http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govThis viewgraph presentation reviews Nanotechnology health and safety training at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20090027845A petroleum-derived hydrocarbon mixture, API No. 83-06, was evaluated for its acute inhalation toxicity. Five young adult rats of each sex were exposed to a target vapor concentration of 5.0 milligrams/liter (mg/L) for 4 hours. Vapors were generated ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0000359In 1992, the U.S. Department of Energy forged partnerships with industry and academia under the Advanced Turbine Systems (ATS) Program to go beyond evolutionary performance gains in utility-scale gas turbine development. Agreed upon goals of 60 perce ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102157Atomic layer deposition (ALD) was used to deposit an alternative dielectric barrier layer for use in radio frequency microelectromechanical systems (rf MEMS). The layer is an alloy mixture of Al2O3 and ZnO and is proposed for use as charge dissipativ ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506124Aluminum powders have long been used as additives in propellants, pyrotechnics and explosives. Aluminum has a high enthalpy of combustion but relatively low burn rate. Addition of reactive nanocomposite powders can increase the burn rate of aluminum ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506199In this paper, we compare three interpolation functions in a discretized continuum when used in coupled dynamic atomistic-to-continuum simulations. The focus is on assessing the ability of the discrete continuum model to capture and accurately repres ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505837Ascent particle filters on enclosures containing space hardware, such as electronics boxes, regulate venting of these enclosures during launch and ascent. While allowing venting to occur, these filters prevent the transport of particles into and out ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506022An update to the FY 2007 assessment of the state of technical research progress toward biochemical process goals, quantified in terms of Minimum Ethanol Selling Price. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009962490The Weapons Safety Division, Headquarters, Air Force Safety Center (HQAFSC/SEW) and Radiation Health Branch, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM/OEHH) performed radiological scoping surveys on Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (BOMA ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506016This document summarizes some of the achievements to date resulting from one of the most successful government/industry partnerships ever implementedthe Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program (CCT Program). Presented here is solid evidence that ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101839The goal of the CCT Program is to furnish the U.S. energy marketplace with a number of advanced, more efficient, and environmentally responsible coal-based technologies that can overcome the economic and environmental impediments that limit the full ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101829Chemical and physical properties of nitroaromatic and nitramine explosives were related to their molecular structure with the objective of predicting types, sites and rates of reactivity as well as prediction of transformation intermediate and final ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505993The anthrax attacks of September 18, 2001 refocused attention on methods of asymmetric warfare including introduction of contaminants into water distribution systems. To predict the outcome of such an event, previous chemical models of transport in w ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505836The increasing threat of microbial weapons of mass destruction (WMD) creates a critical need for rapid development and deployment of target-specific microsensor detection systems. Next-generation biosensor-dependent technologies must incorporate inte ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505820Development of microfluidics has focused on carrying out chemical synthesis and analysis in eversmaller volumes of solution. In most cases, flow systems are made of either quartz, glass, or an easily moldable polymer such as polydimethylsiloxane (Whi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505883Quantum mechanical calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) are used to study dynamic behavior of shocked energetic materials (EM). In this work, we present results of quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) simulations of shocked pentaerythrit ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505721An experimental technique is developed to impose a planar lateral confinement in a prismatic specimen (with rectangular cross-section); the setup enabled a controlled and homogeneous stress state with high lateral compressive stresses. A transparent ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505773This project is part of a research effort to design a hydrogen plant and its interface with a nuclear reactor. This project developed a dynamic modeling, simulation and optimization environment for nuclear hydrogen production systems. A hybrid discre ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009962650Compartment syndrome (CS) as a result of blast or traumatic injury is a devastating problem in the battlefield. The ultimate goal of this study is to develop an integrated toolkit of novel, biodegradable wound dressing composites for early stage trea ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505821In order to better understand the operating characteristics of a capillary discharge based electrothermal pulsed plasma source, a variety of ignition techniques were investigated to determine performance effects and viability in a real system. Discha ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506203We present a combined experimental and theoretical study on carbon nanodiamonds using Raman and DAC experimentation and ab initio calculations. Our calculations confirm the surface reconstruction to a fullerene-like structure, and indicate compressio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505712Arising as a new class of energetic material, nanoporous energetic silicon holds great potential for applications such as fuzing and thrust generation, which require large power output. In this paper we address fabrication and material characterizati ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505742A major objective of Army technology is the development of lighter and stronger platforms such as armored vehicles for Future Combat systems and Future Force. Here we show that carbon nanotubes could be the basis of such a possibility. It is shown fo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505722We are investigating Pn propagation in Western China based on regional events recorded by the Hi-CLIMB (An Integrated Study of the Himalayan- Tibetan Continental Lithosphere during Mountain Building) array in the region. Seismic attributes, including ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505418High power solid state laser systems operating in a pulse mode dissipate the transient and excessively large waste heat from the laser diode arrays and gain material. The heat storage option using Phase Change Materials (PCMs) has been considered to ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506190We present a high yield filling technique of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), grown vertically on a SiO2 substrate, with magnetic nanoparticles using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Magnetization