Francesco Pierangeli

Abstract Expressions for intermolecular forces and torques, derived from pair potentials between rigid non-spherical units, are presented. The aim is to give compact and clear…

Abstract A molecular simulation model that yields simultaneously the equilibrium pitch wave number q and the twist elastic constant K2 of a chiral nematic liquid…

Abstract The topological defects in the liquid crystalline mesophase around a spherical droplet were investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The droplet radius was increased…

Abstract The need for policy makers to understand science and for scientists to understand policy processes is widely recognised. However, the science-policy relationship is sometimes…

Link to Paper »Authors Jason J Blackstock, Jane CS Long Year 2010 Journal Science, (327)5965, 527–527. Keywords Computational Finance, Computational Science, Computers and Society, Finance,…

Link to Paper »Authors Jason J Blackstock, David S Battisti, Ken Caldeira, Douglas M Eardley, Jonathan I Katz, David W Keith, Aristides AN Patrinos, Daniel…

Abstract We present a detailed experimental characterization of ultra-thin platinum-oxide films formed on metallic Pt surfaces using O2 plasma treatment. A monotonic consumption of the…

Abstract A method for fabricating ultra-flat template-stripped (TS) metal surfaces on standard silicon/silicon-oxide wafers by means of gold cold-welding is presented, and cold-welded template-stripped (CWTS)…

Abstract A facile method for the preparation of thin-film carbon electrodes by electron beam evaporation onto highly doped silicon is presented. The physical and electrochemical…