Nuclear breakthrough at UCLA

 Scientists: please explain this to a non-scientist. Thank you!

https://scitechdaily.com/astonishing-nuclear-breakthrough-could-rewrite-the-fundamental-constants-of-nature/

Element 120

 Meet element 120, the heaviest  ever known!

https://www.ndtv.com/science/us-scientists-play-god-new-element-created-in-shocking-lab-experiment-6198821

Interesting AI result

 This is an interesting AI result -- my understanding is that some of the problems on these exams are quite difficult for most people:

https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/ai-solves-imo-problems-at-silver-medal-level/

Aviation safety

 There was another incident involving aviation safety, which I bring up since there were many posts on this topic previously:

https://www.fox13news.com/news/southwest-flight-tampa-has-close-call-150-feet-above-courtney-campbell-causeway-its-hard-believe

It seems that for the third time in recent memory, a Southwest flight was at low altitude when it should not be, which runs the risk of colliding with terrain obstacles such as buildings, radio towers, or the ground itself. It seems this may have happened because the pilots failed to use instruments on landing, instead relying on visual cues.

Nuclear fusion progress

 

A significant step towards making clean, carbon-free fusion power a reality.

https://interestingengineering.com/science/wham-magnetic-field-record

Question For Former LANS Employees

 Question For Former LANS Employees as LLNS Approaches a Possible LLNL Contractor Change in 2026

In the last year or two before LANS was replaced with Triad, were there any above baseline, or questionable promotions, pay raises, bonuses, or shuffling of “key” LANS employees? If yes, what did NNSA HQ or the NNSA Los Alamos Field Office do or not do about it?

LLNL Glassdoor reviews

 Is LLNL a competitive employer?

https://www.glassdoor.com/FAQ/Lawrence-Livermore-National-Laboratory-Question-FAQ200080-E35235.htm