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Automatic Localization of Casting Defects with Convolutional Neural Networks

December 11, 2017
Author(s)
Ronay Ak, Max Ferguson, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Kincho H. Law
Automatic localization of defects in metal castings is a challenging task, owing to the rare occurrence and variation in appearance of defects. Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have recently shown outstanding performance in both image classification and

Issues in Synthetic Data Generation for Advanced Manufacturing

December 11, 2017
Author(s)
Donald E. Libes, David Lechevalier, Sanjay Jain
Research into advanced manufacturing requires data for analysis. There is limited access to real-world data and a need for more data of varied types and larger quantity. This paper explores the issues, and identifies challenges, and suggests requirements

Development of a kelp powder (Thallus laminariae) Standard Reference Material

December 9, 2017
Author(s)
Lee L. Yu, Joseph Browning, Carolyn Q. Burdette, George C. Caceres, Kaitlyn Chieh, William C. Davis, MIchael Ellisor, Brittany Kassim, Stephen E. Long, Karen E. Murphy, Rabia Oflaz, Rick L. Paul, Katherine E. Sharpless, Laura J. Wood, James H. Yen, Rolf L. Zeisler
A Standard Reference Material (SRM) of seaweed, SRM 3232 Kelp Powder (Thallus laminariae) has been developed to support food and dietary supplement measurements in compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the Dietary Supplement Health

Geometric contributions to chopper wheel optical attenuation uncertainty

December 9, 2017
Author(s)
Matthew T. Spidell, Joshua A. Hadler, Michelle S. Stephens, John H. Lehman, Paul A. Williams
Calibrated reflective optical choppers are used in NIST’s high power laser calibration services due to their advantages in performance and safety over wedges and semi-transparent materials for beam power reduction. While the design, operation, and

Influence of Substrate Moisture State and Roughness on Interface Microstructure and Bond Strength: Slant Shear vs. Direct Tension Testing

December 8, 2017
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Igor de la Varga, Jose Munoz, Robert Spragg, Benjamin Graybeal, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Scott Z. Jones, Jacob M. LaManna
There are conflicting views in the literature concerning the optimum moisture state for an existing substrate prior to the application of a repair material. Both saturated-surface-dry (SSD) and dry substrates have been found to be preferable to the other

Dependence of transition width on current and critical current in transition-edge sensors

December 7, 2017
Author(s)
Kelsey M. Morgan, Christine G. Pappas, Douglas A. Bennett, Johnathon D. Gard, James P. Hays-Wehle, Gene C. Hilton, Carl D. Reintsema, Daniel R. Schmidt, Joel N. Ullom, Daniel S. Swetz
If transition-edge sensor (TES) X-ray detectors are to be useful in photon-rich environments,they must maintain high resolving power when pulse durations are engineered to be short, which is usually accomplished by increasing the thermal conductance (G)to

L-Edge Spectroscopy of Dilute, Radiation-Sensitive Systems Using a Transition-Edge-Sensor Array

December 7, 2017
Author(s)
Daniel S. Swetz, William B. Doriese, Joseph W. Fowler, Johnathon D. Gard, Gene C. Hilton, Kelsey M. Morgan, Galen C. O'Neil, Joel N. Ullom
We present X-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements on the iron L-edge of 0.5 mM aqueous ferricyanide. These measurements demonstrate the ability of high-throughput transition- edge-sensor (TES)

New Insights into the Flow and Microstructural Relaxation Behavior of Biphasic Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersions from RheoSANS

December 7, 2017
Author(s)
Alexander D. Haywood, Kathleen Weigandt, Partha Saha, Matthew Noor, Micha J. Green, Virginia A. Davis
Understanding microstructure and shear response is a prerequisite for the controlled and predictable assembly of anisotropic nanomaterials into large area structures. Much of the framework for understanding the rheological behavior of lyotropic dispersions

Stateful characterization of resistive switching TiO2 with electron beam induced currents

December 7, 2017
Author(s)
Brian D. Hoskins, Gina C. Adam, Evgheni Strelcov, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Andrei A. Kolmakov, Dmitri B. Strukov, Jabez J. McClelland
Metal oxide resistive switches have become increasingly important as possible artificial synapses in next generation neuromorphic networks. Nevertheless, there is still no codified set of tools for studying fundamental properties of the devices. To this

Evaluating the Hydration of High Volume Fly Ash Mixtures Using Chemically Inert Fillers

December 6, 2017
Author(s)
Igor de la Varga, Javier Castro, Dale P. Bentz, Franco Zunino, Jason Weiss
Fly ash is frequently used as a replacement for cement in concrete. However, questions remain regarding the influence that fly ash has on the hydration of cement. This paper examines physical aspects (e.g., surface nucleation, cement particles spacing) and

Nanoscale Particle Motion in Attractive Polymer Nanocomposites

December 6, 2017
Author(s)
Erkan NMN Senses, Suresh Narayanan, Yimin NMN Mao, Antonio Faraone
Using x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy, we examined slow nanoscale motion of silica nanoparticles individually dispersed in entangled poly (ethylene oxide) melt at particle volume fractions up to 42%. The nanoparticles, therefore, serve as both

Towards Replacing Resistance Thermometry with Photonic Thermometry

December 6, 2017
Author(s)
Nikolai Klimov, Thomas P. Purdy, Zeeshan Ahmed
Resistance thermometry provides a time-tested method for taking temperature measurements that has been painstakingly developed over the last century. However, fundamental limits to resistance-based approaches along with a desire to reduce the cost of

Users Guide to HVAC-Cx v2.2

December 6, 2017
Author(s)
Michael A. Galler, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti
HVAC-Cx is a software tool designed to facilitate performance analysis for mechanical equipment buildings. It is used for ongoing monitoring and provides the ability to detect faults related to improper operation, using expert rules to present results of
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