Calif. The Federal Laboratory Consortium has honored Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for success in transferring two new technologies to the commercial marketplace. Atechnology to improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer.
Doctors are thus better able to target tumors without damaging nearby healthy tissue.
A technology designed to extend the life of critical metal parts, from aircraft engine fan blades to artificial knee and hip joints. The technique involves striking materials with intense shock waves generated by a laser beam, thereby inducing compressive stress that reduces metal failure and corrosion cracking. Inc. Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy.