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Spatial separation in a thermal mixture of ultracold174Yb and 87Rb atoms

April 21, 2011

Author(s)

F. Baumer, F. Munchow, A. Gorlitz, Stephen Maxwell, Paul S. Julienne, Eite Tiesinga

We report on the observation of unusually strong interactions in a thermal mixture of ultracold atoms which cause a significant modification of the spatial...

Strain-Based Temperature Memory Effect for Nafion® and Its Molecular Origins

April 20, 2011

Author(s)

Kirt A. Page, Scott Eastman, Tao Xie

A shape memory polymer traditionally refers to a polymer that can memorize one temporary shape and recover to its permanent shape upon exposure to an external...

Nanoconfinement and Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Ammonia Borane by Magnesium-Metal-Organic Framework-74

April 20, 2011

Author(s)

Gadipelli Srinivas, Jamie Ford, Wei Zhou, Hui Wu, Terrence J. Udovic, Taner Yildirim

Stable Single-Crystalline Body Centered Cubic Fe Nanoparticles

April 20, 2011

Author(s)

Natalie F. Huls, Lise-Marie Lacroix, Don Ho, Xiaolian Sun, Shouheng Sun

Air stable magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with high magnetization are required in order to fully realize optimized biomedical agents. However, only metallic NPs...

Flip Chip Lamination to electrically contact organic single crystals on flexible substrates

April 20, 2011

Author(s)

Oana Jurchescu, Brad Conrad, Christina Hacker, David J. Gundlach, Curt A. Richter

The fabrication of top metal contacts for organic electronics represents a challenge and has important consequences for electrical properties of such systems...

Evaluating the Parameters of the Computerized Optical MethodFor Size and Roundness Measurement of Pavement Marking Glass Beads using X-ray Microtomography

April 18, 2011

Author(s)

Edward Garboczi

The mechanical ASTM sieve analysis and roundness measurement methods are traditionally used for characterization of the glass beads utilized in traffic markings...

Landau Levels and Band Bending in Few-Layer Epitaxial Graphene

April 18, 2011

Author(s)

Hongki Min, Shaffique Adam, Young J. Song, Joseph A. Stroscio, Mark D. Stiles, Allan H. MacDonald

The carrier density distributions in few-layer-graphene systems grown on the carbon face of silicon carbide can be radically altered by the presence of a...

Magnetic phase diagram of Gd₂Sn₂O₇

April 18, 2011

Author(s)

R. S. Freitas, Jason S. Gardner

Slow and static spin correlations in Dy_2+χTi_2-χOd7-δ

April 17, 2011

Author(s)

Jason S. Gardner, G. Ehlers, P. Fouquet, B. Farago, J. R. Stewart

The static and dynamic spin correlations in the spin-ices Dy 2.3Ti 1.7O 6.85 and Dy 2Ti 2O 7 have been studied in polarised neutron diffraction and neutron spin...

Short-Range Ordering in the Modified Honeycomb Lattice Compound SrHo₂O₄

April 17, 2011

Author(s)

S Ghosh, H. D. Zhou, L. Balicas, Jason S. Gardner, Yiming Qiu, C. R. Wiebe

The low temperature behaviour of single crystalline SrHo 2O 4 has been characterized by DC mag- netic susceptibility, heat capacity, and neutron scattering...

Diode Power Probe Measurements of Wireless Signals

April 15, 2011

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley, Hugo Gomes, Alejandro Testera, Nuno B. Carvalho, Monica Barciela

A new view of diode power probes is presented is this paper. It is shown analytically, by simulations and with measurements, that calibration procedures for...

Assessment of Conformance and Interoperability Testing Methods Used for Construction Industry Product Models

April 15, 2011

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman, Mark E. Palmer

This paper presents a review and assessment of conformance and interoperability testing methods for product data models used in the construction industry...

Efficiency calibrations of cylindrically bent transmission crystals in the 20 keV to 80 keV x-ray range

April 15, 2011

Author(s)

Lawrence T. Hudson, C M. O'Brien, Uri Feldman, Stephen M. Seltzer, Hye-Sook Park, John F. Seely

Two quartz (10-11) crystals were cylindrically bent to 25.4 cm radius of curvature and were mounted in identical Cauchois type transmission spectrometers, and...

Fast and robust quantum computation with Wigner crystals of ions

April 15, 2011

Author(s)

J D. Baltrusch, A Negretti, T Calarco, Jacob Taylor

We present a detailed analysis of the modulated-carrier quantum phase gate implemented with Wigner crystals of ions conﬁned in Penning traps. We elaborate on a...

An Examination of Kernite (Na2B4O6(OH)2 3 H2O) Using X-ray and Electron Spectroscopies: Quantitative Microanalysis of a Hydrated Low-Z Mineral

April 14, 2011

Author(s)

Douglas C. Meier, Jeffrey M. Davis, Edward P. Vicenzi

Mineral borates, the primary industrial source of boron, are found in a large variety of compositions. One such source, kernite (Na2B4O6(OH)2 3 H2O), offers a...

