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An artist’s representation of a block copolymer vesicle
// S&T Highlights
Livermore scientists have created polymer-based membranes that mimic the architecture of cellular membranes.
Illustration of synthetic biological membrane
// Journal Covers
LLNL scientists combined synthetic bloc-copolymer membranes with artificial membrane nanopores based on carbon nanotube porins.
Two-micron fill-tube
// S&T Highlights
A newly created two-micron-diameter fill tube solves a problem in inertial confinement fusion experiments.
The zirconium body-centered cubic lattice
// S&T Highlights
Scientists have discovered an unusual new type of phase transformation in the transition metal zirconium.
Field-responsive mechanical metamaterials
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers have introduced a new class of metamaterials that can nearly instantly respond and stiffen 3D-printed structures when exposed to a magnetic field.
Journal cover
// Journal Covers
We present a new class of architected materials called field responsive mechanical metamaterials (FRMMs) that exhibit dynamic control and on-the-fly tunability enabled by careful design and selection of both material composition and architecture.
Collage of scenes from Livermore events
// Recognition
Lawrence Livermore has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2019.
The Lick Observatory’s Laser Guide Star forms a beam of glowing atmospheric sodium ions.
// S&T Highlights
The Laboratory has delivered a first-of-its-kind, high-power, fiber-based sodium laser guide star to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Seismic hazard map of Iraq
// S&T Highlights
Livermore's Seismic Cooperation Program helps at-risk countries improve earthquake monitoring capabilities, implement suitable seismic building codes, and plan disaster response.
City Planner Resource (iCPR) animation
// S&T Highlights
A team of Laboratory engineers, computer scientists, and health physicists have developed a planning resource that can assist local governments in determining the best actions to take following the detonation of an improvised nuclear device.