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News Releases Archive - 2005
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DECEMBER
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Bradbury Science Museum sets holiday operating hours
December 20 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum will be closed on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, and New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2006.
Media Advisory - Secretary Bodman to announce Los Alamos contract decision
December 20 - WASHINGTON, DC - Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 21, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman will announce the selection of the new management and operating contractor for the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
High energy gamma rays may emanate in the Milky Way
December 14 - Los Alamos scientists have evidence from the Laboratory's Milagro telescope that TeV (one trillion electron volts) gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation known, can originate in the plane of the Milky Way galaxy.
Laboratory's Johnson selected as region's financial executive of the year
December 9 - Jay Johnson, Los Alamos National Laboratory's chief financial officer, recently was selected as the Institute of Management Accountants' 2005 Financial Executive of the Year for IMA's Rocky Mountain Region.
Fault expansions on Pajarito Plateau subject of talk Wednesday at Bradbury Science Museum
December 2 - A Los Alamos National Laboratory technical staff member will talk about fault expansions on the Pajarito Plateau of the Rio Grande rift in north central New Mexico at a talk Dec. 7 in the Bradbury Science Museum.
Talk at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum Tuesday on Cerro Grande Fire impacts to vegetation, elk population
December 1 - Los Alamos National Laboratory technical staff member Susan Rupp will speak about the effects of the 2000 Cerro Grande Fire on elk and vegetation in Bandelier National Monument at a talk Tuesday (Dec. 6) in the Bradbury Science Museum.
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NOVEMBER
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Los Alamos-led team to sequence entire NT biological database on greengene distributed supercomputer
November 18 - Award-winning Los Alamos National Laboratory-developed software is helping researchers here and elsewhere better understand a database of biological information and enable a plethora of biological studies from organism "barcoding" to gene function and evolution.
Los Alamos to share computer simulation software development environment with private sector
November 16 - Los Alamos National Laboratory is offering industry and academia a "blank check" that will make modeling and visualizing complex physics, materials science and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) equations and experiments a much simpler task.
Math contest encourages students to Go Figure
November 15 - Budding mathematicians are invited to compete in Los Alamos National Laboratory's seventh annual Go Figure Mathematical Challenge Saturday (Nov. 19) in Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Española.
Los Alamos National Laboratory to license its worm intrusion response and quarantine software to aid industry
November 14 - Los Alamos National Laboratory had the first public and commercial demonstration of its NARQ software to deal with the ever-growing threat posed by malicious compute network WORMs at the Supercomputing 2005 conference in Seattle, Wash.
Journey to inside the sun: talk Tuesday at Bradbury Science Museum
November 9 - That bright shining star in the sky, the sun, vibrates like a giant bell with its acoustic modes measured to develop general notions of its interior structure with a high degree of precision.
Los Alamos weapons program employees receive DOE / NNSA Awards of Excellence
November 7 - The outstanding achievements of more than 300 Los Alamos National Laboratory employees were recognized by The Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week with Defense Programs Awards of Excellence.
Bradbury Science Museum talk focuses on getting people to Mars
November 4 - Los Alamos National Laboratory technical staff member Elizabeth (Betsy) Cantwell will talk about some of the critical risks for ambitious manned flights beyond Earth's low orbit in a talk Nov. 9 at Los Alamos' Bradbury Science Museum.
Los Alamos tracks influenza genetic codes
November 4 - In the same way that the FBI archives the fingerprints of criminals nationwide, Los Alamos National Laboratory archives the genetic codes for influenza strains worldwide.
Tech Lab opens Thursday at Bradbury Science Museum
November 2 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum unveils its new multipurpose discovery space, Tech Lab, at a public opening Thursday afternoon (Nov. 3).
Los Alamos, UC, Santa Cruz to form partnership for scientific data management
November 1 - The University of California, Santa Cruz and Los Alamos National Laboratory have agreed to establish a new collaborative institute for research and education in the area of scientific data management.
