Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic
science on behalf of national security. We enhance national security by ensuring the safety
and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile and serve as a center for research in a wide
range of scientific disciplines, including space exploration, geophysics, renewable energy,
supercomputing, medicine, and nanotechnology.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is essential to security—national security, global
security, and energy security. Our science and technology are foundational to solving the
world’s most difficult problems, and our work strengthens our nation’s competitive
position in such fields as energy, medicine, and space.