Science and Technology Highlights

A visualization of homogeneous nucleation
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Livermore scientists study material phase transitions at extreme conditions.
science image
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will be part of a multi-lab effort to apply high-performance computing to U.S.-based industry's discovery, design, and development of materials for severe environments.
Lunar landscape composite image
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Livermore scientists unravel the history of the solar system through cosmochemistry.
Computer-aided design models show how the micromirrors are configured.
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Livermore engineers develop an array of thousands of constantly moving hexagonal mirrors, each measuring just 1 millimeter square.
image of researchers holding 4D printed material
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For the first time, Livermore researchers have successfully 3D printed composite silicone materials that are flexible, stretchable and possess shape memory behavior.
The Wolter optic
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Livermore researchers are working to adapt the specialized optics used in orbiting x-ray telescopes to provide high-resolution images of man-made x-ray sources here on Earth.
Artist conception of diamond rain falling in giant planet
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Scientists have observed “diamond rain” for the first time as it formed under extremely high pressure.
Schematic of HAPLS laser
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The High-Repetition-Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System (HAPLS) is a major advancement over current petawatt lasers.
Radio and optical data from a galaxy
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An international research team explores the origin energetic radio relics in merging galaxy clusters.
Images from a 2D Spheral simulation
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Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Planetary Defense program are releasing details of their research on the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor.