Features
Lab Initio
Sandia’s Luke Shulenburger and colleagues are harnessing the power of quantum Monte Carlo methods to boost matter models’ accuracy. They’re already finding that elements under extreme temperatures and pressures behave in unexpected ways.
In Their Element
The newest, heaviest elements on the periodic table are difficult to produce and often quickly disappear, making it hard to quantify their properties. Livermore scientists are finding new ways to separate and understand these strange substances.
The Beam Counters
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Trident, a powerful laser that produces fleeting pulses, has racked up a new neutron beam record. The experiment could lead to more precise detectors and to compact neutron sources for science and nuclear forensics.