Science and Technology Highlights

Diagram of dry laser powder bed fusion with geometric shapes and arrows
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Livermore is partnering with Ampcera Inc. to develop solvent-free Laser Powder Bed Fusion additive manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of 3D-structured lithium battery cathodes.
Artist's conception of laser beam hitting nitrogen molecules (double spheres)
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Livermore scientists have obtained high-precision thermodynamic data on warm dense nitrogen at extreme conditions.
Rough bumps extending right to left
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LLNL researchers have reported a significant advance in broadband antireflective coatings applied to optics using nanostructure metasurface technology.
Dollar sign within button, text
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Livermore researchers have devised a physics-based cryptocurrency that links electrical energy and blockchain technologies.
Three vertical supercomputers side by side
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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.
Left photo: lab with glove boxes; right: person using a glove box
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The Laboratory recently installed a new plutonium target fabrication facility to improve our understanding of the physical characteristics of plutonium as it ages.
Illustration of pipes crossing each other with magnifying glass in front
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Livermore scientists use isotope hydrology to sleuth out the source of an extensive water leak and clear an innocent suspect.
Truck with heavy cylindrical tanks driving toward freeway onramp
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The Laboratory successfully manages generation, characterization, and shipment of transuranic waste from research and testing activities.
Cylindrical piece of equipment pointing diagonally; many lasers beams converging in upper right
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In 1972, Livermore created its unified Laser Program, enabling cutting-edge research in laser fusion systems that has led to a major fusion milestone.
Lanmodulin molecule depicted as ribbons and curls of protein molecules, with two rows of periodic table
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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.