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News Releases Archive - 2006
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DECEMBER
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Los Alamos scientists announce quantum cryptography advance
December 21 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder have demonstrated unconditionally secure quantum key distribution (QKD) over a record-setting 107 kilometers of optical fiber.
Bradbury Science Museum sets holiday operating hours
December 21 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum will be closed on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, and New Year's Day, January 1, 2007.
Three Los Alamos scientists named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
December 12 - Three Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Avian influenza subject of Frontiers in Science talk
December 4 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has uniquely capable scientists eyeing the coming risk of a pandemic flu, and several of them have agreed to serve on a panel for the first of an upcoming Frontiers in Science lecture.
Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists honored as American Physical Society Fellows
December 1 - Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists were selected as Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS).
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NOVEMBER
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Detecting explosives with honeybees
November 27 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for training the common honey bee to detect the explosives used in bombs.
Bradbury Science Museum talk 'shakes things up'
November 21 - Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Emily Schultz will talk about earthquake hazards during a presentation November 27 at the Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
Learning the magnetic ropes
November 16 - At the Sun's edge, in a region called the heliosphere, magnetic fields and electrical currents align and twist themselves in massive three-dimensional structures called "magnetic flux ropes."
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory wins first Polanyi Award
November 15 - Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory are part of an international collaboration of researchers at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) receiving the inaugural John C. Polanyi Award for its groundbreaking research on neutrinos.
Biosafety committee to hold meeting November 14
November 13 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) will hold its quarterly meeting starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 14.
'Star Wars Enigma' focus of talk November 8 at Bradbury Science Museum
November 2 - Science writer Nigel Hey will discuss how politicians use science to achieve strategic political goals November 8 at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
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OCTOBER
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One-of-a-kind magnet open for science
October 24 - The world's most powerful pulsed, nondestructive magnet is now ready to explore the frontiers of high magnetic field science - after 10 years of research, major instrument development, and construction.
High-Tech Halloween is October 27 at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
October 19 - "The Science of Sound" is the theme of Los Alamos National Laboratory's 12th High-Tech Halloween from 4 to 7 p.m., October 27 at the Bradbury Science Museum.
New computer model to track contaminants
October 17 - A powerful new massively parallel computer model for studying subsurface processes in the Earth will be developed by a team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists.
Los Alamos licenses avian flu modeling and simulation software
October 12 - Santa Fe-based CIVA (The Company for Information Visualization and Analysis) signed an agreement to license Los Alamos National Laboratory's epidemiological modeling and simulation system, called EpiCast.
Less expensive fuel cell may be possible
October 3 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new class of hydrogen fuel-cell catalysts that exhibit promising activity and stability.
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SEPTEMBER
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Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs partner with state to help New Mexico small businesses
September 27 - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the state of New Mexico today announced the signing of a Joint Memorandum of Understanding.
Los Alamos scientist to speak about optical refrigeration
September 18 - Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Richard Epstein will describe the unusual and counterintuitive practice of using lasers to cool certain materials at a "Frontiers in Science" series lecture in Albuquerque.
Los Alamos names 2006 Laboratory Fellows
September 11 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio today announced the selection of five exemplary scientists as Laboratory Fellows.
Los Alamos scientists write in Physics Today about enabling largest superfund cleanup to date
September 1 - Two scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have published a feature article in the September issue of Physics Today.
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AUGUST
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Supercomputing satellite hits the road
August 31 - A satellite smaller than an armchair is departing Los Alamos National Laboratory this week, heading for a last phase of testing before its December launch.
Laboratory sets high magnetic field records
August 31 - Scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a pair of world records.
Plasma assisted engines fuel efficient, cleaner
August 29 - Gasoline, diesel, and turbine engines could soon burn cleaner or be more fuel efficient through the application of Plasma Assisted Combustion, a technology originated and developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and now poised to enter the marketplace.
Los Alamos National Laboratory's hurricane response wins medal
August 24 - The Environmental Protection Agency this week recognized members of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Integrated Reachback Center.
Los Alamos partners with CNT Technologies to commercialize SuperThread(tm) carbon-nanotube fiber
August 21 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has licensed its carbon nanotube technology to a new commercial partner, Seattle-based CNT Technologies Inc. (CNT Tech).
Los Alamos and Sandia to dedicate Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
August 16 - Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting a ceremony to dedicate the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) Facility.
Through-the-earth communication licensed by Los Alamos National Laboratory
August 1 - Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced that Vital Alert Technologies Inc. signed two exclusive license agreements with the Laboratory for Underground RadioTM.
