2009 Features
Scientist Spotlight: Greg Boebinger
A far-reaching interview with the lab's director.
Magnet science? It's elementary
Carlos R. Villa gets kids excited about science.
The life of an experiment
From idea to published paper, every experiment follows a similar path of inquiry.
Scientist Spotlight: EMR Director Stephen Hill
Hill, originally from outside Oxford, England, talks about the path to a career in science and how he ended up at the helm of a program that had helped to shape his own career.
Amy McKenna's science story
Chemist Amy McKenna describes her path to science and to the MagLab
David Graf's science story
Physicist David Graf describes his path to science and to the MagLab.
Denis Markiewicz's science story
Scientist Denis Markiewicz describes his path to science and to the MagLab.
Making superconducting magnets
Like most people, we'd rather pay less for electricity. Which is one reason (though not the only one) that we use and build superconducting magnets.
Team tesla: How we keep the world’s most powerful magnets in shape
Our magnets are like world-class athletes – Team Tesla, if you will. They have an awful lot of power, but to stay in that kind of shape, they need to eat and drink – a lot.
More than skin deep: MRI Research at the MagLab
When you have the most powerful MRI machine in the world, there's a lot of exciting research going on. Read about some of the cutting-edge studies we do on neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, tobacco use, muscles and more.
Alan Marshall: A scientist and a gentleman
Meet one of the greatest innovators in the history of mass spectrometry, hard at work.
Making resistive magnets
Building the world's best resistive magnets requires clever engineering, top-notch science, superior materials and an obsession with quality control.
Clean, keen, machining team
MagLab machinists collaborate closely with scientists to create one-of-a-kind magnet parts that make possible experiments done nowhere else in the world.