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Direct Evidence of Nanoparticle Release from Epoxy Nanocomposites Exposed to UV Radiation

April 14, 2010
Author(s)
Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Coralie Bernard, Xiaohong Gu, Justin M. Gorham, Paul E. Stutzman, Alexander J. Shapiro, Walter E. Byrd, Joannie W. Chin
This study assessed the fate of SiO2 nanoparticles (nanoSiO2) in epoxy/nanoSiO2 composites exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The matrix was a stoichiometric mixture of adiglycidyl ether of bisphenol A epoxy and an aliphatic tri-amine. Films of

Performance of Critical Flow Venturis under Transient Conditions

April 13, 2010
Author(s)
John D. Wright
Critical flow venturis (CFVs) can be used to measure flow under transient pressure and flow conditions with uncertainties of 0.13 % or less (95 % confidence level). Blow-down tests transferred 630 g of nitrogen during a 100 s interval from an unregulated

A Second-Generation NIST Gravimetric Hygrometer

April 1, 2010
Author(s)
Christopher W. Meyer, Joseph T. Hodges, Gregory E. Scace, James R. Whetstone, R W. Hyland
A second-generation primary hygrometer has been completed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A gravimetric hygrometer measures humidity by separating the water from the carrier gas using desiccants and afterwards independently

Adhesion research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

April 1, 2010
Author(s)
Christopher M. Stafford, Adam J. Nolte, Gale A. Holmes, Sheng Lin-Gibson, John A. Howarter
NIST s involvement in adhesion research has been wide ranging and is ultimately in response to interactions between individual project leaders and our industrial partners. In this way, NIST s participation in the Adhesion Society has been instrumental in

High-Frequency Dielectric Measurements: A Tutorial

April 1, 2010
Author(s)
James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic, Donald C. DeGroot
KNOWLEDGE of the response of materials to electromagnetic (EM) fields in the frequency range of radio frequency (RF) through terahertz (THz) is critical to numerous research projects and electronic product development activities. Electromagnetic waves in

Influence of Ti and Ta doping on the irreversible strain limit of ternary Nb 3 Sn superconducting wires made by the restacked-rod process

April 1, 2010
Author(s)
Najib Cheggour, Loren F. Goodrich, Theodore C. Stauffer, Jolene D. Splett, Xifeng Lu, A. K. Ghosh, G. Ambrosio
Nb 3Sn superconducting wires made with restacked-rod process (RRP®) were found to have a dramatically improved resilience to axial tensile strain when alloyed with Ti as compared to Ta. Whereas Ta-alloyed Nb 3Sn in RRP wires showed permanent damage to its

The Limits and Extensibility of Optical Patterned Defect Inspection

April 1, 2010
Author(s)
Richard M. Silver, Bryan M. Barnes, Martin Y. Sohn, Richard Quintanilha, Hui Zhou, Chris Deeb, Mark Johnson, Milton Goodwin, Dilip Patel
New techniques recently developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology using bright field optical tools are applied to signal-based defect analysis of features with dimensions well below the measurement wavelength. A key to this approach

Certification of Drugs of Abuse in a Human Serum Standard Reference Material: SRM 1959

March 24, 2010
Author(s)
Susan S. Tai, Jocelyn L. Prendergast, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch, Karen W. Phinney, Nien F. Zhang
A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) for drugs of abuse in human serum (SRM 1959) has been developed. SRM 1959 is a frozen human serum material fortified with seven drugs of abuse, benzoylecgonine (BZE), methadone (METH), methamphetamine (MAMP)

Improved NIST Airspeed Calibration Facility

March 23, 2010
Author(s)
Iosif I. Shinder, J. M. Hall, Michael R. Moldover
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) as a working standard for airspeed calibrations in the range 0.15 m/s to 75 m/s (0.34 to 168 miles/hour). We report improved procedures for calibrating the LDA

Influence of molecular mass on the modulus of thin polystyrene films

March 21, 2010
Author(s)
Jessica M. Torres, Christopher Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt
In this work, we examine the influence of relative molecular mass (Mn, or the number average molecular mass) of PS on the thickness-dependent moduli using a wrinkling based instability of a stiff film on an elastic substrate. This wrinkling based metrology

Measurement Science Roadmap for Net-Zero Energy Buildings

March 18, 2010
Author(s)
Joan Pellegrino, Arthur H. Fanney, Andrew K. Persily, Piotr A. Domanski, William M. Healy, Steven T. Bushby
Buildings account for nearly a third of the world s energy use today, and this share is expected to rise along with population growth and levels of prosperity. In the United States, residential and commercial buildings consume about 40% of primary energy

Neutron radioscopy: industrial and scientific applications

March 15, 2010
Author(s)
Daniel Hussey, Michael A. Hickner
Neutron imaging has been a unique, precise, measurement tool for water transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), enabling the direct measurement of the water distribution in standard, commercially viable fuel cell hardware. Thus, in the

Water based Polyurethane Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

March 3, 2010
Author(s)
Coralie Bernard, Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Mat Celina, Alexander J. Shapiro, Deborah Jacobs, Kar T. Tan, Sungjin Park, R. S. Ruoff, Joannie W. Chin
Graphene oxides are potentially a new class of nanomaterial to enhance multifunctional properties of polymers because of their remarkable thermal conductivity, mechanical strength, and more importantly, low cost. The graphene oxides, produced by
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