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OCTOBER
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Six from Los Alamos named 2005 AAAS Fellows
October 31 - The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, "Science," has named six current and former Los Alamos National Laboratory employees as Fellows for 2005.
Art, music has foundation in science; subject of talk Nov. 2 at Bradbury Science Museum
October 27 - Pianist, composer and author Stuart Isacoff will explore the historical connections between science and art at a lecture Nov. 2 in Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
High-Tech Halloween scheduled for Oct. 28 at Bradbury Science Museum
October 24 - Follow the light into Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum and see if your eyes can fool your mind or if your mind will fool your eyes in this year's theme about light at the 11th annual High-Tech Halloween on Friday (Oct. 28).
Largest computational biology simulation mimics life's most essential nanomachine
October 19 - Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a new world's record by performing the first million-atom computer simulation in biology. Using the "Q Machine" supercomputer, Los Alamos computer scientists have created a molecular simulation of the cell's protein-making structure, the ribosome.
New weapons and how they may change war subject of talk Thursday at Bradbury Science Museum
October 17 - Light-wave energy in the same spectrum of energy found in home appliances may soon be used in a new generation of weapons. On Thursday (Oct. 20), Los Alamos National Laboratory's Associate Director for Threat Reduction, Douglas Beason, will talk about America's new directed energy weapons in a talk at the Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of California, Santa Barbara establish Institute for Multiscale Materials Studies
October 11 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has formed a partnership with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to create the Institute for Multiscale Materials Studies (IMMS).
Drought, heat and bark beetles a deadly trio
October 11 - Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, working in collaboration with scientists from the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, the U. S. Geological Survey, and four additional universities, believe that severe drought, coupled with high temperatures and a bark beetle coup de grace, was the cause of death for millions of piñon pines throughout the American Southwest.
Hydrogen as viable energy source subject of talk Oct. 13 at Bradbury Science Museum
October 6 - Is hydrogen a viable, alternative energy source? Are the technical and economic barriers to development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel insurmountable? These and other questions will be discussed at a talk Oct. 13 at Los Alamos' Bradbury Science Museum. The talk begins at noon and is free and open to the public.
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SEPTEMBER
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Kuckuck names seven new Laboratory Fellows
September 29 - Recognizing the highest levels of technical accomplishment at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Director Robert Kuckuck has named seven distinguished scientists as Laboratory Fellows.
Los Alamos toxin-detection equipment on plane bound for hurricane zone
September 23 - Toxin-detecting tools and Los Alamos expertise are heading into harm's way to protect others, as the joint Los Alamos National Laboratory/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency airplane, ASPECT, once again heads for a zone of need: The Gulf Coast areas under threat of Hurricane Rita.
Bradbury Science Museum talk focuses on getting people to Mars
September 6 - Los Alamos National Laboratory technical staff member Elizabeth (Betsy) Cantwell will talk about some of the critical risks for ambitious manned flights beyond Earth's low orbit in a talk Sept. 13 at Los Alamos' Bradbury Science Museum. The talk begins at noon and is free and open to the public.
Los Alamos scientist to speak on gamma ray bursts
September 2 - A few times a day a special type of massive star transforms itself into a black hole, simultaneously collapsing and ejecting material in a jet that moves very close to the speed of light. During their fleeting existence, these jets flood much of the universe with an enormous burst of gamma rays.
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AUGUST
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Bioforensics Analysis Research and Development Center created at Los Alamos
August 29 - In October 2001, "anthrax- letters" laden with B. anthracis bacteria spores appeared in various locations around the nation. To help authorities trace the source of the deadly letters, bioforensic analysts, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists among them, worked diligently to pinpoint the specific strain of bacteria used.
Using computers and DNA to count bacteria, measure effects of metal toxicity in soil
August 26 - Don't call them the Dirt Doctors, or Sultans of Soil, they're just clever Lab guys. A team from Los Alamos National Laboratory has a paper in this week's Science Magazine with a new way to count bugs in dirt. Bacteria, that is, in the highly complex world beneath our feet.
