LAsteNERD

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The Quantum Computing Breakthrough Hidden Inside Decoherence(lanl.gov)
3 points by LAsteNERD 4mo ago|0 comments
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A 1955 Los Alamos computer experiment changed our understanding of chaos(lanl.gov)
71 points by LAsteNERD 4mo ago|3 comments
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by LAsteNERD 4mo ago
In 1955, Mary Tsingou helped run a computational experiment at Los Alamos that revealed unexpected behavior in nonlinear systems—work that later became foundational to chaos theory and computational science. This piece traces that history f
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by LAsteNERD 4mo ago
Trinity: https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/1663/0922-revising-t...
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The nuclear-physics infrastructure behind PET scans(lanl.gov)
60 points by LAsteNERD 4mo ago|4 comments
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Los Alamos and the long path to detecting neutrinos(lanl.gov)
45 points by LAsteNERD 4mo ago|5 comments
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by LAsteNERD 4mo ago
Neutrinos were originally proposed as a “desperate remedy” to fix missing energy in nuclear decay, but turned out to be real—just incredibly hard to detect. Tens of quadrillions can pass through matter before one interacts. Los Alamos physi
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New technology will help satellites avoid collisions in space(lanl.gov)
2 points by LAsteNERD 6mo ago|0 comments
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Portable 1MV X-ray system combines Cockcroft–Walton with Van de Graaff dome(lanl.gov)
19 points by LAsteNERD 7mo ago|6 comments
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LANL Begins $1B Modernization of Aging Proton Accelerator(lanl.gov)
1 points by LAsteNERD 8mo ago|0 comments
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Event-Mode Neutron Imaging Enables Isotope-Resolved, Time-of-Flight Radiography(lanl.gov)
1 points by LAsteNERD 8mo ago|1 comments
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by LAsteNERD 8mo ago
Story about how Los Alamos is reinventing neutron imaging — think “x-rays with neutrons” — using new event-mode cameras that record each neutron interaction with nanosecond-level precision. Traditional neutron imaging works like a long-expo
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LANL's ICE House Tests Microelectronics for Cosmic Radiation Exposure(lanl.gov)
11 points by LAsteNERD 8mo ago|3 comments
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by LAsteNERD 8mo ago
Article from Los Alamos is about the ICE House, a facility where they test electronics by blasting them with neutrons that mimic what you’d get flying at 35,000 feet for decades. One hour of testing = 100 years of cosmic radiation. It’s par
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Lidar is being used to modernize complex infrastructure(lanl.gov)
1 points by LAsteNERD 9mo ago|0 comments
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Can AI keep particle accelerators in line?(lanl.gov)
1 points by LAsteNERD 10mo ago|0 comments
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The Curious Conservative War on Beer(slate.com)
7 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|2 comments
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Los Alamos is building a "breath profile" to detect disease non-invasively(lanl.gov)
4 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|3 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
LANL researchers are cataloguing the molecules in healthy human breath to create a baseline profile that could enable new non-invasive diagnostics. Some details: Method: Using tandem mass spectrometry, the team has identified 227 distinct c
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How to learn just as much in half the time: watch videos at 2x speed(inc.com)
3 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|1 comments
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Scientists Create Molecule That Stores Energy Like Plants Do(thedebrief.org)
4 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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Animation: Proton radiography sees through explosions (boom)(lanl.gov)
2 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|1 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Los Alamos's proton radiography (pRad) facility uses beams of high-energy protons to capture images of dynamic, high-density events — think explosions. A clear, animated explainer of how it works.
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Scientists turn spin loss into energy, unlocking ultra-low-power AI chips(sciencedaily.com)
4 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|0 comments
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Los Alamos discovers a "quantum butterfly effect" – and its surprising opposite(lanl.gov)
5 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|1 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Chaos theory gave us the butterfly effect: tiny changes that balloon into massive consequences (Lorenz’s weather simulations, or Bradbury’s time-travel butterfly). But Los Alamos researchers just showed that quantum systems don’t always pla
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
If the writing does the job it needs to do--in this case, a deft summary of an article--why is it better if it comes from a human vs. AI? Analysis, sure. But summary? This is the whole point of the article...do you actually prefer to read b
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AI's changed (is changing) college education(theatlantic.com)
4 points by LAsteNERD 1y ago|3 comments
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
The class of 2026 has had generative AI for their entire college career. What started as a novelty in 2022 has become second nature: surveys show >90% of undergrads now use AI for schoolwork, from drafting essays to summarizing readings.
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by LAsteNERD 1y ago
Original discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44798695

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