S&TR | April/May 2016

The Laboratory in the News

Materials that Matter
Commentary by Glenn A. Fox

Reducing Reliance on Critical Materials
Livermore scientists are finding ways to reduce the need for rare-earth elements in technologies for the nation’s fast-growing clean-energy industry.

Lasers Shed Light on the Universe’s Most Luminous Events
Researchers are close to achieving the experimental conditions needed for studying the relativistic shock waves that drive gamma-ray bursts.

A Virtual Laboratory for Studying Biological Structures
Livermore-developed computational codes help determine the optimal experimental parameters for imaging single biomolecules.

Uncovering Dirty Secrets about Soil Carbon
Two nanoscale-imaging technologies enable researchers to better understand processes that influence soil decomposition.

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