Livermore researchers report on the achievement of a burning plasma at Livermore's National Ignition Facility.
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Highlights implementation of a new global 3.25-kilometer version of the E3SM atmosphere model and its behavior in a 40-day northern-hemisphere wintertime simulation.
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This study computationally explores using high-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering at x-ray free electron laser facilities to probe the temperature of a material in high-pressure shock or ramp compression.
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This book includes chapters on machine learning, image analysis, and data segmentation contributed by Livermore scientists.
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Demonstrates a multiscale simulation framework coupling that can quantitatively predict tailored microstructure formation in laser processed Ti-Nb.
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The authors describe inks for transparent elastomers that are formulated by matching the refractive index of silica and polysiloxanes.
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Research reported here shows that Bessel beams offer unprecedented control over the spatiotemporal evolution of the melt pool in stainless steel (SS 316L) in comparison to Gaussian beams.
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Livermore scientists contributed two chapters to this book, one on capacitive deionization (CDI), and one on transport in carbon nanotube pores.
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Paper introduces the concept of cellular fluidics: a platform of unit-cell-based, three-dimensional structures—enabled by emerging 3D printing methods—for the deterministic control of multiphase flow, transport and reaction processes.