Computing
Modeling How Contaminants Move Underground
PFLOTRAN, a powerful new massively parallel computer model for studying subsurface processes in the Earth, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/pflotran_computer_model
The World's Fastest Computer
LANL scientists doubled processing speed of former computing champ. Roadrunner, the new hybrid supercomputer, uses a video game chip to propel performance to more than a 1000 trillion calculations per second.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/roadrunner_fastest_computer
Monte Carlo Code is Everywhere
From locating water on Mars to aiding the fight against cancer, our Monte Carlo N-Particle computer code can be found at the foundation of methods across a wide array of scientific disciplines.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/safety_in_numbers
New Software Improves Cancer Treatment
The efficiency of cancer treatment is now increased thanks to new software that has unrivaled speed and accuracy for predicting radiation behavior, saving healthy cells.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/cancer_therapy_saves_lives
Table-top lasers compete with large accelerators
George Rodriguez adjusts argon gas pressure inside two-color plasma ionization gas cells
Table-top ultrafast laser based plasma terahertz sources are beginning to rival pulse energies previously obtainable only at large accelerator-based facilities.
Currents, the Laboratory's monthly employee magazine, highlighting people in the workplace.