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Journals

Flammability of Polystyrene-Clay Nanocomposites

Author(s)
A B. Morgan, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Richard H. Harris Jr., C L. Jackson, C A. Wilkie, J Zhu
Research in the area of condensed phase flame retardants for polymers usually builds upon existing technologies, such as metal hydroxides (alumina, magnesium

Reduced Gravity Combustion of Thermoplastic Spheres

Author(s)
Jiann C. Yang, Anthony P. Hamins, Michelle K. Donnelly
A series of low-gravity experiments were conducted to investigate the combustion of supported thermoplastic polymer spheres under varying ambient conditions

Suppression of a Non-Premixed Flame Behind a Step

Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler, R Charagundla, Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan, Cary Presser
Because of its many positive attributes, halon 1301 or trifluorobromomethane (CF 3Br), has been used as a fire extinguishing agent in many applications

Ladars for Construction Assessment and Update

Author(s)
Geraldine S. Cheok, William C. Stone, Robert R. Lipman, Christoph J. Witzgall
Work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on laser radar imaging of a construction site is described. The objective of the NIST research

The Protein Data Bank

Author(s)
H M. Berman, J Westbrook, Z. Feng, G L. Gilliland, Talapady N. Bhat, H Weissig, N Shindyalov, P E. Bourne
The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is the single worldwide repository of structural data of biological macromolecules. This paper describes the goals of the PDB, the

A Conceptual Model for Pervasive Computing

Author(s)
L P. Ciarletta, Alden A. Dima
As an emerging field, pervasive computing has not had the opportunity to develop a conceptual model similar to the OSI Reference Model used to describe computer

The Stability of Low Radial Immersion Milling

Author(s)
Matthew A. Davies, Jon R. Pratt, Brian S. Dutterer, Timothy J. Burns
Traditional regenerative stability theory predicts a set of spindle speeds with locally optimum stability at integer fractions of the natural frequency of the