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The PROSPECT neutrino detector.
// S&T Highlights
he Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment will probe the possible existence of a new form of matter—sterile neutrinos
Fady Najjar
// Recognition
Fady Najjar was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Artist's conception of water transition to warm dense matter
// S&T Highlights
Livermore researchers and partners have driven water to extreme temperatures to study its behavior at extreme conditions.
Supernova remnant pictured in false color
// S&T Highlights
Experiments at the National Ignition Facility are providing scientists with new insights into the turbulent after-effects of a supernova explosion.
Tanker truck on highway
// S&T Highlights
Work by Livermore researchers has helped predict how high-performance fuels perform in advanced internal combustion engines.
Laser peening a metal's surface
// S&T Highlights
Livermore innovations in lasers made laser peening, using intense laser light to improve the quality of a material, a commercialization success story.
Dog training for explosives detection
// S&T Highlights
Livermore has developed a new additive manufacturing process for materials used to train dogs for explosives detection.
Satellite image of desert landscape
// Press
The rocks in Oman remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the air and turn it to stone. In theory, these rocks could store hundreds of years of human emissions of CO2.
The inside of the target chamber at the Omega Laser
// S&T Highlights
Iron-silicon alloys have been compressed to unprecedented pressures equal to the center of a three-Earth-mass extrasolar planet.
High-resolution simulation of earth
// S&T Highlights
A new earth modeling system has been unveiled with weather-scale resolution that uses advanced computers to simulate Earth’s variability.