Why Los Alamos lab is working on the tricky task of creating new plutonium cores

At Los Alamos National Laboratory, a team of scientists have invented a technology that works somewhat like Superman’s X-ray vision. https://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/science-columns/science-on-the-hill/2018/using-sound-to-see-through-solid-objects.php | Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center delivers its proton beam to five state-of-the-art experimental areas — a capability that makes the accelerator on the Pajarito Plateau unique among its peers. Take a look at how it works! https://discover.lanl.gov/news/0610-lansce #LANSCEat50 | Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Science in 60 Seconds: Training the Explosives Experts | Soldier Systems Daily

Researchers have created the largest simulation to date of an entire gene of DNA, a feat that required one billion atoms to model and will help researchers to better understand and develop cures for diseases like cancer. It will also give insight into autism and intellectual disabilities. Modeling genes at the atomistic level is the first step toward creating a complete explanation of how DNA expands and contracts, which controls genetic on/off switching. | Los Alamos National Laboratory