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LLNL’s Wei Jia Ong wins Department of Energy early-career award

Wei Jia Ong, a staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), was named a 2026 recipient of the U.S.
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LLNL scientist Andrea L. Kritcher earns E.O. Lawrence Award

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist Andrea L. Kritcher was named one of nine recipients of the ...
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A mineral from the inside of planets reveals a surprising lesson: how you push matters

Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window In the deepest region of the Earth’s mantle, just above the core, much of the material consists of crystals of magnesium oxide. In ...
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LLNL honored with Pro Patria award for outstanding support of service members and veterans

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an office of the Department of War (DOW) recognized Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 8, with the Pro ...
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A few common bacterial groups gobble up the majority of carbon in soil

Bacterial “miners” shown in relief working to process soil nutrients, some more efficiently than others. Bradyrhizobium is shown here consolidating its control of carbon from a glucose addition, ...
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieves fusion ignition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today (Dec. 13) announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ...
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Benjamin Mendoza

Benjamin Mendoza died June 26, 2026. He was 91. Born in Oakland, California, in 1934 to Angeles Grecia Amoroso and Antonio Judan Mendoza, he was the third of five children. He attended the University ...
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Charles Swift

Charles Swift died Sept. 7, 2026. He was 92. Swift was born in Ohio in 1934. During the Korean War era, he served in the United States Air Force. After his military service, he used the GI Bill to ...
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New analysis outlines national opportunities to remove CO2 at the gigaton scale

“Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States,” charts a path for the United States to achieve a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) economy by 2050, helping to ensure the ...
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Lawrence Livermore scientists move one step closer to mimicking gamma-ray bursts

(Download Image) The Centaurus A galaxy, at a distance of about 12 million light years from Earth, contains a gargantuan jet blasting away from a central supermassive black hole. In this image, red, ...
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Melting diamond could unlock triple fusion gain and the secrets of ice-giant planets

Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Diamond is more than a dazzling gem — the extremely hard form of carbon makes up the pellet that encases fuel for inertial confinement ...