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Out-of-plane Stokes imaging polarimeter for early skin cancer diagnosis

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
P. Ghassemi, Paul Lemaillet, Thomas Germer, J. W. Shupp, S. Venna, M. E. Boisvert, K. E. Flanagan, M. H. Jordan, J. C. Ramella-Roman
Optimal treatment of skin cancer before it metastasizes depends critically on early diagnosis and treatment. Imaging spectroscopy and polarized remittance have been utilized in the past for diagnostic purposes, but valuable information can be also obtained

Proton Hopping and Long-Range Transport in the Protic Liquid [Im][TFSI], Probed by Pulsed-Field Gradient NMR and Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Megan L. Hoarfrost, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Rachel A. Segalman, Jeffrey A. Reimer
Protic ionic liquids are promising candidates for a wide variety of electrochemical applications owing to their high proton conductivity, good thermal and electrochemical stability, and negligible volatility. Proton hopping leads to enhanced conductivity

Simple Test and Modeling of RFID Tag Backscatter

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Aniwar Ibrahim, Zoya Popovic
We consider here worst-case analysis of backscatter from passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The basis is a figure of merit "B" to relate link power at reader ports to tag circuit parameters. A minimum bound for received monostatic

Small-Angle Scattering from Branched Polymers

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Boualem Hammouda
The single-polymer form factor is worked out for branched polynmers using a scaling argument in order to recover the low-Q Porod exponent characterisitc of the overall structure. The high-Q Porod exponent characterizes the local branching structure. An

SORCE SSI Workshop Summary

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Jerald Harder, Martin Snow, Thomas Woods
Over 30 scientists and calibration specialists gathered at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, for the first Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop, Feb. 28-March 1, 2012. The purpose of the

Standardizing Rectangular Metallic Waveguides for Terahertz Applications

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Ronald A. Ginley, N M. Ridler
This paper describes an on-going activity to develop an international document standard for defining rectangular metallic waveguides for use in the submillimeter-wave/terahertz frequency range. The IEEE's Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (MTT-S) is

Testing Phasor Measurement Units Using IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Julien M. Amelot, Gerard Stenbakken
As the electric power grid is changing to a smarter more dynamically controlled system, there is increasing need for measurements that show the global status of the system for wide-area monitoring and control. These measurements require time

Testing Phasor Measurement Units using the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Julien M. Amelot, Gerard N. Stenbakken
As the electric power grid is changing to a smarter more dynamically controlled system, there is increasing need for measurements that show the global status of the system for wide-area monitoring and control. These measurements require time

The Planck constant, watt and vacuum balances, and an evolving Mise en pratique for the kilogram in North America

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Jon R. Pratt, David B. Newell, Zeina J. Kubarych, Stephan Schlamminger, Darine El Haddad, Ruimin Liu, Edwin R. Williams, Dave Inglis, Barry M. Wood, Carlos Sanchez, Richard Green
We report preparations underway at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and at the National Research Council (NRC) in Canada to support the redefinition of the international system of units (SI) and the development

The role of probe shape on the initiation of metal plasticity in nanoindentation

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Li Ma, Dylan Morris, Stefhanni Jennerjohn, David Bahr, Lyle E. Levine
The dislocation nucleation stress of crystalline materials is frequently estimated from the maximum shear stress assuming Hertzian contact up to the first “pop-in” event, which is a sudden displacement burst during load-controlled nanoindentation. However

UV-Assisted Alcohol Sensing with Zinc Oxide Functionalized Gallium Nitride Nanowires

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Ritu Bajpai, Abhishek Motayed, Albert Davydov, Kristine A. Bertness, Mona E. Zaghloul
Alcohol sensors using gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires (NWs) functionalized with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles have been demonstrated. These sensors operate at room temperature, are completely recoverable and demonstrate a response and recovery time of the

Maximum Life Span Strategy for Target Tracking in Mobile Sensor Networks

June 29, 2012
Author(s)
Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian, Hamid Mahboubi, Amir G. Aghdam, Walid Masoudimansour
In this paper, an energy-efficient technique is proposed for tracking a target in a field using a network of mobile sensors while maximizing the life span of the network. The most important energy consumption sources in a mobile sensor network (MSN) are

Randomized Benchmarking of Multiqubit Gates

June 29, 2012
Author(s)
John P. Gaebler, Adam M. Meier, Ting Rei Tan, Ryan S. Bowler, Yiheng Lin, David Hanneke, John D. Jost, Jonathan Home, Emanuel H. Knill, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
As experimental platforms for quantum information processing continue to mature, characterization of the quality of unitary gates that can be applied to their quantum bits (qubits) becomes essential. Eventually, the quality must be sufficiently high to

Wireless Networks for Smart Grid Applications

June 29, 2012
Author(s)
David W. Griffith, Michael R. Souryal, Nada T. Golmie
This chapter discusses the use of wireless networks in the context of the smart grid. First, it provides an overview of the various applications envisaged in the smart grid and discusses their communication requirements. Sifting through thousands of

(NISTIR 7865) A Human Factors Guide to Enhance EHR Usability of Critical User Interactions when Supporting Pediatric Patient Care

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, David Brick, Emily S. Patterson, Jiajie Zhang, Patricia Abbott, Michael C. Gibbons
Adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems in hospitals and physician practices is accelerating. Usability of EHRs has been identified as an important factor impacting patient safety and recommendations for improvement have been provided. Pediatric

A Glowing Future for Lab on a Chip Testing Standards

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Samuel M. Stavis
Testing standards are more fundamental from a metrological perspective and less controversial from an industrial perspective than product standards, representing a path of less resistance towards the standardization and commercialization of lab on a chip

Effect of Tin Doping on alpha-Fe2O3 Photoanodes for Water Splitting

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Christopher C. Bohn, Amit Agrawal, Erich C. Walter, Mark D. Vaudin, Andrew Herzing, Paul M. Haney, Albert A. Talin, Veronika Szalai
Sputtered-deposited films of α-Fe2O3 of thickness 600 nm were investigated as photoanodes for solar water splitting and found to have photocurrents as high as 0.8 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The incorporation of Sn into

Next Generation Packaging, Kitting, and Palletizing: Can one robot do it all?

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Craig I. Schlenoff
A seminar titled "Next Generation Packaging, Kitting, and Palletizing: Can one robot do it all?" was held on February 9th 2012 at the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) MODEX show in Atlanta, GA. The seminar primarily focused on whether systems

Safe Control of Manufacturing Vehicles Research Towards Standard Test Methods

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford, Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Intelligent Systems Division has been researching several areas leading to safe control of manufacturing vehicles to improve AGV safety standards. The research areas include: - Automated guided vehicle
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