News Releases Archive - 1998

Other years: 2008 | 07 | 06 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 99 | 97

DECEMBER

Los Alamos-managed research facilities provide data for global climate change models
December 21 -

Lab reseachers develop new process for converting nitrates to nitrogen gas
December 21 -

Lab geologist selected to posts in national association for women in education
December 18 -

Lab testing new microdrilling technology
December 15 -

Laboratory testing electric vehicle built by Ford Motor Co.; lease of 10 electric vehicles under consideration
December 15 -

Lightning over oceans more plentiful than expected
December 9 - Storms over the oceans generate more lightning than previously realized, and researchers may be able to use this finding in studies of atmospheric energy distribution mechanisms linked to climate and weather effects. Energy from the sun can be captured and redistributed globally through the latent heat carried in water vapor. Storm clouds with lightning tend to be more intense and provide a relatively greater release of latent heat through rainfall -- condensation of the water vapor. Remote tracking of such systems may tell researchers where substantial amounts of latent heat are being released over the ocean and thus better understand energy distribution through the atmosphere.

Scientists report fastest climate-induced shift of border between two ecosystems
December 8 -

Satellite records millions of lightning strikes for study
December 8 -

Laboratory hosting meeting Dec. 10 on its endangered species habitatmanagement plan
December 8 -

Detecting material damage by nonlinear acoustical measurements
December 6 -

NM company to build magnets for national tritium program
December 4 -

Laboratory researchers develop new tools to safely extract samples from waste containers
December 2 -

NOVEMBER

Laboratory Diversity Alliance hosting children's book reading Dec. 4 and 5 at Bradbury Science Museum
November 30 -

Laboratory Diversity Alliance hosting children's book reading Dec. 4-5 at Bradbury Science Museum
November 30 -

Laboratory's 1997 Environmental Surveillance Report approved by Department of Energy
November 23 -

Laboratory's 1998 Holiday Drive kicks off Tuesday; community participation encouraged
November 23 -

Tom Garcia to leave Laboratory
November 20 -

Lab receives award for contributions made to moon mission
November 18 -

Lab geologists receive award for best poster in Denver conference
November 12 -

Los Alamos engineer receives prestigious honor
November 12 -

Lab physicist receives Francis Pipkin award from American Physical Society
November 10 -

Los Alamos scientists develop novel toxin detector
November 10 - Researchers have stolen a page from Mother Nature to develop a technique for detecting the toxin that causes cholera. The technique should work equally well at detecting other protein-based toxins potentially used in biowarfare or terrorism and at detecting early signs of infection in clinical settings.

Energy Department, Silicon Graphics, Los Alamos unveil record-breaking supercomputer
November 10 -

ARIES demonstration line begins operation
November 9 -

Anthropologist to give talk on cultural impact of Pakistani bomb
November 9 -

Math contest winners announced
November 5 -

OCTOBER

Health insurance costs rise for lab employees and retirees
October 30 -

Laboratory hosting meetings for employees, retirees on 1999 health care plan changes
October 29 -

Los Alamos receives DOE grants for advanced biological research
October 29 - Four projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory have received Department of Energy grants for advanced research in biology. The DOE, which announced the grants last week, is funding projects that will build on the wealth of information from the Human Genome Project and other research activities to solve complex biological problems.

Laboratory far exceeds goal for purchases of goods, services from northern New Mexico businesses
October 27 -

Lab licenses rights to technology to develop noninvasive medical tools
October 27 -

Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum to host Halloween carnival on Friday
October 27 -

Los Alamos to build powerful accelerator for Department of Energy Materials Research Facility
October 26 -

Laboratory, PTLA, Johnson Controls officials join congressional delegation Wednesday to celebrate new facilities in Española
October 26 -

Helping cities cope with disaster
October 22 - An earthquake rocks a large modern city, injuring hundreds of people, producing major structural damage, knocking out electrical power, breaking gas mains and causing an industrial plant to leak toxic chemicals. Collapsed bridges and buildings prevent emergency vehicles from reaching the injured, attending to dozens of small fires before they become big ones and carrying supplies to hospitals and rescue workers. How do emergency responders and city officials cope with the situation? How do they deploy resources where they are most needed? How can they prepare in advance for such disasters, and what can they do to recover from them? Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are working on a project to give city officials, regional planners, police and other agencies a tool to help them plan for and respond to disasters such as earthquakes.

Global warming forum scheduled at Laboratory
October 21 -

DOE awards Laboratory $2.3 million in grants for innovative environmental cleanup basic research projects
October 20 -

Los Alamos web page wins "Popular Science" award
October 8 -

Laboratory helping Northern New Mexico school rebuild, replenish library destroyed by fire
October 7 -

Encryption advance for secure global communications
October 7 -

Los Alamos forms Center for Space Science and Exploration
October 1 -

SEPTEMBER

Los Alamos creates new postdoctoral fellowship positions
September 30 -

Los Alamos sponsors math contest for junior, senior high students in Shiprock, Farmington
September 28 -

Three spacecraft reveal unexplained motion
September 24 -

Another Lab division awards scholarship funds to undergraduate students
September 21 -

Lab receives NASA funding to test critical instrument components for possible use on future Europa mission
September 16 -

Los Alamos names four to head nuclear weapons programs
September 15 -

Laboratory's Community Involvement and Outreach Office moving to new offices downtown
September 14 -

Laboratory staff member selected as senior technical adviser at DARPA
September 10 -

Laboratory diversity group to observe Hispanic Heritage Month with community activities
September 9 -

Reliable quantum computing demonstrated
September 7 -

New analyses from Lunar Prospector published
September 4 -

Laboratory co-sponsoring dependent care presentations and community roundtable Sept. 11 and 12
September 4 -

Lab's nonproliferation and international security division awards thousands in scholarships to its students
September 3 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Nonproliferation and International Security Division recently awarded $53,000 in scholarships to students from universities in New Mexico and other states nationwide.

Laboratory's technology commercialization office issues requests for proposals to collaborate with businesses
September 3 -

AUGUST