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Spring 2003
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The Los Alamos Research Quarterly is published to communicate the Laboratory's achievements and how they benefit our neighbors, our nation, and the world. The Research Quarterly highlights our ongoing work to enhance global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, developing technical solutions to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and national security.
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| Dateline Los Alamos |  |
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SQUID Magnetometry
Lab researchers have developed a MEG helmet that uses 155 SQUIDs to measure the brain’s tiny magnetic fields. |
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Lab researchers are exploring the use of cosmic-ray muons to detect smuggled nuclear materials. |
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The Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information System (BASIS) is being deployed in U.S. cities to detect bioterrorism threats such as anthrax. |
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Modeling an Asteroid Impact
Computer simulations are offering new insight into the effects of asteroid impacts like the one that created the Chicxulub crater. |
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Writers Printing Coordinator Web Design Research Quarterly, |