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Quantitative methods for in vitro and in vivo characterization of cell and tissue metabolism
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Characterization of cell and tissue metabolism is critical for the diagnosis and tracking of disease and the development and implementation of new treatments. Metrics for metabolism span tissue oxygen and pH levels and ... -
Quantitatively connecting the thermodynamic and electronic properties of molten systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)The electronic and thermodynamic properties of noncrystalline systems are investigated and quantitatively connected through the application of theory presented herein. The electronic entropy is confirmed to control the ... -
Quantum Monte Carlo for accurate energies and materials design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) is an electronic structure calculation method that is capable of calculating incredibly accurate solutions of Schrödinger equation of quantum mechanics for real systems. However, QMC is computationally ... -
Raman spectroscopy of double walled carbon nanotubes with different metallic and semiconducting configurations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)A double-walled carbon nanotube (DWNT) provides the simplest system to study the interaction between concentric tubes in carbon nanotubes. The inner and outer walls of a DWNT can be metallic (M) or semiconducting (S), and ... -
Raman spectroscopy of metallic carbon nanotubes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Metallic carbon nanotubes are one dimensional conductors that are both technologically promising for electronic applications, and scientifically interesting for studying the physics of low dimensional materials. In this ... -
Rapid solidification of oxides : ZrO2-containing ceramics and high Tc̳ superconductors
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Rapid solidification processing and oxidation of fine grained Fe-Cr-Al alloys
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Rapidly solidified Nb-Al powder : production and characterization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991) -
Rational control of hydrothermal nanowire synthesis and its applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Hydrothermal nanowire synthesis is a rapidly emerging nanowire discipline that enables low temperature growth and batch process. It has a major impact on the development of novel energy conversion devices, high density ... -
Rational design strategies for oxide oxygen evolution electrocatalysts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Understanding and mastering the kinetics of oxygen electrocatalysis is instrumental to enabling solar fuels, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and metal-air batteries. Non-precious transition metal oxides show promise as ... -
Reactions of Na2SO4(l) and CoSo4-Na2SO4(l) with SO3(g) and Al2O3(s), 900 - 1250 K
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Reactive infiltration processing and compression creep of NiAl and NiAl composites
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)Reactive infiltration processing of bulk and composite NiAl was investigated with powder and wire preforms of nickel. Inhomogeneous microstructures were often obtained with powder preforms because their high surface-to-volume ... -
Recycling production designs : the value of coordination and flexibility in aluminum recycling operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The growing motivation for aluminum recycling has prompted interest in recycling alternative and more challenging secondary materials. The nature of these alternative secondary materials necessitates the development of an ... -
Redundant and inhomogeneous deformation in steady-state drawing.
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Rehardenable materials system with diffusion barrier for three-dimensional printing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Three-Dimensional Printing (3DP) is a solid freeform fabrication process being developed for the direct manufacture of functional tooling and prototypes from a computer solid model. One of its many important applications ... -
Relationships between grain structure and stress in thin Volmer-Weber metallic films
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)In Volmer-Weber growth, islands that nucleate on the substrate surface impinge and coalesce into grains of a continuous film. During deposition of these polycrystalline films, the intrinsic stress for materials of sufficiently ... -
Relationships between optical properties and processing in Al2O3-Y2O3 thin film waveguides and amplifers
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Reliability of copper interconnects in integrated circuits
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)As dimensions shrink and current densities increase, the reliability of metal interconnects becomes a serious concern. In copper interconnects, the dominant diffusion path is along the interface between the copper and the ... -
Removal of organic binder from multilayer ceramic structures
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Repeatable and adjustable on-demand local anesthesia using externally-triggerable liposomes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Pain management would be greatly enhanced by a formulation that would provide local anesthesia at the time desired by patients, with the desired intensity and duration. Current treatment for many pain states - including ...
