##  [S&TR | December 2023](/past-issues/december-2023) 

![January Cover Issue of S&TR](https://str.llnl.gov/sites/str/files/2024-04/dec2023.jpg)

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## [The Laboratory in the News](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/newsdec23)

## [Supporting the Mission with Materials Excellence](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/comdec23)

Commentary by Manyalibo (Ibo) Matthews

## [Ultrawide Bandgap Materials in the Spotlight](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/voss)

A three-year project to optimize and synthesize ultrawide bandgap materials will first serve the National Ignition Facility with devices to enable more laser shots.

## [Beneath the Surface](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/wihl)

MiRadar, a wideband imaging radar system developed at Lawrence Livermore, discovers buried threats.

## [Big Potential with Small-Scale Carbon Capture](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/ellebracht)

Innovative point source carbon capture offers new opportunities for greener industries.

## [SHASTA Lays Foundations for Hydrogen Energy Storage](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/white)

A multilaboratory effort assesses the science and technoeconomics of underground hydrogen storage.

## [Awards](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/awardsdec23)

## [Patents](https://str.llnl.gov/2023-12/patentsdec23)