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Friday, August 26, 2005 Robot plays key role in B Division researchHumans have long been fascinated with robots. Although evidence of robots, or machines that can do work for people, dates back to 250 B.C., many modern robots began to gain popularity in the 1950s with the idea that robots could perform household chores and other tedious tasks.
Gammator recovered from Tuskegee
A Tuskegee University employee uses a cutting torch to separate the steel base from a gammator recovered earlier this month at the Alabama college by the Laboratory's Off-Site Source Recovery Project.
UC treasurer departs for east coast
David Russ, the University of California treasurer, is leaving UC and taking a position at Dartmouth College.
Laboratory/Northern New Mexico Day at Isotopes Park is Sunday
Tickets can still be purchased for Sunday's Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game at Isotopes Park.
Former Manhattan Project staffer wins math prize
Former Manhattan Project Laboratory staff member Peter Lax received the $980,000 Abel Prize for mathematics. Lax received the award during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Space Research
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Students personalize ecologyShark finning this year's focus of new student programStudent Sustainability Challenge encourages implementation of sustainable "green" concepts across the Lab. Currents, the Laboratory's monthly employee magazine, highlighting people in the workplace.  |
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