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Generation of heat using optically excited nanoparticles can be beneficial or detrimental depending on the application. Therefore, clinically applicable studies
Ryan Murphy, Denis Pristinski, Kalman D. Migler, Jack F. Douglas, Vivek Prabhu
We use dynamic light scattering to characterize the kinetics of nanoparticle aggregation. The aggregation process was conveniently initiated in photoacid
Changwoo Doe, Hyung-Sik Jang, Steven R. Kline, Sung-Min Choi
Fabrication of highly ordered superstructures of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is of great interest for a wide range of potential applications. Here
Y. P. Kabanov, Y. L. Iunin, Valerian I. Nikitenko, Alexander J. Shapiro, Robert D. Shull, L. Y. Zhu, C. L. Chien
We studied how the application of an in-plane field affects the asymmetries of the domain nucleation activity and domain wall velocity revealed previously in
Mark S. Lowenthal, David M. Bunk, Karen W. Phinney
An isotope-dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID LC-MS/MS) reference measurement procedure was developed to accurately quantify amino acid
Michael S. Gaither, Frank W. DelRio, Richard S. Gates, Edwin R. Fuller, Robert F. Cook
A new test specimen has been developed for micro-scale tensile strength measurements, allowing direct assessment of surface effects on strength. Specimens were
Daniel C. van der Laan, J. F. Douglas, John (Jack) W. Ekin, Loren F. Goodrich, Theodore C. Stauffer, Cameron C. Clickner
A large, magnetic-field-dependent, reversible reduction in critical current density with axial strain in YBa 2Cu 3O 7-δ coated conductors at 75.9 K has been
The two-channel reaction of collision-induced dissociation (CID) of the n-butylbenzene cation under the conditions of multipole collision cells of tandem mass
Bruce D. Ravel, C. Scorzato, D. P. Siddons, S. D. Kelly, S. R. Bare
A four-channel ionization chamber has been designed, constructed and tested. This ionization chamber allows X-ray absorption spectra to be collected in
Consider a path of non-degenerate eigenstates |psi_s>, 0 Solutions to this problem have applications ranging from quantum physics simulation to optimization
One failure mode of all-ceramic crown restorations is radial cracking at the cementation surface, from occlusally-induced flexure of the stiffer crown layer on
Currently, there is a desire to extend or enhance petroleum-derived diesel fuel with biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel is a renewable, biomass-derived fluid that
Daniel Steiauf, Jonas Seib, Manfred Faehnle, Keith Gilmore, Mark D. Stiles
The Gilbert parameter alpha describing the damping of magnetization dynamics is commonly taken to be an isotropic scalar. We argue that it is a tensor, that is
Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt, Sergey V. Polyakov, Sarah E. Beavan, Jingyun Fan, Alan L. Migdall
We use spectral hole burning in Pr3+:Y2SiO5 in order to prepare spectral distributions of ions optimized for using such a material as a quantum memory for
Douglas T. Smith, Jon R. Pratt, Francesca M. Tavazza, Lyle E. Levine, Anne M. Chaka
We describe a surface probe instrument capable of sustaining single-atomic-bond junctions in the electronic quantum-conduction regime for tens of minutes, and
Andrew J. Allen, Jeffrey Thomas, Hamlin M. Jennings
Relationships between composition, mass density, and atomic packing density for CaO{SiO2{H2O (C{S{H) gel, the main hydration product of ce- ment, and its
Timofey Frolov, William J. Boettinger, Yuri Mishin
The goal of this paper is to explore mechanisms of hillock and whisker growth in stressed poly-crystalline films by molecular dynamics simulations. Our stress
Gery R. Stafford, E. Rouya, Ugo Bertocci, J. J. Mallett, R. Schad, M. R. Begley, R. G. Kelly, M. Reed, G. Zangari
The electrodeposition of Au-Ni alloys from near neutral, sulfite-based electrolytes derived from a commercial bath for soft gold plating is investigated. Alloy
Methionine is an essential amino acid and is the primary source of sulfur for humans. Using the double spike (33S-36S) multi-collector thermal ionization mass
Ngoc Nguyen, Polly Berseth, Qiyin Lin, Catalin Chiritescu, D.G. Cahill, Anastassios Mavrokefalos, Li Shi, Paul Zschack, Michael D. Anderson, Ian M. Anderson, David C. Johnson
Turbostratically disordered tungsten diselenide (WSe2) thin films with as few as two c-axis-oriented (basal plane) structural units were synthesized from
Statistical modeling of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) signals is undertaken to examine the existence of short term fading and shadowing. Based on the data collected from
Rick D. Davis, Joannie W. Chin, Chiao-Chi Lin, Sylvain H. Petit
Exposure to simulated ultraviolet sunlight at 50 C and 50% relative humidity caused a significant deterioration in the mechanical performance of polyaramid and
P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, Geof H. Givens, Bruce A. Draper, David Bolme, Yui M. Lui
This paper summarizes a study of how three state-of-the-art algorithms from the Face Recognition Vendor Test 2006 (FRVT 2006) are effected by factors related to
Seung Koo Shin, Bonghwan Chon, Sung Jun Lim, Wonjung Kim, Hyeong G. Kang, Taiha Joo, Jeeseong C. Hwang
Blinking of zinc-blende CdSe-based core/shell nanocrystals are studied as a function of shell materials. CdSe/ZnS, CdSe/ZnSe/ZnS, and CdSe/CdS/ZnS core/shell
Xin Li, Chwen-Yang Shew, Yun Liu, Roger Pynn, Emily Liu, Kenneth W. Herwig, Gregory S. Smith, J. L. Robertson, Wei-Ren Chen
The application of the spin-echo small angle neutron scattering (SESANS) technique for structural characterization of interacting colloidal suspensions is
Amanda L. Forster, Guillaume Messin, Kirk D. Rice, Pierre Pintus, Joannie W. Chin, Sylvain H. Petit
Previous work conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate the field failures of soft body armor containing the
Andrew A. Herzing, Weile Yan, Christopher J. Kiely, Wei-xian Zhang
Palladized zero-valent iron nanoparticles have been frequently employed to achieve enhanced treatment of halogenated organic compounds. However no detailed
Galen C. O'Neil, Daniel R. Schmidt, Nathan A. Tomlin, Joel N. Ullom
Aluminum doped with Manganese (AlMn) forms a superconducting alloy with the transition temperature suppressed by the added Manganese. We present quasiparticle
Joseph C. Woicik, D. Giubertoni, G. Pepponi, S. Gennaro, M. Bersani, M. A. Sahiner, S. P. Kelty, M. Kah, K. J. Kirkby, R. Doherty, M. A. Foad, F. Meirer, C. Streli, P. Pianetta
The use of non-equilibrium annealing approaches can produce a very high level of arsenic electrical activation in Si but subsequent thermal treatments between
Jessica L. Reiner, Shoji F. Nakayma, Mark J. Strynar, Amy D. Delinsky, Andrew B. Lindstrom
Despite efforts to develop robust analytical methods for the determination of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and