2019 Features
Building Better Batteries
With a prestigious prize from the National Science Foundation, MagLab chemist Yan-Yan Hu hopes to boost the performance of materials used in batteries by engineering them to have the best possible flaws.
Thin materials made for applications
Can thin films be designed for future quantum technologies? With a prestigious prize from the National Science Foundation, MagLab physicist Christianne Beekman wants to find out.
Crossing a Mack truck with a Ferrari
Two MagLab teams tried marrying vastly different technologies to build a new type of magnet: the Series Connected Hybrid. Decades later, has the oddball pairing panned out?
Hurricane Season at the MagLab
Located in a region prone to hurricanes, the National MagLab is ready to weather any storm.
Getting to the bottom of Deepwater Horizon’s impact
Thanks to the MagLab’s expertise and unique instruments, a geochemist finds a treasure trove of oil-spill data buried beneath the sea.