- Number 338 |
- May 30, 2011
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Not your typical Milky Way
It was astronomers who taught humans the tough lesson that we are not the center of the universe, at least not literally. Our planet, our stars, and our galaxy are similar to countless others. Or so it seemed.
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Researching niobium gilding in bid for better beams
For thousands of years, craftsmen have applied gilding, a thin layer of gold, to objects to enhance their value. Now, researchers at DOE's Jefferson Lab are using this same idea to enhance materials for accelerator science.
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New repository for natural gas hydrate sediment cores opens
Since 2005, DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been heavily involved in coring expeditions in support of natural gas hydrate research worldwide. The collected cores provide priceless geologic, physical properties, and geochemical information critical to research conducted by field scientists, experimentalists, and modelers.
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Fewer faults for faster computing
Whether you’re tending your crops in Farmville or seeing how atoms interact, computer glitches can result in lost time, lost data, and extreme frustration. For those studying complex chemical issues, scientists at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have designed a new approach that stretches out the time between these computer faults.
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Research collaboration brings results
A decade-long collaboration among several DOE national laboratories, DOE contractors and a university is leading to a significant reduction in the stored high-level radioactive waste requiring treatment at the Savannah River Site, and earning kudos for its participants.
