This issue's special focus is on advanced lithium ionbatteries for hybrid electric vehicle applications. The four articlesaddressing this area explore the modeling of lithium ion batterychemistries; the use of advanced diagnostic methods to study the physicsand chemistry of battery materials; a laboratory for advanced batterytesting; and approaches for improving battery safety. EETD's research isfunded by the Department of Energy's BATT (Batteries for AdvancedTransportation Technologies) program, FreedomCar and Vehicle TechnologiesProgram.

Quarterly newsletter describing the activities of the National Bioenergy Center's Biochemical Platform Integration Project including ongoing research and goals.

Quarterly newsletter describing the activities of the National Bioenergy Center's Biochemical Platform Integration Project including ongoing research and goals.

Quarterly newsletter describing the activities of the National Bioenergy Center's Biochemical Platform Integration Project including ongoing research and goals.

Quarterly newsletter describing the activities of the National Bioenergy Center's Biochemical Platform Integration Project including ongoing research and goals.

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Quarterly newsletter describing the activities of the National Bioenergy Center's Biochemical Platform Integration Project including ongoing research and goals.

The main goal for the month of June was the characterization of neutral beam heated discharges with the beryllium limiter. The beam injection experiments were begun with 0.53 MW of beam power yielding a total of 0.7 MW with the ohmic power included. At this power level the maximum limiter load was 1.4 kW/cm/sup 2/, and the surface temperature rise was about 300/sup 0/C. In the next step the injected power was raised to 0.83 MW so that the total heating power was about 1 MW. The plasma parameters were I/sub p/ = 116 kA, anti n/sub e/ = 4.10/sup 13/ cm/sup -3/, and B/sub T/ = 1.4 T. The resulting maximum heat flux on the limiters was 2.2 kW/cm/sup 2/, and the corresponding surface temperature rise was 470/sup 0/C. These conditions came very close to the design load of 2.5 kW/cm/sup 2/. At this point the plasma behavior was extensively characterized and documented in terms of density and temperature profiles, impurity content, parameter space, and limiter loads. It was found that the global plasma behavior was very similar to the reference case with the TiC-coated graphite limiters. In both cases the impurity content was dominated by oxygen and carbon, …

Activities at the 88-Inch Cyclotron are discussed. Increased beam time demand and operation of the ECR source and cyclotron are reported. Experimental facility improvements are reported, including improvements to the High Energy Resolution Array and to the Recoil Atom Mass Analyzer, a new capture beamline, development of a low background counting facility. Other general improvements are reported that relate to the facility computer network and electronics pool. Approved heavy nuclei research is briefly highlighted. Also listed are the beams accelerated by the cyclotron. (LEW)

Four individual papers have been cataloged separately. (WRF)

This report discusses the two-stage light-gas gun which was developed by the Super-High-Altitude Research Project (SHARP) is a step toward realizing a launcher that can do this at a fraction of the cost of rockets. The SHARP gun is different from other two-stage designs because it is larger and its launch and pump tube are joined at right angles. This configuration allows the launch tube to point at any angle toward the sky while the pump tube remains horizontal. We have demonstrated that this gun can fire projectiles when the launch tube is in the horizontal position. Dr. Michael M. May who was the Laboratory`s fifth Director (1965--71) and is now a Director Emeritus. Under his directorship, the groundwork was laid for the Laboratory`s Energy Program, environmental science programs, and Laser Program. May remains active in research on arms control, nonproliferation, and cooperative security, and he is doing research and teaching at UC San Diego and at Stanford University. As part of the Laboratory`s 40th anniversary celebration, May was invited to lecture on his views of the changing world and the role of LLNL. In 1992, he participated in an influential National Academy of Sciences study on the reduction of …

