Science & Technology - 2016

December

• Increasing Carrying Capacity of Fiber-Optic Cables
• NIF Experiments Boost Computer Chip Manufacturing

November

• Coming to Grips with Chaotic Plasma Behavior
• Dante Upgrade Sheds ‘Light’ on Hohlraum Temperatures
• Ultrathin Polymer Film Wins R&D 100 Award

October

• New Optical Fiber Both Polarizes and Amplifies

September

• Developing New Tools for Smoothing Glass Optics

August

• NIF Ultrathin Polymer Film Is an R&D 100 Finalist
• Take a Virtual Tour of NIF

July

• Three-month Turnaround for a New NIF Diagnostic
• 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Laser Development

June

• Getting Laser Diodes to March in Lockstep
• A Top-down View of NIF Neutron Emissions

May

• Solving the Challenges of Making Liquid-Hydrogen Targets

April

• New Horizons for High-Power Fiber Lasers
• Testing Neutron Effects on Electronics

February

• Taking X-ray Snapshots of Hohlraum Dynamics
• NIF Optics Damage Repair is 2015 Top Technology Pick

January

• HAPLS Passes a Key Milestone