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Newswise: One current, two former Lab scientists are inducted into LLNL’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame
Released: 29-Mar-2022 1:00 PM EDT
One current, two former Lab scientists are inducted into LLNL’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

One current and two former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have been inducted into the Laboratory’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame (EHF).

Newswise: LLNL study on tumor/immune cell interaction could impact cancer immunotherapies
15-Mar-2022 3:30 PM EDT
LLNL study on tumor/immune cell interaction could impact cancer immunotherapies
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists exploring the interaction between cancer cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) — the “scaffolding” of organs — found that proteins in the ECM can dramatically impact the immune system’s ability to kill tumors.

   
Newswise: Machine learning model finds COVID-19 risks for cancer patients
9-Mar-2022 6:05 PM EST
Machine learning model finds COVID-19 risks for cancer patients
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, San Francisco used machine learning models to identify cancer-related risks for poor outcomes from COVID-19, finding previously unreported links between a rare type of cancer—as well as two cancer treatment-related drugs—and an increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19.

   
Newswise: Study finds new biomarkers that could assist in identifying deep space flight risks
Released: 2-Mar-2022 2:00 PM EST
Study finds new biomarkers that could assist in identifying deep space flight risks
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

An international team of scientists has found new biomarkers that can be used for diagnostic purposes and potentially as predictive tools of the risks associated with deep space flight.

   
Newswise: Lawrence Livermore shares recommendations for Microsoft to reach carbon negative goal
Released: 28-Feb-2022 5:05 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore shares recommendations for Microsoft to reach carbon negative goal
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have provided input on Microsoft’s pathway to become carbon negative by 2030. LLNL researchers built on their pivotal report “Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California," which has become a trusted adviser in the discussion of how to remove carbon dioxide from the air, to make recommendations to Microsoft.

Newswise: Where on Earth did the water come from?
10-Feb-2022 4:55 PM EST
Where on Earth did the water come from?
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The source of Earth’s water has been a longstanding debate and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists think they have the answer—and they found it by looking at rocks from the moon.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore’s popular lecture series delves into ‘Energy and the Environment’
Released: 2-Feb-2022 1:40 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore’s popular lecture series delves into ‘Energy and the Environment’
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL’s) popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," is once again going virtual for 2022 with the theme “Energy and the Environment.” The series, targeted to middle and high school students, runs Saturdays at 10 a.m., Feb. 5 through Feb. 26. Each Saturday will feature a different lecture presented by leading LLNL researchers, joined by a master high school science teacher.

Newswise: Larry Durham selected as LLNL’s chief human capital officer and Human Resources associate director
Released: 19-Jan-2022 5:50 PM EST
Larry Durham selected as LLNL’s chief human capital officer and Human Resources associate director
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Larry Durham has been named Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s new chief human capital officer and associate director for Human Resources (HR AD), effective Jan. 24, 2022. As chief human capital officer, Durham will have responsibility for the development of human resources strategies, programs and initiatives, including Lab Culture and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. As HR AD, he will lead the HR organization and manage a team of ~100 personnel and a budget of ~$15M with responsibility for Compensation and Benefits, Human Resources Operations, Talent Acquisition, Workforce and Organization Development, Training, Military and Veterans Programs and the Livermore Laboratory Employee Services Association. Durham will also serve on key institutional and external committees, and interface extensively with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Newswise: Researchers from LLNL, three other institutions seek to develop vaccine against three biothreat pathogens
Released: 18-Jan-2022 12:05 PM EST
Researchers from LLNL, three other institutions seek to develop vaccine against three biothreat pathogens
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and three other institutions are seeking to develop a multi-pathogen vaccine that will protect against three bacterial biothreat pathogens.

   
Newswise: Ironing out the interiors of exoplanets
12-Jan-2022 5:05 PM EST
Ironing out the interiors of exoplanets
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators have used lasers at the National Ignition Facility to experimentally determine the high-pressure melting curve and structural properties of pure iron up to 1,000 GPa (nearly 10,000,000 atmospheres), three times the pressure of Earth’s inner core and nearly four times greater pressure than any previous experiments to model the interior structure and dynamics of expolanets.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore makes Glassdoor’s 2022 ‘Best Places to Work’ list
Released: 12-Jan-2022 11:05 AM EST
Lawrence Livermore makes Glassdoor’s 2022 ‘Best Places to Work’ list
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

For the fourth consecutive year, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2022.

Newswise: LLNL scientists develop unprecedented multiscale model of protein behavior linked to cancer-causing mutations
Released: 10-Jan-2022 6:05 AM EST
LLNL scientists develop unprecedented multiscale model of protein behavior linked to cancer-causing mutations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers and a multi-institutional team of scientists have developed a highly detailed, machine learning-backed multiscale model revealing the importance of lipids to the signaling dynamics of RAS, a family of proteins whose mutations are linked to numerous cancers.

   
Newswise: Lost in space: Rocky planets formed from missing solar system material
Released: 22-Dec-2021 3:25 PM EST
Lost in space: Rocky planets formed from missing solar system material
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

By looking at the range of isotopic variations in terrestrial and meteoritic samples, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist and collaborators have figured out that Earth and Mars formed by collisions of planetary embryos originating from the inner solar system.

Newswise: LLNL establishes AI Innovation Incubator to advance artificial intelligence for applied science
Released: 20-Dec-2021 1:05 PM EST
LLNL establishes AI Innovation Incubator to advance artificial intelligence for applied science
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has established the AI Innovation Incubator (AI3), a collaborative hub aimed at uniting experts in artificial intelligence from LLNL, industry and academia to advance AI for large-scale scientific and commercial applications.

Newswise: LLNL Team Wins SC21 Reproducibility Advancement Award for Approximation Framework
Released: 18-Nov-2021 2:30 PM EST
LLNL Team Wins SC21 Reproducibility Advancement Award for Approximation Framework
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A suite developed by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team to simplify evaluation of approximation techniques for scientific applications has won the first-ever Best Reproducibility Advancement Award at the 2021 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC21).

Released: 11-Nov-2021 6:05 AM EST
U.S. Department of Energy to Showcase National Lab Expertise at SC21
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The scientific computing and networking leadership of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) national laboratories will be on display at SC21, the International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. The conference takes place Nov. 14-19 in St. Louis via a combination of on-site and online resources.

Released: 9-Nov-2021 2:25 PM EST
LLNL-led team uses machine learning to derive black hole motion from gravitational wave data
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A team including a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) mathematician and collaborators at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and the University of Mississippi, has developed a machine learning-based technique capable of automatically deriving the motion of binary black holes from raw gravitational wave data.

Newswise: LLNL researchers garner three awards among top 100 industrial inventions
Released: 29-Oct-2021 6:05 AM EDT
LLNL researchers garner three awards among top 100 industrial inventions
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have collected three awards among the top 100 industrial inventions

Newswise: LLNL joins Human Vaccines Project to accelerate vaccine development and understanding of immune response
Released: 21-Oct-2021 8:40 AM EDT
LLNL joins Human Vaccines Project to accelerate vaccine development and understanding of immune response
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has joined the international Human Vaccines Project, bringing Lab expertise and computing resources to the consortium to aid development of a universal coronavirus vaccine and improve understanding of immune response.

19-Oct-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Cancer therapies and nuclear material detection get a boost from newly discovered protein
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Penn State scientists have demonstrated how a protein can be recovered and purified for radioactive metals like actinium that could be beneficial for both next-generation drugs used in cancer therapies and the detection of nuclear activities.



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