaling of three different deep reactive ion etched (DRIE) silicon surfaces is investigated using atomic force microscopy. At small distances, height
Brice R. Calkins, Paolo L. Mennea, Adriana E. Lita, Benjamin Metcalf, Steven Kolthammer, Antia A. Lamas-Linares, Justin Spring, Peter C. Humphreys, Richard P. Mirin, James Gates, Peter Smith, Ian Walmsley, Thomas Gerrits, Sae Woo Nam
The integrated optical circuit is a promising architecture for the realization of complex quantum optical states and information networks. One element that is
In this article, we study the quartic Diophantine equation x^4+y^4-2z^4-2w^4=0. We find non-trivial integer solutions. Furthermore, we show that when a solution
Brandon M. Anderson, Ian B. Spielman, Gediminas Juzeliunas
We present a new technique for producing two and three dimensional Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling for ultra cold atoms without involving light. The method
Scott A. Diddams, Hansuek Lee, Myoung-Gyun Suh, Tong Chen, Jiang Li, Kerry J. Vahala
Frequency references are indispensable to radio, microwave, and time keeping systems, with far reaching applications in navigation, communi- cation, remote
Human α1-Acid Glycoprotein (AGP), an acute phase glycoprotein, exists predominantly in blood. With its ability to bind basic, lipophilic, and acidic drugs, AGP
Manu Akula, Robert R. Lipman, Marek Franaszek, Geraldine Cheok, Kamel Saidi, Vineet Kamat
A major contributing factor attributed to accidents in construction is the lack of hazard recognition due to limited visibility that characterizes construction