Lab Pushes Frontiers in Science, Safety, Security, Business, Community
LANL makes significant advances in safeguarding the U.S. nuclear deterrent and pushing the frontiers of science on multiple fronts—including a new airport threat detector, the fastest supercomputer, mission-critical support for NASA, effective research for solar energy, superconductors, HIV, and more efficient biofuels.
Roadrunner Supercomputer more than twice as fast as previous record holder
The "Roadrunner" supercomputer exceeded a sustained speed of 1 petaflop/s, or 1 million billion calculations per second. The sustained performance makes Roadrunner more than twice as fast as the current number 1 system on the TOP500 list.
From Earth to Saturn: Los Alamos National Lab Achievements
This video presents a compilation of some of the remarkable achievements of Los Alamos National Laboratory staff during the past 12 months. The video was originally aired at the June 26, 2008, Director's all-employee meeting.
The incredible bulk: Can that corn husk you threw away someday power your car?Biomass fuels (fuels made from plants) could provide an energy source that replaces fossil fuels with a cheap and environmentally benign alternative. |
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Ropin' the wind: We can hog-tie it, but can we release the energy later when we really need it?Storing energy is nearly as important as capturing it, and LANL is making progress. |
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Visual-recognition systems will allow machines to 'see'Supercomputers at LANL that simulate a human's visualization process may soon boost technology to automate driving and making life generally easier and safer. |
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Rare squid enzyme may counter deadly nerve agentsKnowing more about enzymes—our body-building proteins—may save lives and help us live longer.. |
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Particular particles: Little-known aerosols take a bow on the global climate stageThe effect of aerosols on climate change might be comparable to greenhouse gases. But discoveries by LANL scientists may turn some aerosols to our advantage. |
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Duration: 4:07 Transcript Particular particles (pdf) |