National Laboratory - Los Alamos Daily Post

High Tech Halloween Returns to Bradbury Science Museum Oct. 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 21, 2013

Attendees look at the Spider exhibit at the 2012 High Tech Halloween event. Courtesy/LANL

BRADBURY News:

The Bradbury Science Museum (link here) hosts the 20^th High Tech Halloween 4- 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 as part of Los Alamos County’s Trick or Treat on MainStreet event.

Attendees will have a “spooktacular” time viewing demonstrations on cryogenics and robotics and participating in interactive shows involving lights, magnets, dry ice bubbles and optics. These activities are fun and also teach attendees scientific principles and applications.

There is Read More

It’s Back to Business at LANL Monday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 20, 2013

LANL Director Charlie McMillan

LANL News:

Memo to Los Alamos National Laboratory employees from Director Charlie McMillan:

I’m pleased to confirm what you may have already seen in news reports. The federal budget impasse has been temporarily resolved. I am lifting the suspension of operations planned for the end of the day Friday, Oct. 18. All LANS employees should report for work as normal (Monday.)

It will be important for us to resume affected operations in a methodical and deliberate way. Just as it takes a considerable amount of time to suspend operations at a place like ours, a return to Read More

Monica-Amit Mishra Presents Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Talk

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 18, 2013

Rotarian Monica-Amit Mishra, with Rotary President James Nesmith Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant following her presentation on Pancreatic Cancer Awareness and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. For information, visit www.pancan.org. Mishra is a department member in the Bioscience Division Department at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Bradbury Presents Spooktacular High Tech Halloween

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 18, 2013

BRADBURY News:

The whole family can have a “spooktacular” good time 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the Bradbury Science Museum’s High Tech Halloween. Admission is free and open to everyone.

Some of the most popular demonstrations on cryogenics and robotics along with new interactive shows involving magnets, optics, dry ice bubbles, and much more.

Immerse yourself in adventure tunnels, then make your way over to the creepy crawly critters to get a glimpse at snakes, millipedes, spiders, and even live owls! Read More

Curiosity Confirms Origins of Martian Meteorites

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 17, 2013

Scientists identified meteorites, such as this one nicknamed ‘Black Beauty,’ as Martian in origin. Courtesy/NASA

AGU News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Earth’s most eminent emissary to Mars has just proven that those rare Martian visitors that sometimes drop in on Earth — a.k.a. Martian meteorites — really are from the Red Planet. A key new measurement of Mars’ atmosphere by NASA’s Curiosity rover provides the most definitive evidence yet of the origins of Mars meteorites while at the same time providing a way to rule out Martian origins of other meteorites.

LANL’s Surplus Property Sale Oct. 17 Cancelled

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2013

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s surplus property sale scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 17 is cancelled because of possible adverse weather.

Weather permitting, the next surplus property sale is scheduled Nov. 21.

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Cancels October Meeting

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 14, 2013

RCLC News:

The October meeting of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is cancelled.

The next meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Nov. 7 in the Council Chambers of the City of Española, 405 N. Paseo de Oñate.

For more information, visit the Regional Coalition website at https:////regionalcoalition.org.

About the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities:

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