19-Dec-2000
Circuits of a cell
Scientists investigate the biochemical "circuitry" of cells.

19-Dec-2000
Picturing proteins
Electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques are making it possible for scientists to create 3-D images of protein complexes that are unsuitable for x-ray crystallography.

19-Dec-2000
The crystal robot
Innovative robotics designed and built by Lab researchers will grow protein crystals for experimentation at a rate once only dreamed of.

19-Dec-2000
The machinery of life
Scientists are using Berkeley Lab's state-of-the-art imaging resources to gain new insight into the structure and function of proteins, including those involved in cystic fibrosis.

19-Dec-2000
Seeing the cell nucleus in 3-D
A new microscopic program called daVinci is helping researchers better understand how breast cancer develops.

31-Dec-1999
Evaluating vehicle emissions controls
ORNL researchers are developing software tools for supercomputers that will simulate engine exhaust from various lean-burn diesel and gasoline engines as it flows through envisioned catalytic converters designed to chemically transform pollutants into harmless emissions.

31-Dec-1999
Polymers plus quasicrystals — A puzzling interaction
Sometimes trying something that really shouldn't work can lead to an amazing discovery. That's what happened to Valerie Sheares, an Ames Laboratory associate and Iowa State University assistant professor of chemistry. The discovery, a polymer-quasicrystal composite, has the best characteristics of each of the constituent parts. It's opened the door for a variety of innovative uses. Why it works, however, remains a puzzle—one that Sheares is eager to solve.