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Astronaut on International Space Station
// S&T Highlights
A study has found that the environment of the International Space Station is affected by the microbial composition of the astronauts themselves.
Three researchers in masks working
// S&T Highlights
While hospitals across the U.S. faced a possible shortage of mechanical ventilators due to COVID-19, a self-assembled Livermore “skunk works” team worked tirelessly to prototype a simple ventilator design for quick and easy assembly from available parts.
Diagram of neutron production in NIF capsules
// S&T Highlights
Researchers have developed an innovative technique for diagnosing the properties of the plasma created during inertial confinement fusion implosions at the National Ignition Faciilty, yielding in sights into 'failed stars'.
Supercomputer cluster
// S&T Highlights
The Lab’s unclassified, Penguin Computing-built Corona high-performance computing cluster will be upgraded with an in-kind contribution of AMD Instinct™ accelerators to nearly double the peak performance of the machine.
An artistic rendering of ion adsorption at a silane-modified silicon surface.
// S&T Highlights
A research team showed that ion transport near a hydrophobic interface is dependent not only on applied voltage, but on the type of ion.
Karl Taylor
// Recognition
Longtime Lawrence Livermore climate scientist Karl Taylor has received the California Air Resources Board Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for 2019.
Peter Beiersdorfer
// Recognition
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has selected Lawrence Livermore scientist Peter Beiersdorfer as a fellow.
Electric power plant
// S&T Highlights
Livermore material scientists have used an additive manufacturing technique to create thermoelectric generators that can harvest waste heat.
journal cover
// Journal Covers
Research team developed scientific article-processing tools that extract and structure information from the text and figures of nanomaterials articles, thereby enabling the creation of a personalized knowledgebase for nanomaterials synthesis that can be mined to help inform further nanomaterials development.
Natural gas stove burner
// S&T Highlights
In 2019, Americans used less energy than in 2018, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore.