Spotlighting a Legend of Laser Safety
Jan. 21, 2025-
When Jamie King first began working as a radiation safety technician, laser safety had yet to truly emerge as a specialized field. King saw opportunities for his efforts to make a noticeable difference in the field.
From Ignition in the Laboratory to Fusion Energy
Jan. 15, 2025-
LLNL physicist Dan Casey outlined the challenges involved in moving from the achievement of fusion ignition at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility to practical inertial fusion energy at a recent Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium in Kyoto, Japan.
NIF&PS Intern Brings New Perspectives to NIF
Jan. 15, 2025-
Marie Durivaux was a unique choice for an internship to develop additional tools and further analyze laser beam quality at NIF.
LLNL Creates World’s Brightest X-Ray Source with NIF and Novel Metal Foams
Jan. 15, 2025-
By combining NIF's laser and ultra-light metal foams, LLNL researchers have produced the brightest x-ray source to date — about twice as bright as previous solid metal versions. The team's work was recently published in Physical Review E.
The Power of Partnerships: How LLNL Laser Technology is Transforming Industrial Manufacturing
Jan. 10, 2025-
Research done by LLNL’s laser science and technology program in the late 1990s is an example of how LLNL’s mission-focused work advancing national security can lead to technology spin-offs with commercial importance through the Lab’s Innovation and Partnerships Office.
LLNL Selected to Lead Next-Gen Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Research
Dec. 23, 2024-
The Department of Energy has selected a new research partnership led by LLNL that aims to lay the groundwork for the next evolution of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, centered around a Lab-developed system dubbed the BAT laser.
A Look Back at the First Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiment in 1974
Dec. 20, 2024-
Fifty years ago in December 1974, LLNL’s inertial confinement fusion program blasted a glass ball so tiny it was hardly visible to the human eye. The experiment was small, but the result was enormous.
John H. Nuckolls Receives Enrico Fermi Presidential Award
Dec. 19, 2024-
The Biden-Harris Administration has recognized former LLNL Director John Nuckolls with the Enrico Fermi Award for "seminal leadership in inertial confinement fusion and high energy density physics."
The Fire That Powers the Universe: Harnessing Inertial Fusion Energy
Dec. 1, 2024-
It was a laser shot for the ages. By achieving fusion ignition on December 5, 2022, LLNL proved that recreating the “fire” that fuels the sun and the stars inside a laboratory on Earth was indeed scientifically possible.
LLNL Researchers Explore Next-Gen 3D Printing to Harness Fusion Energy
Nov. 14, 2024-
Advanced 3D printing offers one potential solution to bridging the science and technology gaps presented in manufacturing inertial confinement fusion targets. 3D-printed targets have been successfully used during two NIF experiments in 2024.
Meet NIF&PS: Mechanical Engineer Eddie Jimenez
Nov. 12, 2024-
For many LLNL employees like Eddie Jimenez, working at the Lab is a dream fulfilled. Jimenez is a senior mechanical engineer in the Engineering directorate, matrixed to NIF&PS.
LLNL's Scientific Expertise Highlighted at Plasma Physics Meeting
Nov. 6, 2024-
The breadth and depth of scientific research conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was on full display at the 2024 meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics, held Oct. 7-11 in Atlanta.
Consortium with Minority Serving Institutions Delivers Opportunities for HEDS Students
Oct. 30, 2024-
The Consortium for High Energy Density Science, formed to expand and diversify the pipeline of students in high energy density science, had much to celebrate during its annual meeting at LLNL.
ICECap Looks to Use Exascale ICF Simulations to Pioneer Digital Design
Oct. 29, 2024-
A multidisciplinary LLNL research team is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows, and graphics processor acceleration to revolutionize the digital designs of high-yield ICF experiments.
LLNL Intern’s Photon Pursuits Inspired by Parents’ Extraordinary Experiences
Oct. 29, 2024-
It’s not surprising that LLNL intern Tiffany Nguyen sees her parents, who fled Vietnam on refugee boats after the war, as role models.
New Plasma Switch Cleans the Pulses in High-Power Lasers
Oct. 23, 2024-
Researchers have developed and tested an innovative plasma optic that “cleans” a high-power laser pulse by diffracting away potentially damaging pre-pulses, then rapidly switching to let the main pulse through to the target.
Three Lab Scientists Named 2024 APS Fellows
Oct. 21, 2024-
LLNL scientists Daniel Casey, Daniel Clark, and Raymond Smith have been named 2024 American Physical Society (APS) Fellows.
LLNL-Led Team Receives ARPA-E Funding for Technology to Enable Fusion Power Plants
Oct. 21, 2024-
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy awarded an LLNL-led team $3.4 million to develop new alloys for first wall fusion reactors.
Circuits of Interest Led Engineering Intern to NIF&PS
Oct. 15, 2024-
An interest in engineering sparked by building circuit boards led Columbia University student Lan Huse to an internship with the NIF&PS Laser Systems Engineering & Operations (LASE) team.
Targeting Lasers as Sources
Oct. 15, 2024-
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is advancing laser-driven particle sources research to develop national security solutions.