LANL Cosponsors Northern New Mexico Resource Fair
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Doing Business With LANL
Business owners who want to learn more about doing business with Los Alamos National Laboratory or other government agencies are encouraged to attend the Northern New Mexico Resource Fair.
When: 8-11 a.m., Dec. 5.
Where: Ohkay Owingeh Convention Center, north of Española.
At the resource fair, attendees can:
• get up-to-date information on how to register their business with various state government agencies;
• learn how to become more successful in bidding for contracts from LANL and other government agencies;
• learn
SFI Seminar: A Hidden Markov
SFI Seminar: A Hidden Markov
Tuesday, Dec, 6 • 12:15 p.m. • Medium Conference Room • 1399 Hyde Park, Santa Fe
Abstract: A Hidden Markov
Model (HMM) is a Markov process observed through a noisy channel. HMMs are used extensively for modeling sequential data and have various applications in natural language processing, bioinformatics, mathematical economics, and so on.
One of the main problems underlying HMMs is inferring the hidden state sequence based on noise-corrupted observations, which is usually solved via the maximum a posteriori Read More
NIST Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism
Photo: Observations made with NIST’s Electron Beam Ion Trap indicate that in ions with a strongly positive charge, electrons can behave in ways inconsistent with quantum electrodynamics (QED) theory, which describes electromagnetism. While more experiments are needed, the data could imply that some aspects of QED theory require revision. Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
A cornerstone of physics may require a rethink if findings at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are confirmed.
Recent experiments suggest* that the most rigorous predictions based on the fundamental Read More
Udall, Bingaman Offer Amendments to Defense Authorization Act
Key Amendments Target Energy & Defense Industries, Support NM Military Communities
Sen. Jeff BingamanBradbury Science Museum Director to Address Kiwanis Dec. 4
Linda Deck. Courtesy photo
KIWANIS News:
Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck is the guest speaker at the noon, Tuesday Dec. 4 meeting of the Los Alamos Kiwanis Club.
Deck will speak on the current displays at the Bradbury Science Museum.
Approximately 40 interactive exhibits trace the history of the WWII Manhattan Project, highlight Los Alamos National Laboratory’s current and historic research projects related to defense and technology, and focus on Laboratory research related to national and international economic, environmental, political, and social concerns. Read More
Audit of LANL Notes Millions in Unresolved Costs in FY2010
Staff Report
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General has identified millions of dollars in “Questioned, Unresolved and Potentially Unallowable Costs” incurred by Los Alamos National Laboratory during Fiscal Year 2010 ending Sept. 30, 2010.
In a memorandum released this month to the National Nuclear Security Administration, Rickey R. Hass of the Office of Inspector Geneneral reported specific problems uncovered by an audit of LANL’s FY 2010 financial reports.
Here are excerpts from the memorandum:
We identified approximately $50,000 in Read More
Cobalt Discovery Replaces Precious Metals as Industrial Catalyst
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Transforming the chemistry of catalysis
Cobalt, a common mineral, holds promise as an industrial catalyst with potential applications in such energy-related technologies such as the production of biofuels and the reduction of carbon dioxide.
That is, provided the cobalt is captured in a complex molecule so it mimics the precious metals that normally serve this industrial role.
In work published Nov. 26 in the international edition of the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists report the possibility of replacing the Read More
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