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Among the numerous types of architecture being explored for quantum computers are systems utilizing ion traps, in which quantum bits (qubits) are formed from...
Steven P. Mates, Frank S. Biancaniello, Stephen D. Ridder
The production of metal powders by close-coupled inert gas atomization is a complex process that has yet to be understood to the degree necessary that nozzle...
Takashi Kashiwagi, E Grulke, J Hilding, Richard H. Harris Jr., W H. Awad, J. F. Douglas
Nanocomposites based on polypropylene and carbon nanotubes (up to 2 vol.-%) were melt blended, yielding a good dispersion of nanotubes without using any organic...
An experimental study is presented for water droplet impingement on a liquid surface. The impaction process was recorded using a high-speed digital camera at...
Arthur H. Fanney, Brian P. Dougherty, J O. Richardson
A solar photovoltaic water heating system has been installed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The system provides hot water for the restroom...
Xiaohong Gu, D T. Raghavan, D L. Ho, Li Piin Sung, Mark R. VanLandingham, Tinh Nguyen
The effect of network changes on the surface and interface properties of amine-cured epoxy has been investigated. Samples of different crosslinked epoxies are...
Peter E. Barker, M S. Watson, J R. Ticehurst, Jennifer C. Colbert, C D. O'Connell
As DNA and RNA become major targets for clinical laboratory analysis, benchmark reagents will play an increasingly important role in standardization. Reliable...
Vytautas Reipa, M P. Mayhew, Marcia J. Holden, V L. Vilker
Spectroelectrochemical measurements are used to demonstrate that active site mutation and binding of a non-natural substrate to P450cam (CYP101) reduces the...
Gerald L. Vogel, Z Zhang, Laurence C. Chow, A L. Galvin
The relative importance of the various proposed mechanistic effects of fluoride on the changes in oral ion concentrations associated with caries progression and...
Free radicals are produced in cells by cellular metabolism and by exogenous sources such as carcinogenic compounds, redox-cycling drugs and ionizing radiations...
Thomas J. Silva, S X. Wang, Sun X. N., Anthony B. Kos
Magnetization dynamics measurements at subnanosecond time scale have been performed on Fe Co N high-saturation soft magnetic films with Permalloy nanolayer...
Jonathan W. Martin, Tinh Nguyen, E Byrd, E Embree, B Dickens
A cumulative damage model and a laboratory apparatus are described for linking field and laboratory photodegradation results and for predicting the service life...
The effects of relative humidity ranging from ~0% to 90 % on the moisture-enhanced photolysis (MEP) of a partially-methylated melamine acrylic polymer coating...
Potential means of limiting early age cracking ofconcrete structures have been investigated. Threedifferent methods of mitigating autogenous strainsand stresses...
Stephan J. Stranick, D B. Chase, Chris A. Michaels
The ability to measure chemical bond changes on the nanometer scale is of critical importance for the characterization of catalytic materials, engineered...
Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) is used to measure the size and the dispersion of synthetic polymers in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI...
Najib Cheggour, John (Jack) W. Ekin, Cameron C. Clickner, Ron Feenstra, P Goyal, D F. Paranthaman, D F. Lee, D M. Kroeger, D. K. Christen
The electromechanical properties of (0.3 υm thick) yttrium-barium-copper-oxide (YBCO) coatings on buffered pure-nickel rolling-assisted-biaxially-textured...
We dispute recent claims by Navruz that his infinitesimal-deformation theory gives better predictions than the classical Wechsier-Lieberman-Read/Bowles...
Egon Marx, I J. Malik, T Bristow, N Poduje, J C. Stover, Y Strausser, M J. Weber
The power spectral density (PSD) formalism is used to characterize a set of surfaces over a wide range of lateral (in-plane, x?y) as well as vertical (out-of...
This paper documents the release of the accelerated wear tests for the Assessment of Machining Models (AMM) calibration data set, including a minimum of...