Science and Technology Highlights

Scientists examine portable diagnostic machine capable of probing inside metal parts
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A Livermore team has designed and built a portable diagnostic machine capable of probing the melt pool in additive manufacturing processes to improve part quality.
Backscattered scanning electron microscope image of meteorite
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Scientists have determined how and when the red planet’s crustal topographic and geophysical divide formed by examining an ancient Martian meteorite.
Scientists analyze forensic bone samples
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A Livermore-led scientific team has developed a science-based, statistically validated way to use protein markers from human bones for identification
The PROSPECT neutrino detector.
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he Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment will probe the possible existence of a new form of matter—sterile neutrinos
Artist's conception of water transition to warm dense matter
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Livermore researchers and partners have driven water to extreme temperatures to study its behavior at extreme conditions.
Supernova remnant pictured in false color
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Experiments at the National Ignition Facility are providing scientists with new insights into the turbulent after-effects of a supernova explosion.
Tanker truck on highway
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Work by Livermore researchers has helped predict how high-performance fuels perform in advanced internal combustion engines.
Laser peening a metal's surface
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Livermore innovations in lasers made laser peening, using intense laser light to improve the quality of a material, a commercialization success story.
Dog training for explosives detection
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Livermore has developed a new additive manufacturing process for materials used to train dogs for explosives detection.
The inside of the target chamber at the Omega Laser
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Iron-silicon alloys have been compressed to unprecedented pressures equal to the center of a three-Earth-mass extrasolar planet.