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Fall 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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RAPTOR, a system of four robotic observatories, is collecting data on transient optical events such as gamma-ray bursts, stellar flares, and extrasolar planets. |
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Lab biologists are pursuing new strategies in the quest to develop an effective vaccine against the AIDS pandemic. |
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Los Alamos researchers are working to secure a larger role for nuclear power in the energy future of the nation and the world. |
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Illustrator Writers Photographers Proofreader Printing Coordinator Web Design Research Quarterly, |