19-Apr-2021 New pulsed magnet reveals a new state of matter in Kondo insulator DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication A recent series of experiments at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab) at Los Alamos National Laboratory leveraged some of the nation's highest-powered nondestructive magnets to reveal an exotic new phase of matter at high magnetic fields. Journal Nature Physics
19-Apr-2021 New AI tool tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication A new machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19-related conspiracy theories on social media and models how they evolved over time--a tool that could someday help public health officials combat misinformation online. Journal JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
16-Apr-2021 Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication Large-scale supercomputer simulations at the atomic level show that the dominant G form variant of the COVID-19-causing virus is more infectious partly because of its greater ability to readily bind to its target host receptor in the body, compared to other variants. Journal Science Advances
14-Apr-2021 New method measures super-fast, free electron laser pulses DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication New research shows how to measure the super-short bursts of high-frequency light emitted from free electron lasers (FELs). By using the light-induced ionization itself to create a femtosecond optical shutter, the technique encodes the electric field of the FEL pulse in a visible light pulse so that it can be measured with a standard, slow, visible-light camera. Journal Optica
12-Apr-2021 Los Alamos National Laboratory and NVIDIA announce next step in future-looking partnership DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced a major milestone resulting from its collaboration with NVIDIA to develop tailored High Performance Computing system architectures that will meet the Laboratory's diverse mission needs.
8-Apr-2021 Moving toward a clean-energy future by advancing fuel cell technology DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory The U.S. transportation industry is the nation's largest generator of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly one-third of climate-warming emissions. To move towards a clean-energy future, developing zero-emissions technologies for heavy-duty vehicles is critical.
8-Apr-2021 New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month, its predecessor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the red planet and is still making discoveries.
8-Apr-2021 A song of ice and fiber DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Business Announcement Sandia National Laboratories researchers are beginning to analyze the first seafloor dataset from under Arctic sea ice using a novel method. They were able to capture ice quakes and transportation activities on the North Slope of Alaska while also monitoring for other climate signals and marine life. Funder Laboratory Directed Research and Development program
7-Apr-2021 New approach to blood-based tuberculosis diagnosis DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, in conjunction with its research partners, provides valuable new insights into the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) using blood tests.
7-Apr-2021 Embed your start-up in the 'Secret City' DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Innovators and start-up companies working to solve national security challenges through advanced materials, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and space technology are invited to apply for a two-year entrepreneurial fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory.