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Black hole dynamo may be cosmos' ultimate electricity generator

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory believe that magnetic field lines extending a few million light years from galaxies into space may be the result of incredibly efficient energy-producing dynamos within black holes that are somewhat analogous to an electric motor. Los Alamos researchers Philipp Kronberg, Quentin Dufton, Stirling Colgate and Hui Li today discussed this finding at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Albuquerque, N.M.

Los Alamos researcher conducts volcanic voyeurism

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A researcher with the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has spied on volcanoes from a distance to learn whether they give out subtle clues prior to erupting. He also learned that spying on volcanoes isn't always simple and straightforward. Los Alamos researcher Steve Love today outlined the triumphs and tribulations associated with using remote sensing techniques to study volcanic gases during a talk at the American Geophysical Union's spring meeting in Washington.

Los Alamos volconologist highlights education collaboration

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico has resulted in a successful, one-of-a-kind educational program where students can get a first-hand glimpse into the esoteric world of volcanology.

Smaller slower, supercomputers someday may win the race

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The supercomputers of the future will never crash and will cost far less to run than today's machines. At least that's the vision of a scientist at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Hot polymer catches carbon dioxide better

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new and economical technology for the separation and capture of carbon dioxide from industrial processes could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions to the atmosphere. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing a new high-temperature polymer membrane to separate and capture carbon dioxide, preventing its escape into the atmosphere.

Soil's love affair with carbon viewed with millimeter resolution

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Promoting the love affair between farmlands and carbon while substantially reducing harmful carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be facilitated through super-sharp analysis of tiny soil-core samples made possible by a portable, carbon-measuring laser system developed by a research team at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory.

LANSCE builds on 2001 successes as it readies for new run

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

As researchers at the world’s most powerful linear accelerator prepare for the upcoming run cycle, they look back on a successful 2001 run cycle that produced scores of experimental results for basic and defense science, built key new facilities and instruments and set records for operating efficiency.

Research with high magnetic fields

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory develops for use in basic research the world's most powerful pulsed electromagnets. A super-powerful generator can deliver a pulse equal to more than one million times the magnetic field found naturally on Earth.

HERPES database online

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

To aid in the search for cures and vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases, the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has released a publicly available Web database containing the Human herpesvirus 2 genomic sequence.

At Los Alamos: Tracking the identity and origin of biological threats

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northern Arizona University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed sophisticated tools to analyze and identify the DNA of biological threat agents, including those that cause anthrax and plague.