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.
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.
Upgrading Facilities and Experiences
March 27, 2024-
LLNL’s new Laser Induced compression for Grain scale with High Throughput (LIGHT) facility can produce the same conditions as NIF’s Direct Light Impulse testing strategy on a 1-centimeter scale.
Throwing Shade on Optics Damage
March 27, 2024-
If the sun’s too bright, you don sunglasses to prevent glare from damaging your eyes. LLNL researchers are using this same strategy to mitigate damage to valuable optics at NIF.
Supercomputer Simulations of Super-Diamond Suggest a Path to Its Creation
March 22, 2024-
Another form of carbon has been predicted to be even tougher than diamond. The challenge, which inspires ongoing Discovery Science experiments at NIF, is how to create it on Earth.
