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News Releases - 2010
Bradbury Science Museum announces winter opening hours
Museum will be closed on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2011). - 12/21/10
LANL announces Top 10 science & technology developments of 2010
Top 10 developments based on major programmatic milestones, strategic potential, scholarly accounts, and associated news coverage. - 12/20/10
Lab scientists track Santa’s magical journey
Los Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken by Old St. Nick and his reindeer. - 12/20/10
Lab completes record year for environmental cleanup
Personnel conducted more field investigations and cleanup campaigns than ever and completed a record number of Lab shipments to WIPP. - 12/16/10
Research Library teams shares 2010 Digital Preservation Award
Winning for their development of Memento—a unique computer architecture that uses a basic feature embedded in the standard HTTP protocol to allow web browsers direct access to archived copies of web pages. - 12/15/10
LANL selects local small business for post-Recovery Act cleanup contract
Los Alamos Technical Associates to perform follow-on cleanup work through 2014 at the site of the world’s first large-scale plutonium processing lab. - 12/14/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory purchases nearly $1 billion in goods and services last fiscal year
The Laboratory also exceeded its goals for purchases made by small businesses in Northern New Mexico, the state and the country. - 12/6/10
Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory
The research could aid in development of new antibiotics used to fight multidrug resistant superbugs such as MRSA found in many U.S. hospitals. - 12/2/10
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center gets capacity boost
The facility can simulate the effects of hundreds or thousands of years of cosmic-ray-induced neutrons in a single hour. - 12/2/10
LANL debuts hybrid garbage truck
The truck employs a system that stores energy from braking and uses that pressure to help the truck accelerate after each stop. - 11/19/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.5 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofits
The Laboratory employee contributions will fund a number of United Way agencies and programs as well as other eligible nonprofit organizations. - 11/18/10
Five selected as Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows
The five researchers are Brenda Dingus, William (Bill) Louis, John Sarrao, Dipen Sinha and Giday Woldegabriel. - 11/16/10
FBI officer accepts LANL counterintelligence post
Cloyd has most recently served as assistant director of the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters. - 11/10/10
Scientists produce transparent, light-harvesting material
The material could be used in development of transparent solar panels. - 11/3/10
Los Alamos National Security awards protective force contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory to SOC Los Alamos
The contract is for three years with two one-year extension options and has a value of about $251 million. - 10/28/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum scares up Halloween fun
High-Tech Halloween kicks off Los Alamos County’s “Halloweekend,” which includes the Chamber of Commerce’s “Trick or Treat on Main Street.” - 10/25/10
Five Los Alamos researchers receive 2010 LANL Fellows Prize
Researchers are Sergei Tretiak, Geoffrey S. Waldo, Kerry Habiger, Clifford Unkefer and Tammy P. Taylor. - 10/19/10
Consortium to design human trials of mosaic HIV vaccine
The vaccine represents a novel strategy for fighting the virus that causes AIDS by attempting to address one of the most daunting challenges in HIV vaccine design. - 10/18/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory receives Department of Energy environmental sustainability award
EStar awards recognize excellence in pollution prevention and sustainable environmental stewardship. - 10/14/10
Security demo at Sunport October 13
The tool distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft. - 10/8/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Safety Short program wins Department of Energy Innovation Award
The Lab’s Safety Short products address practices that promote the well-being of every Lab worker throughout each day, both at work and at home. - 10/7/10
Renewable energy is focus of New Science on Wheels programs offered by Bradbury Science Museum
The classes are designed to generate interest in science and renewable energy by students at schools throughout Northern New Mexico. - 9/21/10
Mars mission laser tool heads to JPL
Curiosity will carry the newly delivered laser instrument to reveal which elements are present in Mars’ rocks and soils. - 9/21/10
Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian’s Museum Day September 25
Participating museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to anyone presenting a Smithsonian Museum Day ticket. - 9/21/10
Understanding of solar wind structure might be wrong
The plasma particles flowing from the Sun and blasting past the Earth might be configured more as a network of tubes than a river-like stream. - 9/7/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory attracts record number of students this summer
More than 1,300 students interned in both technical and nontechnical fields. - 9/7/10
Lab to host second annual LDRD Day September 8
The event provides an opportunity for people to see some of the most exciting research currently underway at the Laboratory. - 9/2/10
Lab obtains approval to begin design on new radioactive waste staging facility
