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Journals

Subwavelength Addressibility and Spin-Dependent Transport in a Double-Well Optical Lattice

July 11, 2007

Author(s)

Patricia J. Lee, M Anderlini, Ben L. Brown, Jennifer Sebby-Strabley, William D. Phillips, James V. Porto

We report the experimental demonstration of site-selective RF addressing of atoms with sub-wavelength resolution in a spin-dependent optical lattice of double...

Conducting Polymer Diffraction Gratings on Gold Surfaces Created by Micro-contact Printing and Electropolymerization at Sub-micron Length Scales

July 11, 2007

Author(s)

F. S. Marikkar, C. Carter, K. Kieltyka, Joseph W. Robertson, C. Williamson, A. Simmonds, R. Zangmeister, T. Fritz, N. Armstrong

Composition-Explicit Distillation Curves of Aviation Fuels JP-8 and a Coal-Based Jet Fuel

July 11, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Beverly L. Smith

We have recently introduced several important improvements in the measurement of distillation curves for complex fluids. The modifications to the classical...

Statistics in Metrology: International Key Comparisons and Interlaboratory Studies

July 10, 2007

Author(s)

N Sedransk, Andrew L. Rukhin, Blaza Toman

An approach to the analysis of key comparisons data is proposed using a model taken from meta-analysis metrology. Under the assumption of Gaussian distributions...

A Versatile Platform for Creating Gradient Combinatorial Libraries via Modulated Light Exposure

July 10, 2007

Author(s)

Brian Berry, Christopher M. Stafford, Mayur P. Pandya, Leah A. Lucas, Michael J. Fasolka

Combinatorial approaches require the high throughput design and characterization of appropriate well-behaved libraries. This paper details the design...

Microfluidic Dynamic Light Scattering Used for High Throughput Measurements

July 10, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas Q. Chastek, Kathryn L. Beers, Eric J. Amis

When diluted in some solvents, surfactants and block copolymers self-assemble into micelles or vesicles of about 10-100 nm in size. There is a great deal of...

Ultraviolet Characterization of Integrating Spheres

July 9, 2007

Author(s)

Ping-Shine Shaw, Zhigang Li, Uwe Arp, Keith R. Lykke

We have studied the performance of integrating spheres in the ultraviolet (UV) with wavelengths as short as 200 nm. Two techniques were used for this study...

NIST Delivers Strong and Flexible Security Standards Managing Enterprise Risk in a World of Sophisticated Cyber Threats

July 9, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

This article summarizes the fundamental concepts of the FISMA project and reinforces the core principles that have guided the project from its initiation in...

Silicon Nanowire Electromechanical Switches for Logic Device Application

July 6, 2007

Author(s)

Qiliang Li, Sang-Mo Koo, Monica D. Edelstein, John S. Suehle, Curt A. Richter

Electromechanical switches consisting of chemical-vapor-deposition grown silicon nanowires suspended over metal electrodes have been fabricated successfully by...

Characterization of the Potential Energy Landscape in an Antiplasticized Polymer

July 6, 2007

Author(s)

Robert A. Riggleman, Jack F. Douglas, J J. de Pablo

Transition state searches have been performed on model coarse-grained polymer systems, and the results compared to those of an antiplasticized polymer system...

Certification of Creatinine in a Human Serum Reference Material by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

July 3, 2007

Author(s)

Nathan G. Dodder, Susan S. Tai, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch

Background: To meet recommendations given by the Laboratory Working Group of the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) for improving serum...

Differential Atomic Magnetometry Based on a Diverging Laser Beam

July 3, 2007

Author(s)

Eleanor Hodby, Elizabeth A. Donley, John E. Kitching

We demonstrate a novel atomic magnetometer that uses differential detection of the spatially diverging components of a light field to monitor the Larmor...

Development of Database on Gas-Chromatographic Retention Properties of Organic Compounds

July 2, 2007

Author(s)

Valeri I. Babushok, Peter J. Linstrom, J J. Reed, I G. Zenkevich, Robert L. Brown, William G. Mallard, Stephen E. Stein

A comprehensive database of gas chromatographic properties of chemical compounds has been developed using multiple literature sources. The collection of...

Distributed Sensor Location through Linear Programming with Triangle Inequality Constraints

July 2, 2007

Author(s)

Camillo A. Gentile

The falling price and reduced size of sensors for monitoring spatially-sensitive environmental properties such as temperature, light, sound, and vibration have...

Nanocrystalline and Nanocomposite Magnetic Materials and Their Applications

July 2, 2007

Author(s)

Robert D. Shull

Nanocrystalline materials can possess bulk properties quite different from those commonly associated with conventional large-grained materials. Nanocomposites...

