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Astrophysicists discover possible nanodiamond formation in the early solar system

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An astrophysicist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics has found that some nanodiamonds, the most famous and exotic form of stardust, may instead have formed within the inner solar system. The findings argue with the wide held belief that nanodiamonds recovered from meteorites from the asteroid belt have been the most abundant type of presolar stardust grain.

Livermore scientists create highest resolution global climate simulations to date

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Atmospheric scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have performed the first global climate simulations with spatial resolutions of roughly 50 km (30 miles). This capability will be used to assess climate change and its societal impacts.

Biosig finds new meaning in microscope images

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A team of computer scientists working with cell biologists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created BioSig, a web-based bioinformatic system that links collections of microscope images to a wide variety of quantitative experimental data. The new program can be used by multiple researchers to answer questions and test hypotheses about protein expression, cell morphology, and cellular organization in tissues and cell cultures.

Forensic science center maximizes the tiniest clue

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore's Forensic Science Center combination of human and technological resources has made it among the best of its kind for collecting and analyzing virtually any kind of evidence, some of it no larger than a few billionths of a gram. Its resources, expertise, tools, and techniques are applied to all kinds of cases, from the September 11 World Trade Center attack to the spread of anthrax spores, from multiple homicides to nuclear materials smuggling.

The Milano mutation: A rare protein mutation offers new hope for heart disease patients

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered the mechanism by which an extremely rare protein mutation shields people from cardiovascular disease. The discovery could lead to more potent drug therapies that target both cholesterol deposition and prevent future accumulation. Results were reported in the February 12, 2002, issue of the journal Biochemistry.

Lawrence Livermore research team finds unique DNA signatures to improve anthrax detection

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, with collaborators at Northern Arizona University and Los Alamos National Laboratory, have discovered new DNA regions unique to the bacterium that causes anthrax, potentially providing a way to improve the disease’s detection.

NNSA's Livermore Lab partners with cities and counties to track biological, chemical releases

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The City of Seattle will be the first to participate in a National Nuclear Security Administration pilot project to help local communities better plan for and respond to releases of chemical or biological agents. Under the initiative, local agencies will be able to access the NNSA’s National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, which predicts chemical, biological and nuclear plumes.

Advances developed to detect bioterrorist agents could find use in protecting food supplies

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Technologies developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers and other scientists to fight bioterrorism could find another use — detecting naturally occurring pathogens in food.

Two years of SNO prove the case: Solar neutrinos really do change

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Most solar neutrinos undergo a metamorphosis during their 93-million-mile journey to Earth, according to results from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO). This contradicts the predictions of the Standard Model, but explains why experimenters have been able to measure far fewer solar neutrinos than expected.

New power plant combustion model lowers pollutant emissions at affordable cost

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Engineers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a unique combustion method that results in lower power plant pollutant emissions by combining stage-combustion with nitrogen-enriched air.