LANL: Research Unravels Mysteries Of Lightning’s Origins
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are studying the origins of lightning. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that cosmic-ray showers seem to play a pivotal role in triggering lightning flashes; the research was published in the journal JGR Atmospheres.
“Scientists still don’t fully understand how lightning starts in thunderstorms,” said Xuan-Min Shao, of Los Alamos’ Electromagnetic Sciences and Cognitive Space Applications group and lead author of the new study. “Using our 3D radio frequency mapping and polarization Read More
New Documents Added To Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, this e-mail is to notify you that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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LANL: What Your Breath Says About Your Health
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
In 1958, the invention of the modern “breathalyzer” provided a rapid, non-invasive way to estimate a person’s blood alcohol content by detecting ethanol in their breath. Since then, scientists have explored the use of breath to detect other things, such as cancer, diabetes, or infections—including COVID-19. To improve breath-based detection, scientists at Los Alamos are cataloguing the molecules found in healthy human breath to determine a baseline chemical profile.
Human breath comprises nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, but it also includes organic Read More
Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse Author Talk: Jeff Colvin
COMMUNITY News:
Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse is hosting Jeff Colvin, author of Avoiding Apocalypse: How Science and Scientists Ended the Cold War, for an author talk 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 at Fuller Lodge.
There will be tea before the talk and a book signing afterwards.
Avoiding Apocalypse tells the little-known story of the worldwide scientists’ boycott of the Soviet Union that set in motion an astonishing sequence of events.
Starting simultaneously with the rise to power of an obscure Soviet bureaucrat named Mikhail Gorbachev, the scientists’ boycott led to the end not only of the Read More
Northern New Mexico Youth Fund Launches To Support Underserved Youth; Strengthen Career Pathways
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA — The Northern New Mexico Pathways to Opportunity Strategy Table has announced a groundbreaking new initiative to support organizations serving young people in Northern New Mexico – The Northern New Mexico Youth Fund.
The first pooled fund of its kind in the region, the Youth Fund brings together philanthropic, state, tribal, and federal funding to support innovative Career Technical Education (CTE) and Work-Based Learning (WBL) projects for youth ages 13 to 29 so they have the connections, confidence, and opportunities they need to succeed. The Read More
LANL Individual Permit Public Meeting March 5
N3B News:
The Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its cleanup contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), will host an annual meeting to report on the status of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Individual Permit.
The meeting will be held at the Cities of Gold in Santa Fe (Pojoaque), 2-4 p.m. MST, Wednesday, March 5, as well as virtually on Microsoft Teams.
Additional details including login information for the virtual meeting are available here.
The Individual Permit authorizes the discharge of storm water from LANL sites Read More
Nationwide Recovery Of Radioactive Devices By Los Alamos National Laboratory Hits Major Milestone … 100th Shipment
Last October, the Lab’s Mobile Loading Source Recovery Team and Off-Site Source Recovery Program managed the removal and shipment of a high-activity radioactive device, from Philadelphia, pictured above. The truck departed the facility at 1:18 a.m. to minimize impacts to city roadways. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”
Two Los Alamos National Laboratory teams that travel nationwide recovering potentially harmful radioactive material from devices at hospitals, universities, and research facilities completed a momentous Read More
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