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President Obama honored LLNL researchers Jonathan Belof and Eric Duoss with prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. This is the highest honor the U.S. government gives to scientists and engineers for innovative research and community service in the early stages of their independent careers. - - #research #science #scientist #engineering #engineer #awards #stem
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
It's time to celebrate the birthday of LLNL co-founder and world renowned physicist Edward Teller. He was born on January 15, 1908 in Budapest, Hungary.
Then and now: LLNL's first computer was the Univac I in 1953. Today, Sequoia is the fourth most powerful supercomputer in the world at 20 petaflop/s. The Lab's next system, Sierra, will be completed in 2018 and clock about 150 petaflop/s. ⚡️ - - #throwbackthursday #computer #computerscience #code #developer #programming #tbt
"I am the Force. The Force is with me." See how the Force is like dark matter and why LLNL studies it. Link to the full video is in our bio. - - #darkmatter #rogueone #starwars #physics #science #universe
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When Obi Wan Kenobi explained the Force to Luke Skywalker, he said, "It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together." The same thing could be said of the invisible, elusive, yet ubiquitous dark matter. Link to the full video is in our bio. - - #starwars #galaxy #universe #theforce #rogueone #physics #science
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“I grew up in a culture that considered women of less importance and ability. I was fortunate to have mentors and role models to point out to me that that just wasn’t true, which has made all the difference in my life,” said LLNL biomedical engineer Monica Moya, a native of the Los Angeles area, who was the first in her family whose academic pursuits extended beyond high school. #mondaymotivation - - #womeninstem #stem #engineer #science #inspiration #mentor #rolemodel
Astronomers have discovered a cosmic one-two punch unlike any ever seen before. Two of the most powerful phenomena in the universe, a supermassive black hole and the collision of giant galaxy clusters, have combined to create a stupendous cosmic particle accelerator. - By combining data from @nasachandraxray, the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India, the @nsfgov's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and other telescopes, researchers have found out what happens when matter ejected by a giant black hole is swept up in the merger of two enormous galaxy clusters. Lawrence Livermore National Lab contributed optical observations and analysis. - "This is the first time that we've seen them clearly linked together in the same system," said Reinout van Weeren of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. - Read more at llnl.gov. - - #science #telescope #space #universe #astrophysics #astronomy #nasa #stars #blackhole #cosmic #cosmos #galaxy #research
Have a safe and happy New Year's. - - #newyear #newyears #newyearseve #billnye #science
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Another lap around the sun in the books. Here's a look at our accomplishments from 2016. 🍾🎉 - - #newyears #research #2017 #science #2016
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Kim Cupps, acting associate director for Computation, peeks behind Sequoia. As the fourth fastest supercomputer in the world, it rivals Santa's sleigh in speed. Livermore Computing delivers multiple petaFLOP/s of compute power to help solve the world’s biggest problems from performing energy simulations or cybersecurity research to simulating the human heart to understand how different medications affect it. #SantaScience
Mark Wilson, work center supervisor for target area operations at the National Ignition Facility, examines diagnostic instruments in the NIF Target Bay. NIF, the largest and most energetic laser facility in the world, is a critical component in our Nation's mission to advance national security and discovery science research using innovative science and technology. #SantaScience - - #laser #science #fusion #research
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