Science& Technology Review March 2004

McMahon, D H

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: 99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;    Tropopause;    Atoms;    Proteins;    Troposphere;   

DOI  :  10.2172/15009771
RP-ID  :  UCRL-TR-52000-04-3
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  15009771

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This month's issue has the following articles: (1) ''Rethinking Atoms for Peace and the Future of Nuclear Technology'' a commentary by Ronald F. Lehman II; (2) ''Rich Legacy from Atoms for Peace'' In 1953, President Eisenhower encouraged world leaders to pursue peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Many of Livermore's contributions in the spirit of this initiative continue to benefit society today. (3) ''Tropopause Height Becomes Another Climate-Change Fingerprint'' Simulations and observational data show that human activities are largely responsible for the steady elevation of the tropopause, the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. (4) ''A Better Method for Certifying the Nuclear Stockpile'' Livermore and Los Alamos are developing a common framework for evaluating the reliability and safety of nuclear weapons. (5) ''Observing How Proteins Loop the Loop'' A new experimental method developed at Livermore allows scientists to monitor the folding processes of proteins, one molecule at a time.