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2021
NEWSLINE YEAR IN REVIEW
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AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR LAB, DESPITE PANDEMIC
W
hile the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
continued to be felt, 2021 marked an exceptional
year for the Laboratory in science, technology
and operations ...
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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
FY 2024 ANNUAL REPORT
SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
ON
A
MISSION
ABOUT US
INSIDE FY 2024
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 ...
July/August 2008
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Embedded Sensors for Stockpile Stewardship
• A Grand Simulation of a Nanoparticle
• Safeguarding Nuclear Reactors
Partnering with private industry can provide
expertise that researchers at Lawrence Livermore
need to accomplish the Laboratory’s missions ...
September 2007
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Three-Dimensional Lithography Goes Nano
• Assessing the Threat of Biological Attack
• Space Hunt for Antiparticles
• Teller’s Legacy in Applied Physics and Defense
About the Cover
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Three-Dimensional Lithography Goes Nano
• Assessing the Threat of Biological Attack
• Space Hunt for Antiparticles
• Teller’s Legacy in Applied Physics and Defense
Cover design: Alexandria Ballard
Nonnuclear hydrodynamic (or hydro) tests are
the most valuable experimental tool for studying the
implosion performance of a nuclear weapon’s primary
stage ...
September 2004
National Nuclear
Security Administrationʼs
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Ultrawideband Revolutionizes
Radar and Communication Devices
• Simulated Terrorist Attack
• Solid-State Modulators Increase Collider Efficiency
As the article on p. 4 describes, the Laboratory’s
Radiation Detection Center (RDC) helps initiate
and support projects to develop novel radiation
technology for national security and basic science
programs ...
May 2004
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Securing the Nation’s Seaports
• Better Algorithms Make Codes Faster
• Comparing Methods for Carbon
Sequestration
At Livermore’s BioSecurity and Nanosciences
Laboratory (BSNL), researchers explore the
microscopic world of living organisms, a world filled
with small molecules that can damage the human
body in many ways ...
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March 2012
Also in this issue:
Retirement Tribute to George Miller
New Techniques for Designing Microstructures
Microbe-Based Energy Generation
Chemical Detection without Batteries
In July 2010, the National Nuclear Security
Administration assigned Livermore to lead a lifeextension program (LEP) on the W78 warhead ...
2020
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IT WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR, DESPITE RESTRICTIONS
T
hough 2020 was dominated by events surrounding
the COVID pandemic — whether it was adapting
to social distancing and the need to telecommute,
safeguarding employees as they returned to
conduct mission-essential work or engaging in
COVID-related research — the Laboratory managed an
exceptional year in all facets of S&T and operations ...