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JULY
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Seeing the unseen universe
July 31 - A new method for incorporating astronomical observational data into computer simulations promises to be a significant advance in enabling future cosmological surveys aimed at understanding dark energy and dark matter.
Midwest City, Oklahoma Fire Department wins HAZMAT Challenge
July 28 - For the third time in four years the hazardous materials response team from Midwest City, Oklahoma, is the overall winner of the Los Alamos National Laboratory HAZMAT Challenge.
Laboratory hosts HAZMAT Challenge
July 20 - Sixteen teams will compete in the 10th Annual HAZMAT Challenge designed to test hazardous materials response skills.
Laboratory reports test-well data to Environment Department
July 7 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has reported to the New Mexico Environment Department the detection of trace amounts of an organic chemical in two perched groundwater bodies below Mortandad Canyon.
Los Alamos captures five 2006 R&D 100 Awards
July 5 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory captured five 2006 R&D 100 Awards presented by R&D Magazine.
Bradbury Science Museum hosts Human Body Road Show
July 5 - The "Human Body Road Show," a hands-on traveling exhibit developed by Seattle's science museum, the Pacific Science Center and hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum, will be visiting communities throughout Northern New Mexico this summer.
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JUNE
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Making a safer bang for the buck - Los Alamos Research Team Identifies Replacements for Mercury and Lead in Primary Explosives
June 30 - Four ground-breaking families of environmentally friendly primary explosives under development at Los Alamos National Laboratory are featured this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Astronomy Days kicks off Tuesday at Bradbury Science Museum
June 16 - The Bradbury Science Museum's ninth annual Astronomy Day lectures begin on Tuesday (June 20).
Biosafety committee to hold meeting June 13
June 8 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) will hold its quarterly meeting starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 13.
Scientists predict pulsar starquakes
June 5 - Scientists have discovered how to predict earthquake-like events in pulsars, the dense remains of exploded stars.
A new day at Los Alamos
June 1 - Los Alamos National Laboratory begins operations today under a new management and operating contract with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Raiders of the lost dimension
June 1 - A team of scientists working at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos has uncovered an intriguing phenomenon while studying magnetic waves in barium copper silicate.
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MAY
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Dedication of National Security Science Building
May 18 - Dedication of National Security Science Building (NSSB).
New hydrogen and fuel cell research collaboration
May 16 - Los Alamos National Laboratory announced today the birth of a collaboration on the development of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies between Los Alamos, Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
Laboratory employees again are top contributors to Santa Fe County 2005 United Way campaign
May 15 - Los Alamos National Laboratory employees for the sixth consecutive year are the largest contributors to the United Way of Santa Fe County's annual giving campaign.
Lab is ISO 14001 certified for EMS
May 10 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has been certified to ISO 14001 based on its Environmental Management System, after an independent audit.
Anthrax relatives non-friendly but non-lethal
May 10 - A Los Alamos National Laboratory team working as part of the U. S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has explored the genomes of non-lethal bacteria closely related to the cause of anthrax, Bacillus anthracis.
Laboratory scientists study soot in megacity pollution
May 9 - A team of Los Alamos scientists recently returned from a month-long data-gathering trip to Mexico City as part of an international, multi-agency environmental science collaboration.
Los Alamos and MetOx collaborate to accelerate availability of commercial HTS wire
May 2 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Metal Oxide Technologies of Houston, Texas have signed a cooperative research and development agreement.
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APRIL
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Space-based supercomputer in design at Los Alamos
April 26 - Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced funding of a new space payload which dramatically increases on-orbit computational capabilities.
Bradbury Museum's Science Circus April 28 makes learning science fun
April 25 - Making science fun for the family is the focus of the Bradbury Science Museum's 12th annual Science Circus Friday (April 28) at the museum in downtown Los Alamos.
Mathematical code for inverses wins top prize for Manzano High student team at Los Alamos Supercomputing Challenge
April 25 - A pair of budding mathematicians from Albuquerque Manzano High School who wrote mathematical codes typical of those used in cryptography and mathematical error correction captured the top prize in the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.
Los Alamos National Laboratory to host Supercomputing Challenge April 24 - 25
April 20 - More than 200 New Mexico middle- and high-school students will be at Los Alamos National Laboratory next Monday and Tuesday (April 24-25) for judging and awards in the 16th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.
Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks commercialization partner for document security software
April 19 - In its continued effort to increase the competitive strength of U.S. industry, Los Alamos National Laboratory announced today it is seeking an existing or early stage business with which to partner to bring the Laboratory's File Scrub software to the commercial market.
Avian flu modeled on supercomputer, explores vaccine and isolation options for thwarting a pandemic
April 3 - Using supercomputers to respond to a potential national health emergency, scientists have developed a simulation model that makes stark predictions about the possible future course of an avian influenza pandemic, given today’s environment of world-wide connectivity.
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MARCH
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Valles Stories lecture series starts Tuesday at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum
March 31 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum is hosting a series of lectures about recent research and the global importance of the Valles Caldera beginning Tuesday (April 4). This lecture series is called "Valles Stories."
Scientists observe solitary vibrations in uranium
March 30 - Los Alamos scientists, working with collaborators from around the world, recently observed experimental evidence of solitary vibrations (solitons) in a solid.
Wild land fire drill planned
March 29 - Emergency responders from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County Fire Department, U.S. National Forest Service, U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a drill on April 5.
Laboratory's Frontiers in Science lecture series continues; Energy in 21st century is focus
March 22 - Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Rajan Gupta will cover the current energy crisis and it's future at a Frontiers in Science public lecture series talk on Thursday (March 23).
Laboratory receives latest data on chromium in regional aquifer
March 17 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has just completed a comprehensive groundwater sampling effort to test for levels of chromium in the groundwater.
Cassini measures geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus
March 10 - Cassini data obtained during a close flyby of the Saturn moon Enceladus support an observation that large amounts of water are spewing into space from the tiny moon's surface.
Laboratory's Business Resource Guide assists Northern New Mexico businesses
March 8 - Northern New Mexico business owners who have questions about marketing, financing, training or education, or on how to do business with government agencies like Los Alamos National Laboratory now have a resource guide to help answer these types of questions.
Research reveals hidden magnetism in superconductivity
March 7 - While studying a compound made of the elements cerium- rhodium-indium, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have discovered that a magnetic state can coexist with superconductivity in a specific temperature and pressure range.
Northern New Mexico girls learn about math, science through Expanding Your Horizons program
March 7 - 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 March 15, on the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos campus.
Storm patterns: more hostile-takeover than corporate merger . . . and very Van Gogh
March 2 - Jupiter's mysterious swirling giant red storm was first reported by Robert Hooke in 1664, but exactly when it formed is still unknown.
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FEBRUARY
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Attosecond pump-probe proposed to explore the dance of electrons
February 27 - Electrons in atoms move in a choreographed motion on a time scale of attoseconds (one quintillionth, or one billionth of a billionth of a second). To observe this ultrafast motion, physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have theoretically demonstrated an attosecond pump-probe technique.
New gallium nitride film method beats the heat
February 21 - A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a method for growing crystalline gallium nitride films at lower temperatures than industry standards.
Laboratory receives 32 Society for Technical Communications awards
February 21 - Los Alamos National Laboratory publications received 32 awards in the 2005-2006 Society for Technical Communications Southwest Regional Publications, Art and Online competitions, including Best of Show in the publications competition.
Los Alamos receives five pollution prevention awards from NNSA
February 15 - Los Alamos National Laboratory received three Pollution Prevention Best-in-Class awards and two Pollution Prevention Environmental Stewardship awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos scientist Li is Asian American of the Year
February 14 - Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Ning Li has been named 2006 Asian American Engineer of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA (CIE-USA).
Los Alamos, LSU Hurricane Center, join forces
February 13 - Understanding hurricanes and their effects is a specialty for the Louisiana State University's Hurricane Center, and now they will have an additional set of tools and scientific expertise with which to work.
New technologies enhance quantum cryptography
February 2 - A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., and Albion College, in Albion, Mich., have achieved quantum key distribution (QKD) at telecommunications industry wavelengths in a 50-kilometer (31 mile) optical fiber.
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JANUARY
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The little beam that could: Laser-driven ion beams offer multiple uses
January 31 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Germany, and the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics in Germany, have developed a new method for using a laser beam to accelerate ions.
Los Alamos National Laboratory assists Cochiti Pueblo business development
January 18 - Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced the completion of a yearlong effort to assist Cochiti Pueblo in attaining 8(a) business development status with the federal Small Business Administration (SBA).
Tiny crystals promise big benefits for solar technologies
January 4 - Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication, in which semiconductor nanocrystals respond to photons by producing multiple electrons, is applicable to a broader array of materials that previously thought.