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was established in 1952 to do research on nuclear weapons and magnetic fusion energy. Since then, other major programs have been added, including technology transfer, laser science, biology and biotechnology, environmental research and remediation, arms control and nonproliferation, advanced defense technology, and applied energy technology. These programs in turn require research in basic scientific disciplines including chemistry, and materials science, computing science and technology, engineering and physics. This review highlights two R&D 100 award winning research topics: (1) The world`s fastest digitizer which captures 30 ps transient electrical events, and (2) the MACHO camera system which fully exploits the power of large format digital imagers and integrates into one package the taking and analysis of images at a prodigious rate and the storage and archiving of extensive amounts of data. (GHH)

This issue highlights the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory`s 1993 accomplishments in our mission areas and core programs: economic competitiveness, national security, energy, the environment, lasers, biology and biotechnology, engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, computers and computing, and science and math education. Secondary topics include: nonproliferation, arms control, international security, environmental remediation, and waste management.

This monthly report of research activities at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory highlights three different research programs. First, the Forensic Science Center supports a broad range of analytical techniques that focus on detecting and analyzing chemical, biological, and nuclear species. Analyses are useful in the areas of nonproliferation, counterterrorism, and law enforcement. Second, starting in 1977, the laboratory initiated a series of studies to understand a high incidence of melanoma among employees. Continued study shows that mortality from this disease has decreased from the levels seen in the 1980`s. Third, to help coordinate the laboratory`s diverse research projects that can provide better healthcare tools to the public, the lab is creating the new Center for Healthcare Technologies.

Quarterly newsletter from DOE's Office of Industrial Technologies to promote the use of energy-efficient industrial systems. This issue's focus is alternative power sources.

This issue has the following articles: (1) ''Doing It All: Sustaining Our Working Solutions, Rising to New Challenges''; (2) ''Emerging from the Cold War: Stockpile Stewardship and Beyond''--When the Cold War ended, Lawrence Livermore stepped up to a new national challenge--maintaining the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile without underground testing. (3) ''Machines from Interlocking Molecules''--Fundamental chemistry and physics research will enable scientists to control and use individual molecules. (4) ''Laser Zaps Communication Bottleneck''--Using laser communications, the U.S. military will be able to transmit data from advanced remote sensors in real time.

Monthly electronic newsletter features success stories, coalition news, upcoming events, a coordinator profile and an article on technical assistance.

Quarterly magazine with articles on Supplemental Environmental Projects, AFVs for 2004, and a European clean transportation initiative called CIVITAS. Also an interview with Boone Pickens about natural gas fueling for vehicles.

Quarterly newsletter features success stories, coalition news, upcoming events, a coordinator profile and an article on technical assistance.

The United States is home to more than 700 American Indian tribes and Native Alaska villages and corporations located on 96 million acres. Many of these tribes and villages have excellent wind resources that could be commercially developed to meet their electricity needs or for electricity export. The Wind Powering America program engages Native Americans in wind energy development, and as part of that effort, the NAWIG newsletter informs readers of events in the Native American/wind energy community.

By making mechanical and electrical modifications to five of its oil wells under a Motor Challenge Showcase Demonstration project, OXY USA (a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation) reduced energy consumption by more than 12 percent and achieved total annual savings of$5,362. Other stories in the newsletter focus on the Compressed Air Challenge, a national initiative to promote efficient and effective industrial compressed air systems, a detailed discussion of what to believe--and what NOT to believe--about the efficiency numbers stamped on electric motor nameplates; and increasing international interest in establishing programs similar to Motor Challenge.

This newsletter is prepared for the NARUC Subcommittee on Renewable Energy to promote information sharing on state-level renewable electric activities. It is sponsored by the Office of Power Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy.

This newsletter is prepared for the NARUC Subcommittee on Renewable Energy to promote information sharing on state-level renewable electric activities. It is sponsored by the Office of Power Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy.

This is the debut of another innovative NREL publication whose mission is to advance the development and commercialization of alternative fuels, this time on behalf of DOE's Office of Fuels Development (OFD)(a division of the Office of Transportation Technologies). NREL is one of two federal laboratories (Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the other) whose R&D successes have helped to promote ethanol as a cost-competitive alternative to gasoline. Ethanol use is also seen as an effective solution to the greenhouse gas problem.