Community Celebrates Bradbury Science Museum’s 50th Anniversary
Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck, left, welcomes Los Alamos County Councilor Kristin Henderson at the museum’s 50th Anniversary Party Wednesday evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Marge Cole Agnew and her husband Lew Agnew, center, at the Bradbury Science Museum’s 50th Anniversary celebration Wednesday evening in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Community members celebrating the museum’s 50th birthday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Final 70th Anniversary Lecture: LANL’s Stockpile Stewardship Role
A B61 nuclear gravity bomb. Courtesy/DOD
LANL News:
- Last in year-long series of public talks at Bradbury Science Museum
The role Los Alamos National Laboratory plays in stockpile stewardship is the focus of the final 70th Anniversary Lecture at 5:30 p.m., Dec. 18 at the Bradbury Science Museum. Jon Ventura, Los Alamos’s executive staff advisor to the Principal Associate Director for Weapons Programs, will give the talk.
“For 70 years the men and women of Los Alamos have explored the frontiers of science and engineering to meet a broad array of national security challenges,” Ventura said. “The Read More
LANL: Nontoxic Quantum Dot Research Improves Solar Cells
Hunter McDaniel, Los Alamos National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher, works in the laboratory developing next-generation quantum dots that could revolutionize photovoltaic technology. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Record power-conversion efficiency at Los Alamos from quantum-dot sensitized photovoltaics
Solar cells made with low-cost, non-toxic copper-based quantum dots can achieve unprecedented longevity and efficiency, according to a study by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sharp Corporation.
“For the first time, we have certified the performance of a quantum dot sensitized Read More
Students Learn Computer Coding From LANL Employees
Students at Chamisa Elementary School learn about computer coding from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees as part of Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
Students at Chamisa and Pinon Elementary Schools and the Los Alamos Middle School are participating in Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code.
Several Los Alamos National Laboratory employees are helping kindergarten through sixth grade students at the elementary schools learn about computer programming (coding) during one hour sessions.
By 4:30 p.m. Monday, 3.4 million Read More
Los Alamos Names Four to Laboratory Fellows List
LANL news:
- Leaders honored in fields of environmental biology, space, physics and nuclear-threat detection
Four scientists are being inducted into the Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows, a distinguished organization that honors outstanding contributions to science and technology. Tuesday, Laboratory Director Charles McMillan appoints new Fellows Mark Chadwick, Cheryl Kuske, Geoff Reeves and Frank Pabian.
“In our field, to be recognized by one’s peers is the highest of honors,” McMillan said. “Congratulations to Mark, Cheryl, Geoff and Frank. Their creativity and innovation Read More
LANL: New Issue of 1663 Magazine Available
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Using Twitter videos to teach computers to see
- Genomics advances 10 years after the human genome project
- New cyber security technology to protect Los Alamos and other networks
- High-temperature superconducting material confirms new phase of matter
- … and more
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Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets Dec. 13
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is holding its Regular Business Meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the City of Santa Fe Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Ave., in Santa Fe.
For more information, visit the Regional Coalition website at https:////regionalcoalition.org.
The Regional Coalition is comprised of eight cities and counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL.) Founded in 2011, the Regional Coalition works in partnership to ensure national decisions incorporate local needs and Read More
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