An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov A
.gov website belongs to an official government
organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A
lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to
the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,
secure websites.
We support diverse research activities with talented staff, state-of-the-art facilities and core competencies. From internal collaboration to external partnerships, we work together to advance scientific discovery.
The El Capitan supercomputer will give complex high-fidelity modeling, artificial intelligence and simulation an exascale boost. Learn how it will support national security and stockpile stewardship.
We support diverse research activities with talented staff, state-of-the-art facilities and core competencies. From internal collaboration to external partnerships, we work together to advance scientific discovery.
The El Capitan supercomputer will give complex high-fidelity modeling, artificial intelligence and simulation an exascale boost. Learn how it will support national security and stockpile stewardship.
Back Summer scholars learn value of team science Download Image Summer scholars Matthew Thibodeau left and Jesus Hinojosa prepare for an experiment at the Jupiter Laser Facility Photos by Flicie AlbertLLNL A group of NIF amp Photon Science summer scholars and visiting graduate students are experiencing ...
Kennedy J Reed Kennedy J Reed died June 20 He was 79 Reed was born in Memphis Tennessee in 1944 to Earl and Lula ne McClain Reed He grew up in the Ida B Wells public housing of the south side Chicago where he developed an early interest in the sciences He attended James R Doolittle Jr Grammar School ...
Back Its a blast Imaging high explosive detonators Download Image A 3D rendering of an exploding foil initiator Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL scientists and collaborators at Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL for the first time have taken 3D snapshots of operating high explosive detonators ...
Back Lab physicist named astronomical society fellow Download Image Lab physicist Peter Beiersdorfer makes an adjustment on the Electron Beam Ion Trap EBIT Photo by Julie RussellLLNL The American Astronomical Society AAS has selected Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL scientist Peter Beiersdorfer ...
Back MESSENGER carries technology germane to homeland security Download Image From the front page Artists depiction of MESSENGER Departing Earth courtesy of NASAJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryCarnegie Institution of Washington Download Image Jacqueline McBrideNEWSLINE Marianne Ammendolia ...
OUR RESEARCH High Energy Density Science What We Do Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL is a leader in high energy density HED science the study of physical changes in matter and radiation at extreme temperatures pressures and densities to help explain how stars form how elements are made and ...
Back Self-trained deep learning to improve disease diagnosis Download Image Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory computer scientist Jay Thiagarajan second from left and colleagues from IBM Research have developed a self-training deep learning approach that addresses common challenges in the adoption ...
Back Physicist Jim Hammer receives prestigious Edward Teller Award Download Image Jim Hammer Jim Hammer a physicist in the Weapons and Complex Integration Directorate WCI at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a recipient of the 2013 Edward Teller MedalThe Fusion Energy Division of the American ...
Back Lawrence Livermore physicist receives Presidential honor Download Image Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL physicist Tammy Ma has been selected for a 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering PECASE Photo by Julie RussellLLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ...
Back Experiments illuminate supersonic radiation flow Download Image A close-up of a Pleiades target installed on a NIF target positioner The large sombrero-like shield is intended to block unconverted light from creating background radiation for the diagnostics measuring energy transfer A multi-institutional ...