1663 Fall 2023

Fall 2023

In this issue: The future of the world’s food supply, quantum dots that could disrupt the silicon chip industry, and more.

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The Lab Turns 80
A conversation with outgoing Deputy Director John Sarrao on the Lab’s 80 years of science, technology, and engineering.Read Nowabout the article: The Lab Turns 80
Heavy Loads
A team of Los Alamos chemists discovered a new way to purify plutonium—using light.Read Nowabout the article: Heavy Loads
Dispatch From Mars
Rock coatings tantalize with whiffs of microbial life.Read Nowabout the article: Dispatch From Mars
Cleaning Up Ammonia
Greening the fertilizer industry with genetically modified bacteria and machine learning.Read Nowabout the article: Cleaning Up Ammonia
Punching Up
Changing young lives through boxing and putting numbers to the impact that Laboratory employees have on Northern New Mexico’s communities.Read Nowabout the article: Punching Up
Magnets Make it Possible
Powerful electromagnets are key to understanding advanced materials.Read Nowabout the article: Magnets Make it Possible
In Their Own Words: For the Love of Exploration
Physicist and Laboratory Fellow Bill Priedhorsky has worn many hats throughout his long and multifaceted career at Los Alamos.Read Nowabout the article: In Their Own Words: For the Love of Exploration
Connect the Dots
A Los Alamos discovery that could shake up optical communications, medical imaging, and the $515 billion silicon chip industry.Read Nowabout the article: Connect the Dots
Foam Improvement
New high-performance materials are less toxic and easier to make than the old ones.Read Nowabout the article: Foam Improvement
Hunger Games
Can climate modelers predict where and when the next food shortage will strike?Read Nowabout the article: Hunger Games
The Fight Against Blight
Crops are susceptible to disease, but new tools may help growers avoid future failure.Read Nowabout the article: The Fight Against Blight
Living Soil Supports Life
Understanding which microorganisms benefit our soil is critical to the future of plant productivity.Read Nowabout the article: Living Soil Supports Life

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