Sealed sources leave the Hill, destined for WIPP
August 17 - In the first shipment since May 2003, fourteen 55-gallon drums of radioactive sealed sources were shipped from storage at Los Alamos National Laboratory to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) on Thursday, July 28.
Laboratory symposium to honor physicist Bethe
August 17 - A daylong symposium honoring the late physicist Hans Bethe is being held on Friday Aug. 19 in the J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The event is by invitation only, but several seats have been reserved for local news media.
Learning from small earthquakes focus of talk August 18 at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
August 12 - The study of earthquakes and seismology is the subject of a talk Aug. 18 by University of California, Berkeley lecturer Margaret Hellweg. The talk is at noon in the Bradbury Science Museum downtown and is free and open to the public.
Two workers affected by chemical fumes
August 10 - Two Los Alamos National Laboratory employees recently inhaled fumes from a corrosive chemical, resulting in the hospitalization of one employee.
HAZMAT Challenge tests teams from New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma
August 10 - The 9th annual HAZMAT Challenge will test the hazardous materials response skills of 11 teams from throughout New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas Aug. 9-12 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory hazardous materials training facility.
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JULY
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Signing ceremony Monday marks new agreement to assist Northern New Mexico Math and Science Academy
July 29 - Officials from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation and New Mexico State University will be in Espanola Monday morning (Aug. 1) to sign an agreement creating a new master of arts degree program for teaching of math and science.
Who goes there . . . Species flourishing is feather in Lab cap
July 28 - For the first time since the Cerro Grande Fire, Laboratory ecologists have spotted three Mexican Spotted Owl chicks on Laboratory property. The Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) was listed as a threatened species in 1993.
Officials investigate contamination event
July 27 - A decontamination team made up of experts from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Nuclear Security Administration and Los Alamos County are conducting a decontamination operation at the home of a Laboratory employee today.
Learn about snakes Tuesday at Bradbury Science Museum
July 22 - A public presentation about snakes will be held at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday (July 26) and again on Aug. 4.
Two Laboratory technologies receive nanoscience awards
July 21 - Two technologies developed by University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have been named winners in the 2005 Nano 50(tm) Award competition by Nanotech Briefs, a digital publication from the publishers of NASA Tech Briefs.
Statement by Director Kuckuck regarding MOX fuel agreement
July 20 - The MOX (Mixed Oxide) fuel financial liability agreement announced today represents a significant and important next step toward eliminating 68 tons of weapons-usable plutonium.
Math summer school may help with information overload
July 15 - A small band of mathematicians are working on life rafts and flotation devices that just may help the millions who are drowning in the stormy seas of too much information.
Los Alamos energy expert to speak in Rio Rancho
July 15 - An expert on energy issues from Los Alamos National Laboratory will talk to members of the Rio Rancho Rotary Club at noon on Tuesday, July 19.
Innovative protein-analysis center funded at Los Alamos
July 11 - The Bioscience Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has a new center dedicated to the study of the molecular machines in our cells -- proteins. Because proteins are integral to most cell functions, as well as to cell-cell communication, they are a valuable component in medical research.
Los Alamos to host Mars talk
July 11 - Members of the media are invited to a talk on Mars exploration at Los Alamos National Laboratory, beginning at 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 13).
Los Alamos to host international accelerator conference
July 11 - Los Alamos National Laboratory will host an international conference on particle accelerator technology that could draw up to 1,500 scientists and engineers from all over the world.
Laboratory captures four R&D 100 Awards
July 1 - Scientists at the University of California's Los Alamos National Laboratory have captured four of R&D Magazine's 2005 R&D 100 Awards. The latest winners bring the Laboratory's total to 87 awards over the past 18 years.
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JUNE
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Los Alamos executes successful hydrotest for W76 maintenance
June 30 - Staff from Los Alamos National Laboratory's Dynamic Experimentation Division, supported by hundreds of scientists, engineers, technicians and others from many Laboratory divisions, have successfully executed a major stockpile stewardship experiment.
