Going underground

February 9, 2009

No one can be quite sure what goes on underground, and that’s largely why brothers Daniel and Alexandre Tartakovsky find… Read More

Divide and conquer

January 9, 2009

Imagine that the only way to appreciate the beauty of a Ming vase was to shatter it into a thousand… Read More

More than a bit faster

December 23, 2008

Imagine trying to find someone in a New York City telephone book if the names were listed randomly. Scientific databases… Read More

Interfaces move; algorithms follow

December 5, 2008

Mathematician James Sethian works on the edge. He confronts one of the most challenging problems in physics: capturing the behavior… Read More

Quiet, please

November 18, 2008

A doorbell’s chime, a telephone’s ring, a teapot’s scream: Momentary interruptions that jar the mind are the bane of deep… Read More

It’s a virtual blast

February 4, 2008

Even if Ralf Deiterding had gazed into a crystal ball when deciding what to study in his native Germany, he… Read More

Power play

November 14, 2007

Raymond L. Orbach had been director of the Department of Energy Office of Science just a few weeks when news… Read More

Hot stuff

August 13, 2007

Paul Fischer is plugging in something that one day could help millions of others tap into safe, clean nuclear energy.… Read More

Optimistic about optimization

August 13, 2007

Cynthia Phillips looks at mundane things like packing a bag or driving across town differently than most people. To her,… Read More

Small scale, big deal

August 13, 2007

Susan Kurien believes small things can make a big difference. Kurien, a researcher at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos… Read More