Livermorium
Scientists of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)-Dubna collaboration proposed the names as Flerovium for element 114, with the symbol Fl, and Livermorium for element 116, with the symbol Lv, in 2011.
Twenty summers of nuclear forensics and actinide science
September 20, 2017
On August 5, 2017, LLNL's longstanding program for training the next generation of actinide scientists bid farewell to its 20th class.
Forensic Science Center earns seventh consecutive OPCW ‘A’ grade
March 7, 2017
Since first achieving accreditation in 2003, Lawrence Livermore’s Forensic Science Center (FSC) is one of just two U.S. laboratories accredited by the OPCW.
Laboratory researchers find Earth composed of different materials than primitive meteorites
September 15, 2016
Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have found that, contrary to popular belief, the Earth is not comprised of the same material found in primitive meteorites (also known as chondrites).
Lawrence Livermore credited with discovery of elements 115, 117 and 118
December 31, 2015
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has confirmed that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and international collaborators have officially discovered elements 115, 117 and 118.
New results from experimental facility deepen understanding of dark matter
December 29, 2015
The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter experiment, which operates nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the Black Hills of South Dakota, has already proven itself to be the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world. Now, a new set of calibration techniques employed by LUX scientists has further improved its sensitivity.
Researchers develop a new mathematical tool for analyzing and evaluating nuclear material
December 21, 2015
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have created a new method for detecting and analyzing fission chains to assess and evaluate nuclear material.
Lab-Johns Hopkins team tapped to work on possible NASA effort to explore asteroid
November 4, 2015
TwoPLS scientists are part of a scientific team that has been chosen as one of five finalists for a possible NASA Discovery Program mission.
Lab scientists discover five new nuclei
October 27, 2015
Lawrence Livermore scientists, in conjunction with international researchers, have discovered five new atomic nuclei to be added the chart of nuclides.
Plant debris decomposition tied to manganese
September 28, 2015
The decomposition of plant debris (litter) is a fundamental process that regulates the release of nutrients for plant growth and the formation of soil organic matter in forest ecosystems.
New 'stealth dark matter' theory may explain mystery of the universe's missing mass
September 24, 2015
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have come up with a new theory that may identify why dark matter has evaded direct detection in Earth-based experiments.
First stars in the universe left a unique signature
June 29, 2015
Determining the chemical abundance pattern left by the earliest stars in the universe is no easy feat. A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist is helping to do just that.
Supplying the 'life-blood' of science
May 28, 2015
The Nuclear Counting Facility (NCF) leverages its well-shielded, low-background environment to accurately measure nuclear materials for the National ignition Facility (NIF) and a variety of other Laboratory programs.
Providing data for nuclear detectives
March 2, 2015
Fans of the popular TV series "CSI" know that the forensics experts who investigate crime scenes are looking for answers to three key questions: "Who did it; how did they do it; and can we stop them from doing it again?"
LLNL scientists assist in building detector to search for elusive dark matter material
November 15, 2012
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers are making key contributions to a physics experiment that will look for one of nature's most elusive particles, "dark matter," using a tank nearly a mile underground beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Livermore responds to crisis in post-earth quake Japan
January 27, 2012
For several months in 2011, Livermore scientists contributed to the Nation's response to the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant complex in Japan.