A place to make a difference
At Los Alamos National Laboratory, we work to make our country and the world a safer place. Meet some of our experts, in fields from nanoscience to deep-space exploration, who are working to solve some of the toughest national security challenges we face.
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Neutron star mergers contribute to AI training models
Los Alamos gets perfect score on hazardous waste management
McMillan memories to be shared at Bradbury Science Museum
Investors and scientists converge at Lab tech-transfer event
Our mission
Explore our science in action
Mathematical models tackle COVID-19 infection dynamics
This research is key to understanding the impact of drugs and other interventions.
Asteroid data helps probe universe
Analysis uses Bennu trajectory in effort to extend the Standard Model of physics.
DUNE neutrino research
A new multi-purpose lab, located at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, aims to help with the search for neutrinos.
Rapid radiation dose assessment
This Los Alamos software application keeps the public safer from potential airborne radiological releases.
A remarkable kind of star power
1663 Magazine how the quest to understand light emitted by pulsars may reshape the global antenna industry.
Los Alamos National Lab at a glance
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Research facilities
$2.6 million
To nonprofits in 2023 Employee Giving Campaign
70
Awards in 2023
27
Cultural resource projects
From the top of the mesa
We are 18,000+ people in New Mexico and beyond, with a shared goal to serve the common good.
Featured news
The manufacturing issue
National Security Science Magazine’s newest edition focuses on the contributions Los Alamos and its partners make in New Mexico.
Voices of the Lab
Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the world’s most innovative multidisciplinary research institutions.
Start your career with us
You don’t need to be a scientist or engineer to work at the Lab. We offer a vast array of career opportunities for a variety of skill sets.
Explore our history
We have a proud history of almost 80 years of science and innovation to protect the nation.
