NNSA, Maryland Partner to Improve Radiological/NuclearSecurity, Emergency Preparedness and Response
NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the State of Maryland today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to strengthen efforts to prevent, mitigate and respond to radiological/nuclear threats and incidents in Maryland.
NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the MOU, providing a strategic framework for areas of ongoing collaboration between NNSA and the State of Maryland.
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley
“This agreement represents Read More
Administration Unveils Initial Design Plans for National Network
NIST News:
The Administration’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) today released a report based on the input of nearly 900 stakeholders that describes an approach to implementing and managing a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)—a proposed national network of up to 15 manufacturing institutes around the country that would serve as regional hubs of innovation to boost U.S. competitiveness and strengthen state and local economies.
The NNMI was announced by President Obama last March and is designed to accelerate the development and adoption of cutting-edge Read More
LANL Cancels Thursday’s Surplus Property Sale
LANL News:ChemCam Follows ‘Yellowknife Road’ to Martian Wet Area
This graphic from NASA’s Curiosity mission shows close-ups of light-toned veins in rocks in the ‘Yellowknife Bay’ area of Mars together with analyses of their composition. The top part of the image shows a close-up of the rock named ‘Crest,’ taken by the remote micro-imager (RMI) on Curiosity’s Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument above the analysis of the elements detected by using ChemCam’s laser to zap the target. The spectral profile of Crest’s light-colored vein is shown in red, while that of a basaltic calibration target Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Jan. 16
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
During Warm Water Weekend at the Aquatic Center the main pool temperature is raised to 84-85 degrees. The Inflatable Obstacle Course is also set up for everyone to enjoy. Courtesy Photo
FAN Club at Library Gallery – partnering with Friends of the Library 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16
Los Alamos’ finest cultural providers will host the January FAN Club, in conjunction with the opening reception in the upstairs gallery at Mesa Public Library. Wonderful, whimisical, inventive and sometimes on a grand scale, join sculptors Read More
NNSA Awards Largest Federal Wind Farm Contract to Siemens
Siemens wind turbine. Courtesy photo
NNSA News:
AMARILLO–The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., (Siemens) to construct and operate the federal government’s largest wind farm.
The Pantex wind farm, a first in the NNSA enterprise, will consist of five 2.3 megawatt turbines located on 1,500 acres of government-owned property east of the Pantex Plant.
Energy savings from the wind farm average $2.9 million annually over a 20-year contract term and the project will enable Pantex to meet the President’s energy Read More
NIST Patent Could Give ‘Lab on a Chip’ Technology Long Shelf Life
A recent NIST patent shows that nanopores, which may one day help doctors perform quick analysis of blood samples, are not harmed by the polymerization process that could help nanopores operate in biochips. Polymerization hardens and stabilizes the membrane surrounding the nanopores, both of which are beneficial effects. Courtesy Robertson/NIST
NIST News:
Having blood drawn and analyzed to diagnose disease is a process that can take a few days, but what if your doctor could perform this analysis in moments, right before your eyes?
That’s the promise of “lab on a chip” technology, and researchers Read More
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