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Los Alamos National Laboratory launches frontier AI models on the Venado supercomputer

The Venado supercomputer is now running the latest OpenAI reasoning models on its NVIDIA Grace Hopper GPUs to accelerate national security-related science

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2026-02-03

Los Alamos forms quantum computing-focused research center

Facility unites Laboratory’s quantum computing efforts under one roof

2026-01-29

Research formalizes definitions essential to understanding color perception

A Los Alamos team proved color attributes are not just in the eye of the beholder

2026-01-27

Laboratory economic impact FY 2025

$2B in employee salaries across 6 northern New Mexico counties; $752 M spent with local businesses

2026-01-27

Neutrino detection offers diagnostic capabilities for nuclear weapons research

Complementary diagnostics can be tested at pulsed reactors

2026-01-21

Los Alamos National Laboratory awards 3 fellowships to deep-tech entrepreneurs

2026 New Mexico LEEP cohort will collaborate with Lab scientists to perfect innovations in disaster modeling, radar communication and food security

2026-01-14

Los Alamos conducts rocket launch to test new concepts

Researchers work with multiple partners to reach new heights in high-cadence, low-cost experiments

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December 19, 2025

Holiday memories from Los Alamos: Los Alamos Historical Society's Yuletide Tales with Mike Katko

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Hear excerpts from a Los Alamos Historical Society event.
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August 26, 2025

High explosives safety testing; LANL Dynamic Experiments division

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A team of engineers prepare for an explosives experiment.
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July 7, 2025

A Visit to the Trinity Site: Remembering the detonation of the first nuclear device

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The team visits the Trinity site—the location where the first nuclear device was detonated in 1945.
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What and Why: Los Alamos Neutron Science Center

A Backbone of America’s Nuclear Knowledge

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Reviving a Giant: Eric Brown Leads LANSCE into the Future

Meet a key player in a billion-dollar upgrade that promises to extend the life—and impact—of Los Alamos’s iconic proton accelerator.

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The ICE House Heats Up

New devices for aerospace engineering are irradiated at a special Los Alamos facility to see how well they withstand natural cosmic radiation.

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Can AI Keep Accelerators in Line?

Los Alamos scientists are using AI to help reduce beam loss in linear accelerators to preserve precious experiment time.

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LiDAR at LANSCE supports major modernization

Capturing the present to plan for the future.

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Crystal Clear

High-fidelity neutron radiography is the future of neutron science and materials characterization.

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Video: The LANSCE Accelerator Modernization Project

Modernizing a Los Alamos particle accelerator that has powered science and security for half a century.

The engineering issue

From the Manhattan Project to current efforts in maintaining and modernizing the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Los Alamos engineers play a vital role.

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The knowledge issue

Capturing, preserving, and sharing information is essential for national security.

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Dynamic plutonium experiments bloom

The Hydrangea series was the first of its kind since 2007.

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Test your Los Alamos knowledge

See how you’d fare on Jeopardy!

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Fetching for knowledge

A new tool uses artificial intelligence to make classified documents searchable.

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Challenges accepted

After eight years of obstacles, an experiment is successfully executed.

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Experts training experts

Los Alamos scientists teach international inspectors to identify nuclear material.

Strain Engineering in Uranium Dioxide Thin Films

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Foreward - Safeguarding the Future

A Legacy of Innovation at Los Alamos

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50th Anniversary of the Safeguards and Security Technology Training Program

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Atomic Management: The DYMAC 2.0 Initiative

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Tracking Nuclear Materials Using RFID

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Perseverance: The First Two Days

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