Physics and Advanced Technologies: Recent Accomplishments


			Small Particle May Answer Large Physics Questions, Jan 2004 A Livermore-designed experiment to detect the axion—a hypothetical elementary particle believed to constitute dark matter—is poised to answer key questions in the realms of particle physics and astrophysics. > Download Screening Cargo Containers to Remove a Terrorist Threat, May 2004 A detection system for cargo containers will search for hidden nuclear materials that terrorists might try to ship to U.S. seaports. > Download Improved Algroithms Speed It Up for Codes, May 2004 Recent changes to the algorithms used in Monte Carlo calculations are reducing the time needed to run the high-fidelity simulations being developed for the nation’s supercomputers. > Download New Gas Gun Helping Scientists Better Understand Plutonium Behavior, June 2004 Download Livermore scientists are using a new gas gun located at the Nevada Test Site to shock plutonium to extreme pressures and temperatures. > Download Seeing the Universe in a Grain of Dust, June 2004 Download Livermore scientists refine analysis techniques for studying the first dust particles collected from a comet. > Download Improving Radiation Detection, Sept 2004 Download The Radiation Detection Center centralizes the Laboratory’s efforts to develop radiation-detection technologies for locating nuclear materials and fighting terrorism. > Download Solid State Technology Meets Collider Challenge, Sept 2004 Livermore engineers have developed a solid-state solution to the vacuum-tube switches used in linear accelerators. > Download Detecting Bioaerosols When Time Is of the Essence, Oct 2004 Livermore scientists develop a fully automated system that can rapidly detect and identify biowarfare agents. > Download The Power of Partnership, Oct 2004 Livermore researchers are forging strategic collaborations with colleagues from other University of California campuses to further science and better protect the nation. > Download Probing the Universe with Mirrors That Trick Light, Nov 2004 Livermore scientists are developing high-energy focusing optics for applications ranging from astrophysics to homeland security. > Download Physics and Advanced Technology in the News PAT research and people making news in 2004. > Download