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5-Jun-2002
New wave supercomputers catch big waves
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
The new wave in computing - super-fast machines churning out three-dimensional models viewable in high-tech, immersive theaters - may teach us more about the big waves that sometimes threaten people who live near the seashore.
4-Jun-2002
New supernova models take on third dimension
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Astrophysicists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, have created the first 3-D computer simulations of the spectacular explosion that marks the death of a massive star. Presented to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., today, the research by Michael Warren and Chris Fryer eliminates some of the doubts about earlier 2-D modeling and paves the way for rapid advances on other, more exotic questions about supernovae.
3-Jun-2002
Black hole dynamo may be cosmos' ultimate electricity generator
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-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.
31-May-2002
Los Alamos researcher conducts volcanic voyeurism
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-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.
31-May-2002
Los Alamos volconologist highlights education collaboration
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-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.
30-May-2002
Smaller slower, supercomputers someday may win the race
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-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.
30-May-2002
Hot polymer catches carbon dioxide better
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-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.
30-May-2002
Soil's love affair with carbon viewed with millimeter resolution
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-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.
22-May-2002
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.