Los Alamos experts' book explores advances in reconfigurable computing
June 22 - The field of computing has been transformed by the concept of widgets called Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), integrated circuits combining logic and memory, that can process digital information.
Astronomy Days lecture series begins Monday at Bradbury Science Museum
June 22 - A series of six evening lectures begins Monday, June 27, at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum with a discussion about cosmology by Laboratory scientist Katrin Heitman. The lectures are at 6:30 p.m., and are free and open to the public.
Scientists put the squeeze on electron spins
June 15 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a novel method for controlling and measuring electron spins in semiconductor crystals of GaAs (gallium arsenide). The work suggests an alternative--and perhaps even superior--method of spin manipulation for future generations of "semiconductor spintronic" devices.
Laboratory refers employee activities to law enforcement
June 15 - Los Alamos National Laboratory officials have referred the activities of two employees to law enforcement authorities in connection with alleged fraudulent purchasing activities.
Media invited to tour unique toxin-detection plane
June 14 - A unique hazard-detection plane will be at Los Alamos Airport for media tours and staff interviews this week. The ASPECT plane, a one-of-a-kind emergency response tool operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been scrambled more than 40 times for emergencies across the country.
Forest health specialist talks on "What's bugging the Forest" June 9 at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
June 6 - Stephani Sandoval, a forest health specialist with the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Services, will talk about the condition of area forests, bark beetles and other forest-related topics at a talk at noon, Thursday (June 9) in the Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum downtown.
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MAY
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Kevin Jones to lead Dynamic Experimentation Division
May 31 - Kevin Jones will lead the Dynamic Experimentation Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, having accepted a permanent appointment to the job he has held since July of last year.
UC San Diego and Los Alamos National Laboratory establish engineering institute
May 18 - The University of California, San Diego and Los Alamos National Laboratory have forged a partnership for education, research and technology advancement that builds on a research-focused education initiative with the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.
Robotic telescope discovery sheds new light on gamma-ray bursts
May 18 - A new type of light was detected from a recent gamma-ray burst, as discovered by Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA scientists using both burst-detection satellites and a Los Alamos-based robotic telescope.
Scientists develop novel multi-color light-emitting diodes
May 17 - A team of University of California scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed the first completely inorganic, multi-color light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on colloidal quantum dots encapsulated in a gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor.
Laboratory employees again are top contributors to Santa Fe County 2004 United Way campaign
May 13 - Los Alamos National Laboratory employees for the fifth consecutive year are the largest contributors to the United Way of Santa Fe County's annual giving campaign. Laboratory employees pledged or donated $113,242 to the United Way of Santa Fe County's 2004 giving campaign.
Talk on reducing the global nuclear threat May 17 at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
May 13 - Reducing the global nuclear threat is the subject of a talk May 17 by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Sara Scott. The talk is at noon in the Bradbury Science Museum downtown and is free and open to the public.
Laboratory names new Chemistry division leader
May 11 - Los Alamos scientist and former group leader Vahid Majidi has been selected as the new leader of the Laboratory's Chemistry Division.
Laboratory to provide technical assistance to Valles Caldera National Preserve
May 10 - Los Alamos National Laboratory will provide technical expertise to assist the Valles Caldera National Preserve with environmental and geological research that will lead to a greater understanding of the Preserve.
SERF's up
May 3 - A new facility that will save nearly 21 million gallons of water a year-the equivalent of about 100 households- became fully operational today. The Sanitary Effluent Reclamation Facility (SERF) will be used to further treat sanitary effluent from the Laboratory's domestic wastewater treatment facility.
New parking garage opens
May 2 - For employees wishing for the "good old days" when parking was plentiful, those days are returning, and will be even better than before. Today, a new $5.6 million parking structure on the corner of West Jemez Road and Casa Grande Drive opened for employee and visitor parking - 11 months ahead of schedule.
