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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