Detecting Nukes Through Underground Explosives Tests
Two workers oversee the emplacement of the canister that contained the chemical explosive charge for Source Physics Experiment-4 Prime at the Nevada National Security Site. Courtesy/LLNL
HSNW News:
Three weeks ago, a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) led-team successfully conducted the fourth in a series of experiments designed to improve the U.S. ability to detect underground nuclear explosions.
The Source Physics Experiment (SPE-4 Prime) is a fundamental step forward in the U.S. effort to improve arms control verification, and will eventually be used to assure compliance Read More
Udall Statement On Senate’s Vote To Prohibit Torture
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan 78-21 vote to reaffirm the ban on waterboarding and other inhumane interrogation techniques.
“Torture is a stain on our nation’s all too recent history. As the comprehensive investigation by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence confirmed, the CIA’s post-9/11 ‘enhanced interrogation’ techniques were not just brutal and inhumane — but also ineffective. This amendment reaffirms the torture ban and ensures that we never again Read More
IRS, Industry, States Take New Steps Together To Fight Identity Theft, Protect Taxpayers
IRS News:New Push To Lock Up High Risk Child Predators
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force of the New Mexico Attorney General’s office served 41 search warrants, arrested 24 alleged predators and rescued two children from Internet pornographers during a two-month-long national push to lock up child predators that involved more than 3,000 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
The initiative, “Operation Broken Heart II” also included reaching 8,791 persons in Internet safety education and outreach events in New Mexico.
“I commend Read More
Drier Weather May Increase Commissary Fire Activity
SFNF News:
The Commissary Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District continues to burn naturally. Fire managers are monitoring and managing the fire as a tool to meet multiple resource objectives.
The fire is now approximately 160 acres.
Fire crews observed a much more active day Monday with burning close to the ground in the fallen needles and underbrush along the west side. Fire growth was short-lived due to higher humidity and increased cloud cover.
The fire has reached the drainage bottoms on both the east and west flanks. Fuel conditions in the drainage bottoms are much wetter Read More
Evening With Conservationist William deBuys June 19
Conservationist William deBuysUSDA Invests $6.7 Million In 544 Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
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Geochemist Nina LanzaLANL: Project ATHENA Creates Surrogate Human Organ Systems
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Surrogate human organs could revolutionize the way biologists and medical personnel screen new drugs or toxic agents
The development of miniature surrogate human organs, coupled with highly sensitive mass spectrometry technologies, could one day revolutionize the way new drugs and toxic agents are studied.
“By developing this ‘homo minutus,’ we are stepping beyond the need for animal or Petri dish testing: There are huge benefits in developing drug and toxicity analysis systems that can mimic the response of actual human organs,” said Rashi Iyer, a senior scientist Read More
