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Journals

Surface-Grafted Block Copolymer Gradients: Effect of Block Length on Solvent Response

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Chang Xu, Tao Wu, J Batteas, Charles M. Drain, Kathryn L. Beers, Michael J. Fasolka

We outline a method to fabricate gradient combinatorial libraries that explore architectural parameters in surface-grafted block copolymers (BCs). In addition...

Using X-ray topography to inspect surfaces of single-crystal components

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

David R. Black, George D. Quinn

Effects of Synergistic Reinforcement and Absorbable Fiber Strength on Hydroxyapatite Bone Cement

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Yu Zhang, Hockin D. Xu

Approximately a million bone grafts are performed each year in the United States, and this number is expected to increase rapidly as the population ages...

FiPy: A Finite Volume PDE Solver Using Python

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Daniel Wheeler, Jonathan E. Guyer, James A. Warren

The solution of coupled sets of partial differential equations (PDEs) is ubiquitous in continuum models for phase transformations, such as in phase field or...

Third Japan-US Workshop on Combinatorial Material Science and Technology

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng

The 107th American Ceramic Society Annual Meeting

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng

Uncertainties in Scaling Factors for ab Initio Vibrational Frequencies

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Karl K. Irikura, Russell D. Johnson III, Raghu N. Kacker

Vibrational frequencies determined from ab initio calculations are often scaled by empirical factors. An empirical scaling factor partially compensates for the...

New Correction Procedure for X-ray Spectroscopic Fluorescence Data: Simulations and Experiments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

J Ablett, Joseph Woicik, C C. Kao

Investigating the Structure of Boron Nitride Nanatubes by Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) Spectroscopy

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

T Hemraj-Benny, S Banerjee, S Sambasivan, Daniel A. Fischer, W Han, J A. Misewich, S S. Wong

Self-Assembly, Molecular Ordering, and Charge Mobility in Solution-Processed Ultrathin Oligothiophene Films

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

A R. Murphy, Paul C. Chang, Priscilla VanDyke, J -. Liu, J M. Frechet, V Subramanian, Dean DeLongchamp, Daniel A. Fischer, Eric K. Lin

Direct Computation of Characteristic Temperatures and Relaxation Times for Glass-Forming Polymer Liquids

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

J Dudowicz, Karl Freed, Jack F. Douglas

Characteristic temperatures and structural relaxation times for different classes of glass-forming liquids have been computed using a revised entropy theory of...

Measurement of the Casimir-Polder Force Through Center of Mass Oscillations of a Bose Einstein Condensate

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D M. Harber, J Obrecht, J M. McGuirk, Eric A. Cornell

We have performed a measurement of the Casimir Polder force using a magnetically trapped ^u87Rb Bose Einstein condensate. By detecting perturbations of the...

Electronic Spectra of Molecules with Two C_3v Internal Rotors: Torsional Analysis of the A¹A_u-X¹A_g Spectrum of Biacetyl

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Cheng-Liang Huang, Chen-Lin Liu, Chi-Kung Ni, Jon T. Hougen

Quantum State-Resolved Energy Transfer Dynamics at Gas-Liquid Interfaces: IR Laser Studies of CO^d2 Scattering from Perfluorinated Liquids

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

B G. Perkins, David Nesbitt

An apparatus for detailed study of quantum state resolved inelastic energy transfer dynamics at the gas-liquied interface is described. The approach relies on...

Evaluation of Elastic-Scattering Cross Sections for Electrons and Positrons Over a Wide Energy Range

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Aleksander Jablonski, Francesc Salvat, Cedric J. Powell

Quantification of surface and bulk analytical methods, e.g., Auger-electron spectroscopy (AES), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electron-probe...

Semantic Integration through Invariants

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Michael Gruninger, J Kopena

A semantics-preserving exchange of information between two software applications requires mappings between logically equivalent concepts in the ontology of each...

