National Ignition Facility record fusion yield shot

After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF) for the first time on Aug. 8, 2021, putting researchers at the threshold of fusion ga … | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 1 year ago

Theoretical underpinnings for a stablecoin pegged to price of electricity

Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have devised a physics-based cryptocurrency that links electrical energy and blockchain technologies in a new way. | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 1 year ago

Lawrence Livermore develops promising antidote for nerve agent exposure

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a new, versatile antidote to counteract exposure to nerve agent poisoning. | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 2 years ago

National Ignition Facility experiment puts researchers at threshold of fusion

On Aug. 8, 2021, an experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF) made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ). This advancement puts researchers at the threshold of fusion ignition, … | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 2 years ago

LLNL team looks at nuclear weapon effects for near-surface detonations

A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has taken a closer look at how nuclear weapon blasts close to the Earth’s surface create complications in their effects and apparent yields. Attempts to correlate data from events with low heights of burst revealed a need to im … | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 2 years ago

Satellites may have underestimated warming in the lower atmosphere

New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) climate scientists and collaborators shows that satellite measurements of the temperature of the troposphere (the lowest region of the atmosphere) may have underestimated global warming over the last 40 years.The resea … | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 2 years ago

3D-printed glass enhances optical design flexibility

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@llnl.gov | 3 years ago

Research team pairs 3D bioprinting, computer modeling to examine cancer spread

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@llnl.gov | 3 years ago

Planetary defenders validate asteroid deflection code

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@llnl.gov | 4 years ago

Nuclear impulse could deflect asteroid

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@llnl.gov | 4 years ago

Doe/NNSA, LLNL, Cray partner to develop NNSA's first exascale computer

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@llnl.gov | 4 years ago

2018 Energy Flow Chart: US energy use rises to highest level ever

Americans used more energy in 2018 than in any other year, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 5 years ago

LLNL releases newly declassified test videos

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) released 62 newly declassified videos today of atmospheric nuclear tests films that have never before been seen by the public. | Continue reading


@llnl.gov | 5 years ago