INQUIRY 2000 INDEX

Letter from the Director--A message from Ames Laboratory Director Tom Barton

A Gem of a Discovery--Researchers create second-hardest bulk substance after diamond

Colossal Undertaking--Ames Lab team launches broad-based effort to better understand promising materials

Clean Sweep--Atomic simulations show length of laser pulse is crucial in laser ablation of diamond

New Life at the Light Source--Ames researchers are tapping into the brilliant X-rays at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source

Shedding New Light on Advanced Materials

The Octopus Finds Needles in the Haystack

On the Road to Lighter Vehicles--New sensor material could be part of light-weight power-steering technology

Illuminations--Scientists may one day be using energy from light to activate sluggish hydrocarbons

Extreme Measures

From Guesswork to Formulas--Researchers put a new spin on the study of sintered metals

A Helping Hand for Midwest Crime Labs

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