Amorphous to Tetragonal Transition in Ultrathin Zirconia Films: Effect on the Electronic and Dielectric Properties

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Safak Sayan, Mark Croft, Nhan Van Nguyen, Tom Emge, Evgeni Gusev, Hyunjung G. Kim, James R. Ehrstein, Paul McIntyre, Eric Garfunkel

As medium-high permittivity dielectrics approach use in MOSFET production, an atomic level understanding of their permittivity and the capacitance of structures...

An STIR Forensic Typing System for Genetic Individualization of Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Samples

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

M A. Menotti-Raymond, V A. David, L A. Wachter, John Butler, S J. O'Brien

A forensic genotyping panel of 11 tetranucleotide STR loci from the domestic cat was characterized and evaluated for genetic individualization of cat tissues...

Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Channel Flow Geometries for Materials Characterization in Microfludic Devices

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Frederick R. Phelan Jr., Steven Hudson, Matthew D. Handler

The fluid dynamics of geometries for liquid state materials characterization in microfluidic devices are investigated. Numerical simulation together with flow...

Compiling Gate Networks on an Ising Quantum Computer

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

M. D. Bowdrey, J A. Jones, Emanuel Knill, R. Laflamme

A Framework to Ensure Trustworthy Web Services

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jia Zhang, L Zhang

The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and...

Combination Testing Strategies: A Survey

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

M Grindal, A. J. Offutt, S F. Andler

The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and...

Spatial and Spectral Mode Selection of Heralded Single Photons From Pulsed Parametric Down Conversion

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Stefania Castelletto, Ivo P. Degiovanni, V Schettini, Alan L. Migdall

We describe an experiment in which photon pairs from a pulsed parametric down-conversion source were coupled into single-mode fibers with heralding efficiencies...

RoboCup 2004: Rescue Robot League

August 31, 2005

Author(s)

Adam S. Jacoff, S Tadokoro

This article discusses the RoboCupRescue Robot League competition held this year in Lisbon, Portugal. These annual competitions increase awareness of the...

Growth Habits and Defects in ZnO Nanowires Grown on GaN/Sapphire Substrates

August 31, 2005

Author(s)

Igor Levin, Albert Davydov, Babak Nikoobakht, Norman A. Sanford, Pavel Mogilevsky

Growth habits and defects in epitaxial ZnO nanowires grown from Au catalyst on (0001) GaN/sapphire substrate using Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) technique were...

Quantitative Elastic-Property Measurements at the Nanoscale with Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy

August 31, 2005

Author(s)

Donna C. Hurley, Malgorzata Kopycinska-Mueller, Tony B. Kos, Roy H. Geiss

We are developing metrology for rapid, quantitative assessment of elastic porperties with nanoscale spatial resolution. Atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM)...

Contact mechanics and tip shape in afm-based nanomechanical measurements

August 31, 2005

Author(s)

Malgorzata Kopycinska-Mueller, Roy H. Geiss, Donna C. Hurley

Stiffness-load curves obtained in quantitative atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM) measurements depend on both the elastic properties of the sample and the...

Growth habits and defects in ZnO nanowires grown on GaN/sapphire substrates

August 31, 2005

Author(s)

Igor Levin, Albert Davydov, Babak Nikoobakht, Norman Sanford, Pavel Mogilevsky

Growth habits and defects in epitaxial ZnO nanowires grown from Au catalyst on (00.1) GaN/sapphire substrate using the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) technique were...

Heterotrimeric G-protein alpha-Subunit Adopts a "Preactivated" Conformation When Associated with beta-Subunits

August 29, 2005

Author(s)

N G. Abdulaev, T Ngo, C Zhang, A Dinh, D M. Brabazon, K D. Ridge, John P. Marino

Combinatorial Synthesis and Dissolution Testing of Polyanhydride Copolymers

August 28, 2005

Author(s)

Brandon M. Vogel, Naomi Eidelman, Surya Mallapragada, Balaji Narasimhan

A linearly varying compositional library of 100 different polyanhydride randomcopolymers was designed, fabricated, and characterized within a few hours. A...

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