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L a w r e n c e
L i v e r m o r e
N a t i o n a l
L a b o r a t o r y
May 2019
Breakthrough
Science with
BRAIN-ON-A-CHIP
Also in this issue:
Celebrating the Life of Harold Brown
A Tool to Explore Psyche’s Surface
Gaining Insight into Weapon Survivability
As the article beginning on p. 4 describes, the
Laboratory’s innovative brain-on-a-chip technology
is the latest iteration of its iCHIP (in vitro chip-based
human investigational platform) project ...
L a w r e n c e
L i v e r m o r e
N a t i o n a l
L a b o r a t o r y
March 2016
Nanomaterials
Advance
Energy
Research
Also in this issue:
Bioprinting Living Tissue
Insulators with a Quantum Spin
Protecting California’s Water
Livermore researchers design and develop new
materials with novel structures, functions, and
properties ...
Materials Science
on a Mission
MSD
Advancing the Science and Technology of Materials
MSD
MSD
Materials Science
on a Mission
Advancing the Science and Technology of Materials
MSD
contents
2
22
4
26
Welcome to Materials Science at LLNL
Strategic Leadership in Materials Science
6
Composites and Soft Matter
10
Optical Materials
Target Materials
30
Actinides and Lanthanides
34
Nanomaterial Synthesis
Materials Science Beyond the Laboratory
14
36
Computational Materials Science
18
Energetic Materials
The Future of Materials Science
WELCOME TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AT LLNL
The Materials Science Division (MSD)
at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL) plays a critical
role in strengthening the nation’s
security through pioneering science
and technology ...
Materials Science
on a Mission
MSD
Advancing the Science and Technology of Materials
MSD
MSD
Materials Science
on a Mission
Advancing the Science and Technology of Materials
MSD
contents
2
22
4
26
Welcome to Materials Science at LLNL
Strategic Leadership in Materials Science
6
Composites and Soft Matter
10
Optical Materials
Target Materials
30
Actinides and Lanthanides
34
Nanomaterial Synthesis
Materials Science Beyond the Laboratory
14
36
Computational Materials Science
18
Energetic Materials
The Future of Materials Science
WELCOME TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AT LLNL
The Materials Science Division (MSD)
at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL) plays a critical
role in strengthening the nation’s
security through pioneering science
and technology ...
L a w r e n c e
L i v e r m o r e
N a t i o n a l
L a b o r a t o r y
June 2015
Also in this issue:
A Proving Ground for Nuclear Detection
Cells and Circuits Speak the Same Language
Micro- and Nanoscale Engineering
Lawrence Livermore scientists have long been
leaders in seismic research to support monitoring
under international treaties concerning nuclear
explosive testing ...
Program
Overview
Laboratory Directed Research
and Development
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Fiscal Year 2023
Annual Report
Annual Program Overview
Director’s Statement
As Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s most
significant resource for supporting internally directed
research and development, the LDRD Program provides
investments in cutting-edge science and technology that
allow the Laboratory to attract and retain the world’s
most talented scientists and engineers and enables them
to expand the frontiers of knowledge and anticipate
emerging national security challenges ...
L a w r e n c e
L i v e r m o r e
N a t i o n a l
L a b o r a t o r y
December 2014
A Weapon
Test at
Supersonic
Speed
Also in this issue:
A Model for Sustainability
Crystal Orientation Mapping
NuSTAR Looks at Neutron Stars
A team of Lawrence Livermore engineers
and scientists helped design and develop a new
warhead for the U ...
L a w r e n c e
L i v e r m o r e
N a t i o n a l
L a b o r a t o r y
June 2012
Also in this issue:
Helping Supercomputers Recover from Faults
Cryogenic Targets Optimized for Fusion
A New Generation of Neural Implants
Projects Selected for HPC4energy Incubator
Climate scientists worldwide use sophisticated
computer models to project how factors such as
rising concentrations of carbon dioxide may affect
the global climate ...