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24-Feb-2003
Shelf life guaranteed
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
The nation's nuclear weapons were originally designed to last for 20 to 25 years. Each year, the directors of the Department of Energy's three nuclear weapons labs must certify that the stockpile weapons will perform as designed. If the performance of an older weapon becomes questionable, lab scientists must decide how to replace its aging parts in order to restore its peak performance.
15-Feb-2003
Los Alamos makes first map of ice on Mars
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Lurking just beneath the surface of Mars is enough water to cover the entire planet ankle-deep, says Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Bill Feldman.
- Meeting
- 2003 AAAS Annual Meeting
15-Feb-2003
Tension between atomic secrecy and scholarship continues
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
The secrecy created by the inventors of the atom bomb and later written into law by Congress continues to fascinate and frustrate historians, says Los Alamos National Laboratory archivist Roger Meade.
- Meeting
- 2003 AAAS Annual Meeting
14-Feb-2003
Los Alamos researcher quantifies meteor false alarm rate for nuclear test monitoring system
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
A Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher is helping to provide an extra measure of confidence in an international array of listening posts that keep an ear out for clandestine nuclear weapons tests.
- Meeting
- 2003 AAAS Annual Meeting
28-Jan-2003
Los Alamos: Decades of fuel cell research
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Fuel cell technology promises to impact environmental and economic issues facing the United States and the world every day. Los Alamos has worked with government and industry on fuel cell and related technology since the mid-1970s.
23-Jan-2003
Flying SnifferSTAR may aid civilians and US military
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesPeer-Reviewed Publication
A half-ounce 'sniffer' intended to ride on small aerial drones to detect possible gas attacks on cities and military bases has been created by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation.
- Funder
- Lockheed Martin Corporation's Shared Vision Program
16-Jan-2003
'Sound' solutions – for safety, health and security
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Want to know what's inside a sealed container? Listen to it. Want to know how to do that? Read on.
19-Dec-2002
2002: A big year for accomplishments at Los Alamos
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
In the tradition of "years in review" published nearly everywhere, John Browne, director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, has published a sampling of technical accomplishments at this Department of Energy lab during 2002.
16-Dec-2002
Sandia 'be there now' hardware enhances long-distance collaborations
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesPeer-Reviewed Publication
Interactive remote-visualization hardware that allows doctors to view and manipulate images, based on very large data sets as though standing in the same room, has been developed at Sandia National Laboratories.
- Funder
- Advanced Scientific Computing Initiative Problem-Solving Environment