Features
Totally Tubular
Explosive tubes in the desert outside Albuquerque help Sandia researchers hone the science of "hostile blast-testing."
Hot Plate
Livermore scientists aim NIF's powerful lasers at the atomic nucleus to fine-tune stockpile stewardship models.
Soft Materials, Extreme Shocks
At Los Alamos National Laboratory, a team turns a gas gun from metals to polymers and foams in a search for sturdier soft stuff.