measurements in-plane and out-of-plane with resp ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505741Much attention has been paid in recent years to poling thin-film doped polymers for electro-optics applications, mostly in the area of telecommunications switching devices. However, there are applications where a larger thickness of guest-host polyme ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505856This study introduces the novel HAMBgR process (Hybrid Adsorption Membrane Biological Reactor) and presents an application for the efficient removal of perchlorate from contaminated waters. This process combines the economic advantages of a microbiol ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505874The primary objective of the DOE-NE Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI) is to develop the nuclear hydrogen production technologies necessary to produce hydrogen at a cost competitive with other alternative transportation fuels. The focus of the NHI is ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009951554Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using a first principles-based Embedded-atom-Method (EAM) potential are used to simulate the exothermic alloying reactions of a NiAl bilayer at 1500 K and 1100 K. Both microcanonical (NVE) and isoenthalpic (NPH) MD ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505723This slide presentation reviews the history and current practices of the Materials Engineering Branch (MEB) at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Included in the presentation is a review of the general Materials and Processes (M&P) requirements in the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20090027819No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0556015No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0555942No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0545967A study of low discharge voltage Hall thruster operation revealed the existence of two operating regimes. Small variations in cathode flow fraction and magnetic field resulted in sharp changes in discharge current with constant thrust, corresponding ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506241Multidisciplinary research has served as the cornerstone of the first year ILEAD MURI programs leading to working collaborations among scientists and engineers with graduate student exchanges, real-time feedback, and multidisciplinary peer-reviewed p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505775No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05588021No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05589451No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05589431No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05589031No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05576801Studies of high-density binary mixtures of simple molecular solids have uncovered a new aspect of high pressure chemistry. In contrast 10 the many previous studies on relatively inert mixtures, here we show that high pressures can lead 10 unexpected ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505734This is a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method for the determination of purgeable organic compounds in finished drinking waters. Discontinuous scanning modes such as selected ion monitoring (SIM) and selected ion storage (SIS) are perm ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101384Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction technique revealed boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) and nanoparticles in thin film baron nitride prepared by chemical vapor deposition method. Electron micrographs show single walled nanotubes co ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505516Delayed interfacial scale failure takes place after cooling for samples of a Ni(Pt)Al-coated CMSX4 single crystal superalloy, cycled at 1150 C for up to 2000 hr. One sample exhibited premature coating grain boundary wrinkling, alumina scale spallatio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20090026575The U.S. Army has an interest in the use of alloys that produce excessive heat during formation and can be used for structural purposes such as shell casings. Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to provide a more thorough understanding of o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505703Energetic materials are an important component of military defense systems and are used in applications ranging from explosives to gun and missile propulsion. Energetic materials are used in a number of critical defense components ranging from shaped ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506071A nanoscale sensing modality for detection of bacterial contaminants was developed. The modality uses fluorescent nanoparticles, also known as 'Quantum dots' (QDs) conjugated to fragmented antibodies of targeted contaminants, and a quenching dye that ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505743Chapter 1: Distributed Detection of Attacks/Intrusions and Prevention of Resource-Starvation Attacks in Mobile Ad Hoc Network by Jong Kim and Kang G. Shin; Chapter 2: Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Properties of Modified DNAs Complexed with Heavy ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505628High density is a critical acceptance criterion for armor ceramics. Quantifying the difference in density between what would be considered to be a 'good' or 'bad' region is complicated. As density is reduced from theoretical, does this infer the pres ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505772Nonpolar nitride semiconductor materials containing a wide range of structural defects are studied. High quality InGaN quantum wells grown on bulk stacking fault (SF) -free GaN substrates show larger PL intensity and shorter PL lifetime with decreasi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505854A well-known class of organic non-porous compounds, polymethylene bismethonium iodides, undergoes selective capture and release of a,w- diiodoperfluoroalkanes in a dynamic and controlled manner, in solution and from the gas phase. Despite a lack of p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505435This slide presentation reviews the testing for Non-Volatile Residue contamination transferred to surfaces from handling and solvent cleaning. Included in the presentation is a list of the items tested, formal work instructions dealing with NVR. Ther ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20090027844Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a promising wide band gap semiconductor. It has a direct energy band gap, Eg of 3.3eV at room temperature. ZnO can be alloyed with CdO and MgO to form the ternaries CdxZn1-xO and MgxZn1-xO, extending the direct energy band from 2. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505710Current rectification property of chemical vapor deposited (CVD), as- grown single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) is investigated. The long strands of SWNT bundles are used to fabricate multiple arrays of switching devices with the channel length of 3 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505851Poly(ester urethane)urea (PEUUR) foams have been designed to cure in situ upon injection to form porous scaffolds. In this study, the effects of water concentration and polyester triol composition on the physicochemical, mechanical, and biological pr ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505808We evaluated fragments of the mitochondrial COI and ND6 genes to explore phylogenetic relationships among 13 of the 20 species of the Leucosphyrus Group of Anopheles (Cellia) (Diptera Culicidae), including ail four of the currently recognized complex ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506137Biochemical titers of various components in the sera of 52 chimpanzees are presented. The findings are compared with man and the Macaca mulatta monkey. The method employed for each specific analysis is briefly discussed. The concentrations of the fac ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=AD264657In this article, we report on the successful demonstration of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin film based MEMS devices for use in radio frequency (RF) systems. Individual series switches and single pole multi-throw switching elements operating at o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505912A quantum-mechanically-based potential energy function that describes interactions of dimers of the explosive cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) is used to predict polymorphic structures of crystalline RDX. The potential was first used in crystal st ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505714This paper describes the separation of two of the most widely used explosive compounds, RDX (1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3, 5-triazacyclohexane) and HMX (1,3, 5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7- tetraazacyclooctane). A simple antisolvent phase separation process to obtain ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505750Due to the documented use of organophosphorus (OP) chemical agents in warfare and by terrorists around the globe, Federal, State, and local authorities need novel therapeutics to overcome their deleterious effects. OPs inhibit cholinesterases (ChE), ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505755The Proceedings of the Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectrics (EMF-10) are being published in seven parts (Parts I-VII). The first four parts (Parts I, II, III, and IV) are published in Volumes 301-304 of Ferroelectrics and the last three parts (Pa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100042This paper details the synthesis and characterization of Silicon (Si) nanostructured powder with a wide variety of morphologies such as nanoparticles, nanowires, nanotubes, etc., produced by DC plasma arc discharge route. These nanostructures were sy ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505865The unique energy transfer interaction between the optical protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) provides a potential modulation mechanism for bio-nano electronic application. We have utilized ionic-self assembled monolayer ( ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505740The United States Department of Energy (DOE) initiated seven Regional Sequestration Partnerships in September of 2003 with the goal of developing an infrastructure to support and enable future carbon sequestration field tests and deployments. This in ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100818Materials that can recover mechanical properties following failure offer increased safety and service life. Moreover, successful development of such systems would reduce factors of safety required in design thus reducing weight. Two approaches for he ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505825Temperature sensitive hydrogels based on N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPA) and acryloyl glucosamine (AG) were synthesized using ammonium persulfate (APS) as initiator, N,N,N',N' -tetramethylenediamene (TEMED) as activator, and N,N'-methylene bisacrylamid ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505994Due to quantum confinement, superlattice detectors may conceivably be tuned to detect electromagnetic signatures difficult to detect with technology available today. The challenge in creating new superlattice detectors is in the growth process where ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505828Single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been studied extensively since their discovery and identification by Iijima in 1993. Their impressive mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties have created new fields of study, and the benefits of this ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505707No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05579331No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05561511No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05578573No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05578572No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05586565No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05463161No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05586564No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05584304No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05562155No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05562761No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05563052No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05586521At 1:33 pm on December 19, 2007, a powerful explosion and subsequent chemical fire killed four employees and destroyed T2 Laboratories, Inc. (T2), a chemical manufacturer in Jacksonville, Florida. It injured 32, including four employees and 28 member ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101603Coal is Americas most abundant fossil fuel. Its combustion creates the steam that produces 65 percent of this countrys electricity. The burning of coal, however, liberates two types of gases that have been linked to the formation of acid rain: nitrog ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101832Nitroaromatic and cyclic nitramine compounds are frequently encountered as energetic residues in live-fire military training ranges. Careful assessment on the redox fate of current and emerging explosives will allow accurate assessment of potential s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505858In this paper, a summary of our work in the area of tunable microwave circuits based on thin film ferroelectrics is presented. First, a technique is introduced to improve the linearity of thin film ferroelectric tunable capacitors. Measurements show ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505853The wide applicability of non-wetting materials has generated a surge in commerical, military, and academic materials research. Previous studies have elucidated three parameters useful in the development of non- wetting surfaces: chemical functionali ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506239Transmission electron microscopy revealed b-nanoparticles of 25 to 100 micrometers. The hexagonal network and cluster of these particles are also obtained at higher magnification. Raman spectral analyses of bnanoparticles confirmed the spectral peaks ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505553There is are limitations to molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, as reflected by the discrepancies between simulations and experimental results. This briefing seeks to reduce those discrepancies through increasing the length and time scale of the MD ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506038The use of explosives at military installations has and does provide environmental concerns through soil and groundwater contamination, even after training or manufacturing activities have ceased. The concentration of munitions constituents in ground ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505748Atomic layer deposition (ALD) techniques were used to fabricate W/Al2O3 superlattices with high X-ray reflectivity on flexible Kapton polyimide and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) polymer substrates. Reflectivities of 78% and 74% at A=1.54 were measur ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506125