Latest news from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/franklin-miller-awarded-livermore-s-2024-john-s-foster-medal/?sc=rsin /articles/franklin-miller-awarded-livermore-s-2024-john-s-foster-medal/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:05:33 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil today announced that the 2024 John S. Foster, Jr. Medal is awarded to Franklin Miller, a principal at The Scowcroft Group. The ninth recipient of the prestigious Foster Award, Miller is recognized for his exceptional and inspirational career dedicated to national security, defense policy and international relations. Miller will be honored at a ceremony in Livermore on Oct. 30. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/registration-available-for-the-2024-stem-san-joaquin-conference/?sc=rsin /articles/registration-available-for-the-2024-stem-san-joaquin-conference/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:05:45 EST The STEM San Joaquin Conference, formerly known as San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons, invites students grades 6-9 to register for its annual event happening on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/lab-scientists-win-three-rd-100-awards/?sc=rsin /articles/lab-scientists-win-three-rd-100-awards/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:05:46 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and engineers have earned three R&D 100 awards from the trade journal R&D World Magazine. The LLNL awards include a spectral beam combining optic that enables a single, high-power beam with unparalleled compactness and damage resistance; an open-source memory-mapping library with increased power and flexibility; and a user-level file system for high performance computing systems. With this year's results, the Laboratory has now collected a total of 182 R&D 100 awards since 1978. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/bennu-samples-unveiled/?sc=rsin /articles/bennu-samples-unveiled/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:51 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists recently received and will analyze samples from the asteroid Bennu that will help explain how it formed and where it came from. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/llnl-delivers-compact-dual-band-telescope-for-launch-this-summer-aboard-nasa-satellite/?sc=rsin /articles/llnl-delivers-compact-dual-band-telescope-for-launch-this-summer-aboard-nasa-satellite/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:05:08 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) space hardware team has delivered a payload for NASA's Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-R (PTD-R) satellite. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/groundbreaking-llnl-and-bridgebio-oncology-therapeutics-collaboration-announces-start-of-human-trials-for-supercomputing-discovered-cancer-drug/?sc=rsin /articles/groundbreaking-llnl-and-bridgebio-oncology-therapeutics-collaboration-announces-start-of-human-trials-for-supercomputing-discovered-cancer-drug/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:00:00 EST In a substantial milestone for supercomputing-aided drug design, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics (BridgeBio) today announced clinical trials have begun for a first-in-class medication that targets specific genetic mutations implicated in many types of cancer. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/llnl-debuts-trio-of-systems-on-new-top500-list-of-world-s-most-powerful-supercomputers-including-el-capitan-early-delivery-system/?sc=rsin /articles/llnl-debuts-trio-of-systems-on-new-top500-list-of-world-s-most-powerful-supercomputers-including-el-capitan-early-delivery-system/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 May 2024 05:00:00 EST Three new systems currently or soon-to-be sited at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on Monday debuted on the latest Top500 list of most powerful supercomputers in the world, including the first portion of the exascale machine El Capitan. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/lawrence-livermore-national-laboratory-to-provide-optical-payload-for-upcoming-u-s-space-force-mission/?sc=rsin /articles/lawrence-livermore-national-laboratory-to-provide-optical-payload-for-upcoming-u-s-space-force-mission/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 May 2024 12:05:01 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Space Program is now building an optical space domain awareness payload for an upcoming mission by the U.S. Space Force. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/guide-team-develops-computational-approach-to-redesign-antibodies-for-broader-effectiveness-against-viral-pandemics/?sc=rsin /articles/guide-team-develops-computational-approach-to-redesign-antibodies-for-broader-effectiveness-against-viral-pandemics/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 May 2024 11:00:00 EST In a groundbreaking development for addressing future viral pandemics, a multi-institutional team involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers has successfully combined an artificial intelligence-backed platform with supercomputing to redesign and restore the effectiveness of antibodies whose ability to fight viruses has been compromised by viral evolution. The work was published in the journal Nature. