Energy Department Announces $15 Million to Help Communities Boost Solar Deployment
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In support of the Administration’s goal of doubling renewable energy generation for a second time by 2020, the Energy Department today announced $15 million to help communities develop multi-year solar plans to install affordable solar electricity for homes and businesses.
The United States continues to be a global leader in solar, with total U.S. solar energy installations reaching 13 gigawatts last year. As the cost of solar energy continues to decline, more states and local communities are deploying solar energy projects to meet their electricity needs. Read More
Oppie Turns 110 – It’s Time for a Big Birthday Party!
HISTORICAL MUSEUM News:
Tuesday, April 22 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the Los Alamos Historical Museum is hosting a daylong birthday party to celebrate.
The Museum, 1050 Bathtub Row (just north of Fuller Lodge), will have free cupcakes available while supplies last. Oppenheimer biographies, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Prometheus, will be 20 percent off regular price.
In addition, Los Alamos visitors and residents alike can pick up coupons at the Museum for $1 off Oppenheimer martinis and 10 percent off specially prepared Read More
Students Descend on LANL April 21-22 for Supercomputing Challenge Expo and Awards
LANL News:
Research by student teams to be showcased
More than 250 New Mexico students and their teachers will be at Los Alamos National Laboratory April 21-22 for the 24th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony.
“The goal of the year-long competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics, and instill enthusiasm for science in middle- and high-school students, their families and communities,” said David Kratzer of the Laboratory’s High Performance Computer Systems group and LANL’s Read More
NNSA Awards $25 Million Grant to Improve Capabilities for Detecting Nuclear Proliferation
Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development today announced the award of a $25 million grant to a North Carolina State University-led consortium for research and development (R&D) in enabling capabilities for nonproliferation.
This sizeable, long-term investment will support the consortium at $5 million per year for five years. The grant is in response to a funding opportunity announcement Read More
LANL Physicist Honored With E.O. Lawrence Award
LANL physicist John Sarrao is being honored with the 2013 Ernest O. Lawrence Award. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- John Sarrao’s research in plutonium, superconductivity, magnetism praised
Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist John Sarrao is being honored by the U.S. Department of Energy with the 2013 Ernest O. Lawrence Award in Condensed Matter and Materials Sciences.
“John Sarrao’s exciting advances in actinide studies exemplify the quality of research performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory,” said LANL Director Charlie McMillan. “Actinides, including plutonium, Read More
Santa Fe Business Incubator Nets Big Boost from Los Alamos Lab
Modern flow cytometers were invented at Los Alamos National Laboratory and can be used to count and sort individual cells from a stream of liquid. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- BioScience Lab receives funding for cell-sorting machine
Los Alamos National Laboratory is providing funding to the Santa Fe Business Incubator BioScience Laboratory for the purchase of a commercial flow cytometer—a technology originally developed at Los Alamos and then later successfully commercialized by a Santa Fe company. The SFBI BioScience Lab is holding its open house today.
“The commercialization of flow Read More
Shiny Quantum Dots Brighten Future of Solar Cells
Quantum dot LSC devices under ultraviolet illumination. Courtesy/LANL
This schematic shows how the quantum dots are embedded in the plastic matrix and capture sunlight to improve solar panel efficiency. Courtesy/LANL
NNSA News:
- Photovoltaic solar-panel windows could be next for your house
A house window that doubles as a solar panel could be on the horizon, thanks to recent quantum-dot work by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers in collaboration with scientists from University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy. Their project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties Read More
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