Purr-ticle physics? ๐ This #InternationalCatDay, meet Chester, the feline physicist who authored two influential papers on atomic science ๐ ow.ly/q0c550STpLS
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
@LosAlamosNatLab
Meeting national security challenges with #science and #technology. (Note: RTs and MTs do not imply endorsements.)
- Cosmic rays from outer space are causing errors in supercomputers. The neutrons that pass through the CPU may be causing binary data to flip leading to incorrect calculations.
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- "Oppenheimer" brought the spotlight & the tourists to #LosAlamos. LANL is a working nat'l security lab & is NOT open to the public (badges are for authorized employees only; taking photos is not allowed). See ideas for other must-dos in the area: ow.ly/hhUU50Py3Cz
- Findings from an experiment deep underground could confirm a new elementary particle โ the sterile #neutrino โ or demonstrate a need to revise a portion of the standard model of #physics. popularmechanics.com/science/a40396โฆ http://anomaly.the/
- 75 years ago, Los Alamos scientists detonated the Gadgetโthe worldโs first atomic bomb. lanl.gov/discover/publiโฆ
- Sources of the Galaxy's highest-energy particles discovered
00:00 - Tycho is the stepping-stone machine to Crossroads, which will become Los Alamos' primary #supercomputer. Tycho and key components Rocinante and Razorback are named for spacecraft from #TheExpanse by @JamesSACorey. discover.lanl.gov/news/1020-supeโฆ
- โMy two great loves are physics and New Mexico,โ Oppenheimer once said. From last golden light on the mesa to monsoon rainbows and star-studded skies, itโs easy to fall in love with Los Alamos. โจ๐ ๐ท Photos by graduate student Eliana Krakovsky #LosAlamos
- TFW you've spent nearly 4 years on a rocky, deserted planet and finally catch a #Pikachu. #CatchEmAll #PokemonGO
- Designing better drugs with machine learning ๐ A new high-performance computer model from Los Alamos identified molecular properties that could guide the discovery of new types of antibiotics ๐ ow.ly/5hz150RQ04l #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #DrugDesign
- A new X-ray detector prototype is on the brink of revolutionizing medical imaging, with dramatic reduction in radiation exposure and the associated health risks.
00:00 - LANL used a quantum computer to develop a simulation of time travel. The results were somewhat surprising. lanl.gov/discover/news-โฆ
- Sorry, Hollywood: #asteroids are actually quite bad at making waves space.com/36451-asteroidโฆ @SPACEdotcom #space #MovieScience
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