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Former Lab scientist honored for contributions to laser peening
Dec. 26, 2014 - The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Industrial Partnerships Office recently honored former Lab scientist Luis Zapata for his contribution to a technology known as laser peening. Zapata received the Excellence in Technology Commercialization Award, which recognizes his outstanding technical...
Reed elected president-designate of global physics organization
Dec. 23, 2014 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicist Kennedy Reed has been elected president-designate of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). Reed, who was elected at the group’s general assembly meeting held in Singapore in November, is the first American elected to head this...
Regina Soufli elected fellow of Optical Society
Dec. 18, 2014 - Physics Division researcher Regina Soufli has been elected a fellow of The Optical Society (OSA). Soufli was cited for her "significant contributions to the development and characterization of extreme ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray optics." Soufli obtained her doctorate in electrical engineering...
Top 10 science and technology stories of 2014
Dec. 17, 2014 - In 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) built on a 62-year tradition of translating basic science into technologies that ensure national security, address pressing real world problems and expand the boundaries of fundamental science. The top stories of the year are a reflection of...
Cells build 'cupboards' to store metals
Dec. 16, 2014 - Lawrence Livermore researchers in conjunction with collaborators at University of California, Los Angeles have found that some cells build intracellular compartments that allow the cell to store metals and maintain equilibrium. Nearly 40 percent of all proteins require metal ions such as zinc,...
Physics World names National Ignition Facility fuel gain top 10...
Dec. 15, 2014 - Physics World, an international monthly magazine published by the Institute of Physics, has named the National Ignition Facility’s (NIF) achievement of fuel gain one of its top 10 breakthroughs of the year. Ignition — the process of releasing fusion energy equal to or greater than the amount of...
Colleges, labs develop STEM core curriculum
Dec. 12, 2014 - The success of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Engineering Technology Program to educate veterans for technical careers has inspired a statewide push to create an educational core curriculum to prepare junior college students for technical jobs at California’s national labs. The core...
Lawrence Livermore campaign raises $3.4 million for charitable...
Dec. 11, 2014 - LIVERMORE, California -- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), have raised $3.4 million to give to charities within their surrounding communities. Laboratory employees pledged $2.4 million through the Helping Others More...
LLNL to host Sacramento public meeting to discuss groundwater...
Dec. 10, 2014 - In support of the State Water Resources Control Board, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will host a public meeting in Sacramento on Dec. 11 to receive public comment on the development of model criteria for groundwater monitoring of oil and gas well stimulation (such as hydraulic fracturing)...
Lab wins NNSA Sustainability Award
Dec. 8, 2014 - Green might be the color of a beautifully landscaped campus. But at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), gold is the color of success. Since embarking on an ambitious plan this year to conserve water across the board, the Lab saved more than 10 percent of the 240 million gallons of water...
X-ray laser acts as tool to track life’s chemistry
Dec. 5, 2014 - An international research team that includes researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has captured the highest-resolution protein snapshots ever taken with an X-ray laser, revealing how a key protein in a photosynthetic bacterium changes shape when hit by light. Human biology is a...
Webinar to present modeling and simulation capabilities critical...
Dec. 4, 2014 - Learn more about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s modeling and simulation capabilities critical for the wind power industry during the next monthly installment of the Industrial Partnerships Office (IPO) Technology & Market Discovery Webinar series, on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The presentation...
Ruth Hawley finds fertile ground to help others
Dec. 3, 2014 - Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees who volunteer for various non-profit agencies. This is just a sampling. Ruth Hawley began to volunteer for Fertile Groundworks “because growing organic food to feed hungry people in our local...
Lab researchers awarded time on top computers to advance science
Dec. 1, 2014 - As part of the Department of Energy’s Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program, eight Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have been awarded nearly 800 million core hours on two of America’s fastest supercomputers dedicated to open...
Lawrence Livermore researchers develop efficient method to...
Nov. 25, 2014 - LIVERMORE, California — Nanoporous metals — foam-like materials that have some degree of air vacuum in their structure — have a wide range of applications because of their superior qualities. They posses a high surface area for better electron transfer, which can lead to the improved performance of...
Helping animals across the globe
Nov. 24, 2014 - Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees who volunteer for various non-profit agencies. This is just a sampling. ______________ Growing up, Jennifer Anthony had a passion for whale watching. Those childhood experiences sparked a love...
Lab, RAND Corporation partner to advance policy analysis through...
Nov. 21, 2014 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the RAND Corporation will collaborate to expand the use of high performance computing (HPC) in decision analysis and policymaking. Lawrence Livermore Science and Technology Deputy Director Greg Suski and Susan Marquis, RAND vice president, Emerging...
Measuring NIF’s enormous shocks
Nov. 21, 2014 - NIF experiments generate enormous pressures—many millions of atmospheres—in a short time: just a few billionths of a second. When a pressure source of this type is applied to any material, the pressure wave in the material will quickly evolve into a shock front. One of NIF’s most versatile and...
Catalyst supercomputer collaboration recognized by HPCWire
Nov. 21, 2014 - The partnership that produced the first-of-a-kind Catalyst supercomputer was selected for an HPCWire “Best HPC Collaboration Between Government & Industry” award by readers and editors of the publication. HPCWire publisher Tom Tabor presented the award to representatives from the Laboratory,...
Livermore Lab scientists show salinity matters when it comes to...
Nov. 20, 2014 - LIVERMORE, California -- Using ocean observations and a large suite of climate models, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have found that long-term salinity changes have a stronger influence on regional sea level changes than previously thought. “By using long-term observed...
