How LLNL launched ‘The Age of Ignition’ at NIF
How did LLNL make history at the National Ignition Facility by achieving fusion ignition on Dec. 5, 2022?
Our special expanded report, The Age of Ignition, explains how this was accomplished, how it helps strengthen national security, and what it means for science and energy.
STEM Day Students Tour NIF
April 30, 2024-
LLNL hosted about 200 students and chaperones from the Central Valley for “STEM Day at the Lab,” which included a tour of NIF that was supported by 37 volunteers.
Comic Book Tells the Story of Ignition
April 29, 2024-
LLNL illustrator John Jett used comic book art as another method for explaining how a Lab experiment at NIF made history.
Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day
April 26, 2024-
The NIF and Photon Science directorate has a strong portfolio of lasers and optics patents.
Video: Simulation of Burning Plasma Shot on NIF
April 24, 2024-
What does burning plasma look like? This simulation of a pivotal fusion experiment at NIF is an example of a next-generation multi-physics code that could advance high performance computing and engineering.
Carolyn Albiston: A Modern Renaissance Woman
April 10, 2024-
NIF Shot Data Systems software engineer Carolyn Albiston was curious about everything while growing up—sharks, fungi, the science of color—and about how different topics fit together.
Ignition Takes Center Stage at NIF and JLF User Groups Meeting
April 10, 2024-
Ignition took center stage at this year’s LLNL National Ignition Facility and Jupiter Laser Facility (NIF and JLF) User Groups Meeting.
LLNL’s Raspberry Simpson Named Kavli Fellow
April 3, 2024-
Raspberry Simpson, a NIF&PS Directorate Lawrence Fellow, has been named a National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow.
Postdocs to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
April 3, 2024-
Getting the chance to meet and mingle with scientists who have achieved Nobel Prize winning greatness will be the reality for five LLNL postdoctoral appointees, including Raspberry Simpson and Elizabeth Grace of NIF&PS.
