Los Alamos STEM Challenge Spurs Student Creativity
LANL News:
In 2013, Los Alamos National Laboratory began a competition for students in grades six through 12 in northern New Mexico to help spur their creative thinking. As part of its ongoing STEM education efforts (where STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math), the Lab will hold the event again in 2014.
The Los Alamos Stem Challenge is an opportunity for students to learn about the Laboratory and then use that knowledge to design an app, video, poster or essay to share their concepts of the future.
Students and instructors will have access to step-by-step instructions Read More
LANL’s National Security Missions and Pure Research
Lab’s instruments have helped detect possible nuclear weapon detonations and led to fundamental scientific discoveries. Courtesy/LANL
From LANL Community Connections:
Not only does 2013 mark the Lab’s 70th anniversary, it also marks the 50th anniversary of its first mission into space. During those five decades, it’s been involved in 206 launches—only a few other organizations in the world can claim more—that began with the goal of helping monitor compliance with the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty through satellite observation.
Over the years, the Lab’s instruments have not only helped
Dateline Los Alamos: Top Science News for 2013
This photo shows a laser pulse at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s TRIDENT facility striking a thin foil target to produce neutrons that can be used to interrogate closed containers and determine the amount and type of hidden nuclear material inside. The technology can be used to thwart nuclear smugglers and is one of several technologies from Los Alamos that are highlighted in this year’s top science stories. Courtesy/LANL
LANL news:
- HIV vaccine, Mars water, climate change, birth of a black hole, thwarting terrorists among topics of interest
Noteworthy science achievements Read More
Udall-Sponsored NM Priorities in Major Defense Bill
U.S. SENATE News:
- Udall fought for measures in NDAA to keep B61 project on track; bolster funding for cleanup; boost construction at Kirtland, Holloman, Cannon; strengthen WSMR
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall last night joined the Senate in overwhelmingly approving a major defense bill by a vote of 84-15. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes provisions that will support jobs and strengthen New Mexico’s military bases, small businesses and federal defense installations, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the
Science Cinema: Saturday Mornings at the Bradbury
BRADBURY News:
The Bradbury Science Museum is proud to announce the launch of a new community video series. Beginning in 2014, every Saturday at 10:30 a.m., a different science education film will be shown in the auditorium.
The first showing will be Saturday, Jan. 4 featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy in Amphibians. In this 30-minute video, Bill explains how amphibians can live both on land and in water and demystifies the process of metamorphosis. This film is specifically geared towards children between elementary to middle school ages.
The Bradbury Science Museum Read More
LANL Employees Purchase Nearly 1,000 Gifts for Children/Seniors
The Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Programs Office sponsors the holiday drive and all other giving initiatives. This year, Laboratory employees and subcontract personnel purchased nearly 1,000 gifts for Northern New Mexico children and seniors for distribution through 18 partner agencies as part of the Holiday Drive. Among the gifts are bicycles. Shown in the photo with approximately 45 new bicycles are from left, Mike Martinez, Katherine Hudspeth, Ed Vigil and Melissa Montoya of the Community Programs Office. Courtesy/LANL Read More
Los Alamos Hydrocarbon Use Essentially Unchanged
Annual Primary Energy Use in Los Alamos County, exclusive of LANL, from the report ‘Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Los Alamos County: 2000-2012’ by Robert Gibson. Image by Robert Gibson
Annual Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Los Alamos County, exclusive of LANL, from combustion of hydrocarbon fuels. Emissions from solid waste add the equivalent of another 20,000 tons per year. Image by Robert Gibson
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