Spine-tingling Science Is The Treat At The 2023 High-Tech Halloween Friday Oct. 27 At Bradbury Science Museum
Scenes from a previous High-Tech Halloween at the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The Bradbury Science Museum is offering something a little different this season with hands-on STEM education fun for the whole family at High-Tech Halloween, 4-6 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 27, at the museum at 1450 Central Ave.
The Northern New Mexico community is invited, costumes are encouraged and activities are both eerie and educational. High-Tech Halloween is part of Los Alamos’s annual Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet. Both events are free.
Also in October, the Bradbury’s auditorium is Read More
Response To New Mexico Environment Department Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Response to the New Mexico Environment Department Review of the Interim Facility-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Plan for the 2024 Monitoring Year and Submittal of
Catch Of The Week: Israel And Gaza Charity Scams
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
We’ve all seen the news and probably tried to shield our kids from the worst of it and many people are looking for ways to help people in Gaza and Israel during this crisis. Unfortunately this leaves people wide open to scammers, read on to learn how to safely donate and avoid getting scammed.
There have already been reports of unsolicited phone calls, texts and emails asking for charitable donations for Israel and Gaza. Be wary of any unsolicited communications like this, most charity organizations won’t contact you asking for donations.
For Read More
LANL: Hunga Volcano Eruption Sparks Most Intense Lightning Storm Ever Detected On Earth
Powerful volcanic eruptions produce ash plumes that can create their own weather systems, providing the conditions for lightning at higher altitudes than normally seen. Courtesy/LANL
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- Ash plumes can create lightning conditions far beyond the range of typical thunderstorms
By SONJA BEHNKE
Just beneath the surface of the south Pacific Ocean lies the Hunga volcano. Part of the Tonga archipelago and north of Tonga’s main island Tongatapu, Hunga lies in a very active seismic zone and has erupted four times since 1988, most recently in 2022.
The latest eruption caused a tsunami wave Read More
IDEA 856 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
LANL Researchers Yu Seung Kim, Rodman Linn, Kirsten Taylor-McCabe Awarded 2023 Laboratory Fellows’ Prizes
2023 Laboratory Fellows’ Prize recipients from left, Yu Seung Kim, Rodman Linn and Kirsten Taylor-McCabe. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Kim, Linn lauded for research; McCabe honored for leadership
Three Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers have received 2023 Laboratory Fellows’ Prizes: Yu Seung Kim and Rodman Linn received the Fellows’ Prize for research and Kirsten Taylor-McCabe received the Fellows’ Prize for Leadership.
“This year’s Fellows’ Prize recipients exemplify the excellence in research and leadership we strive for at the Laboratory,” said Mark Chadwick, deputy Read More
Catch Of The Week: QR Code Phishing ‘Quishing’
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
So just to be clear, we have phishing – malicious emails, vishing – malicious phone calls, smishing – malicious text messages, and now … quishing??
Quishing, or using QR codes in a phishing email, is the latest trend among cybercriminals.
So what is QR code? According to Kaspersky, “A QR code is a type of barcode that can be read easily by a digital device and which stores information as a series of pixels in a square-shaped grid. QR codes are frequently used to track information about products in a supply chain and Read More
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