The world loses Karl A. Gschneidner

Ames Laboratory Senior metallurgist Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., known around the world as Mr. Rare Earth, passed away April 27 at the age of 85.

Zumwalt Stealth Destroyer Delivered to the U.S. Navy

Shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works formally delivered the stealth destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) to the US Navy May 28, marking a turnover of ownership from the ship’s status as a private vessel to become a government-owned warship.