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Journals

NIST Smart Space: Pervasive Computing Initiative

Author(s)
Lynne S. Rosenthal, Vincent M. Stanford
The next great computing paradigm shift, to pervasive computing, is already well under way and will have no less of an impact on industry, government, and daily...

H. H. Ku, 1918-1999

Author(s)
C M. Croarkin, Joan R. Rosenblatt
A short obituary article on Hsien Hsiang (Harry) Ku, former Chief of the Statistical Engineering Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Hsien Hsiang Ku - Obituary

Author(s)
C M. Croarkin, Joan R. Rosenblatt
A short obituary article on Hsien Hsiang (Harry) Ku, former Chief of the Statistical Engineering Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Sheared Foam as a Supercooled Liquid?

Author(s)
Stephen A. Langer, A J. Liu
We conduct numerical simulations on a simple model of a two-dimensional steady-state sheared foam, and define a quantity Γ that measures pressure fluctuations...

The Metropolis Algorithm

Author(s)
Isabel M. Beichl, F Sullivan
This is a survey of the Metropolis Algorithm for the IEEE special issue on the 10 most important algorithms of the century.

Modeling Grain Boundaries Using a Phase-Field Technique

Author(s)
James A. Warren, R Kobayashi, W Carter
We propose a two dimensional phase field model or grain boundary dynamics. One dimensional analytical solutions for a stable grain boundary in a bicrystal are...

On the Properties of Alpha/Alpha + Beta Diffusion Couples

Author(s)
William J. Boettinger, Sam R. Coriell, Carelyn E. Campbell, Geoffrey B. McFadden
The properties of diffusion couples in a ternary system are examined theoretically when one end member is composed of single-phase material (alpha) and the...

A Welding Cell With Its Own Web Site

Author(s)
Timothy P. Quinn
Communications technology is allowing welding engineers to interact in the operation of a welding cell from a distance, as if they were physically present. The...
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