IN THIS ISSUE
Letters
- The computing issue
Los Alamos National Laboratory has led the world in developing and using computer simulations to understand the world around us.
Abstracts
- Listen up
National Security Science now has a podcast! - Ask a physicist
Three questions for Charlie Nakhleh, the new Associate Laboratory Director for Weapons Physics. - The power of social media
By analyzing social media, governments can “poll” remote areas to better gauge policy decisions. - Automating at exascale
A new parallel programming system boosts supercomputing performance and efficiency. - Not your average trash day
The Laboratory’s current weapons work results in transuranic waste, which is carefully shipped offsite. - Must-read books about Lab history
Five favorites from members of the Lab’s National Security Research Center. - Squashing superbugs
Some bacteria are resistant to disinfectants— but not for much longer. - Working smarter
Expanding the computer codes that are used to simulate how nuclear weapons work will help scientists think about how to update weapons. - Detecting deepfakes
Scientists use machine learning to expose deceptive, sometimes dangerous, videos. - A blast from the past
A 1940s-era explosives site is now a protected archaeological site.
Features
- Computing on the mesa
Scientists’ need to process, store, and visualize large quantities of numerical data to simulate physical phenomena has kept Los Alamos on the front lines of computing. - Cool computing
Warm water mixed with a little detergent keeps supercomputers f rom overheating. - The bizarre and promising world of quantum computing
Quantum computers derive their (potentially) extreme speeds from the mysterious properties of quantum physics. - “We thank Miss Mary Tsingou”
A half-century after being mentioned in the footnote of a seminal physics paper, one of the Laboratory’s first computer programmers gets the recognition she deserves. - Computing for a cure
COVID-19 poses an unprecedented threat to national security. But scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are fighting back by harnessing the power of computers.
Analysis
- The architect of stockpile stewardship
Victor Reis shares his experiences at the intersection of policy and science.
Being Essential
- Math and music run in this family
When not working on computers, siblings Joel and Candace Vargas write and record songs.
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