The First World Oil War (Book Review) by Timothy C. Winegard

Review of The First World Oil War by Timothy C. Winegar

Vulnerability of Archeological Sites in East Texas

A discussion concerning the vulnerable archeological sites in East Texas, or anywhere for that matter, is a serious and complex one, primarily because all archaeological sites are vulnerable. Of course, it must be understood that it is the very nature of archaeological sites to be threatened with destruction

Substrate dependance, temperature dependance and temperature sensitivity and resolution of doped-silicon microcantilevers

This thesis aims to characterize microcantilevers with integrated heater-thermometers. This research concentrates on characterization for use in data storage, sensing, surface science, and nano-manufacturing. The rst objective seeks to understand the speci c thermal interactions between a heated microcantilever tip and various substrates. The experiments investigate thermal conductance, thermal time constant, and temperature-dependant adhesion force between and cantilever tip and substrates of silicon, quartz, and polyimide. The second objective is to utilize a heated microcantilever as a heater-thermometer. The experiments investigate the thermal calibration sensitivity and resolution under steady and periodic conditions near room-temperature. The results were compared to the Raman spectroscopy, which measures the local temperature at the cantilever tip