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Jung-Chul An, Alia Weaver, Byungnam Kim, Aaron Barkatt, Dianne L. Poster, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Joseph Silverman, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Studies of the radiation-induced synthesis of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) nanogels, intended to provide a basis for obtaining intra-molecular cross-linked
Deepak Singh, A. Thamizhavel, Jeffrey W. Lynn, S. K. Dhar, Jose A. Rodriguez, Tobias K Herman
Quantum-mechanical fluctuations in strongly correlated electron systems cause unconventional phenomena such as non-Fermi liquid behavior, and arguably high
A rapidly-solidified Mg-Ni-Pd alloy is shown to exhibit reversible hydrogen-storage of 5 mass % H near atmospheric pressure at a temperature of 473 K, nearly
An amorphous Mg85Ni15 melt-spun hydrogen storage alloy, processed by submersion in an aqueous solution of NH4+, is able to absorb >5 wt. % hydrogen at 473 K
A particularly challenging sample presentation in analytical chemistry is a flowing stream that consists of both a gas and liquid phase, in the situation in
The present investigation was undertaken to construct a new and improved Dragons LAIR facility. This entailed removing the NIST Baby Dragon from the wind
Romil Bhandavat, William Kuhn, Elisabeth Mansfield, John H. Lehman, Gurpreet Singh
We demonstrate synthesis of a polymer-derived ceramic (PDC)-multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composite using microwave irradiation at 2.45 GHz. The process
The Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT) project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been active since 2000. The project develops
Over a half-century ago, Balazs proposed a thought experiment to deduce the form of electromagnetic momentum in a transparent and loss- less slab by imposing
Elijah J. Petersen, Andrew Whelton, Liwen Zhang, Qingguo Huang, Nasir M. Uddin, Nikolai Mattison, Denis O'Carroll, Theodore Henry, Tinh Nguyen, Richard D. Holbrook, Kai Chen
Carbon nanotubes are currently being used in a number of consumer products, and exponentially higher production masses and a broader range of applications are
Carl G. Simon Jr., Kaushik Chatterjee, Christopher K. Tison, Girish Kumar, Patrick S. Pine, Marc L. Salit, Jennifer H. McDaniel, Marian F. Young
Cells are sensitive to tissue scaffold architecture and these cell-material interactions drive cell functions critical in tissue regeneration. Results presented
Ryan P. Koseski, William Alexander Osborn, Stephan J. Stranick, Frank W. DelRio, Mark D. Vaudin, Thuy Dao, Vance H. Adams, Robert F. Cook
The stress in silicon surrounding a tungsten-filled through-silicon via (TSV) is measured using confocal Raman microscopy line scans across the TSV both before
Samuel L. Manzello, Seul-Hyun Park, Sayaka S. Suzuki, John R. Shields, Yoshihiko Hayashi
Attempting to experimentally quantify the vulnerabilities of structures to ignition from firebrand showers has remained elusive. The coupling of a two unique
Pragya R. Shrestha, Adaku Ochia, Kin P. Cheung, Jason P. Campbell, Helmut Baumgart, Gary Harris
Accurate measurements of the transient details of switching a memristive switch are crucial to the elucidation of the switching mechanism. Such high-speed
Lili Wang, Xin Xiang Wang, Y Li, Min Mo, Yiyuan Yi, Qian Wang, W Gao, Roy A. Mariuzza
Helper T cell activation generally requires the co-receptor CD4, which binds MHC class II molecules. A remarkable feature of the CD4MHC class II interaction is
Wendy R. Altman, John M. Moreland, Stephen E. Russek, Bruce W. Han, Victor M. Bright
Trapping, release, and transport of individual or ensembles of 2.8 υm superparamagnetic beads functionalized with streptavidin were demonstrated using an
Guillaume Messin, Stephanie S. Watson, Amanda L. Forster, John R. Sieber
In recent years, there has been concern in the soft body armor community that copolymer fibers based on 5-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)-benzimidazole can release
Evacuation models, including engineering hand calculations and computational tools, are used to evaluate the level of safety provided by buildings during
Harshita Kumari, Steven R. Kline, Nathaniel J. Schuster, Jerry L. Atwood
Stability of copper-seamed C-alkylpyrogallol[4]arene hexamers with varying chail lenghts in solution has been studied using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS
Mark Allendorf, Adam Schwartzberg, Vitalie Stavila, Albert A. Talin
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and related material classes are attracting considerable attention for applications such as gas storage, separations, and
Catherine C. Cooksey, Georgi T. Georgiev, James J. Butler, Leibo Ding, Kurtis J. Thome
Satellite instruments operating in the reflective solar wavelength region require accurate and precise determination of the Bidirectional Reflectance Factor
Harshita Kumari, Steven R. Kline, Nathaniel J. Schuster, Charles L. Barnes, Jerry L. Atwood
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) studies were used to probe the stability and geometry of copper-seamed Calkylpyrogallol[ 4]arene (PgCnCu; n = 11, 13, 17)
The resolution ellipses for neutron diffraction peaks at small vectors lie along lines that point to a position vertically above the beam center. This gravity
Kichul Kim, Paul Rice, Thomas M. Wallis, Dazhen Gu, SangHyun S. Lim, Atif A. Imtiaz, Pavel Kabos, Dejan Filipovic
Abstract Individual platinum (Pt) nanowires (NWs) with 100 nm and 250 nm diameters, embedded in coplanar waveguide (CPW) structures are investigated. Three
A historical article about the origins and the development of quartz clocks and oscillators (Part II of a IV-part series). It describes the discovery of