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Two scientists
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Livermore researchers are working with other Department of Energy national labs on technologies to improve the speed and accuracy of tests for COVID-19.
Artist’s rendition of cone-shaped nanostructures
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Lawrence Livermore scientists have discovered a new method to add an antireflective metasurface (ARMS) layer on laser optics glass that’s so durable, it can survive getting “smooshed.”
Diagnostics technician assembles a TARDIS x-ray diffraction diagnostic
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A paper describing the design and performance of a workhorse NIF experimental platform known as TARDIS (target diffraction in situ) was a featured article in a recent edition of the journal Review of Scientific Instruments.
Structure of a lithium chloride solution confined in a 1.1 nanometer diameter carbon nanotube
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A multi-institutional research team explored how the structure and electronic properties of liquid water can be affected by the presence of ions and nanoconfinement
X-ray images COVID patient
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A team led by a Livermore computer scientist proposes a novel deep learning approach aimed at improving the reliability of models designed for predicting disease types from diagnostic images.
Topological analysis of X-ray CT data
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Scientists take a step forward in the design of future materials with improved performance by analyzing microstructure using AI.
3D-printed nasal swabs
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Livermore engineers formed an ad hoc, rapid response team that has tested more than a dozen novel, 3D-printed nasal swab designs to aid in COVID-19 response.
Artist's rendering of a carbon nanotube porin embedded in a lipid bilayer with an anion
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Livermore researchers determined how negatively charged ions squeeze through a carbon nanotube 20,000 times smaller than a human hair.
SARS-CoV-2 virus and antibody structure
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To help accelerate discovery of therapeutic antibodies or antiviral drugs for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, Lawrence Livermore has launched a searchable data portal to share its COVID-19 research with scientists worldwide and the general public.
N95 mask
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Livermore researchers are studying ways to safely and rapidly remove viral threats from N95 respirators so they can be reused.