NNSA Announces Recipient of $25 Million Grant to Improve Nuclear Arms Control Verification Technology
NNSA News:AGU: Scientists Reconstruct Ancient Impact That Dwarfs Dinosaur-Extinction Blast
A graphical representation of the size of the asteroid thought to have killed the dinosaurs, and the crater it created, compared to an asteroid thought to have hit the Earth 3.26 billion years ago and the size of the crater it may have generated. A new study reveals the power and scale of the event some 3.26 billion years ago which scientists think created geological features found in a South African region known as the Barberton greenstone belt. Courtesy/AGU
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Picture this: A massive asteroid almost as wide as Rhode Island and about three to five times larger than Read More
Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz Confirmed as DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, United States Air Force (Ret), was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday as the Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
“Lt. Gen. Klotz’s confirmation comes at a critical point for the National Nuclear Security Administration,” Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said. “His breadth of military and national security leadership experience makes him uniquely suited to lead the NNSA, fulfilling its commitments to the management Read More
Audubon Society Hosts Tree Mortality Program Today
AUDUBON SOCIETY News:
Trees are dying around the world, and some predict that they will disappear from the Southwest by the end of this century, but scientists do not have a complete understanding of just how trees die.
An experiment is underway at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to study the steps in the process that leads to tree mortality. Henry Adams, postdoctoral fellow at LANL, will describe this study and its findings so far, at an Audubon Society program at 7:30 p.m., today at the Unitarian Church in Santa Fe (at the corner of Galisteo and Barcelona Streets). The talk is free and everyone Read More
Nate McDowell ‘s Forests & Climate Change Lecture Tonight
Nathan McDowell measures photosynthesis at one of his research team’s drought experiments. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- It’s not easy staying green…
Los Alamos National Laboratory climate researcher Nate McDowell will discuss climate change and its effects on forest systems in a Frontiers in Science lecture at 7 p.m. today at Duane W. Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School.
“The data we have suggests that forests of the Southwest and many other areas are in jeopardy of a massive die-off in the next few decades,” McDowell said. “I was a doubter of these results until we generated more Read More
Nuclear Arms Control R&D Consortium Includes Los Alamos
A neutron detector like this one at LANL is an invaluable national-security technology tool. Researchers at Los Alamos can help train and mentor the next generation of nation-security scientists thanks to formation of consortium led by the University of Michigan that focuses on R&D of arms control verification technologies. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Laboratory can help groom next generation of arms-control-technology experts
A consortium led by the University of Michigan that includes Los Alamos National Laboratory as a partner has been awarded a $25 million grant by the National Read More
World’s Largest Single Crystal of Gold Verified at Los Alamos
Neutron diffraction data collected on the single-crystal diffraction (SCD) instrument at the Lujan Center, from the Venezuelan gold sample, indicate that the sample is a single crystal. Courtesy/LANL
Science staff prepares measurements on the Single Crystal Diffraction Device at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Lujan Neutron Scattering Center. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Lujan Center neutron diffraction team confirms structure
When geologist John Rakovan needed better tools to investigate whether a dazzling 217.78-gram piece of gold was in fact the world’s largest Read More
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