Abstract: Pyroelectric film materials, including polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its copolymers (e.g., P(VDF/trifluoroethylene)), are attractive candidates for low-cost infrared detection and imaging applications ...

Abstract: Numerical simulations of time-dependent energy transport in semiconductor thin films are performed using the lattice Boltzmann method applied to phonon transport. The discrete lattice Boltzmann ...

Abstract: The performance of a thin, crushed rock surface treated pavement is predicted using mechano-lattice analysis and the results are compared with actual performance after the passage of the equivalent of 250,000 standard ...

Abstract: The United States is facing many challenges as it prepares to meet its energy needs during the twenty-first century. Electricity supply crises in California, fluctuating natural gas and gasoline ...

Abstract: Transportation infrastructure could be vulnerable to local manifestations of global climate change, such as storm frequencies and durations of seasons. To adapt, transportation agencies need methodologies for reprioritizing ...

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to develop a decision support methodology to identify the optimal locations of a finite set of point detectors on a freeway corridor to minimize the error in travel time estimation. The ...