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Supercomputer cluster
// S&T Highlights
The Lab’s unclassified, Penguin Computing-built Corona high-performance computing cluster will be upgraded with an in-kind contribution of AMD Instinct™ accelerators to nearly double the peak performance of the machine.
An artistic rendering of ion adsorption at a silane-modified silicon surface.
// S&T Highlights
A research team showed that ion transport near a hydrophobic interface is dependent not only on applied voltage, but on the type of ion.
Karl Taylor
// Recognition
Longtime Lawrence Livermore climate scientist Karl Taylor has received the California Air Resources Board Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for 2019.
Peter Beiersdorfer
// Recognition
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has selected Lawrence Livermore scientist Peter Beiersdorfer as a fellow.
Electric power plant
// S&T Highlights
Livermore material scientists have used an additive manufacturing technique to create thermoelectric generators that can harvest waste heat.
journal cover
// Journal Covers
Research team developed scientific article-processing tools that extract and structure information from the text and figures of nanomaterials articles, thereby enabling the creation of a personalized knowledgebase for nanomaterials synthesis that can be mined to help inform further nanomaterials development.
Natural gas stove burner
// S&T Highlights
In 2019, Americans used less energy than in 2018, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore.
JOM journal cover
// Journal Covers
Cold-spray deposition is used as an additive manufacturing technique to fabricate materials for thermoelectric generators in complex geometries.
an image of the Earth and its magnetic fields
// Distance Learning

Magnetic fields make motors, electrical generators, home appliances, tools, and many other technologies work. The Earth is surrounded and protected by a magnetic field from radiation.

Screen capture
// S&T Highlights
Information about the Lab's current activities regarding COVID-19 can be found on the research and response website.