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Dibenzylidene sorbitol (DBS) is a sugar derivative that is capable of self-organizing into a 3D nanofibrillar network at relatively low concentrations in a wide...
John S. Villarrubia, Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek
Abstract: The ability of a critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CD-SEM) to resolve differences in the widths of two lines depends on the instrument...
The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and...
Cytochromes P450 are known to exhibit a wide variety of catalytic functions, as well as to possess activity against a large number of hydrocarbon substrates...
S H. Lee, Stephen R. Thomas, C L. Macken, Robert E. Chapman, R L. Tucker, I H. Kim
This paper measures the value of best practices based on data taken from the Construction Industry Institute Benchmarking and Metrics database. A three-step...
Elizabeth Mirowski, John M. Moreland, Arthur Zhang, Stephen E. Russek, Michael J. Donahue
We have integrated a microfluidic magnetic trap platform with an external magnetic force microscope (MFM) cantilever. The MFM cantilever tip serves as a...
We present a method for defining the magnetic moment of a reference material based on a torsional resonator with a patterned magnetic film on its surface. Given...
N Noda, Y E. Lee, Anthony J. Bur, Vivek Prabhu, Chad R. Snyder, S C. Roth, M M. McBrearty
Nylon 6/ clay nanocomposites were studied by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) to correlate morphology and microstructure with relaxation behavior of the...
X-ray diffraction topography was used to investigate the relationship between sub-surface damage, near-surface microstructure, and fracture strength in a series...
Charles M. Guttman, S Wetzel, Kathleen M. Flynn, B M. Fanconi, David L. VanderHart, William E. Wallace
A matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) interlaboratory comparison was conducted on mixtures of synthetic...
L Granasy, T Pusztai, G -. Tegze, James A. Warren, Jack F. Douglas
Many structural materials (metal alloys, polymers, minerals, etc.) are formed by quenching liquids to form crystalline solids. This highly non-equilibrium...
Vladislav Gerginov, C E. Tanner, Scott Diddams, A Bartels, Leo W. Hollberg
The output of a mode-locked femtosecond-laser is used for high resolution single-photon spectroscopy of ^133}Cs in an atomic beam. The laser is referenced...
To determine an equilibrium state between two pressure balances accurately, the measurement method using a precise pressure transducer and two air-operated...
XuanFang Zha, Ram D. Sriram, M Fernandez, F Mistree
Engineering design is essentially a collaborative decision-making process that requires rigorous evaluation, comparison and selection of design alternatives and...
Strategy formulation for high-technology products is very difficult. The short life cycles, and rapidly changing technology make it extremely challenging to...
Herbert S. Bennett, Ralf Brederlow, Julio Costa, Peter Cottrell, Margaret Huang, Anthony A. Immorlica, Jan-Erik Mueller, Marco Racanelli, Hisashi Shichijo, Charles E. Weitzel, Bin Zhao
The relationships between device feature size and device performance figures of merit (FoMs) are more complex for RF applications than for digital applications...
Road sign detection is important to a robotic vehicle that automatically drives on roads. In this paper, road signs are detected by means of rules that restrict...
Sb-heterostructure quantum tunneling diodes, fabricated from epitaxial layers of InAs and AIGaSb, are a recently proposed device for RF direct detection and...
Sang-Mo Koo, Monica D. Edelstein, Qiliang Li, Curt A. Richter, Eric M. Vogel
Silicon nanowire field-effect transistors (SiNWFETs) have been fabricated with a highly simplified integration scheme to function as Schottky barrier...
G Holland, Craig N. Boyer, J Seely, Joseph N. Tan, Joshua M. Pomeroy, John D. Gillaspy
A metal vapor vacuum arc (MeVVA) ion source having eight different cathodes that are individually selectable via the control electronics and having low trigger...
Population studies are important in forensic science and human identity testing to help demonstrate that STR markers are polymorphic and will help distinguish...