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Image of Reis and Foster Medal
// Recognition
Foster Medal awarded to Victor H. Reis, 'architect' of Stockpile Stewardship Program.
Three Livermore scientists honored
// Recognition
Three Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have been selected as 2017 fellows of the American Physical Society.
Examining a smaple of 3D printed steel
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers and their collaborators have achieved a breakthrough in 3D printing one of the most common forms of marine grade stainless steel—a low-carbon type called 316L—that promises an unparalleled combination of high-strength and high-ductility properties.
Four staff members of partnering organizations
// S&T Highlights
A new consortium will combine vast data stores, supercomputing, and scientific expertise to reinvent the discovery process for cancer medicines.
Constantin Haefner, program director for Advanced Photon Technology
// Recognition
Constantin Haefner, program director for Advanced Photon Technology (APT) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of The Optical Society of America.
Optical fibers against blue background
// S&T Highlights
Scientists at the Laboratory have worked with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and U.S. Navy laboratories on the Tactical Undersea Network Architectures, or TUNA, initiative.
Europium, a rare earth element with the same relative hardness of lead
// S&T Highlights
To help increase the U.S. supply of rare earth metals, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory team has created a new way to recover rare earths using bioengineered bacteria.
John Heebner elected Fellow of The Optical Society
// Recognition
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher John Heebner has been elected a fellow of The Optical Society of America.
Illustration of laser beams driving an indirect plasma shock wave through the reservoir consisting of a beryllium ablator
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers are applying additive manufacturing processes to generate specific nanoporous structures.
A visualization of homogeneous nucleation
// S&T Highlights
Livermore scientists study material phase transitions at extreme conditions.