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Underground cavity formed by nuclear explosion
// A Look Back
The Atomic Energy Commission established the Plowshare Program in June 1957 to explore the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Rendering of the inside of NIF's target chamber
// S&T Highlights
An experimental campaign at the National Ignition Facility has achieved double the previous record neutron yield and fusion energy output.
Map of San Francisco electricity grid
// S&T Highlights
Livermore is working to develop and commercialize a tool capable of performing coupled simulations of transmission and distribution grids.
Engineers work on a cubesat
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers are developing new instruments and operational principles for a type of nanosatellite called CubeSat.
Three scientists in front of a crystalline material simulation image
// S&T Highlights
Using machine learning, evolutionary algorithms, and other advanced computational techniques, researchers at Lawrence Livermore have successfully modeled how atoms are arranged between the crystals that make up most materials.
Scientist working at spectrometry system.
// S&T Highlights
Livermore and Texas A&M scientists gain a better understanding of how radiation defects form
Cover of Journal of Computational Chemistry
// Journal Covers
New tool for faster, more accurate analysis of chemical bonding
Artist's representation of neitron beta decay
// S&T Highlights
A new calculation of nucleon axial coupling offers insights into the properties of neutrons.
U.S. Naval vessel
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers are collaborating with the U.S. Navy on 3D-printing critical replacement parts.
Protein filaments align themselves in parallel in large domains
// S&T Highlights
An international research team has developed an x-ray-based method to study individual amyloid fibrils