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 FY 2017 Annual Report 2018LabAnnual.indd 3 3/5/18 3:29 PM ABOUT THE LABORATORY Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was founded in 1952 to enhance the security of the United States by advancing nuclear weapons science and technology and ensuring a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent ...

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 September 2016 INNOVATIONS FOR EXTREME-SCALE COMPUTING Also in this issue: Modernizing the Format for Nuclear Data An Enterprise Model of Lick Observatory Improved Hydrogen Storage and Delivery High-performance computing is used to tackle many outstanding scientific and engineering challenges pertaining to climate, energy, biosecurity, and stockpile stewardship ...

March/April 2008 National Nuclear Security Administration’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Also in this issue: • Diagnostic Improves Electron-Beam Welding • Nanomaterials Designed with Diamondoids • Visualizing Science through Animation An international collaboration led by Livermore scientists is developing the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) to study planets outside our solar system that cannot be detected using current technology ...

January/February 2008 National Nuclear Security Administration’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Also in this issue: • Simulating Quark Behavior • Dentin and Fracture in Aging Teeth About the Cover Cover design: Daniel Moore Lawrence Livermore cofounder Edward Teller (1908–2003) deeply influenced the 20th century in the scientific and policy arenas ...

About the Cover Scientists at the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry are making unique contributions to studies of the effects of drugs on the human body (left). Laboratory researchers are partnering with a private company and the University of California at Davis to develop proton radiography for cancer treatment (right) ...

Program Overview Laboratory Directed Research and Development Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report Annual Program Overview Over the last three decades, the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program has funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) research to address today’s national security challenges and future mission needs ...

November 2006 National Nuclear Security Administration’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Also in this issue: • Extracting Objects from Overhead Images • Oxygen Proves Key to Evolution • Shock Creates Laserlike Light About the Cover Cover design: Amy Henke As the article on p. 4 describes, Lawrence Livermore’s Thunder supercomputer, funded by the Laboratory’s Multiprogrammatic and Institutional Computing Program, has been used over the past year for five “Grand Challenge” projects ...

ABOUT THE LABORATORY Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was founded in 1952 to enhance the security of the United States by advancing nuclear weapons science and technology and ensuring for a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent. With a talented and dedicated workforce and world-class research capabilities, the Laboratory strengthens national security with a tradition of science and technology innovation—anticipating, developing, and delivering solutions for the nation’s most challenging problems ...

S P E C I A L I S S U D ESI GN ER MATERI ALS Also in this issue: Materials for National Security Materials Theory and Simulation Materials for Laser Systems E S P E C I A L I S S U E Contents DESIGNER M AT E R I A L S Welcome from Bob Maxwell M AT E R I A L S F O R N AT I O N A L S E C U R I T Y 2 Piecing Together a Nuclear Fireball By studying how different elements react inside a nuclear fireball, researchers gain valuable insight into predetonation conditions ...