National Security Science Winter 2020

Winter 2020

The Computing Issue: Los Alamos National Laboratory has led the world in developing and using computer simulations to understand the world around us.

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The computing issue
Los Alamos National Laboratory has led the world in developing and using computer simulations to understand the world around us.Read Nowabout the article: The computing issue
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Listen up
National Security Science magazine now has a podcast!Read Nowabout the article: Listen up
Ask a physicist
Three questions for Charlie Nakhleh, the new Associate Laboratory Director for Weapons Physics.Read Nowabout the article: Ask a physicist
The power of social media
By analyzing social media, governments can “poll” remote areas to better gauge policy decisions Read Nowabout the article: The power of social media
Automating at exascale
A new parallel programming system boosts supercomputing performance and efficiency.Read Nowabout the article: Automating at exascale
Not your average trash day
The Laboratory’s current weapons work results in transuranic waste, which is carefully shipped offsite.Read Nowabout the article: Not your average trash day
Must-read books about Lab history
Five favorites from members of the Lab’s National Security Research Center.Read Nowabout the article: Must-read books about Lab history
Squashing superbugs
Some bacteria are resistant to disinfectants—but not for much longer.Read Nowabout the article: Squashing superbugs
Working smarter
Expanding the computer codes that are used to simulate how nuclear weapons work will help scientists think about how to update weapons.Read Nowabout the article: Working smarter
Detecting deepfakes
Scientists use machine learning to expose deceptive, sometimes dangerous, videos.Read Nowabout the article: Detecting deepfakes
A blast from the past
A 1940s-era explosives site is now a protected archaeological site.Read Nowabout the article: A blast from the past
Features
Computing on the mesa
Since the Manhattan Project, scientists’ need to process, store, and visualize large quantities of numerical data to simulate physical phenomena has kept Los Alamos on the front lines of computing.Read Nowabout the article: Computing on the mesa
Cool computing
Warm water mixed with a little detergent keeps supercomputers from overheating.Read Nowabout the article: Cool computing
The bizarre and promising world of quantum computing
Quantum computers derive their (potentially) extreme speeds from the mysterious properties of quantum physics.Read Nowabout the article: The bizarre and promising world of quantum computing
“We thank Miss Mary Tsingou”
A half-century after being mentioned in the footnote of a seminal physics paper, one of the Laboratory’s first computer programmers gets the recognition she deserves.Read Nowabout the article: “We thank Miss Mary Tsingou”
Computing for a cure
COVID-19 poses an unprecedented threat to national security. But scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are fighting back by harnessing the power of computers.Read Nowabout the article: Computing for a cure
Analysis
The architect of stockpile stewardship
Victor Reis shares his experiences at the intersection of policy and science.Read Nowabout the article: The architect of stockpile stewardship
Being Essential
Math and music run in this family
When not working on computers, siblings Joel and Candace Vargas write and record songs.Read Nowabout the article: Math and music run in this family
A note of confidence
President Roosevelt lauds American science.Read Nowabout the article: A note of confidence

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