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A carbon nanotube cryogenic radiometer (CNCR) has been fabricated for electrical-substitution optical power measurements. The CNCR employs vertically-aligned
Joe Chalfoun, Alden A. Dima, Marcin Kociolek, Michael W. Halter, Antonio Cardone, Adele P. Peskin, Peter Bajcsy, Mary C. Brady
We present a new method for segmenting phase contrast images of NIH 3T3 fibroblast cells that is accurate even when cells are in contact. The problem of
Elissa H. Williams, John A. Schreifels, Mulpuri V. Rao, Albert Davydov, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Nancy J. Lin, Kristen L. Steffens, Sergiy Krylyuk, Kristine A. Bertness, Amy Manocchi, Yaroslav Koshka
A functionalization method for the specific and selective immobilization of the streptavidin (SA) protein on semiconductor nanowires (NWs) was developed
Catherine A. Remley, Ryan J. Pirkl, Chih-Ming Wang, Haider Shah
We develop methods for assessing the standard uncertainty arising from various combinations of mode-stirring methods used in reverberation-chamber measurements
Ian B. Spielman, Nathan Goldman, Egidijus Anisimovas, Fabrice Gerbier, Patrick Ohberg, Gediminas Juzeliunas
Ultracold fermions trapped in a honeycomb optical lattice constitute a versatile setup to experimentally realize the Haldane model. In this system, a non
James A. Bartz, Cynthia J. Zeissler, V. V. Fomenko, Mark S. Akselrod
Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detector (FNTD) technology was tested as an imaging and spectroscopic tool for radionuclide analysis. This investigation intended to
Shonali Nazare, Shaun M. Flynn, Rick D. Davis, Joannie W. Chin
In this study, environmentally stressed OS fabrics containing melamine fiber blends were evaluated for thermal and mechanical properties that are critical to
With use of carefully designed molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate tuning of dynamic ripples in free-standing graphene by applying a local out-of
John L. Molloy, Stephen E. Long, Fanny Claverie, Julian Malherbe, Naomi Bier
The determination of Zn, Sr, Ba and Pb in solid samples has been achieved by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (LA
Richard G. Gann, Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Kuldeep R. Prasad, William M. Pitts, Harold E. Nelson
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted an extensive investigation of the collapse of the three tall World Trade Center (WTC)
This paper describes the changes between FIPS 180-3 and FIPS 180-4. FIPS 180-4 specifies two new secure cryptographic hash algorithms: SHA-512/224 and SHA-512
Radio frequency (RF), high-frequency (HF) and analog/mixed-signal (A/MS) technologies serve the rapidly growing communications and More than Moore (MtM) markets
Kevin C. Wright, William D. Phillips, Gretchen K. Campbell
We have induced well-defined phase slips between quantized persistent current states around a toroidal atomic 23Na Bose-Einstein condensate by rotating a weak
Purpose: Simulation plays a critical role in the design of products, materials and manufacturing processes. However, there are gaps in the simulation tools used
Kun Xu, Oleg A. Kirillov, David J. Gundlach, Nhan V. Nguyen, Pei D. Ye, Min Xu, Lin Dong, Hong Sio
Band offsets at the interfaces of n- and p-type InP ((100) and (111)A) and atomic-layer-deposited (ALD) Al2O3 were measured with internal photoemission and
A four-step matrix reduction procedure, beginning with thiourea-based SPE, was developed for the ICP-MS determination of cadmium in difficult sample matrixes
Geoffrey Donovan, David Butry, Yvonne Michael, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Andrew Liebhold, Demetrios Gatziolis, Megan Mao
Background: Exposure to the natural environment may improve human health. However, existing research is limited by the use of cross-sectional study designs
Zhao Z. Deng, Nikolai Klimov, Santiago Solares, Teng Li, Hua Xu, Rachel J. Cannara
Using atomic force microscopy (AFM), we study the adhesive, frictional and elastic properties of supported and suspended graphene exfoliated onto pit-patterned
Michael D. Anderson, Colby L. Heideman, Qiyin Lin, Mary Smeller, Robert S. Kokenyesi, Andrew Herzing, Ian M. Anderson, Douglas A. Keszler, Paul Zschack, David C. Johnson
Recently we reported that intergrowth compounds [(MSe)1+y]m(TSe2)n, with M = Pb, Bi Ce} and T = W, Nb, Ta} self assemble from designed precursors. The values of
Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Jan Ilavsky, Gabrielle G. Long
We present an experimental study of the structural and dynamical properties of concentrated suspensions of a series of different sized polystyrene microspheres
Mark S. Lowenthal, Nirina Rabe Andriamaharavo, Stephen E. Stein, Karen W. Phinney
A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based (GC-MS) method was developed for qualitative characterization of metabolites found in Vaccinium-fruit (berry)
Francisco E. Becerra Chavez, Jingyun Fan, Gerald Baumgartner, Julius Goldhar, Jonathan Kosloski, Alan L. Migdall
The measurement of the state of a quantum system with inherent quantum uncertainty (noise) approaching the ultimate physical limits is of both technological and
Sara V. Orski, Santanu Kundu, Richard Gross, Kathryn L. Beers
A two-dimensional model of a solid-supported enzyme catalyst bead is fabricated on a quartz crystal microbalance sensor to measure in situ stability and
We describe the development of free-field test methods for wireless electronic safety equipment that replicate field-test conditions in a laboratory environment
Michele M. Schantz, Manuela Ulberth-Buchgraber, Monica Potalivo, Andrea Held, Annaratia Baldan, Adriaan van der Veen, Hugo Ent, Valnei Cunha, Romeu Daroda, Ruth Hearn, Richard Brown, Paul Brewer, Brian E. Lang
The results of an interlaboratory comparison, using various measurement methods to carry out biodiesel testing, are presented, and the findings discussed. The
Meiyao M. Wang, Hua-Jun He, Illarion Turko, Karen W. Phinney, Lili Wang
CD4 is an important glycoprotein containing a transmembrane portion and a short intracellular tail. It locates on the surface of various types of immune cells
This paper reports spectroscopy and imaging of spin wave modes using ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy (FMRFM) in Permalloy nano-disks with disk