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Creating Life, Saving Lives

Miniature machines repair technology and heal our bodies from within

World's Most Powerful Magnet

Holds answer to many new technology products

Curing Aids

HIV research fights pandemic that already killed 25 million people

Better Breast Cancer Detection

Safer, more comfortable and accurate tests find undetectable, highly fatal cancers

Early Climate Change Detection

Scientists' new plant research could prevent ecological collapse

Green Freedom: Out of Thin Air

New technology converts pollution into renewable fuel

A Mind of Its Own

RAPTOR telescope acts alone—unlocking the universe for astronomers

High-energy Laser

Trident aids astrophysics, nuclear science, and cancer treatment

Protection from the Sky

ASPECT flies high to protect citizens, environment from toxins

Hear No Evil

Infrasonic sensors detect quiet threats: meteors, missile launches and explosions

World's Fastest Computer

Hybrid supercomputer propels performance to 1,000 trillion calculations per second

Safety in Numbers

Monte Carlo code calculations touch many sciences: medical, environmental, engineering

News Home

NISC - Nonproliferation and International Security Building

Nonproliferation and International Security Building

LANL in the News

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  • TOP500 list topped by first-ever petaflop/s supercomputer
    30 Oct 2008
    • Hans Werner Meuer, a founder of the Top500 list of the worlds fastest supercomputers, explores the significance of the listand particularly the implications of the barrier-breaking Roadrunner Supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  • New cycle for startups kicks in
    26 Oct 2008
    • A troubled economy inspires people to have a few more irons in the fire or at least to begin considering some alternatives. In Los Alamos, its time for entrepreneurs and inventors to step forward and catch one of the next available waves for start-up business development.
  • The time when dogs began
    24 Oct 2008
    • Sometimes it takes more than a good speaker and subject to bring off a satisfying evening of scientific infotainment. The right place, the right atmosphere, the right size audience and the right mix of people and animals may also play a role. Thomas Leitner, a biological theorist at Los Alamos National Laboratory took care of the first requirement Tuesday night with an accomplished presentation on his search for the birth of the dog.
  • Cosmic rays detect hidden nuclear cargo
    22 Oct 2008
    • How would you find a nuclear bomb in the millions of trucks and cargo containers that come into the United States every year? The answer worries anti-terrorism experts a lot. Nobody knows.Cosmic rays may help. Engineers and scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are building a new sensor that uses cosmic rays to detect uranium or lead used to shield it.
  • DSM invests in ethanol enzyme technology
    22 Oct 2008
    • HEERLEN, Netherlands - Royal DSM N.V., yesterday announced the execution of a multimillion dollar cooperative funding agreement with the US Department of Energy to underwrite a portion of research and development costs aimed at enabling "second generation" biofuels from non-food...
  • New eye on the outer solar system launches successfully
    20 Oct 2008
    • There's a new spacecraft in Earth orbit, with a really "far out" mission: to map the outer solar system. NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX launched successfully from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean at 1:47 p.m. EDT, Sunday, from an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL launch vehicle. IBEX will be the first spacecraft to image and map dynamic interactions taking place in the outer solar system.
  • Lab announces subcontracts worth $120 million
    16 Oct 2008
    • A mentor-protégé contract inked last year between Los Alamos National Laboratory and a pueblo-owned construction and services company has blossomed into an even more substantial relationship.
  • Researchers develop new technology to detect breast cancer
    13 Oct 2008
    • Though screening for breast cancer through mammograms can be uncomfortable, expensive and potentially risky, new technology being developed by a team of scientists may help offset those concerns. Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are now collaborating to develop ultrasound-computed tomography to better screen for breast cancer.
  • Port security system awarded anti-terrorism technology designation by DHS
    9 Oct 2008
    • A system developed by Cargotec Port Security, LLC has been awarded Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. . . . Cargotec Port Security uses the Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code software package developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory . The Cargotec Port Security radiation isotope database . . . is based on the Los Alamos Monte-Carlo nuclear simulation tool.
31 Oct 08

High-Tech Halloween is today at the Bradbury

BSM HalloweenImagine skewering a balloon, playing with magic sand that doesn't get wet, making Rice Krispies dance, and making music without touching an instrument.

Make trick-or-treating safe for children

Halloween can be an exciting time for kids. It also should be safe. The National Safety Council provided this information to help ensure children are safe this evening.

Strategic Science

Mission

To develop and apply science and technology to:

  • Ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent;
  • Reduce global threats; and
  • Solve other emerging national security challenges.

Year in Review 2007-2008

  • As an innovator in the world of science, technology, and engineering, our achievements focus on safety, security, environmental stewardship, nuclear deterrence, threat reduction, operations, communications, and community involvement.
  • Year in Review achievements

CMRR gets a new home

  • Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project aims to relocate several mission critical projects—analytical chemistry, materials characterization, and actinide research and development capabilities—to a newer facility.
  • Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project will relocate several mission critical projects—analytical chemistry, materials characterization, and actinide research and development capabilities—to a newer facility.

CMRR project reviewing business sources

CMRR ProjectThe Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Facility (CMRR) Project has launched a website for informational and planning purposes, as a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources before issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP). This is not a request for proposals or solicitation.

The project is seeking enclosure fabricators that can meet the Quality Assurance requirements of DOE Order 414.1C, Quality Assurance and 10CFR830, Subpart A, Nuclear Safety: Quality Assurance Requirements, using NQA-1-2000, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications as the basis of its Quality Assurance Program. Click here for more information.
Posted 07.09.08

 

Products and services procured by the Laboratory

The Laboratory procures nearly $1 billion in products and services annually. This list is representative of what the Lab procures.

  • Research & Development Studies
  • Facility Construction & Architectural/ Engineering Services
  • Equipment - Maintenance & Repair
  • Support Services & Staff Augmentation
  • Mechanical/Electronic Fabrication
  • Commercial Products & Services
  • Environmental Restoration

For more information:
Small Business Office
T: (505) 667-4419
Fax: (505) 667-9819
business@lanl.gov

Business Resource Guide

This guide is for New Mexico businesses and community organizations interested in identifying resources to improve their businesses or organization. The resource guide is divided into two major sections, Government Contracting and Business Resources.

Science on Wheels

  • In 2008-09, the Bradbury Science Museum returns with more free, hands-on science activities brought to your school. Each student in your classroom is an active participant in these activities using science equipment provided by the museum and guided by museum staff.
  • Bringing science to schools, Bradbury Science Museum

Math & Science Academy empowers teachers across New Mexico

  • Math & Science Academy, a teacher professional development program, focuses on standards-based education using the most recent research-based concepts and instructional strategies.
  • Emphasis is placed on assessment and data analysis, and technology is integrated at every level. Collaboration among participants is stressed.
  • The program is unique because it was developed to address comprehensively the complex and challenging issues of teaching and learning. Student achievement is increased by improving teacher practice. Read more...

Meet a LANL Grad Student

Armanda Roco was chosen for a summer internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory where she is putting her classroom studies to use by conducting biological research.


Graduate student Armanada Roco

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Retirees: Prepare for Open Enrollment

  • New retiree medical benefit summary chart available!
  • While your medical plan summary plan description is the best resource for detailed answers to your coverage questions, this new summary chart (pdf) provides a quick and easy guide to how your plan will pay for common expenses.

Health & Safety

  • Center of Excellence for Electrical Safety - This website provides members of the Electrical Safety Community resources on electrical safety, including standards, references, best practices, events, issues, training materials, lessons learned, and more.
  • Institutional Biosafety Committee - This committee provides awareness of biosafety activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory to the public.

GNEP Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement out

  • Public meeting in Los Alamos planned at 7 p.m. November 20 at the Hilltop House Best Western, 400 Trinity Drive in Los Alamos. The public comment period runs thru December 16th.

    Read the document for review online at: http://www.gnep.gov/peis.html

Meet Fire Expert Manny L'Esperance

  • Fire expert Manny L’Esperance, dedicated to protecting New Mexicans, says it is urgent steps are taken to prevent another disastrous fire.
  • Fire expert Manny L’Esperance, dedicated to protecting New Mexicans, says it is urgent steps are taken to prevent another disastrous fire.
  • Fire Information site

Moving Technology to Market

  • The Laboratory's Technology Transfer Division helps move technologies from the Lab to the marketplace to benefit society and the U.S. economy.
  • We do this by ensuring that Laboratory inventions receive intellectual property protection, which enables us to license Los Alamos technologies to industry and start-up companies.
  • As the Laboratory's liaison with industry, we also manage Lab-industry research partnerships and serve as the Laboratory's resource on industry relations.

Laboratory technologies capture prestigious R&D 100 awards

  • Cutting-edge innovations garnered Los Alamos researchers two of R&D Magazine’s prestigious R&D 100 Awards.
  • The awards, which will be presented October 16 in Chicago, recognize the top 100 industrial innovations worldwide in 2008.
  • Winning Laboratory projects are the 3-D Tracking Microscope and Laser-Weave technology.
Laser-weave technology wins a Research and Development Magazine award


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