Looking Skin Deep at the Growth of Neutron Stars to Solve Key Puzzles for Nuclear Physicists
In atomic nuclei, protons and neutrons share energy and momentum in tight quarters. But exactly how they share the energy that keeps them bound within…
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Experimenting With Iron Under Pressure to Better Understand the Physics, Chemistry, and Magnetic Properties of Earth
Iron is the most stable and heaviest chemical element produced by nucleosynthesis in stars, making it the most abundant heavy element in the universe and…
Deactivating Coronavirus on N95 Respirators so They Can Be Reused
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers are studying ways to safely and rapidly remove viral threats from N95 respirators, without compromising the device’s fit and…
Second Skin Protects Against Chemical Weapons, Biological Warfare Agents
Recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of chemical weapons in the Syria conflict have provided a stark reminder of the plethora…
Breakthrough in Laser-Based Metal 3D-Printing Reduces Defects
Combining high-fidelity computer simulations with ultra-high-speed X-ray imaging, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered a strategy for reducing or even eliminating defects…
Planetary Defense Researchers Simulate Earth-Bound Asteroid Deflection
Planetary defense researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) continue to validate their ability to accurately simulate how they might deflect an Earth-bound asteroid in…
Lawrence Livermore Lab Uses Artificial Intelligence and Supercomputers in Global Fight Against COVID-19
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are contributing to the global fight against COVID-19 by combining artificial intelligence/machine learning, bioinformatics, and supercomputing to help discover…
New 3D-Printed Lattice Designs Are Ultra-Lightweight and Ultra-Stiff, Despite Breaking the Rules
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have designed a new class of 3D-printed lattice structures that combine lightweight and high stiffness, despite breaking a rule…
Improving Solar Cell Efficiency With Nanowire Arrays
Transparent electrodes are a critical component of solar cells and electronic displays. To collect electricity in a solar cell or inject electricity for a display,…
Physicists Demonstrate How Hydrogen Becomes Metallic Inside Gas Giant Planets
Swirling dense metallic hydrogen dominates the interiors of Jupiter, Saturn and many extra-solar planets. Building precise models of these giant planets requires an accurate description…
Astronomers Reveal That Jupiter is the Oldest Planet in Our Solar System
New research from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reveals that Jupiter is the oldest planet in our solar system. By looking at tungsten and molybdenum…
Evidence of Weibel-Generated Magnetic Fields
Using a proton probe to directly image electromagnetic fields, scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory present evidence of Weibel-generated magnetic fields that grow in…
Warming Hiatus Caused in Part by Small Volcanic Eruptions
Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory show that the “warming hiatus” that has occurred over the last 15 years has been caused in part…
NASA Data Show Earth’s Deep Ocean Has Not Warmed
Using 2005-2013 data from the Argo buoys, NASA’s Jason-1 and Jason-2 satellites and GRACE satellites, scientists found that deep ocean warming contributed virtually nothing to…
LLNL Engineers Create New Microscale Energy Absorbing Material
Engineers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a way to design and fabricate new microscale cushioning materials with a broad range of programmable…
Scientists Experimentally Recreate Conditions That Exist Deep Inside Giant Planets
Using the largest laser in the world, scientists were able to experimentally recreate the conditions that exist deep inside giant planets for the first time….
Astronomers Identify the Orbit and Size of Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
Using the Gemini Planet Imager, astronomers have identified the orbit and the size of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. Using one of the world’s largest telescopes,…
Scientists Confirm that Life Really Could Have Come from Out of This World
A newly published study shows that the basic building blocks of life as we know it can be assembled anywhere in the Solar System, confirming…