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Accelerator could produce commercial tritium for fusion from nuclear waste

Domestic supply of tritium could provide economic and efficiency advantages

Students from across New Mexico learn about STEM careers this summer

Organized by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the free Summer Physics Camp is instructed by more than 150 volunteer scientists and other experts

New findings reveal the cause of potentially damaging electrical discharges on satellites

A Los Alamos National Lab research team finds correlation between electron activity and discharges

Los Alamos National Lab employees donate $45K for school supplies

Northern New Mexico students head back to school with needed tools

Energized Watershed project could boost New Mexico economy, increase water security

Los Alamos scientists are partners on Regional Innovation Engine proposal

Los Alamos sensor data sheds light on powerful lightning within clouds

Research team uses largest dataset ever of very high-frequency radio signals generated by lightning to address long-standing question

New approach detects adversarial attacks in multimodal AI systems

Topological signatures key to revealing attacks, identifying origins of threats

Los Alamos contributes to unprecedented dataset to train AI models

Meta leads molecular simulations dataset effort using Lab software and tools

Laboratory researchers converge to test and train scientific AI models

1000 Scientist AI Jam Session brings scientists together with leading-edge AI tools

New AI defense method shields models from adversarial attacks

Fusion of techniques drives robust accuracy in neural network models

Can voice-to-text AI help scientists predict earthquakes?

Results show this method could be surprisingly accurate

New AI makes better permafrost maps

Improved mapping gives decision-makers a new tool for protecting infrastructure as Arctic warms

Los Alamos National Laboratory helps DOE save $2B

Lab improves efficiency as part of Supply Chain Management Center

3 Lab leaders honored for military service support

Guardsman awards managers for patriotism in leadership

Stanek elected fellow by the American Nuclear Society

Scientist leads nuclear energy efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences

Brenda Dingus and Thomas Terwilliger elected by peers in prestigious scientific organization

Los Alamos National Laboratory announces 2025 fellowships for 'deep tech' entrepreneurs

New Mexico LEEP fellows will collaborate with Lab scientists to perfect automated logistics system, new source of clean energy

Dalvit named fellow of Optica photonics society

Physicist recognized for advancing the science of light with his quantum expertise

Students from across New Mexico learn about STEM careers this summer

Organized by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the free Summer Physics Camp is instructed by more than 150 volunteer scientists and other experts

Los Alamos National Lab employees donate $45K for school supplies

Northern New Mexico students head back to school with needed tools

Investors, scientists and community members invited to Los Alamos Demo Day July 30

Register now for free afternoon of deep-tech presentations from national laboratory entrepreneurs at Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavillion

How Los Alamos National Laboratory is addressing ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS

With this nationwide contaminant of concern, the Lab is ahead of the curve

Bradbury Science Museum’s Trinity test exhibit opens July 15

See artifacts related to the world's first nuclear detonation through Nov. 16

From the depths to the desert: 3 submarine veterans resurface together at the Lab

After serving on the same vessel, they are now immersed in mission-critical work

Los Alamos team finds a new path toward quantum machine learning

Gaussian had until now escaped use in the quantum computing realm

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

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

Venado's yearlong voyage powers vital AI science

Part four: AI prediction can improve energy grid resiliency and protect against disruptions

Venado's yearlong voyage powers vital AI science

Part three: the supercomputer can help predict materials failure

Venado's yearlong voyage powers vital AI science

The supercomputer has made a profound impact

Accelerator could produce commercial tritium for fusion from nuclear waste

Domestic supply of tritium could provide economic and efficiency advantages

New quantum dot advancements hold promise for solar energy and photochemistry

Los Alamos researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum dot technology, significantly raising this technology’s ability to convert light into energy or chemical products

Los Alamos National Laboratory technology approved for US military marketplace website

The partnership will allow the US Air Force to utilize cutting-edge geothermal energy

Photos reveal life at the Lab during the Manhattan Project

Michnovicz's work provides a new perspective on Los Alamos

Sign up now for your chance to tour Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Registration lottery closes Monday, Sept. 2, for tours Oct. 22-24

Seeds of today’s supercomputers planted 80 years ago

Stanislaw Ulam joined the Manhattan Project in 1944 and pioneered early computing efforts

May 1: Register to tour 'behind the fence' at Manhattan Project National Historical Park

New findings reveal the cause of potentially damaging electrical discharges on satellites

A Los Alamos National Lab research team finds correlation between electron activity and discharges

Energized Watershed project could boost New Mexico economy, increase water security

Los Alamos scientists are partners on Regional Innovation Engine proposal

Los Alamos sensor data sheds light on powerful lightning within clouds

Research team uses largest dataset ever of very high-frequency radio signals generated by lightning to address long-standing question

Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore achieve fusion ignition with groundbreaking approach

Achievement expands what’s possible in stockpile stewardship experiments

New measurement of free neutron lifetime achieves world-record precision

UCNTau collaboration validates past results, techniques for future experiments

Plants react differently to drought than expected, new study shows

Stomatal closure points are more dynamic than scientists previously thought

New technology will help satellites avoid collisions in space

Postage stamp-sized “license plates” can help track and protect satellites in low Earth orbit

Los Alamos’ Solar Wind Experiment is sixth instrument integrated into NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft

Asteroid-sample return mission enables researchers to conduct largest geophysical observation campaign of its kind

OSIRIS-REx project has impacts in space, on the ground

New findings point to an Earth-like environment on ancient Mars

Manganese-rich sandstones indicate there were once habitable conditions in the Gale Crater

New technology improves space weather monitoring

The Compact Space Plasma Analyzer monitors local space weather and provides real-time data

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

Diamond-stamping the first plutonium pit: Lab Director Thom Mason's statement

New machine to enhance understanding of nuclear weapons’ behavior

Game-changing Scorpius accelerator will be instrumental in maintaining the nuclear stockpile