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This paper presents a computational assessment of the behavior of single-plate shear (shear tab) connections in gravity frames under column loss scenarios...
This paper presents liquid kinematic viscosity and density measurements of a synthetic polyolester-based aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanoparticle dispersion...
Vanita Srinivasa, Katja C. Nowack, Mohammad Shafiei, Lieven M. Vandersypen, Jacob M. Taylor
We investigate phonon-induced spin and charge relaxation mediated by spin-orbit and hyper- fine interactions for a single electron confined within a double...
Sergey V. Polyakov, Alan L. Migdall, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Fabrizio Piacentini, Giorgio Brida, Marco Genovese, Paola Traina
We describe in detail the first experimental test that distinguishes between an event-based corpuscular model of the interaction of photons with matter and...
Studies of climate change increasingly recognize the diverse influences exerted by monoterpenes in the atmosphere, including roles in particulates, ozone...
Justin Shaw, Hans Nembach, Thomas J. Silva, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn, Martin Aeschlimann, Claus M. Schneider, Emrah Turgut, Stefan Mathias, Patrik Grychtol, Chan La-O-Vorakiat, Dennis Rudolf, Roman Adam
The study of ultrafast dynamics in magnetic materials provides rich opportunities for greater fundamental understanding of correlated phenomena in solid-state...
Paul M. Haney, Hyun-Woo Lee, Kyung Jin Lee, Aurelien Manchon, Mark D. Stiles
Currents passing through bilayer nanowires with a ferromagnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer with strong spin-orbit coupling, excite magnetic dynamics which...
The hazard rate function for concrete structures often is portrayed as a bathtub-shaped curve, with a finite ever-decreasing probability of early-age failures...
Nicholas Paulter, John Jendzurski, Mike McTigue, Bill Hagerup, Thomas E. Linnenbrink
The Technical Committee 10 (TC10) of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society initiated a new standards activity in 2006 for the development of test...
Marcelo Pereira, Francisco E. Becerra Chavez, Boris L. Glebov, Jingyun Fan, Sae Woo Nam, Alan L. Migdall
We demonstrate a symmetric, single-spatial mode, single-photon heralding efficiency of 84% for a type-II spontaneous parametric downconversion process. This...
Daniel V. Esposito, Igor Levin, Thomas P. Moffat, Albert A. Talin
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting represents a promising route for renewable production of hydrogen, but trade-offs between photoelectrode stability...
Asphaltenes, the heaviest and most polar fraction of crude oil, are responsible for the clogging of oil pipelines and of underground reservoir rocks...
Fabian M. Neuhaus, Amanda Vizedom, Ken Baclawski, Mike Bennet, Mike Dean, Michael Denny, Michael Gruninger, Ali Hashemi, Terry Longstreth, Leo Obrst, Steven R. Ray, Ram D. Sriram, Todd Schneider, Marcela Vegetti, Matthew West, Peter Yim
Currently, there is no agreed on methodology for development of ontologies, and there is no consensus on how ontologies should be evaluated. Consequently...
We have fabricated and characterized a novel DNA based nanofiber created by synergistic self-assembly of guanine quadruplex (Hoogsteen base pairing) and double...
Norman A. Sanford, Lawrence H. Robins, Paul T. Blanchard, K. Soria, B. Klein, Kristine A. Bertness, John B. Schlager, Aric W. Sanders
Variable intensity photoconductivity (PC) performed under vacuum at 325 nm was used to estimate drift mobility and negative surface charge density sigma for c...
Donald H. Atha, Niyatie Ammanamanchi, Mofiyin Obadina, Vytautas Reipa
Exposure of mammalian cells to oxidative stress can result in DNA damage that adversely affects many cell processes. We used bulk electrolysis in an...
Density, speed of sound, and viscosity have been measured for samples of RP-1 and RP-2 that were stressed for 0.5 min at 475 °C and 510 °C at a pressure of 17...
Bryant C. Nelson, Bryce J. Marquis, Piper R. Hunt, Katherine M. Tyner, Sean Conklin, Nicholas Olejnik, Robert L. Sprando
The utility of C. elegans as an alternative model to assess nanomaterial toxicity was evaluated using 10 nm silver particles (10nmAg). Endpoints of nanomaterial...
Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, R Q. Wang, Charles W. Clark
Nonlinear optics has come a long way since the laser. This article reviews recent progress in coherent light-matter wave mixing and introduces some new concepts...
Dazhen Gu, James P. Randa, Robert L. Billinger, Dave K. Walker
We report a record low noise temperature (NT) measured on a cryogenic low-noise amplifier (LNA) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
Albert Davydov, Geetha G. Aluri, Abhishek Motayed, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Kristine A. Bertness, Mulpuri V. Rao
A highly sensitive and selective detection of traces of nitro-aromatic explosive compounds by functionalizing gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires with anatase phase...
Current methods of critical evaluation of wavelengths, energy levels, and transition probabilities for atoms and atomic ions at the National Institute of...
David M. Bunk, Karen W. Phinney, John C. Lieske, Olga Bondar, W. Greg Miller, Lorin M. Bachmann, Andrew S. Narva, Yoshihisa Itoh, Schimmel Heinz
Background: Increased urinary excretion of albumin reflects kidney damage and is a recognized risk factor for progression of renal and cardiovascular disease...
A new method is introduced to automatically detect faulty regulation of temperatures, pressures, and flow rates within the heating, ventilating, and air...
Michael D. Coble, Carolyn R. Steffen, John M. Butler
The PowerPlex Y23 kit contains 23 Y-chromosomal loci including all 17 of the markers in the Yfiler Y-STR kit plus six additional markers: DYS481, DYS533, DYS549...
Joshua A. Hadler, Edna L. Tobares, Marla L. Dowell
In random testing of 122 commercial laser pointers, we observed that 89.7 % of green pointers and 44.4 % of red pointers were not in compliance with the Code of...
There is a lack of understanding of how structural systems perform under realistic, uncontrolled fires. Fire protection of steel structures is usually provided...
A new method for obtaining Kikuchi diffraction patterns from thin specimens in transmission has been developed for use in the SEM, scanning electron microscope...
An analytical model is formulated for the irradiance on a surface (collector) with a rear (opposite the sun) planar vertical diffuse reflector, as is common for...