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APRIL
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Cancer study earns top honors for ABQ Academy's Baca, Shah at Los Alamos Supercomputing Challenge
April 26 - A pair of budding computer geniuses from Albuquerque Academy who designed software to probe how cancer develops captured the top prize Tuesday during awards ceremonies for the New Mexico High School Adventures in Supercomputing Challenge held at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Nuclear physics for stockpile stewardship focus of talk April 26 at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
April 21 - Nuclear physics for stockpile stewardship and homeland security is the subject of a talk April 26 by Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Anna Hayes. The talk is at noon in the Bradbury Science Museum downtown and is free and open to the public.
Adventures in Supercomputing Challenge awards at Los Alamos on April 26
April 20 - More than 120 New Mexico high-school students will be at Los Alamos National Laboratory Monday and Tuesday (April 25-26) for judging and awards in the 15th annual New Mexico Adventures in Supercomputing Challenge Expo.
Scientists propose new method for studying ion channel kinetics
April 18 - Scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new method for the study of ion channel gating kinetics.
Study uncovers bacteria's worst enemy
April 14 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have found that the successful use of bacteria to remediate environmental contamination from nuclear waste and processing activities may depend more upon how resistant the bacteria are to chemicals than to how tolerant they are to radioactivity.
Scientists model physics of stellar burning
April 14 - A University of California scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory working with astronomers from around the world recently validated a computer model that predicts the rebirth and stellar burning and mixing processes of evolved stars.
Los Alamos helps Texas schools remove radioactive gammators
April 12 - Crews hired by the state of Texas and advised by Los Alamos National Laboratory have recovered three large radioactive sources from high schools in San Antonio, the latest success in the Laboratory's nationwide effort for the National Nuclear Security Administration's program to reduce security and other risks associated with radioactive material.
Los Alamos developing new eclipse-based tools for high-performance parallel computers
April 12 - Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Eclipse Foundation today announced the Parallel Tools Platform Project, a new Eclipse Technology project aimed at creating better open source software tools for parallel computers.
Airborne Los Alamos instruments test for toxins from fires
April 12 - A unique hazard-detecting plane, supported by scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory and operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was on duty to warn first responders and residents with information about potential chemical hazards during a recent Houston oil refinery disaster.
Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund awards scholarships
April 6 - Santa Fe High School senior Taryn Flock is the recipient of the four-year, $10,000-a-year platinum scholarship from the Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund. The fund is administered through the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation.
Successful Los Alamos experiment supports weapon maintenance
April 4 - Using the world's most powerful flash X-ray machine, Los Alamos National Laboratory on Friday successfully detonated and captured a high-resolution X-ray image of a mock-up of imploding nuclear weapon components.
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MARCH
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Researchers bridge superconductivity gap
March 31 - University of California scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory working with a researcher from Chonnam National University in South Korea have found that magnetic fluctuations appear to be responsible for superconductivity in a compound called plutonium-cobalt-pentagallium (PuCoGa5).
Researchers develop fingerprint detection technology
March 21 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a novel method for detecting fingerprints based on the chemical elements present in fingerprint residue. Known as micro-X-ray fluorescence, or MXRF, the technique has the potential to help expand the use of fingerprinting as a forensic investigation tool.
Northern New Mexico girls learn about math, science through Expanding Your Horizons program
March 18 - An estimated 200 teenage girls from around Northern and Central New Mexico will discover the wonderment of math and science as participants in the national Expanding Your Horizons program Thursday, March 31, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Parish Hall in Los Alamos.
Snow brings green machining to Laboratory
March 16 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a novel machining technique that uses a jet of solid carbon dioxide (CO2) to cool/lubricate the surface of metal parts and remove the cut material during machining. Called Snow-Machining, the process could someday eliminate the use of oil-based or synthetic chemical fluids for metal cutting and metal parts cleaning in industry.
Los Alamos and UNM begin medical isotope collaboration
March 7 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Pete Nanos will participate in a signing ceremony with representatives from the state of New Mexico, including Governor Bill Richardson, and the University of New Mexico, including UNM President Louis Caldera, to establish the New Mexico Center for Isotopes in Medicine (NMCIM), a partnership between the Laboratory and the UNM Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy.