MATERIAL MODEL MEASUREMENTS AND PREDICTIONS FOR A RANDOM PORE POLY(Epsilon-CAPROLACTONE) SCAFFOLD

July 2, 2007

Author(s)

Timothy P. Quinn, Tammy L. Oreskovic, Forrest A. Landis, N. R. Washburn

We investigate material models for a polymeric scaffold used for bone. The material was made by co-extruding poly(¿¿-caprolactone) (PCL), a biodegradable...

Electrodeposition of Ni in Sub-Micrometer Trenches

July 2, 2007

Author(s)

S D. Kim, John E. Bonevich, Daniel Josell, Thomas P. Moffat

A survey of the effect of cationic, anionic and non-ionic surfactants on the rate and morphological evolution of nickel electrodeposition from a Watts-type bath...

Thermodynamic Aspects of Epitaxial Self-Assembly and Magnetoelectric Response Multiferroic Nanostructures

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Julia Slutsker, Zhuopeng Tan, Alexander L. Roytburd

Model, Prediction and Experimental Verification of Composition and Thickness in Continuous Spread Thin Film Combinatorial Libraries Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Nabil Bassim, Peter K. Schenck, Makoto Otani, Hiroyuki Oguchi

Energy-Level Alignment and Work Function Shifts for Thiol-Bound Monolayers of Conjugated Molecules Self-Assembled on Ag, Cu, Au, and Pt

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Christopher D. Zangmeister, Laura B. Picraux, Roger D. van Zee, Yuxing Yao, J M. Tour

Photoemission spectra have been used to determine the energy-level alignment and work function of monolayers of 4,4'-bis-(phenylethynyl)benzenethiol, 2...

Fluorescence Resonnance Energy Transfer-Based Method for Detection of DNA Binding Activities of Nuclear Factor Κ B

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Hua-Jun He, R Pires, Tie-Nian Zhu, Anhong Zhou, Adolfas K. Gaigalas, Sige Zou, Lili Wang

A Thermodynamic Study of Ketoreductase-Catalyzed Reactions 4. Reduction of 2-Substituted Cyclohexanones in N-Hexane

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Yadu D. Tewari, David J. Vanderah, J F. Liebman, J D. Rozzell

Relation Between Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Wind Speeds and Peak 3-s Gust Speeds Over Open Terrain

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Peter J. Vickery, A Kareem

The Saffir-Simpson scale for categorizing hurricane intensity and damage potential is increasingly being used by hurricane forecasters and emergency managers...

Field-free ringing of nanomagnets

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas J. Silva

Ever since William Gilbert's 16th century treatise "De Magnete," it has been known that magnetic fields can be used to manipulate the magnetic orientation of...

Perfusion Flow Bioreactor for 3D In Situ Imaging: Investigating Cell/ Biomaterials Interactions

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

J S. Stephens, James A. Cooper, Frederick R. Phelan Jr., Joy P. Dunkers

The capability to image cell/material interactions real time in a three-dimensional (3D) culture environment will aid in the further advancement of tissue...

Semantic Web for the Life Sciences Hype, Why, How and Use Case for AIDS Inhibitors

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Talapady N. Bhat, John Barkley

There is considerable interest in the Semantic Web as a solution to the growing information technology needs of biological data and drug discovery. However, the...

Automated Patterning of Nanoscale Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions on Self-Assembled Monolayers

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

J C. Garno, Christopher D. Zangmeister, J Batteas

Automated scanned probe lithography has been employed to form nanoscale Cu structures through electroless metal deposition onto patterned carboxylic acid...

Implementing a Multiplexed System of Detectors for Higher Photon Counting Rates

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

V Schettini, Sergey Polyakov, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Giorgio Brida, Stefania Castelletto, Alan L. Migdall

Photon counting applications are often limited by detector deadtime to operate at count rates of a few MHz, at best, and often at significantly lower levels...

The Role of Water in the Thermodynamics of Drug Binding to Cyclodextrin

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Niya Tordorova, Frederick P. Schwarz

The thermodynamic parameters, DBGo, DBHo, and DBSo, of the drugs flurbiprofen (FLP), nabumetone (NAB), and naproxen (NPX) binding to b-cyclodextrin (bCD) and to...

RFID Devices and Systems in Homeland Security Applications

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Kate Remley, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Dylan Williams, David R. Novotny, Anthony B. Kos, Nelson Bryner, Nader Moayeri, Michael Souryal, Kang Lee, Steven Fick

This article reports on activities being carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure secure, reliable use of Radio-Frequency...

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