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Backlighter Tech

The latest generation of a laser beam–delay technique owes its success to collaboration, dedication, and innovation.

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JCATS

One of the most widely used tactical simulations in the world, JCATS is installed in hundreds of U.S. military and civilian organizations, in NATO, and in more than 30 countries.

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Legacy

COVID-19 Operations

LivIT tackles challenges of workforce safety, telecommuting, cyber security protocols, National Ignition Facility software updates, and more.

PEOPLE
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Louella Panaga

The Lab is in many ways similar to a small city, and people like Louella Panaga help keep it operational day to day, hour to hour, and minute to minute.

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Jorge Castro Morales

Jorge Castro Morales likes having different responsibilities at work. He says, “I’m honored to be working with a team of multidisciplinary experts to resolve very complex problems on a daily basis…

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Gordon Lau

When computer scientist Gordon Lau arrived at Lawrence Livermore more than 20 years ago, he was a contractor assigned to a laser isotope separation project.

NEWS
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Enhancing the software ecosystem with LLMs

Over the next three years, CASC researchers and collaborators will integrate LLMs into HPC software to boost performance and sustainability.

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S&TR cover story: Introducing El Capitan

The latest issue of LLNL's magazine explains how the world’s most powerful supercomputer helps scientists safeguard the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

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ML-driven binary analysis pipeline enhances software quality assurance

Presented last fall at a conference, a new approach to software binary analysis incorporates large-scale training data and hierarchical embeddings.