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Four researchers head shots, with four x-ray images
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New work by computer scientists at Livermore and IBM Research on deep learning models to accurately diagnose diseases from x-ray images won the Best Paper award for Computer-Aided Diagnosis at the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference.
Experimental set-up with laser, microstructure, and data plot
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Livermore scientists have achieved a near 100 percent increase in the amount of antimatter created in the laboratory.
 "Permitting Carbon Capture & Storage Projects in California" report cover
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According to a Livermore report, California will need to both intensify efforts in emission reduction measures and technologies that are already underway and deploy technologies that dramatically reduce existing emissions.
Space Science Institute logo over image of four people at work
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The Laboratory has launched the new Space Science Institute, intended to boost cross-discipline collaboration and discovery.
Visualization of a hydrodynamic phenomenon
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Lawrence Livermore will be among the world’s first high-performance computing (HPC) centers to deploy an exascale-class system.
U.S. at night with lit areas visible
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For nearly half a century, the Laboratory has created unique one-page charts that diagram the nation’s energy use and consumption in an easy-to-understand format.
a HYDRA simulation of an inertial confinement fusion implosion
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Researchers gain new insights into why small eviations from perfect spherical symmetry can lead to significant distortions of the implosion and ultimately degrade inertial confinement (ICF) fusion performance.
Students walking into building at Las Positas College
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Now in its 11th year, the Lawrence Livermore–Las Positas College Science and Engineering Seminar Series provides Livermore scientists and engineers a forum to share their research with students, faculty, and the Tri-Valley community.
Craig Tarver
// Recognition
Craig Tarver has been honored with the American Physical Society’s 2021 George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award.
Two students work on the dense plasma focus instrument
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A technology once rejected for fusion power plants now supports a promising new flash neutron imaging capability.