Labs

Parsing particle experiments

A detector suggested dark matter collisions, but no other test has seen similar signs. Read More

October, 2010

Nuclear predictive

Argonne National Laboratory applies mathematics and computation to engineer the next generation of nuclear reactors. Read More

September, 2010

Getting a grip on the grid

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

June, 2010

The master of Monte Carlo

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

March, 2010

Going big to study small

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

March, 2010

Putting catalysts on track

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

March, 2010

Breaking the biomass barrier

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

December, 2009

Extending the stockpile’s lifespan

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

December, 2009

The big face off

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers say their algorithms can analyze millions of video frames, pluck out the faces and quantify… Read More

December, 2009

Invoking pharaoh’s name

The U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal must withstand attack and successfully strike their targets. Sandia scientists must figure out how. Read More

December, 2009