The 4-acre complex will include multiple staging buildings plus an operations center and a concrete pad for mobile waste characterization equipment. - 9/1/10
Climate researcher McDowell receives Fulbright Scholar Award
The Fulbright Program is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” - 8/31/10
Awards recognize outstanding LANL Tech Transfer
Awards were given for distinguished accomplishments in patenting, copyright, licensing, programmatic impact, and regional impact during fiscal year 2009. - 8/23/10
Lab sets new record for waste shipments
LANL completing its 132nd transuranic (TRU) waste shipment of fiscal year 2010 to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. - 8/20/10
Laboratory employees collect backpacks, school supplies for area school children
Employees donated more than 1,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies, including pencils, pens, and notebooks. - 8/20/10
Mimicking the Moon’s surface in the basement
The table-top simulation helped confirm that the Moon is inherently dry. - 8/4/10
Lab completes first Recovery Act cleanup project
The $13 million project involved demolition of an 18,000-square-foot former nuclear fusion research facility. - 8/4/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged for progress in safety excellence by Department of Energy
Merit is a status for DOE contractors with highly effective safety programs who commit themselves to attain Star status within a five-year period. - 8/4/10
LANS Venture Acceleration Fund announces "Call for Ideas"
VAF invests in creating and growing Northern New Mexico businesses that have an association with Los Alamos National Laboratory technology or expertise. - 8/2/10
Zurek awarded Albert Einstein Professorship Prize
Prize honors Ulm's connection with Albert Einstein, who was born in the city in 1879. - 7/30/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 14th Hazmat Challenge
The challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment. - 7/22/10
Researchers use light to create rare uranium molecule
Uranium nitride materials show promise as advanced nuclear fuels due to their high density, high stability, and high thermal conductivity. - 7/12/10
Lab captures five R&D100 awards for 2010
Technologies include a greener explosive, superconducting and ultraconducting wires, a super high-speed camera, and a way to get fuel from algae with sound waves. - 7/8/10
Recovery Act milestone: Excavation begins at Manhattan Project landfill
The six-acre site contains a series of trenches used from 1944 to 1948 to dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous trash from Manhattan Project labs and buildings. - 7/1/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory again top contributor to United Way of Santa Fe County
Employees and LANS, LLC donated $113,000 to the United Way of Santa Fe County’s giving campaign. - 7/1/10
Recovery Act funds advance cleanup efforts at Cold War site
A local small business, ARSEC Environmental, LLC, of White Rock, NM, won a $2 million task order in April to perform this work. - 6/29/10
Laboratory program helps small businesses
The NMSBA allows for-profit small businesses to request technical assistance that capitalizes on the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories. - 6/23/10
Haiti earthquake survivor to speak
Christa Brelsford, a LANL student employee, was almost instantly trapped and partly crushed in the falling concrete of a building. - 6/14/10
SAGE mission to Venus
Researchers are planning a laser tool that will rapidly measure the surface, and beneath the surface, of the planet whose hostile environment will likely destroy the lander after a few hours of operation. - 6/11/10
Nearly 200 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLC
The monetary donations are being made to the nonprofits as a result of the volunteer efforts of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees. - 6/7/10
Los Alamos expertise integral to Nuclear Energy Innovation Hub
The information gained through this effort will help extend the life and improve the efficiency of the existing U.S. nuclear reactor fleet and could help lead to the design of safer, longer-lasting materials in next-generation reactors. - 6/3/10
Glimpse of heavy electrons reveals “hidden order”
The remarkable breakthrough helps validate theory behind the observed increase in specific heat of the material. - 6/3/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory to host forum June 16
Area business owners can learn about planned construction projects and potential economic opportunities at a community forum. - 5/28/10
Los Alamos-Argonne partnership will aid understanding of complex materials
An intimate understanding of complex materials that lie at the heart of pharmaceuticals or even nuclear weapons can occur more quickly and efficiently thanks to the agreement. - 5/27/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory to host robot rodeo
Teams compete in events and simulations that may include having their robots remove bombs from the inside of aircraft, rescuing injured first responders and navigating obstacle courses. - 5/21/10
Fifty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships
Escalante High School senior Estevan Trujillo is the recipient of this year’s platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years. - 5/3/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory participates in National Lab Day to increase awareness of science across the nation
Connecting teachers and students with scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and industry professionals across the country is the goal of National Lab Day. - 4/29/10