Wallace named Strategic Research Directorate leader
March 4 - With the interim approval of the University of California Regents, Los Alamos National Laboratory's Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) division leader Terry Wallace has been named Associate Director of Strategic Research (ADSR).
Bradbury Science Museum celebrates Women's History Month with talks, exhibit
March 4 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum is celebrating Women's History Month with a talk Tuesday (March 8) by a Manhattan Project chemist and a new traveling exhibit. Other activities in March are planned as well.
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FEBRUARY
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Lab to host catalog-contracts pre-solicitation conference
February 28 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Supply Chain Management Division will host a conference on Thursday to provide information about how regional businesses and suppliers can respond to requests for proposals for Just-in-Time catalog subcontracts with the Laboratory.
Los Alamos scientist named Asian American Engineer of the Year
February 24 - A University of California scientist working at Los Alamos National Laboratory widely known for his innovations in the field of electronic materials and high-temperature superconductivity has been named the 2005 Asian American Engineer of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers USA (CIE/USA).
Los Alamos muon detector could thwart nuclear smugglers
February 19 - Trillions of cosmic rays that constantly bombard Earth could help catch smugglers trying to bring nuclear weapons or materials into the United States.
Los Alamos scientist featured in NASA science update
February 17 - Los Alamos National Laboratory astrophysicist David Palmer will be among the scientists discussing a recent, dramatic gamma-ray flash that occurred some 50,000 light years away, beyond the edge of our galaxy, as detected by NASA's Swift Observatory and others.
Wojciech H. Zurek named Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar
February 16 - Physicist Wojciech H. Zurek of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Theoretical Division was named a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for 2004-05. Established in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and largest academic honor society. Its Visiting Scholar Program serves to enrich the intellectual atmosphere at participating institutions.
Four Los Alamos physicists honored by American Physical Society
February 15 - The American Physical Society has honored four Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists for their outstanding contributions to physics, naming them fellows of the society.
Steve Elliot, David Montgomery, David Moore and John Singleton were among 201 scientists nationwide elected as American Physical Society fellows in 2004.
Los Alamos National Laboratory organizations earn seven out of 13 NNSA Pollution Prevention Awards
February 9 - Los Alamos National Laboratory received seven, or more than half, of the 2005 Pollution Prevention (P2) Environmental Stewardship Awards given nationally by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
Carter Hydrick returns to the Bradbury Science Museum Feb. 15
February 7 - Back by popular demand, Carter Hydrick, author of Critical Mass: How Nazi Germany Surrendered Enriched Uranium For The United States' Atomic Bomb, will speak about his book at Los Alamos' Bradbury Science Museum at 7 p.m., Tuesday (Feb. 15).
Laboratory supports summer science program
February 4 - In an effort to give more students "the educational experience of a lifetime," Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chief Science Officer, Thomas Bowles announced today that the Lab will pay the full $3,200 program fee for New Mexico students accepted to the Summer Science Program (SSP).
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JANUARY
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New NASA IBEX mission to carry Los Alamos instrument
January 28 - A new NASA mission, IBEX, will probe the very edge of the solar system, capturing the quiet hum of a vast, distant shock wave. One of its two instruments is a compact Los Alamos device called the High Energy Neutral Atom Imager.
Beason takes top threat reduction post at Los Alamos
January 27 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Peter G. Nanos this week announced the selection of J. Douglas Beason as associate director for Threat Reduction. Beason's appointment was approved by the University of California Board of Regents Jan. 20 and became effective Jan. 24.
Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico collaborate on tech-transfer education
January 18 - Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico have created a program in UNM's Center on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) that will give graduate students the opportunity to assist in the transfer of technologies from the Laboratory to the private sector.
Skill of search dogs focus of Jan. 19 talk at Bradbury Science Museum
January 14 - Explosives, airport security and natural disasters are all familiar words that bring home the reality of the world today. Dogs are increasingly used to effectively assist law enforcement and national security in ferreting out information that might otherwise be hard to obtain.
Scientists develop split green for tagging protein
January 3 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent protein.
