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Progress in algorithms makes small, noisy quantum computers viable

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As reported in a new article in Nature Reviews Physics, instead of waiting for fully mature quantum computers to emerge, Los Alamos National Laboratory and other leading institutions have developed hybrid classical/quantum algorithms to extract the most performance—and potentially quantum advantage—from today’s noisy, error-prone hardware.

Journal: Nature Reviews Physics

Decades of research brings quantum dots to brink of widespread use

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new article in Science magazine gives an overview of almost three decades of research into colloidal quantum dots, assesses the technological progress for these nanometer-sized specs of semiconductor matter, and weighs the remaining challenges on the path to widespread commercialization for this promising technology with applications in everything from TVs to highly efficient sunlight collectors.

Journal: Science

Travis Sjostrom honored for excellence in plasma physics research

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Los Alamos scientist Travis Sjostrom has been selected for a 2021 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research from the American Physical Society (APS).

David Chavez selected Fellow of the American Chemical Society

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

David Chavez, deputy group leader of the High Explosives Science and Technology group at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been selected as a member of the 2021 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Los Alamos National Laboratory welcomes NGD Systems to the Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Business Announcement

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 2, 2021- As the HPC community enters an era in which computation can be offloaded to storage devices, it is important to explore the mechanisms for using and programming these processing offloads. To this end, Los Alamos National Laboratory and NGD Systems are partnering through.

Understanding silicon failure opens up research path for higher-capacity lithium-ion batteries

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In silicon-wire lithium-ion batteries, electrolytes carve away the silicon, blocking electron pathways and greatly diminishing the charging capacity of these promising devices.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology

Imaging tool under development exposes concealed detonators -- and their charge

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is developing an imaging system that will enable people to safely examine sealed metal boxes when opening them could be dangerous

New quantum research gives insights into how quantum light can be mastered

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory propose that modulated quantum metasurfaces can control all properties of photonic qubits, a breakthrough that could impact the fields of quantum information, communications, sensing and imaging, as well as energy and momentum harvesting.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

New weapons testing capability produces richer data, saves time, cost

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

A team of Sandia National Laboratories engineers developed a new testing capability in support of its nuclear weapons mission. The team completed their first combined-environments test on a full-scale weapons system at the Sandia Superfuge/Centrifuge complex in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Funder: NNSA Office of Engineering and Technology Maturation

Sandia designs better batteries for grid-scale energy storage

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have designed a new class of molten sodium batteries for grid-scale energy storage. The new battery design was shared in a paper published today in the scientific journal Cell Reports Physical Science.

Journal: Cell Reports Physical Science
Funder: Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program

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