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Livermore lab physicist to theorize on hydrogen’s equation of state in Jupiter

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Through laser experiments, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists determined that deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, turns into a metal at a higher density than research performed at Sandia National Laboratory.

DOE science grid

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

IBM and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) recently announced a collaboration to begin deploying the first systems on a nationwide computing grid that will empower researchers to tackle scientific challenges beyond the capability of existing computers.

World's largest database reaches 500,000 gigabytes

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Last week at DOE's SLAC, the BaBar experiment's database stored its 500,000th Gigabyte making it the largest known database in the world. Up to 500 Gigabytes of data is sent relentlessly to the experiment's database daily. The database is capable of recording data at speeds no one had dared dream in 1999. More than a 1000 Gigabytes of data can be stored every day.

Quantum simulations tell the atomic-level story

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

With quantum molecular dynamics simulations, scientists can get an accurate picture of what happens to individual atoms during an experiment.

Bright future for tactical laser weapons

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

In a demonstration at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the solid-state heat-capacity laser (SSHCL) burned a 1-centimeter-diameter hole straight through a 2-centimeter-thick stack of steel samples in 6 seconds. The electrical current to do so came from a wall outlet and cost no more than 30 cents. While large chemical lasers have successfully shot down tactical rockets, the SSHCL design supports the weight and size requirements for a future mobile deployment.

Tracking down virulence in plague

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

How do the plague pathogen and its host interact? Scientists will apply the answer to understanding a larger set of possible agents of biological terrorism.

Portable radiation detector could be used at customs, ports, border crossings and airports

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in collaboration with engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a mobile, handheld mechanically cooled germanium radiation spectrometer that detects signature gamma-rays from radioactive materials.

Hand-held radiation detector could outsmart terrorists

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Engineers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos National Laboratories have developed a 10-pound, battery-powered radiation detector called Cryo3 that is intended to outsmart anyone trying to smuggle radioactive material into the country.

L-Gel decontaminates better than bleach

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Scientists have developed a material that is safe for people and the environment but deadly to the agents of biological and chemical warfare.

Faster inspection of laser coatings

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lasers have been a Lawrence Livermore specialty almost since the first laser flashed in 1960. Dealing with the challenges that arise as these lasers get bigger and more powerful is, of necessity, a specialty too.