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From the depths to the desert: Three submarine veterans resurface together at the Lab
After serving in the same vessel, they are now immersed in mission-critical work

Los Alamos National Laboratory helps DOE save $2B
Lab improves efficiency as part of Supply Chain Management Center

Bradbury Science Museum connects community members with pre-Project Y history
New exhibit on Pajarito Plateau homesteaders to be unveiled June 25

3 Lab leaders honored for military service support
Guardsman awards managers for patriotism in leadership

Lottery for tour of Manhattan Project National Historical Park opens June 15
Tours will take place Oct. 14-16

Your Manhattan Project road trip
This day trip from Santa Fe leads you to history in Los Alamos

Mission-Focused ST&E
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Launch helps ensure the readiness of nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile
Experimental payload allows Los Alamos National Laboratory to test prototypes

Physicists re-create forgotten experiment observing fusion
Team sheds light on role of physicist and development of deuterium-tritium fusion

Understanding what triggers lightning — and why we need to know

Understanding quantum computing's most troubling problem
In new paper, Los Alamos scientists collect and review years of work on barren plateaus, a mathematical dead end that has plagued variational quantum computing

Los Alamos contributes to unprecedented dataset to train AI models
Meta leads molecular simulations dataset effort using Lab software and tools

A new problem that only quantum computing can solve
A recent paper introduced a quantum algorithm to simulate optical networks, proving that only a quantum computer can solve such a complex problem
Mission Operations
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New wireless system keeps the Lab running during outages
Fiber line cut did not impact Los Alamos National Lab thanks to microwave tech

Nationwide recovery of radioactive devices by Los Alamos National Lab hits major milestone
Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”

Website changes

University of Michigan, Lab to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center
This U-M press release highlights how a partnership expands research collaboration

Los Alamos National Lab gets a perfect score on hazardous waste management
New Mexico Environment Department’s evaluation results in zero violations

AI breakthrough creates images from nothing
Innovative framework that generates images from nothing can enable new scientific applications

Nuclear Security
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U.S. Energy Secretary Wright makes first visit to Los Alamos National Lab, calls it America’s ‘national security brain trust’
Site tour covered Weapons, AI, supercomputing and more

Register Feb. 19-26 for a behind-the-fence tour of Manhattan Project National Historical Park this spring
Tours take place May 13-15

Laboratory economic impact 2024: Over $1B spent with New Mexico businesses; $1.96B in employee salaries

Nuclear Weapons Council commemorates pit production milestone
Visit to Los Alamos National Lab highlights commitment to deterrence

Los Alamos conducts first critical experiment using high assay low enriched uranium in decades

Los Alamos team develops ‘game-changing’ approach to explosives testing
More modern method a fundamental leap forward in safety