Science and Technology Review May 2004

Henson, V E

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: Cargo;    99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;    Carbon Dioxide;    Seas;    37 Inorganic, Organic, Physical And Analytical Chemistry;   

DOI  :  10.2172/15009826
RP-ID  :  UCRL-TR-52000-04-5
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  15009826

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This month's issue has the following articles: (1) ''A Multidisciplinary Attack on Bioterrorism''--Commentary by Tomas Diaz de la Rubia. (2) ''Life at the Nanoscale''--Livermore researchers are exploring the molecules of life at the nanoscale to fight bioterrorism, improve human health, and understand how proteins function. (3) ''Screening Cargo Containers to Remove a Terrorist Threat''--A detection system for cargo containers will search for hidden nuclear materials that terrorists might try to ship to U.S. seaports. (4) ''Improved Algorithms Speed It Up for Codes''--Recent changes to the algorithms used in Monte Carlo calculations are reducing the time needed to run the high-fidelity simulations being developed for the nation's supercomputers. (5) ''The Siren Call of the Seas: Sequestering Carbon Dioxide''--Scientists at Livermore evaluate possible methods for removing carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere and storing it in the planet's waters.