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Journals

An interferometric platform for studying AFM probe deflection

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jon R. Pratt, Lee Kumanchik, Tony L. Schmitz

This paper describes an interferometric platform for measuring the full-field deflection of atomic force microscope (AFM) probes and generic cantilevers during...

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January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl

Geometric Magnetoresistance Mobility Extraction in Highly Scaled Transistors

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung, Liangchun (. Yu, John S. Suehle, Kuang Sheng, A Oates

Geometric magnetoresistance provides a promising solution to the difficult challenges associated with channel mobility extraction in nano-scale transistors...

Dynamic Properties for Modeling and Simulation of Machining: Effect of Pearlite to Austenite Phase Transition on Flow Stress in AISI 1075 Steel

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak

The Pulse-Heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been developed for the measurement of dynamic properties...

Effects of Fuel Location and Distribution on Full-Scale Underventilated Compartment Fires

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew J. Lock, Cheolhong Hwang, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Gwon H. Ko

Experimental and numerical studies were conducted to investigate the effect of fuel location and distribution on full-scale underventilated compartment fires in...

Thermal Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Mortars and Concretes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Max A. Peltz, Alejandro Duran-Herrera, P Valdez, Cesar Juarez

As sustainability moves to the forefront of construction, the utilization of high volume fly ash concrete mixtures to reduce CO2 emissions and cement...

Hotter Cements, Cooler Concretes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Casimir Bognacki, Kyle Riding, Victor Villarreal

In the past 50 years, portland cements have become progressively finer, in order to meet increasing demands for fast-track construction, etc. While finer...

Vapor Pressure Measurements on Biodiesel Esters by the Concatenated Gas Saturation Method

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jason A. Widegren, Thomas J. Bruno

The purpose of this work was to determine vapor pressures for saturated biodiesel esters at the low-temperature end of their liquid range. A "concatenated" gas...

Variables in the Quantification of CD4 in Normals and Hairy Cell Leukemia Patients

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Gerald E. Marti, William G. Stetler-Stevenson, Fatima Abbasi, Gregory A. Jasper, Robert J. Kreitman, Lili Wang

Background: Quantitative flow cytometry (QFCM) is being applied in the clinical flow cytometry laboratory. Quantitative normal T-cell CD4 expression represents...

United States Capitol Dome:Characterization of Cast and Wrought Materials

January 2, 2011

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert, David Olson, Joseph D. McColskey

Restoration of the cast iron dome at the United States Capitol is needed because moisture is leaking into interior areas of the building due to corrosion damage...

Re-examination of NIST Acoustic Emission Absolute Sensor Calibration: Part II: Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Emission Signal from Glass Capillary Fracture

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Marvin A. Hamstad

A validated axisymmetric finite element code was used to model the out-of-plane displacement acoustic emission signal at 100 mm from a glass capillary fracture...

On-chip CO2 control for microfluidic cell culture

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Samuel P. Forry, Laurie E. Locascio

Carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2) was controlled on-chip by flowing pre-equilibrated aqueous solutions through control channels across the device. Elevated...

A Compact Variable-Temperature Broadband Series-Resistor Calibration

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Nathan D. Orloff, Jordi Mateu, Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski, Eduard Rocas, Joshua P. King, Dazhen Gu, Juan C. Collado Gomez, Ichiro Takeuchi, Xiaoli Lu, James C. Booth

We present a method to obtain a broadband on wafer calibration from 45 MHz to 40 GHz for variable temperature, which requires three standards: a thru-reflect...

Nanofabrication Techniques for Controlled Drug Released Devices

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Lei Chen, Gerard Henein, Vincent K. Luciani

New drugs and delivery systems have undergone a rapid development in recent years for treating cancer, HIV aids, diseased organs, damaged nerves to relieve pain...

GMPs: The Other Pieces of The Puzzle

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Paula Brown

Evaluation of Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis Methods for Determination of Arsenic in Biological Materials

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Rick L. Paul

Radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA) with retention on hydrate manganese dioxide (HMD) has played a key role in the certification of As in...

Herzschläge durch Laserspektroskopie detektiert: Optische Minimagnetometer

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Svenja A. Knappe, Jan Preusser, Lutz Trahms, Tillman H. Sander

This an article in German for a general physics Journal. It is not peer reviewed and reports on the NIST chip-scale atomic magnetometers and the MCG...

Engineering Rashba-Dresselhaus Spin-Orbit Coupling for Cold Atoms using a Double Tripod Setup

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Ian B. Spielman, Gediminas Juzeliunas, Julius Ruseckas, Daniel Campbell

We study the center of mass of motion of cold atoms affected by laser beams. The beams couple three atomic internal states to another two states to form a...

Contributions of the EMERALD project to assessing and improving microarray data quality

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Vidar Beisvag, Audrey Kauffmann, James Malone, Carole Foy, Marc L. Salit, Schimmel Heinz, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Ulf Landegren, Helen Parkinson, Wolfgang Huber, Alvis Brazma, Arne K. Sandvik, Martin Kuiper

While MIAME standards have helped to increase the value of microarray data deposited in public databases like ArrayExpress and GEO, limited means have been...

Analysis of high-Q, gallium nitride nanowire resonators in response to deposited thin films

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

J. R. Montague, M. Dalberth, J. M. Gray, D. Seghete, Kristine A. Bertness, S M. George, Victor M. Bright, Charles T. Rogers, Norman Sanford

Gallium nitride nanowires (GaN-NWs) are systems of interest for mechanical resonance-based sensors due to their small mass and, in the case of c-axis NWs, high...

Model for Transient Behavior of Pulse Tube Cryocooler

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Gershon Grossman, Peter E. Bradley, Michael A. Lewis, Ray Radebaugh

This article describes an investigation of the transient behavior of a small (2.0 W at 85 K) Pulse Tube cryocooler operating at 120 Hz with an average pressure...

Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Geoffrey Donovan, Yvonne Michael, David Butry, Amy Sullivan, John Chase

This paper investigated whether greater tree-canopy cover is associated with reduced risk of poor birth outcomes in Portland, Oregon. Residential addresses were...

Evaluation of Sustainable High-Volume Fly Ash Concretes

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Alejandro Duran-Herrera, Cesar Juarez, P Valdez, Dale P. Bentz

This article presents results of an experimental research work oriented to develop practical tools for the regional concrete industry, as well as to illustrate...

Performance Evaluation of Intelligent Systems at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

December 31, 2010

Author(s)

Craig I. Schlenoff, Harry A. Scott, Stephen B. Balakirsky

The ability to comprehensively evaluate the quantitative and qualitative performance of an intelligent system is critical to accurately predicting how it will...

International Standards Efforts Towards Safe Accessibility Technology for Persons With Disabilities: Cross-industry Activities

December 31, 2010

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman

This paper describes the US and International Standards activities ongoing within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intelligent Systems...

Combinatorial Screening of Osteoblast Response to 3D Calcium Phosphate/Poly(e-caprolactone) Scaffolds Using Gradients and Arrays

December 31, 2010

Author(s)

Carl G. Simon Jr., Kaushik Chatterjee, Laurence C. Chow, Limin Sun, Marian F. Young

There is a need to improve rapid methods for screening cell-biomaterial interactions. Current methods employ a flat 2D format even though 3D scaffolds are more...

Evaluating self-declared ancestry of U.S. Americans using autosomal, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA

December 31, 2010

Author(s)

Peter Vallone, Oscar Leo, Manfred Kayser, Mannis van Oven, Michael Coble, Toni M. Diegoli, Kristiaan J. van der Gaag, Peter D. Knijff

The current U.S. population represents an amalgam of individuals from different biogeographic ancestries who arrived on the territory at different times in the...

Time-resolved radiation beam profiles in water obtained by ultrasonic tomography

December 31, 2010

Author(s)

Eugene Malyarenko, Joseph Heyman, Heather H. Chen-Mayer, Ronald Tosh

This paper presents a practical ultrasonic system for near real-time imaging of spatial temperature distributions in water caused by absorption of radiation...

Colloidal Stability of Silver Nanoparticles in Biologically Relevant Conditions

December 30, 2010

Author(s)

Robert I. MacCuspie

Understanding the colloidal stability of nanoparticles may play a key role in interpretation of toxicological experiments, in determining if single...

Thermophysical and thermochemical properties on-demand for chemical process and product design

December 30, 2010

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

The article provides a perspective of chemical process and product design on demand, its implementation and impact in addressing modern challenges faced by...

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