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Scientists examine organ on a chip device
// S&T Highlights
A new study compares drug responses in the brains of rodents to drug responses of brain cells cultured in Livermore-developed “brain-on-a-chip” devices
The Enriched Xenon Observatory 200
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Livermore participates in an effort to observe extremely rare neutrinoless double-beta decay.
Lawrence Livermore magnetic fusion physicist Max Fenstermacher
// Recognition
Lawrence Livermore magnetic fusion physicist Max Fenstermacher has been awarded the 2018 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research from the American Physical Society.
A network simulation of a fleet of machine agents
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A firefighter enters a burning office building followed by several drones, searching for people in need of rescue. The drones scatter in different directions, moving down corridors and systematically scanning rooms.

A researcher holds an example of a Livermore Flexible Probe.
// S&T Highlights
Microelectrode implants promise greater understanding of how the brain functions.
Brain image from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data
// S&T Highlights
Livermore will use high-performance computing in partnership with other national labs and universities to improve the scientific understanding and treatment of traumatic brain industry.
The L3-HAPLS laser system
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The L3-HAPLS advanced petawatt laser system has been declared fully integrated and operational at the ELI Beamlines Research Center.
A shock‐induced reaction in a heterogeneous solid explosive
// Journal Covers
Modeling the effects of shock pressure and pore morphology on hot spot mechanisms in HMX
LLNL's Sierra supercomputer
// S&T Highlights
Lawrence Livermore’s next-generation supercomputer, Sierra, is the third-fastest computing system in the world, according to the TOP500 list.
Livermore scientist Tammy Ma
// Recognition
Tammy Ma, a plasma physicist at Lawrence Livermore, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research Program.