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• Biological and Environmental Research
• Fusion Energy Sciences
• High Energy Physics
• Isotope Program
• Nuclear Physics

News

High Energy Physics: Atomic Armor for accelerators enables discoveries (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1/19/2022)

High Energy Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research: Physical features boost the efficiency of quantum simulations (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 12/1/2021)

Basic Energy Sciences: Exotic element, californium, explored in detail (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 11/17/2021)

Nuclear Physics: Neutron measured with greatest-ever precision (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 11/1/2021)

Fusion Energy Sciences: 3D simulations improve understanding of energetic-particle radiation and help protect space assets  (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 11/1/2021)

Biological & Environmental Sciences: Improved DOE exascale Earth System Model two times faster than previous version (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 10/25/2021

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Through the DOE Office of Science, Los Alamos conducts long-term, national security-inspired, fundamental science.

These often high-risk/high-reward efforts enable remarkable discoveries and tools that transform our understanding of energy and matter and advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.