Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory



August

  • Connecting the ‘Dots’ to Measure Energy Flow in NIF Hohlraums
  • NIF Reveals How Hydrogen Becomes Metallic in Giant Planets
  • Experiments Reveal New Details Inside NIF Implosions

July

  • Testing Alternatives to Tents in NIF Implosions

June

  • NIF Experiments Double Record Fusion Energy Yield
  • Studies Provide New Insights into the Formation of ‘Super-Earths’
  • Paper Reports on NIF Hydrodynamic Instability Studies

May

  • Tracking the Causes of Energy Loss in NIF Implosions

April

  • Record Experiments Probe Exoplanetary Cores
  • Laser Experiments Shed New Light on Supernova Physics
  • Squeezing Iron to Shed Light on ‘Super-Earth’ Cores

March

  • Taming the ‘Bubble’ for Symmetric Implosions with Full NIF Energy
  • Diamond Capsules Show Near-Term Promise
  • Lab Scientists Successfully Print Glass Optics

February

  • Experiments Verify ‘Mind-Boggling’ Behavior of Water Ice

January

  • Improving the Energy Balance in NIF Hohlraums
  • Light Sources Driven by Laser Wakefield Acceleration Featured in Optics & Photonics News