Science and Technology Highlights
Livermore scientists have obtained high-precision thermodynamic data on warm dense nitrogen at extreme conditions.
LLNL researchers have reported a significant advance in broadband antireflective coatings applied to optics using nanostructure metasurface technology.
Livermore researchers have devised a physics-based cryptocurrency that links electrical energy and blockchain technologies.
Three predecessor machines for Lawrence Livermore’s future exascale system El Capitan ranked highly on the latest Top500 List of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
The Laboratory recently installed a new plutonium target fabrication facility to improve our understanding of the physical characteristics of plutonium as it ages.
Livermore scientists use isotope hydrology to sleuth out the source of an extensive water leak and clear an innocent suspect.
The Laboratory successfully manages generation, characterization, and shipment of transuranic waste from research and testing activities.
In 1972, Livermore created its unified Laser Program, enabling cutting-edge research in laser fusion systems that has led to a major fusion milestone.
Livermore scientists and collaborators at Penn State University are improving natural molecules that would help target specific radioactive elements that are found in nuclear waste or used in nuclear medicine.
New research by an international team including a Livermore scientist demonstrates that the Hunga explosion was comparable in size to that of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption.