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Los Alamos turns its nuclear weapons power to war on cancer
Los Alamos Physicist Eva Birnbaum shows how the laboratory is manufacturing a radioactive treatment that targets tumors, without killing the surrounding healthy tissue. - 12/20/15
Fast Company: Satellite imaging startup takes step forward
A Los Alamos startup that uses satellite images to decipher changes on the Earth's surface has received a new round of venture capital. - 12/6/15
R&D Magazine: Windows into Solar Power Sources with Quantum Dots
A luminescent solar concentrator is an emerging sunlight harvesting technology that has the potential to disrupt the way we think about energy: It could turn any window into a daytime power source. - 8/30/15
NPR: Particles From The Edge Of Space Shine A Light On Fukushima
It's one of the greatest, and most disturbing, questions of the Fukushima disaster: What happened to the nuclear fuel inside the plant? Now physicists are trying to shed some light on the problem using particles from the edge of space. - 8/30/15
Fast Company covers "Just Your Typical New Mexico Image Recognition Startup Spun Off From A Government Lab"
Far from Silicon Valley, Descartes Labs aims to turn a national research facility's AI research into new ways of understanding the world. - 7/30/15
Scientific American: "Tall Trees Sucked Dry by Global Warming"
Climate change will challenge tall trees like California's redwoods. - 6/7/15
New York Times covers National Labs Race to Stop Iran
Given the stakes in the sensitive negotiations [with Iran], the labs would check and recheck one another, making sure the answers held up. - 5/15/15
The Guardian covers "Landscapes we don't want to lose: New Mexico's Jemez mountains"
Nate McDowell, a tree physiologist in New Mexico, explains how a warming climate is irreversibly altering an ancient ecosystem. - 5/15/15
"PBS NEWSHOUR" covers new technique that may make solar panel production less expensive
Scientists have developed a more efficient method of creating the material that makes solar panels work, according to a report published this week, which researchers say could be key to creating clean global energy in the future. - 4/24/15
"Rolling Stone" covers climate change research at Los Alamos Lab
By the end of the century, the woodlands of the Southwest will likely be reduced to weeds and shrubs. And scientists worry that the rest of the planet may see similar effects. - 3/26/15
Novel rocket design flight tested
Scientists recently flight tested a new rocket design that includes a high-energy fuel and a motor design that also delivers a high degree of safety. - 10/23/14
Plasma technology for textile finishing applications gets a boost from LANL
APJeT received a $100,000 Venture Acceleration Fund award from LANS helping to complete design and engineering of a commercial-scale production unit. - 4/3/12
Wireless technology collects real-time information from oil and gas wells
The patented system delivers continuous electromagnetic data on the reservoir conditions, enabling economical and effective monitoring and analysis. - 4/3/12
Underground radio technology saves miners and emergency response personnel
Founded through LANL, Vital Alert Technologies, Inc. (Vital Alert) has launched a wireless, two-way real-time voice communication system that is effective through 1,000+ feet of solid rock. - 4/3/12
Inexpensive handheld tests for diseases are in sight
Los Alamos scientists are developing a prototype of handheld tests capable of diagnose multiple diseases. - 4/3/12
Faster plant growth in a safe, economical way
When applied to plants, Take-Off™ speeds crop emergence, increases growth rates and yields, improves stress tolerance and nutrient value, and reduces need for nitrogen fertilizers. - 4/3/12
Improving consumer value through enhanced performance around the world
LANL statistical tools have helped create Reliability Technology (RT), which increases the overall fraction of productive manufacturing time, or “uptime,” for its internal manufacturing lines. - 4/3/12
Improved medical implants comes from nanostructuring
Together, LANL and Russia institutes modify metals to better match and integrate, or bond, with human bone tissue. - 4/3/12
Flow cytometry aids basic cell biology research and drug discovery
Life Technologies Corporation and LANL have released the Attune® Acoustic Focusing Cytometer, featuring a reduced footprint, reduced consumables, and an affordable price. - 4/3/12
Engine improvement and efficiency gained by teamwork
Together, Cummins and LANL have reduced costs and increased efficiency in diesel engines. - 4/3/12
Millions in cost reduction and advantageous diaper products result from LANL projects
LANL technology successfully optimized diaper manufacturing and manufacturing design, permitting Laboratory scientists to validate and expand the capabilities of the software. - 4/3/12
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