Manipulating Interfacial Relaxations at Buried Interfaces in Polymer Coatings as Probed by Creep and Adhesion Measurements

April 14, 2011

Author(s)

Peter M. Johnson, John A. Howarter, Christopher Stafford

In this work, we use constant load indentation and cantilever peel of polymer films to measure relaxation events due to the chemical modification of a buried...

A Route to Quantum Magnetism

April 13, 2011

Author(s)

Ian B. Spielman

The trend in using ultracold atoms as simulators of condensed-matter and many-body phenomena is gaining momentum. These systems can now be used to simulate...

Estimating Common Parameters in Heterogeneous Random Effects Models

April 13, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin

A question of fundamental importance for meta-analysis of heterogeneous data studies is how to form a best consensus estimator of common parameters, and what...

Differences in Polydimethylsiloxane Modification Methods Affect Laminin Deposition and Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

April 13, 2011

Author(s)

Joy P. Dunkers, Hae-Jeong Lee, Marvi Matos, Lisa Pakstis, Juan M. Taboas, Steven D. Hudson, Marcus T. Cicerone

When culturing cells on flexible surfaces, it is important to consider extracellular matrix treatments that will remain on the surface under mechanical strain...

Mechanical Response and Texture Evolution of AZ31 Alloy at Large Strains for Different Strain Rates and Temperatures

April 13, 2011

Author(s)

Akhtar S. Khan, Amit Pandey, Thomas H. Gnaupel-Herold, Raja K. Mishra

Lithography, Metrology and Nanomanufacturing

April 12, 2011

Author(s)

James A. Liddle, Gregg M. Gallatin

Semiconductor chip manufacturing is by far the predominant nanomanufacturing technology in the world today. Top-down lithography techniques are used for...

Achieving 0.2 % Relative Expanded Uncertainty in Ion Chromatography Analysis using a High-Performance Methodology

April 12, 2011

Author(s)

Ryan G. Brennan, Therese A. Butler, Michael R. Winchester

A high-performance (HP) technique that was originally developed for inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) has been successfully...

Interfacial effects on droplet dynamics in Poiseuille flow

April 12, 2011

Author(s)

Jonathan T. Schwalbe, Frederick R. Phelan Jr., Petia Vlahovska, Steven D. Hudson

Interfacial rheology governs many properties of emulsions, and here we report theory that accounts for and measure surface viscous and elastic forces. Stokes...

Reference Modulation for Calibrated Measurements of Tag Backscatter

April 12, 2011

Author(s)

Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Randy Direen, Zoya Popovic

This paper presents an active antenna designed to modulate the scattering of an interrogating wave in the 860-960 MHz UHF RFID band. The device can be...

Agile Test Framework for Business-to-Business Interoperability

April 12, 2011

Author(s)

Jungyub Woo, Nenad Ivezic, H Cho

Business-to-business (B2B) applications are tested routinely for conformance and interoperability against a set of data exchange standards before deployment...

Fast Neutron Detection with Li-6-loaded Liquid Scintillator

April 12, 2011

Author(s)

David M. Gilliam, B Fisher, J N. Abdurashitov, Kevin Coakley, V N. Gavrin, Jeffrey S. Nico, A A. Shikhin, Alan Keith Thompson, Dominic F. Vecchia, V E. Yants

We report on the development of a fast neutron detector using a liquid scintillator doped with enriched 6Li. The lithium was introduced in the form of an...

Separation of Empty and Water-Filled Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

April 11, 2011

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Fagan, Jeffrey R. Simpson, JiYeon Huh, Jeffrey Blackburn, Larsen A. Brian, Josh M. Holt, Angela R. Hight Walker

The separation of empty and water-filled laser ablation and electric arc synthesized nanotubes is reported. Centrifugation of these large-diameter nanotubes...

Modulus-Driven Differentiation of Marrow Stromal Cells in 3D Is Independent of Cytoskeletal Integrity

April 11, 2011

Author(s)

Carl G. Simon Jr., Kaushik Chatterjee, Sapun Parekh, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Nicole M. Moore, Marcus T. Cicerone, Marian F. Young

Cell functions such as proliferation, migration, and differentiation are key physiological processes that are influenced by the physiochemical extracellular...

Reduced Flammability of Polyurethane Foam Using a Carbon Nanofiber-based Multilayer Nanocoating

April 10, 2011

Author(s)

Yeon S. Kim, Rick D. Davis, Jaime C. Grunlan, Amanda A. Cain

For the first time, Layer-by-layer (LbL) assemblies made with carbon nanofiber (CNFs) are shown to improve the fire performance of polyurethane foam. The (359 ±...

Recent Advances in Electrochemical Glyco-biosensing

April 8, 2011

Author(s)

Rebecca A. Zangmeister, Germarie Sanchez-Pomales

Biosensors based on electrochemical transduction mechanisms have recently made advances into the field of glycan analysis. These glyco-biosensor assays offer...

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