LLNL researchers uncover key to resolving long-standing ICF hohlraum drive deficit
LLNL researchers make advancements in understanding and resolving the long-standing "drive-deficit" problem in indirect-drive ICF experiments.
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Two LLNL physicists honored for international collaboration
LLNL physicists Hye-Sook Park and George Swadling received the 2024 Lev D. Landau and Lyman Spitzer Jr. Award for Outstanding Contributions to Plasma Physics.
Advancements in Z-pinch fusion: New insights from plasma pressure profiles
LLNL scientists report advancements in understanding plasma pressure profiles within flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion, a candidate for achieving net gain fusion energy in a compact device.
Three selected as Graduate Student Research program recipients
Three graduate students have earned Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program awards to perform postdoctoral research at LLNL.
Magnesium oxide undergoes dynamic transition when it comes to super-Earth exoplanets
LLNL researchers and collaborators unlock new secrets about the interiors of super-Earth exoplanets, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of these distant worlds.
Mystery of puffy exoplanet solved
A LLNL scientist and international collaborators have characterized the atmosphere of the exoplanet, WASP-107b, using a transmission spectroscopy technique.
Manufacturing optimized designs for high explosives
LLNL researchers couple computing capabilities and manufacturing methods to rapidly develop and experimentally validate modifications to a shaped charge.
Supercomputer simulations of super-diamond suggest a path to its creation
A team of LLNL scientists conducts multi-million atomic molecular-dynamics simulations to uncover required temperature and pressure conditions for super-diamond creation.
Excellence recognized at NNSA Defense Programs Awards
Seven teams of LLNL researchers were honored with the Defense Programs Award of Excellence for their outstanding contributions.
Watching aluminum’s reaction under extreme pressure
In new research appearing in Applied Physics Letters, a team of researchers from LLNL and University of California, San Diego conducted experiments to see how aluminum reacts to a laser under extreme pressure when a tamper material is used on picosecond (ps) time scales.