Science: Oppenheimer’s science beyond the Manhattan Project
What about J. Robert Oppenheimer as a scientist stands out after all these years? Mark Paris, a theoretical physicist at Los Alamos, takes a look at some of the high points in a column for Physics Today, tracing Oppenheimer’s important contributions to the emergence of quantum theory. Oppenheimer achieved influential work in the spectral properties of molecules, offered an understanding of cosmic rays and neutron stars, and predicted what would come to be called ‘black holes’. Much of that work came while founding the leading school of theoretical physics in America. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Aug. 7, 2023.
New research points to possible seasonal climate patterns on early MarsNew observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating that the red planet may have once seen seasonal weather patterns or even flash floods. The research was published today in Nature. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory and SK hynix will demonstrate recent enhancements to the ordered Key Value Store Computational Storage Device (KV-CSD) at the 2023 Flash Memory Summit. The project is a follow-on of a collaboration between Los Alamos’ High Performance Computing division and SK hynix that debuted at the 2022 Flash Memory Summit. The secondary index functionality added to the system’s capabilities has reduced data retrieval and offered speedups by allowing an index to extend beyond the primary key into the value. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
Community: Not your typical tourist destination
Los Alamos — the national laboratory, the town and the county — have received unprecedented tourist attention thanks to the blockbuster movie Oppenheimer. But the Laboratory is a unique place with special restrictions, many of which visitors have never heard of. Here’s a list of common questions and what to know before you go. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL