Forceful thinking

June, 2010

A quantum curiosity called the Casimir force gums up micro- and nanomachines. Work at MIT led by a newly minted… Read More

Getting a grip on the grid

June, 2010

A PNNL team enlists new algorithms and powerful computers to quickly analyze which combinations of failures most threaten the power… Read More

Grids grasp at multiple threads to block blackouts

June, 2010

A supercomputer's unusual qualities make it a good fit with electric system problems. Read More

A well-placed plug for the humble algorithm

March, 2010

The ceremony in the East Room of the White House, where President Obama bestowed the National Medal of Science on… Read More

The master of Monte Carlo

March, 2010

Berni Alder’s Monte Carlo methods have solved problems across the scientific spectrum. Yet the Livermore-based National Medal of Science-recipient still… Read More

Going big to study small

March, 2010

It takes a big computer to model very small things. And, like its namesake state, New York Blue is big.… Read More

Putting catalysts on track

March, 2010

Computation and experimentation combine to improve and speed design of useful compounds. Read More

Breaking the biomass barrier

December, 2009

What Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are learning could help make ethanol from cellulose a viable fuel alternative – and… Read More

Extending the stockpile’s lifespan

December, 2009

Just how does prolonged exposure to nuclear radiation change a material's properties? How do those changes alter the way a… Read More

Program may mean cutting the tags

December, 2009

Image searches typically rely on tags – text humans have attached to the pictures to identify objects or people they… Read More