Supercomputers Crack the Code of Super-Diamond Synthesis
Researchers are on a quest to synthesize BC8, a carbon structure predicted to be tougher than diamond, using insights from advanced simulations and experimental efforts….
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory News
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federally-funded research facility located in Livermore, California. It is one of the United States’ largest and most comprehensive science and technology institutions, with a focus on national security and scientific discovery. The laboratory is operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, a partnership between the University of California, Bechtel National, BWXT Government Group, and URS Energy and Construction.
LLNL is known for its cutting-edge research in a variety of fields, including nuclear weapons, energy, materials science, bioscience, and more. It is also home to some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, which are used to model and simulate complex physical and biological systems.
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Secrets of Stellar Matter Under Extreme Pressure in the Laboratory Revealed for the First Time
A research team, including scientists from the University of Rostock and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), has conducted laboratory experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)…
World’s Most Powerful Laser Reveals Secrets of Pressure-Driven Ionization in Stars and Nuclear Fusion
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory successfully used the world’s most powerful laser to simulate and study pressure-driven ionization, a process vital to understanding the…
Climate “Fingerprinting” Reveals Clear Human Influence on Atmospheric Temperature Changes
New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists reveals that human activities are undeniably altering the thermal structure of Earth’s atmosphere. By expanding climate “fingerprinting”…
Rare “Cosmogenic Radionuclides” Help Unlock Mysteries in the Andes
The Earth is constantly subjected to an overwhelming influx of cosmic rays — subatomic particles that are undetectable to the human eye and originate from…
Caltech Engineers Have Developed an Unusually Tough New Material
Caltech engineers have made a significant breakthrough in the field of nano- and micro-architected materials by creating a novel material composed of multiple interconnected microscale…
Key Discovery for Future Design of Laser–Fusion Energy Reactors
Researchers discover that ions behave differently in fusion reactions. Ions behave differently in fusion reactions than previously expected, according to new findings by scientists at…
Carbon Nanotubes Could Revolutionize Everything From Batteries and Water Purifiers to Auto Parts and Sporting Goods
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are scaling up the production of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). This incredible…
Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Ignition Confirmed in Record 1.3 Megajoule Shot
LLNL’s National Ignition Facility achieved a significant milestone in fusion research in August 2021, with a fusion yield surpassing 1.3 MJ. The team is now…
As Big as It Gets: Massive Hunga Volcano Eruption Comparable to Krakatoa
The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga volcano in Tonga was the largest volcanic eruption in the 21st century, and the largest recorded since the…
Thermonuclear Fusion in a Sheared-Flow Z-Pinch: Advancing Another Viable Pathway to Fusion Energy
In findings that could help advance another “viable pathway” to fusion energy, research led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) physicists has proven the existence…
Understanding Hot-Spot Conditions in National Ignition Facility Implosion Experiments
Research conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) describes a validation exercise for simple models used to understand hot-spot conditions reached in an implosion, which…
How Scientists Achieved Burning Plasma State – After Decades of Fusion Research
Nature paper chronicles how researchers achieved burning plasma regime for the first time in a laboratory experiment. After decades of fusion research, a burning plasma…
Where on Earth Did the Water Come From?
Earth’s supply of water is incredibly important for its ability to sustain life, but where did that water come from? Was it present when Earth…
Ironing Out the Interiors of Super-Earth Exoplanets
The discovery of more than 4,500 extra-solar planets has created a need for modeling their interior structure and dynamics. As it turns out, iron plays…
Pandora Mission To Study Stars and Exoplanets Passes Crucial Step
The Pandora mission, co-led by a national laboratory and a NASA flight center, has passed a crucial step on its path to study stars and…
Lost in Space: Earth and Mars Were Formed From Missing Solar System Material
By looking at the range of isotopic variations in terrestrial and meteoritic samples, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist and collaborators have figured out…
Fire May Actually Increase Long-Term Carbon Storage – Important Nature-Based Climate Solution
Wildfires and prescribed burns, which can promote soil organic matter stability, may be an important nature-based climate solution to increase long-term carbon storage. That is…