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Target assembly developed by LLNL researchers, ready for an experiment at the National Ignition Facility to measure nuclear reactions in high-energy-density plasma environments. The assembly includes a capsule doped with radioactive material (located inside the cylindrical hohlraum).
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LLNL radiochemistry experts recently made the first experimental measurements of nuclear reactions in high-energy-density plasma environments.

LLNL scientist Sean O'Kelley works on the Lab’s superconducting quantum hardware, which is based on Nobel Prize-winning research.
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At LLNL, award-winning discoveries underpin two fronts of ongoing innovation: fundamental research in quantum computing hardware and designing ultrasensitive devices and methods to hunt for dark matter.  

A breakthrough two-photon lithography platform from a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Stanford University researchers uses large arrays of metalenses to split a femtosecond laser into more than 120,000 coordinated focal spots that write simultaneously across centimeter-scale areas. The method produces intricate 3D architectures with minimum feature sizes of 113 nanometers and achieves throughput more than a thousand times faster than commercial systems.
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LLNL engineers and scientists, in collaboration with Stanford University, have demonstrated a breakthrough 3D nanofabrication approach.

Scanning electron microscope image of 3D-printed helical arrays made by researchers at LLNL.
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LLNL researchers have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials for Terahertz (THz) frequencies, a potential way to address a technology gap. 

At the Nevada National Security Sites, the Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research (JASPER) gas gun slams small, fast-moving projectiles into small samples of plutonium, yielding data about the behavior of plutonium under high-pressure shock conditions.
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The JASPER facility recently surpassed 200 full-containment experimental shots, marking more than two decades of precision operations, scientific advancement and collaboration.

An artist’s conception of the quasar PDS 456. Results from the XRISM satellite showed that the supermassive black hole ejects winds at unexpectedly high speeds.
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LLNL researchers examine the winds coming from a quasar and a neutron star binary system, the gas sloshing in a galaxy cluster, and an astrophysical object shrouded in secrecy.

LLNL’s Rebecca Toomey (left) has been recognized with the Division of Nuclear Physics’ Distinguished Service Award, presented by Jim Napolitano (right), the current chair of the division.
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Rebecca Toomey, an LLNL postdoctoral research scientist, has been recognized with the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics’ Distinguished Service Award. 

The LUX-ZEPLIN main detector in a surface lab before installation underground.
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The newest results from LUX-ZEPLIN extend the experiment’s search for low-mass dark matter and set world-leading limits on one of the prime dark matter candidates.

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and their collaborators developed a new process for magnet fabrication that skips two major, energy-intensive steps and doesn’t produce harmful byproducts.
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LLNL researchers and collaborators develop a new process for neodymium magnet fabrication. 

LLNL scientists Jeremy Feaster and Steven Hawks are collaborating on a process to convert wastewater into clean water and recovered fertilizer. Here they hold the electrochemical reactor for the final step of the process.
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LLNL researchers are developing a process to convert wastewater into clean water and recycled fertilizer.