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The energy issue

Winter 2023

IN THIS ISSUE

Letters
The energy issue
Los Alamos National Laboratory efforts make a more sustainable future possible.Read Nowabout the article: The energy issue
Abstracts
A net-zero national lab
Los Alamos is working to reduce, and eventually eliminate, its carbon footprint.Read Nowabout the article: A net-zero national lab
More than a grain of salt
A new computing project helps make molten salt reactors a viable technology.Read Nowabout the article: More than a grain of salt
Sustaining superconductors
The Los Alamos Pulsed Field Facility’s powerful magnets are essential for the development of superconductors with energy applications.Read Nowabout the article: Sustaining superconductors
Big energy from tiny crystals
Quantum dot technology developed at Los Alamos may soon power your home.Read Nowabout the article: Big energy from tiny crystals
Any way the wind blows
Los Alamos scientists develop computer modeling capabilities to predict wind turbine success.Read Nowabout the article: Any way the wind blows
Enriching to a point
A novel portable device provides real-time results for uranium enrichment assessment.Read Nowabout the article: Enriching to a point
Microgrid modeling
Los Alamos scientists develop breakthrough software for power grid analysis.Read Nowabout the article: Microgrid modeling
Powered by plutonium
Los Alamos makes radioisotope power systems for Mars and beyond.Read Nowabout the article: Powered by plutonium
Green jet fuels take off
Researchers aim to decarbonize the aviation industry.Read Nowabout the article: Green jet fuels take off
Looking for what's lost
A Los Alamos scientist leads a consortium that locates orphaned wells.Read Nowabout the article: Looking for what's lost
How to track an artificial meteor
OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s asteroid-sampling mission, provides Laboratory researchers with a unique research opportunity.Read Nowabout the article: How to track an artificial meteor
Features
Fission forward
Los Alamos has been a leader in fission research since the 1940s. Today, the Laboratory’s atom‑splitting experts forge ahead in pursuit of clean energy.Read Nowabout the article: Fission forward
The Chi-Nu physics experiment
New data sheds light on the fission of actinide isotopes.Read Nowabout the article: The Chi-Nu physics experiment
Harnessing the power of the sun
The birthplace of many fusion firsts, Los Alamos National Laboratory continues the quest for the ultimate energy source.Read Nowabout the article: Harnessing the power of the sun
Uncovering buried breakthroughs
Previously unrecognized research from 1938 paved the way for fusion energy.Read Nowabout the article: Uncovering buried breakthroughs
A discovery that resonates
“The Bretscher state” honors the Los Alamos physicist who identified the fusion state that formed the building blocks of life.Read Nowabout the article: A discovery that resonates
Building a geothermal future
Los Alamos scientists are developing complex machine learning programs to more efficiently mine the Earth’s heat.Read Nowabout the article: Building a geothermal future
The molecule of the future
Decades of hydrogen fuel cell research open the door to novel energy storage solutions.Read Nowabout the article: The molecule of the future
Analysis
Magnifying the mission
In a newly created position, Matt Heavner coordinates the Laboratory’s climate and clean energy work.Read Nowabout the article: Magnifying the mission
Being essential
Revving up solutions
Omar Ishak’s auto repair skills come in handy as he navigates a futuristic research project in the laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: Revving up solutions