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Precision Diagnostic System layout in graphical form
// S&T Highlights
The new Precision Diagnostic System has an advanced array of diagnostic tools that help researchers experiment with potential methods to increase laser performance
Nozzle emitting bluish gas
// S&T Highlights
A new take on an additive manufacturing tool may be the key to capturing waste heat from manufacturing processes and converting it to electricity.
Two masked people flank metal box
// S&T Highlights
Livermore technology transfer and private-sector partnerships played an important role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artist's rendering of 3D print machine creating electrochemical reactor
// S&T Highlights
A research team leverages the power of 3D printing to improve the performance of electrochemical reactors used to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to useful energy sources, chemicals and material feedstocks.
Artist's rendering of bacteria in soil
// S&T Highlights
Just a few bacterial groups found in ecosystems across the planet are responsible for more than half of carbon cycling in soils.
Image (left) and diagram of spherical target
// S&T Highlights
Livermore scientists have demonstrated a new geometry for a neutron source platform for the National Ignition Facility.
A scanning electron microscope image of a damage site on a silicon dioxide
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers have developed and are now installing high-quality fused silica debris shields to increase the National Ignition Facility’s shot rate.
Kelli Humbird
// S&T Highlights
Researchers have developed a new machine learning-based approach for modeling inertial confinement fusion experiments that results in more accurate predictions of National Ignition Facility shots.
Artificial vasculature with tree-like structure
// Journal Covers
Paper introduces the concept of cellular fluidics: a platform of unit-cell-based, three-dimensional structures—enabled by emerging 3D printing methods—for the deterministic control of multiphase flow, transport and reaction processes.
Velocity streamlines of an aerodynamic model
// S&T Highlights
Livermore engineers have demonstrated aerodynamically integrated energy-efficient vehicle shapes for heavy vehicles.