Environment

PEEC Screens Mysteries Of The Unseen World

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‘Mysteries Of The Unseen World‘ poster. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

A new giant screen film adventure takes audiences on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision to uncover the mysteries of things too fast, too slow, too small or simply invisible.

Los Alamos Nature Center will premiere Mysteries Of The Unseen World, a full-dome, original production by National Geographic Entertainment and Days End Pictures at 7 p.m., Oct. 30.

Mysteries Of The Unseen World uses innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, Read More

DPU & PEEC Host Home Efficiency Expo

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities is hosting a Home Efficiency Expo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Are you ready for that next home improvement project at your home? Are you running out of ideas? Why not consider dropping by the Los Alamos Home Efficiency Expo this Saturday to pick up your free home energy efficiency kit?

The event is at the Golf Course Community Building at 4244 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos and is free to the public. All home owners and renters are invited.

Complete participating organizations and vendors at the Expo include:

  • DPU Energy and Water Conservation
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New Planetarium Feature Film This Weekend: Back To The Moon for Good

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Poster for ‘Back to the Moon For Good’ Courtesy/PEEC
 

PEEC News:

Back To The Moon For Good, an exciting, educational full-dome show narrated by award-winning actor Tim Allen, premieres at Los Alamos Nature Center 2 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25.

The 25-minute digital film highlights the history of exploring the moon and provides an insider’s look at the teams vying for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest incentivized prize in history.

Back To The Moon For Good begins with a tour through the history of lunar exploration, tracing back to the 1960s and 1970s. We hear from some Read More

Final 2015 Fourth Friday Oct. 23

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CREATIVE DISTRICT News:

Los Alamos Creative District’s Final Fourth Friday of 2015 will happen in downtown Los Alamos this Friday, Oct. 23. Fourth Friday will begin again in January 2016.

Fourth Fridays is a monthly event that offers extended hours or special programming at Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos Historical Society, Fuller Lodge Art Center, The Nature Center and Mesa Public Library. Fourth Fridays also promotes special offerings from participating local businesses. This month Fourth Friday special events and include:

The Bradbury Science Museum  will Read More

Rings of Fire: New Explosives Provide Enhanced Safety, High Energy

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Explosives chemist David Chavez weighs a small amount of tetrazine, an explosives precursor. Chavez has synthesized two new explosives molecules that promise high-energy with enhanced safety. Courtesy/LANL

A small amount of explosive material is subjected to shock wave with a striker plate to induce detonation. An explosive material’s insensitivity — it’s resistance to accidental or unintended detonation — is one set of data measured using this type of test. Photo by Daniel Preston/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory explosives chemist David Chavez has synthesized Read More

NNSA Announces Procurement Of Penguin Computing Clusters To Support Stockpile Stewardship At National Laboratories

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Doug Wade

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory today announced the awarding of a subcontract to Penguin Computing – a leading developer of high-performance Linux cluster computing systems based in Silicon Valley – to bolster computing for stockpile stewardship at its three national security laboratories.

Under the terms of the contract, awarded by Lawrence Livermore for NNSA’s tri-lab Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program, Penguin Computing will receive $39 million to provide Read More

Public Input And Concerns Sought At Road Map Meeting Oct. 20

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NMED News:

  • State of New Mexico Develops Collaborative Plan for Monitoring of Gold King Mine Spill’s Long-Term Effects

SANTA FE—The State of New Mexico’s multi-agency Long-Term Impact Review Team, named by Gov. Susana Martinez during the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gold King Mine Spill last August, is developing the Road Map for continuing environmental monitoring activities that are informed by continuing public input. 

By collaborating with San Juan County’s civic and regional leaders, academia, stakeholder groups, and concerned citizens, and by reaching out to the Read More

Scenes From Sunday’s PEECnic At Nature Center

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Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

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New Project Seeks To Improve Water Management

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Release valve for holding tank. Courtesy photo

 

By MANDY MARKSTEINER

Los Alamos

 

Rivers in New Mexico are often nothing more than a slow trickle.

 

David Montoya grew up in a family who has used traditional irrigation for generations. He is concerned because small farms can no longer get by as well as they used to using the acequia system.

 

“Drought conditions in the Southwest have caused quite a disruption in how irrigation is done,” Montoya said. “There is little water left for traditional irrigation.”

 

Montoya decided to do something about it. He is investigating Read More

Home Efficiency Expo In Los Alamos Oct. 24

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities is hosting a Home Efficiency Expo Saturday, Oct. 24.

The event will be held at the Golf Course Community Building at 4244 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos and is free to the public. Home owners and renters alike are invited to drop in between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

According to DPU’s Conservation Coordinator Christine Chavez, “the purpose of the Expo is to assist our community to lower their utility bills by bringing organizations, vendors and customers all together in one place where they can learn how to make homes more water and energy Read More