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/llnl-pandora-smallsat-mission-clears-major-nasa-milestone-on-the-path-toward-launch/?sc=rsin /articles/llnl-pandora-smallsat-mission-clears-major-nasa-milestone-on-the-path-toward-launch/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:05:31 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Pandora SmallSat mission recently passed NASA's critical design review, a major milestone for the mission to continue its journey toward launch. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/registration-open-for-all-llnl-summer-education-programs2/?sc=rsin /articles/registration-open-for-all-llnl-summer-education-programs2/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:05:03 EST Registration is now open for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's summer education programs. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/science-on-saturday-extends-into-march-in-tracy/?sc=rsin /articles/science-on-saturday-extends-into-march-in-tracy/?sc=rsin Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:05:03 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," will continue its programming into March at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts in Tracy. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/llnl-and-precision-neuroscience-collaboration-aims-to-develop-next-generation-neural-implants-for-neurodegenerative-diseases/?sc=rsin /articles/llnl-and-precision-neuroscience-collaboration-aims-to-develop-next-generation-neural-implants-for-neurodegenerative-diseases/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:05:34 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has joined forces with Precision Neuroscience Corporation to advance the technology of neural implants for patients suffering from a variety of neurological disorders, including stroke, spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/are-shapeshifting-soft-machines-in-our-future-llnl-researchers-advance-material-that-responds-to-light/?sc=rsin /articles/are-shapeshifting-soft-machines-in-our-future-llnl-researchers-advance-material-that-responds-to-light/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:05:32 EST Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have furthered a new type of soft material that can change shape in response to light, a discovery that could advance "soft machines" for a variety of fields, from robotics to medicine. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/lawrence-livermore-s-popular-science-on-saturday-lecture-series-returns-to-las-positas-college/?sc=rsin /articles/lawrence-livermore-s-popular-science-on-saturday-lecture-series-returns-to-las-positas-college/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:30:50 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," returns Feb. 3 and runs through Feb. 24. The series offers four different lectures with the theme, "Magic of Materials." Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/lawrence-livermore-has-received-a-glassdoor-employees-choice-award-recognizing-the-best-places-to-work-in-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/lawrence-livermore-has-received-a-glassdoor-employees-choice-award-recognizing-the-best-places-to-work-in-2024/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:30:02 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2024. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/new-nuclear-deflection-simulations-advance-planetary-defense-against-asteroid-threats/?sc=rsin /articles/new-nuclear-deflection-simulations-advance-planetary-defense-against-asteroid-threats/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:00:13 EST Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a modeling tool for assessing the potential use of a nuclear device to defend the planet against catastrophic asteroid impacts. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/lawrence-livermore-2023-charity-campaign-raises-4-1-million-for-non-profit-organizations/?sc=rsin /articles/lawrence-livermore-2023-charity-campaign-raises-4-1-million-for-non-profit-organizations/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:05:07 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, donated over $4.1 million to non-profit organizations via the annual employee charitable giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/lawrence-livermore-and-bay-area-startup-demonstrate-large-scale-cryo-compressed-hydrogen-storage-system-for-heavy-duty-transportation/?sc=rsin /articles/lawrence-livermore-and-bay-area-startup-demonstrate-large-scale-cryo-compressed-hydrogen-storage-system-for-heavy-duty-transportation/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:05:44 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Verne, a San Francisco-based start-up, have demonstrated a cryo-compressed hydrogen storage system of suitable scale for heavy-duty vehicles. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /articles/new-analysis-outlines-national-opportunities-to-remove-carbon-dioxide-at-the-gigaton-scale/?sc=rsin /articles/new-analysis-outlines-national-opportunities-to-remove-carbon-dioxide-at-the-gigaton-scale/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:00 EST Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers, along with scientists from more than a dozen institutions, have completed a first-of-its-kind high-resolution assessment of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR) in the United States. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory