Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has exclusively licensed to Porifera Inc. of Hayward a carbon nanotube technology that can be used to desalinate water and can be applied to other liquid based separations.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Nov 12, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The 500-teraFLOPS Advanced Simulation and Computing program's Sequoia Initial Delivery System (Dawn), an IBM machine of the same lineage as BlueGene/L, has immediately proved itself useful ...

Electronics - Hardware

Sep 30, 2009 3.3 / 5 (4) 0

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's technology was instrumental in cleaning up Southern California Edison's Visalia Pole Yard, which is scheduled to be taken off the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund list this ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 21, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 1

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is leading a joint project with Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, as well as the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and Quantum Technology Sciences, ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Aug 31, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 0

New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.

Physics - General Physics

Aug 26, 2009 4.7 / 5 (10) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to using climate models to assess the causes of the increased amount of moisture in the atmosphere, it doesn't much matter if one model is better than the other.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Aug 10, 2009 3.1 / 5 (22) 64

(PhysOrg.com) -- If manmade devices could be combined with biological machines, laptops and other electronic devices could get a boost in operating efficiency.

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Aug 10, 2009 4.6 / 5 (11) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Separating carbon dioxide from its polluting source, such as the flue gas from a coal-fired power plant, may soon become cleaner and more efficient.

Chemistry - Other

Jul 22, 2009 4.5 / 5 (12) 61

Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The nation used less coal ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jul 20, 2009 4.7 / 5 (17) 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising temperatures may lead to more tinder-dry vegetation, but that doesn't mean there will be a higher risk for wildfires in a particular area.

Biology - Ecology

May 01, 2009 4 / 5 (1) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- By using the amount of carbon 14 in the atmosphere from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960, researchers have determined that cells in the human heart develop into adulthood.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Apr 02, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Department of Energy today announced that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has certified the completion of the historic effort to build the world's largest laser.

Physics - General Physics

Apr 01, 2009 4.1 / 5 (12) 13

Seeds of some tree species in the Panamanian tropical forest can survive for more than 30 years before germinating. That is 10 times longer than most field botanists had believed.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 01, 2009 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Deep-sea corals from about 400 meters off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands are much older than once believed and some may be the oldest living marine organisms known to man.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 23, 2009 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

The most abundant material on Earth exhibits some unusual chemical properties when placed under extreme conditions.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 20, 2009 4.3 / 5 (12) 2