Top @LosAlamosNatLab Tweets of 2016

December 21, 2016
Asteroids, high performance computing, dark matter, Mars, sea ice modeling and much, much more: a look back at some of your favorite Los Alamos science tweets of 2016!
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· 12 Dec 2016

of the week ( special edition): Using to visualize ocean impact

Press Conferences - 2016 AGU Fall Meeting
2016 Fall Meeting Press Events Schedule The AGU Public Information Office has planned more than 25 press events to help reporters cover new developments in the Earth and space sciences. There will be four formats for press events at the Fall Meeting: Press Conference – A small panel of speakers will share newsworthy findings being presented […]
fallmeeting.agu.org
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· 14 Dec 2016

Here's what would happen if a giant asteroid struck the ocean:

Here's What Would Happen If a Giant Asteroid Struck the Ocean
Seventy percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water, meaning if we were unfortunate enough to be struck by an enormous asteroid, it’d probably make a big splash. A team of data scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently decided to model what would happen if an asteroid struck the sea. Despite the apocalyptic subject matter, the results are quite beautiful.
gizmodo.com
37 retweets 50 likes
· 14 Dec 2016

1st detection of boron on the surface of provides more clues about water habitability  

First detection of boron on the surface of Mars
The boron was identified by the rover’s laser-shooting Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument, which was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in conjunction with the French space agency.
lanl.gov
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· 13 Dec 2016

HOT 🔥 news from : Los Alamos' Patrick Gasda talks about the first findings of boron & what that means for habitable groundwater

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· 3 Nov 2016

A new study from Los Alamos & shows how smoking causes the changes that lead to lung

Mutational signatures mark cancer's smoking gun
A study of cancer genome sequences identifies telltale mutational signatures associated with smoking tobacco.
lanl.gov
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· 22 Nov 2016

WATCH: 🚀 Los Alamos researchers have developed a rocket motor concept that could pave the way for zooming across

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· 1 Oct 2016

From atop the highest accessible peak in Mexico, Los Alamos' is on the search for .

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· 3 Sep 2016

What if we could predict ? New methods for examining seismic data might someday let us do just that.

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· 24 Aug 2016

New class of offer increased flexibility, lower cost

New class of fuel cells offer increased flexibility, lower cost
A new class of fuel cells based on a newly discovered polymer-based material could bridge the gap between the operating temperature ranges of two existing types of polymer fuel cells.
lanl.gov
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· 12 Jul 2016

TFW you've spent nearly 4 years on a rocky, deserted planet and finally catch a .

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· 14 Jul 2016

We don't do a lot of meme sharing. But sometimes, sometimes something appears that is just too good.

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· 24 Jun 2016

We doubt this pup ever went to work w/Oppenheimer, but in honor of (Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt)

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· 18 May 2016

Los Alamos staff help improve U.S. capability to detect underground nuclear explosions -

Los Alamos staff help improve U.S. capability to detect underground nuclear explosions
Los Alamos staff were instrumental in the fifth conventional explosion experiment as part of the NNSA’s Source Physics Experiment (SPE) series.
lanl.gov
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· 7 Apr 2016

Los Alamos & are going where no one has gone before: looking inside plutonium →

Looking inside plutonium
Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories have recently conducted plutonium experiments using Sandia's pulsed power Z Machine.
lanl.gov
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· 29 Apr 2016

Ocean Currents and - A video by Mark Petersen,

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· 17 Mar 2016

We're celebrating by appreciating the helping us grow a greener future

Picture of the Week: Growing a greener future with algal biofuels
lanl.gov
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· 14 Mar 2016

Surprise strike? Los Alamos nuclear forensics could help ID who did it via

Surprise nuclear strike? Here's how we'll figure out who did it
Postdetonation forensics may help provide answers if the nuclear nightmare becomes a reality
sciencemag.org
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· 24 Feb 2016

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· 29 Jan 2016

You've read the blogs, you've seen the video. TODAY: meteorite-hunting on

Confessions of a Meteorite Hunter - Science Friday
Meteorite hunter Nina Lanza reports back from six weeks scouring the Antarctic ice for space rocks.
sciencefriday.com
3 replies 25 retweets 44 likes

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