Science
Technology Makes Better Power Plants, Cars, and Airplanes
Safer, more-efficient power plants, cars, and airplanes will result from self-healing new materials being developed at the Lab.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/nanolayering_improves_materials_
Nanotechnology: Tech, Environment, and Medical Benefits
Los Alamos scientists are creating miniature machines that have cellular characteristics. Capabilities are endless: self-repairing computer chips, removing greenhouse gases, making human organs self-healing.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/nanotechnology_saves_lives
Most Powerful Magnet Helps Create Futuristic Materials
A world-record-breaking magnet is helping scientists create next-generation materials that will help make our buildings greener, our gadgets smaller, and our power and light systems more efficient.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/most_powerful_magnet
Studies of Kondo Lattice Boost Energy Efficiency
Tremendous improvements in electricity transmission and storage are on the horizon, thanks to studies of the Kondo lattice, a configuration of electrons that appears in certain super-cooled materials.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/scaling_the_kondo_lattice
Largest Biological Simulation Improves Medicines
New medicines that save lives by combating drug-resistant bacteria—such as Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) —are just one of the results of the largest biological simulation ever.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/nanotechnology_saves_lives
Ayyorgun breeds wireless nodes
Self-organizing sensor network research wins award
Wireless sensor networks soon may allow engineers to wirelessly monitor miles of gas and oil pipelines, rescue workers to detect signs of life under rubble, and monitor illicit trafficking and intrusions on international borders . . .
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