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yocto-Newton force detection sensitivity using trapped ions

August 22, 2010
Author(s)
Michael J. Biercuk, Joseph W. Britton, Hermann Uys, Aaron Vandevender, John Bollinger
Recent experimental advances have shown that it is possible to detect forces arising from electric fields at a level of aN/ √Hz (atto = 10 -18 through coupling of micro or nanofabricated mechanical resonators to a variety of physical systems including

PHOTOPOLYMERIZED DIMETHACRYLATE POLYMERS CONTAINING IN SITU GENERATED SILVER NANOPARTICLES

August 21, 2010
Author(s)
Yajun Cheng, Xinran Zhang, Diana N. Zeiger, Nancy Lin, Joseph M. Antonucci, Sheng Lin-Gibson
Polymeric nanocomposites containing silver are known to exhibit antibacterial activity. Here we demonstrate the synthesis and characterization of dimethacrylate/silver nanocomposites by coupling photopolymerization with in situ silver ion reduction. An

Cryogenic Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer from 4 to 20 Micrometers

August 20, 2010
Author(s)
Simon G. Kaplan, Solomon I. Woods, Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter
We describe the design and performance of a cryogenic Fourier transform spectrometer (Cryo-FTS) operating at a temperature of approximately 15 K. The instrument is based on a porch-swing scanning mirror design with active alignment stabilization using a

Image specific error rate: A biometric performance metric

August 20, 2010
Author(s)
Elham Tabassi
Image-specific false match and false non-match error rates are defined by inheriting concepts from the biometric zoo. These metrics support failure mode analyses by allowing association of a covariate (e.g., dilation for iris recognition) with a matching

AFM characterization of nanopositioner in-plane stiffnesses

August 19, 2010
Author(s)
Seung Ho Yang, Yong Sik Kim, Premsagar P. Kavuri, Jae M. Yoo, Young M. Choi, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
A versatile method for measurement of in-plane stiffness of micro-elements was developed and its usefulness has been demonstrated. The in-plane stiffness of a NIST nanopositioner has been measured directly using a colloidal probe in an AFM without any

NEW Scanning Electron Microscope Magnification Calibration Reference Material (RM) 8820

August 19, 2010
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, William J. Keery, Michael Bishop, Benjamin Bunday, John Allgair
Reference Material 8820 (RM 8820) is a new scanning electron microscope calibration reference material for nanotechnology and nanomanufacturingtion recently released by NIST. This standard was developed to be used primarily for X and Y scale (or

MTCONNECT-BASED KAIZEN FOR MACHINE TOOL PROCESSES

August 18, 2010
Author(s)
Byeong Eon Lee, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Sid Venkatesh, Nils Bengtsson
Kaizen is a part of Lean Manufacturing that focuses on the concept of continuous improvement to reduce waste. For implementing Kaizen on the factory floor, comprehensive and efficient tools for data acquisition, process measurement and analysis are

Embedded Capacitive Displacement Sensor for Nanopositioning Applications

August 17, 2010
Author(s)
Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic1, Nicholas Dagalakis, Rae Duk Lee, Yong Sik Kim, Jae M. Yoo, Seung H. Yang
The scale of nano objects requires very precise position determination. The state-of-the-art manipulators involve accurate nanometer positioning. This paper presents the design of a capacitive displacement sensor for a nanopositioning application. The

Thermodynamic Underpinnings of Cell Alignment on Controlled Topographies

August 17, 2010
Author(s)
Yifu Ding, Jirun Sun, Hyun W. Ro, Zhen Wang, Jing N. Zhou, Nancy J. Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Marcus T. Cicerone, Christopher L. Soles
Cells sense and respond to the chemical, topographical, and mechanical features of their substrate and extracellular matrix. Shape and locomotive response to these features is termed contact guidance (CG) and is of vital importance in understanding many

Comparison of Orthogonal Mass Spectrometry Platforms for the Determination of Amino Acid Concentrations in Human Plasma Certifying NIST Standard Reference Material 1950

August 16, 2010
Author(s)
Mark S. Lowenthal, Karen W. Phinney, Elizabeth A. McGaw
Absolute concentrations of amino acids in a human plasma pool were determined independently using four quantification methods. Orthogonal separation schemes (LC, GC, or GCxGC) and detection systems (triple quadrupole or time-of-flight mass spectrometers)

Broadband coherent spectroscopy in the near infrared using dual coherent frequency combs

August 15, 2010
Author(s)
Nathan R. Newbury, Ian R. Coddington, Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Alexander M. Zolot
Fiber-based frequency combs can provide broadband coherent light that enables new possibilities for high-accuracy, high-resolution broadband spectroscopy. We use a configuration with two coherently phase-locked combs; the output of one comb passes through

CT Measurements of SAP Voids in Concrete

August 15, 2010
Author(s)
Sara Laustsen, Dale P. Bentz, Marianne Hasholt, Ole M. Jensen
This paper describes how X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning can be used to determine the void distribution in hardened concrete. Three different approaches are used to analyse a binary data set created from CT measurement. One approach classifies a
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