LAsteNERD

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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Discussion continues, with more on dynamic imaging and the labs, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44876919
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LANL Upgrades Proton Radiography System After 25 Years and 1000 Explosions(lanl.gov)
8 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|4 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Following last week’s discussion about LANSCE and dynamic imaging at the national labs, here’s a deeper look at a sibling system: pRad (proton radiography). Los Alamos just ran Pagoda, an experiment probing why some detonations fail, using
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Nvidia and AMD cut a revenue sharing deal with Trump(fastcompany.com)
7 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|2 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
I just don’t get this. Anybody want to take a shot at explaining how this kind of private/public profit-sharing fits into the vision of the capitalist-in-chief? Nvidia and AMD are reportedly handing over 15% of their China-bound chip r
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Trump's new executive order threatens US scientific freedom(dw.com)
24 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|11 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
The executive order, titled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking", grants political appointees sweeping authority over all federal grant funding. If implemented, political appointees — not scientists — would take control ov
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Researchers may have discovered a biochemical "vector" for aging. A new study in Metabolism shows that a DNA-binding protein called HMGB1, when released by aging or stressed cells, can induce senescence in nearby healthy cells—ess
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
I guess my point is that it's hard to simply cut research that's essential for certifying that the stockpile is safe and works. I'll avoid making any predictions, because who the hell knows what's going to happen, but I
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/1663/prad-future-sto ...
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
For sure. But depending on what Congress does, think defense budgets could grow, which would mean more money for defense-positioned Labs like Los Alamos.
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
I worry about this, but these capabilities are hard to replace. This kind of research hasn’t historically been something you can outsource to private companies. Or—at least—it hasn’t been until now. Even if this administration wants to open
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
depending on the experiment, could be unnatural causes.
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/1663/prad-future-sto...
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Los Alamos is capturing images of explosions at 7 millionths of a second(lanl.gov)
132 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|97 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Fascinating look into the dynamic imaging capabilities at Los Alamos National Lab—essentially, how the U.S. is able to analyze nuclear-level explosive events without actually conducting nuclear tests. The Lab uses multiple systems to image
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High-strength, low-temperature steel for first fusion reactor in action(mdpi.com)
3 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
So does helium hydride just not exist naturally anymore? Wondering why they had to recreate it.
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Scientists have recreated the Universe's first molecule(sciencedaily.com)
29 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|11 comments
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Water's molecular disorder helps turn carbon waste into valuable fuel products(phys.org)
2 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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Google DeepMind, "new AI can map the entire planet with unprecedented accuracy"(venturebeat.com)
2 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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Universal cancer vaccine heading to human trials(livescience.com)
6 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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LANL's Lansce Accelerator Gets Graphene Armor to Cut Downtime(lanl.gov)
4 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|1 comments
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Lansce by the Numbers(lanl.gov)
4 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Is it worth it?
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Why Los Alamos Is Spending $1B on a Cold War–Era Particle Accelerator(lanl.gov)
3 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|1 comments
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The laboratory accident that saved 500M lives(bigthink.com)
2 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
the sad truth
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Japan sets new internet speed record – it's 4M times faster than average(livescience.com)
3 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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What and Why: AI at Los Alamos(lanl.gov)
3 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments

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