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Eight Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards

‘Oscars of Invention’ honor the best innovations of the past year

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Neutron measured with greatest-ever precision

Nearly one century after the neutron’s discovery, its exact age can unlock answers in physics

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First results from Perseverance mission show evidence of flash floods on Mars

Images point the way to understanding ancient climate on the Red Planet

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LANL awarded spot in ‘top 50 best companies to work for’ by LATINA Style Inc.

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Christopher Graham: Time to suit up, medieval style

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Global warming, not just drought, drives bark beetles to kill more ponderosa pines

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A print-and-bake chocolate cake recipe straight from the Manhattan Project era

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Interactive map highlights tribal communities of LANL employees

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Exotic element, californium, explored in detail

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The frozen 5: Ice hockey is their passion

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October 6, 2021

Special Episode: Remembering Sept. 11

Down to a Science: A LANL Podcast | S1 : EP1

In this special episode, we talk to three people from LANL who were deeply involved in national security efforts before, during and after 9/11.

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October 6, 2021

Climatology: How does climate change affect disease spread?

Down to a Science: A LANL Podcast | S1 : EP2

Climate change can make it easier for diseases to jump from animals to humans. Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers Andrew Bartlow, Jeanne Fair and Carrie Manore discuss the impact climate change has on infectious disease spread.

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July 16, 2021

The Trinity test: then and now

NSS Podcast | S1 : EP6

On the 76th anniversary of the Trinity test, NSS examines the test from two angles: from 1945, when the test occurred, and from 2021, when they traveled to the Trinity site to tour ground zero and the surrounding area.

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The Quantum Butterfly Effect

A famous concept in chaos theory finally finds its quantum analogue

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Now You Know

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In Their Own Words: Hidden Engines of the Cosmos

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Lighter Than Air

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Power Plant Revamp

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When Atoms Get Out of Line

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Was There, Is There, Anybody There?

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Trinity revisited

Deep analysis of the first atomic blast sheds new light on the origins of nuclear science.

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Envisioning the W93

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Wargames

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The archives of the future

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Is technology replacing pilots?

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The fourth atomic spy

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Is your boss a black bear?

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Old-fashioned intelligence gathering

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Miriam White Campbell & Little Boy

During World War II, Miriam White Campbell drew the designs for the atomic bomb known as Little Boy.

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Patent Collection

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Celebrating Black history

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Nuclear Thermal Rocket Reactors and Engine Systems: A Retrospective

From the late 1950s to the early 1970s a major US program successfully developed the capability to conduct space exploration using the advanced technology of nuclear rocket propulsion.

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Searching for Topological Phases in Lanthanide and Actinide Compounds

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Small-Scale Mechanical Testing of Actinide Compounds

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Rapid Measurements of Actinide Isotope Ratios in Nuclear Materials

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Probing the “Hidden Order” in Uranium Ruthenium Silicide

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Exploring Nuclear Fuels at High Pressure and Temperature: From Cradle to Grave

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