Science and Technology Highlights

Drying mudflat with handprint
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Research led by Livermore scientists has identified two signatures or “fingerprints” that explain why arid conditions are spreading worldwide.
Person wearing mask in laboratory
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This video summarizes some of the work that Lawrence Livermore researchers and staff are doing to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Schematic of a capacitive deionization cell
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LLNL scientists have provided a comprehensive practical overview of a capacitive deionization cell's resistive components both experimentally and theoretically.
 Image made from X-ray scans of single crystal sapphire spheres
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Researchers find principles underlying velocity scaling and dispersion in wave transmission through grainy particle arrangements.
Bio-Rad's QX200 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) System
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Livermore's technology transfer team has opened up multiple fronts to aid the nation’s efforts against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
Dividing breast cancer cell
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Biologists from Livermore have found another mechanism that affects the maintenance and expansion of malignant breast cancer cells: electric signals in the tumor microenvironment.
Composite of Sierra computer and National Ignition Facility
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Livermore scientists report that surrogate models supported by neural networks can perform as well, and in some ways better, than computationally expensive simulators.
Nebula formed by supernova
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A team of researchers including scientists from Livermore details the first quantitative measurements of the magnetic field structure of plasma filamentation.
Diagram of “brain-on-a-chip” device
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LLNL researchers have developed a way to computationally model the activity and structures of neuronal communities as they grow and mature on the device over time.
Ventilator
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Following weeks of prototyping, Livermore is partnering with private industry to mass-produce a simple mechanical ventilator developed for COVID-19 patients that has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.