Melrose High trio named top team in 20th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Each student receives a check for $1,000. The team also received the Crowd Favorite Award—and $100—as selected by student participants, teachers, and mentors. - 4/27/10
Laboratory technologies ENDURE™ SCR Catalyst and Hyperion Power Module garner Federal Laboratory Consortium awards
The annual awards recognize successful efforts by federal laboratory employees to transfer government-developed technology to commercial industry. - 4/27/10
Students descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 26-27 for Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony
The goal of the yearlong competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics. - 4/21/10
Laboratory awards final Recovery Act demolition contracts
The two winning bidders will each demolish a portion of the remaining unused buildings at the Lab’s historic Technical Area 21. - 4/20/10
Earth Day event showcases LANL energy work
The public is invited to learn about projects in energy conservation, generation, research, and management at an Energy Town Hall April 21. - 4/19/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory communicators capture numerous awards from Society for Technical Communication
Three Los Alamos entries garnered Distinguished Technical Communication awards, the competition’s highest award category. - 4/15/10
Learn about business networking opportunities at Los Alamos National Laboratory small business forum April 20 in Española
Small business owners can get first-hand information about doing business with Los Alamos National Laboratory. - 4/9/10
Tri-Lab Directors' statement on the Nuclear Posture Review
The directors of the three Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories issued the following statement on the Nuclear Posture Review. - 4/9/10
New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program to recognize outstanding companies at Innovation Celebration
Nine companies that participated in the program in 2009 will be honored for their outstanding achievements. - 4/6/10
Carbon nanostructures—Elixir or poison?
A LANL toxicologist and a team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from “fullerenes”—soccer-ball-shaped, cage-like molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms. - 3/31/10
Investor and entrepreneur visits Los Alamos for Open Coffee
Brad Feld, a renowned early-stage investor and entrepreneur, will attend a meeting of the Open Coffee Club networking event. - 3/29/10
Safer nuclear reactors could result from Los Alamos research
Self-repairing materials within nuclear reactors may one day become a reality. - 3/25/10
Washington Post editor David E. Hoffman talks about new book, The Dead Hand
The Dead Hand tells, from both the American and the Russian perspectives, of the end of the Cold War arms race and its legacy of peril. - 3/22/10
LANL awards Recovery Act contract worth up to $100 million
TerranearPMC, LLC will haul demolition debris and soils from LANL’s Recovery Act cleanup projects for disposal in licensed facilities. - 3/10/10
Director's Colloquium March 18 Large Hadron Collider
Lyndon Evans of CERN will talk about the most complex scientific instrument ever built—the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). - 3/10/10
LANL exceeds early Recovery Act recycling goals
Lab demolition projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have recovered more than 136 tons of recyclable metal since work began last year. - 3/8/10
Laboratory announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients
Simtable and Southwest Bio Fuels as recipients of $100,000 awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund. - 3/8/10
LANL gets young women involved in math and science at 31st Expanding Your Horizons Conference April 6
The young women will participate in hands-on activities in such fields as astronomy, robotics, forensics, chemistry, and earth science. - 3/4/10
HIV vaccine strategy expands immune responses
Two teams of researchers have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys. - 3/3/10
Laboratory Fellow Rusty Gray named president of TM
George T. “Rusty” Gray III was selected as 2010 president of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. - 2/24/10
LANL Medal recipient George Cowan, 90, presents memoirs at talk, book signing February 25 in Los Alamos
Scientist, businessman, and philanthropist George Cowan will talk about his new book, Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute. - 2/17/10
Laboratory increases shipments of waste to WIPP repository
The campaign will eliminate LANL’s existing backlog of approximately 1,500 drums of legacy transuranic waste awaiting shipment to WIPP. - 2/11/10
Cyber sleuths face off
Computer specialists will meet for a grueling week that combines state-of-the-art training with opportunities to team up, solve relevant cyber problems, and attack one another. - 2/10/10
Five Los Alamos researchers receive Early Career Awards
Andrew Gaunt, Christopher Mauger, Nathan G. McDowell, Evgenya Smirnova, and Tsuyoshi Tajima were among 69 early-career scientists selected. - 1/21/10
LANL to play key role in biofuel development
LANL to create a proof-of-concept system for commercializing algae-based biofuels or other advanced biofuels that can be transported and sold using the nation’s existing fueling infrastructure. - 1/14/10
LANL announces Top 10 science stories of 2009
Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones. - 1/8/10
Attune acoustic focusing cytometer brings technology developed at LANL to the marketplace
Life Technologies Corporation recently announced the release of the AttuneTM Acoustic Focusing Cytometer. - 1/7/10
News Releases - 2010
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