The Tri-Valley chapter of Citizens' Climate Education and Citizens' Climate Lobby is sponsoring several events from April 15-25 to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day.

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Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), the contract manager for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has announced the recipients for the 2022 LLNS Community Gift Program. These gifts, totaling $200,000, reflect LLNS’ commitment to local communities.

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U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15) recently commended Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF), located in the Congressman’s district, on its breakthrough development to produce a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain.

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A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists has developed a technique to analyze fentanyl in human blood and urine samples that could benefit the fields of medicine and chemical forensics.

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Brian T.N. Gunney, a scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and author of the historical fantasy “Dragon’s Ridge,” will give a talk about the aeronautics of dragon flight at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Civic Center Library, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore.

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The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announced that they have awarded the 2023 SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering to the team behind the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)-developed SUNDIALS so…

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LIVERMORE – The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory marked its 70th anniversary last week with an event sponsored by the Livermore Lab Foundation and held at Garré Vineyard & Winery. The event featured all eight former living directors, two of whom attended remotely via video conferen…

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Staff from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will answer questions about careers for women in STEM fields (science, technology, science, and mathematics) at the Livermore Public Library’s Rincon Branch, 725 Rincon Ave., at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2; and at the Civic Center Li…

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Larry Gates, who established and directed a key Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory program to evaluate the capabilities of the world’s many climate models, died late last month in Germany.  He was 93.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and collaborating agencies have received a $4 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop ways to separate and purify rare-earth elements using both naturally occurring and engineered proteins and bacteria.

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have agreed to collaborate on developing cloud-based storage solutions for use in high-performance computing (HPC). In announcing the agreement last week, LLNL and Amazon’s cloud-based storage subsidiary said they wo…

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For decades, it has been commonly assumed that U.S. interests are secure because the overwhelming power of American military forces deters major aggression.

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The Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) has released its annual report for 2021 to update its donor community and spread the word about the work it is doing.

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 For half a century, Amory Lovins has put forth imaginative ideas aimed at encouraging society to consume energy more wisely, using less energy when possible and generating it ethically and sustainably when it has to be produced.

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Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore recently published research data that could lead to the development of cleaner, more environmentally sustainable aviation fuel.

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Amory Lovins, a physicist and former chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute, will discuss the global energy revolution in a presentation titled “Energizing the Future” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore.

The $84.5 million settlement of a health care lawsuit by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory against the University of California is proceeding professionally and on schedule, according to the official report of a court-appointed monitor.

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If you’ve ever wondered what kind of impact meteorites have on earth, our culture, or our history, look no further than Greg Brennecka’s new book, “Impact: How Rocks From Space Led to Life, Culture and Donkey Kong.”

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A draft of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) five-year report on environmental cleanup efforts at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) site in Livermore is now available for public review and comment.

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Students in Joey Rodriguez’s science class at Livermore High School, are learning about carbon footprints and combating climate change, thanks to the Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF). The world-renowned organization has created a Carbon Cleanup Initiative educational tool kit for use in high s…

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Best-selling author Mary Roach, renowned for her off-beat and humorous take on everyday science, will present “Mary Roach’s World of Weird Science,” at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 24, in the Bankhead Theater as part of the Rae Dorough Speaker Series.  

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 LIVERMORE —  A newly published history traces the early years of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from failed nuclear tests that nearly led to the Laboratory’s demise to a series of brilliant inventions that opened the door to the modern nuclear arsenal.

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is working with Microsoft Corporation to map out a path for the global technology company to be carbon neutral by 2030.

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Bakersfield College and the Livermore Lab Foundation have created a partnership to provide scientific technical assistance, community education, and workforce development for the management of carbon dioxide, including carbon neutrality, mitigation, removal, and storage.

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Quest Science Center will host the fourth annual Tri-Valley Innovation Fair at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on Saturday, March 19.