Goal 8: Science Serving Sustainability

Other News from LANL

• Computer modeling reveals how surprisingly potent hepatitis C drug works  A study reveals how daclatasvir targets one of its proteins and causes the fastest viral decline ever seen with anti-HCV drugs – within 12 hours of treatment.February 19, 2013
• Quantum cryptography put to work for electric grid security  LANL's quantum cryptography team successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography. February 14, 2013
• ‘Slow light’ advance could speed optical computing, telecommunications  Researchers have made the first demonstration of rapidly switching on and off “slow light” in specially designed materials at room temperature. February 12, 2013
• New process speeds conversion of biomass to fuels  Scientists made a major step forward recently towards transforming biomass-derived molecules into fuels. February 7, 2013