Livermore physicist Tammy Ma receives excellence in fusion engineering award
The Fusion Power Associates Board of Directors has selected Livermore experimental physicist Tammy Ma as the recipient of its 2021 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award.
HEDS
Shining a bright light on plutonium
Scorpius, a multi-lab project to advance stockpile stewardship, will yield an unprecedented experimental tool powered by Livermore technology.
Fusion upports the stockpile
Livermore’s Inertial Confinement Fusion program brings unparalleled value to the nation.
New machine-learning tactic sharpens NIF shot predictions
Researchers have developed a new machine learning-based approach for modeling inertial confinement fusion experiments that results in more accurate predictions of National Ignition Facility shots.
Robust new debris shields will boost NIF’s shot rate
Livermore researchers have developed and are now installing high-quality fused silica debris shields to increase the National Ignition Facility’s shot rate.
Scientists develop a new geometry for a neutron source platform for NIF
Livermore scientists have demonstrated a new geometry for a neutron source platform for the National Ignition Facility.
New heavy vehicle design increases fuel efficiency, cuts carbon emissions
Livermore engineers have demonstrated aerodynamically integrated energy-efficient vehicle shapes for heavy vehicles.
The materials scientist who studies the innards of exoplanets
Federica Coppari uses the world’s most powerful laser to recreate the cores of distant worlds. (Quanta magazine)
From NIF to Z
Livermore and Sandia national laboratories continue their longstanding collaboration on high-energy-density research.
Scientists create a novel instrument to probe thermal states of extreme matter on Earth
A research team has designed a novel x-ray crystal spectrometer to provide high-resolution measurements of a challenging feature of high-energy-density (HED) matter.