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Los Alamos-based UbiQD And First Solar Establish Long-Term Quantum Dot Supply Agreement

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Quantum dots glowing with various colors in vials. Courtesy/UbiQD®

UbiQD® News:

  • Additionally, the companies expanded their photovoltaic module R&D collaboration focused on optimizing performance of utility-scale solar 

UbiQD®, a global leader in quantum dot (QD) nanotechnology, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement to supply its proprietary fluorescent QD technology to First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). The agreement paves the way for the incorporation of QD technology into First Solar’s thin film bifacial photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. Read More

Sandy Hook Promise Issues Statement On Independence Day Weekend Shootings Nationwide

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NATIONAL News:

NEWTOWN, CT — The Independence Day holiday weekend, often some of the deadliest days of the year in the U.S., saw several mass shootings and other acts of gun violence rock cities throughout the country.

Over the July 4th holiday weekend, at least 24 instances of mass shootings occurred where four or more people were killed or injured, according to The Gun Violence Archive. These shootings are in addition to staggering toll of everyday gun violence nationwide.

The weekend tragedies included a mass shooting in Chicago, where four people were killed and 14 were injured as people Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Helps DOE Save $2B

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Los Alamos National Laboratory leverages a combined $7 billion in annual spending to negotiate prices, cut costs and reduce duplication of efforts across the complex. Courtesy/LANL

LANL employees honored by the Kansas City National Security Campus for their active roles in the DOE strategic sourcing initiative, from left, Yvonne Gonzales, Brooks Baldwin and Gian Chaves. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Lab Improves Efficiency As Part Of Supply Chain Management Center

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has saved $426 million — almost one quarter — of the Supply Chain Management Center’s Read More

From The Depths To The Desert: Three Submarine Veterans Resurface At LANL Immersed In Mission-critical Work

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From left, Will Graves, Ted Fan and Andy Felton, proudly display the U.S. flag at the Lab. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • After serving in the same vessel, they are now immersed in mission-critical work

In the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, three Navy officers once patrolled the seas aboard Ohio-class submarines, ready to deploy the nation’s ultimate strategic deterrent should the order ever come. Years later, those same men — Ted Fan, Andy Felton and Will Graves — find themselves on land but still immersed in mission-critical work. This time, their theater of operation is the Laboratory.

The connection Read More

Posts From The Road: Beautiful & Diverse Pacific Grove

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Magic Carpet: Ice plant ground cover is seen throughout the Monterey Peninsula and Pacific Grove, Calif. The plant blooms from late April until early June, producing fluorescent pink and purple blooms. Shown is a popular area in Perkins Park on the shores of Monterey Bay in Pacific Grove. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Coastal Trail: A Coastal Recreation Trail follows the shoreline around the end of Monterey Peninsula in Pacific Grove. Shown is the trail as it passes through Perkins Park on the shores of Monterey Bay. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
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New Mexico Launches ‘NM 1776’ To Commemorate 250 Years Of American Independence

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Courtesy/NM Dept.Cultural Affairs

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Semi-Quincentennial Commission has announced the official launch of “NM 1776”, a statewide initiative to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States of America.

This unique commemoration will connect a national moment to New Mexico’s rich history, encouraging an exploration of the core principles of democracy in today’s world through a uniquely New Mexican lens.  

The New Mexico Semi-Quincentennial Commission, created by Senate Bill Read More

Op-Ed: A Poem For The Times

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By REBECCA SHANKLAND
Los Alamos

2025 Version of “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor”
[original on the Statue of Liberty by Emma Lazarus]

Give me your rich, your white

Your upper classes taxed for their great wealth

Your moneyed techies full of snobbish spite

Send these, the wealthy upper crust in stealth

Their visas get them in the golden door. Read More

‘The Best Fourth Of July Speech In American History’ … Was Delivered On The Fifth Of July

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This Fourth of July—and fifth!—remember Frederick Douglass’ cry for freedom. Courtesy/Everett Historical/Shutterstock

By James West Davidson
slate.com

In the wake of the 2015 Charleston shooting, James West Davidson revisited the meaning of patriotic Fourth of July speeches and their purpose. The best, he argues, was given by Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852. The original article is reprinted below.

The most remarkable Independence Day oration in American history was not given on the Fourth of July. And it is little remembered today. But it deserves to be, especially given the searing Read More

Heinrich Addresses Independence Day 2025

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement to mark the celebration of Independence Day on the Fourth of July:

“America was founded on the fundamental principle of freedom. Generations of brave Americans have committed their lives to building our country and securing freedoms for our nation, even as the idea of that nation has changed, grown, and expanded over time. 

“Making and remaking America is a project that we each inherit. Some chapters of our history show that we can step forward, like when we stormed the beaches at Normandy, Read More

Tellus Science Museum Acquires Newly Recovered Meteorite

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Specimen of meteorite from June 26 fall event at Tellus Science Museum. Courtesy/Tellus

Specimen of meteorite from the June 26 fall event at Tellus Science Museum. Courtesy/Tellus

SCIENCE News:

Tellus Science Museum is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a newly recovered meteorite specimen from the fall event witnessed across the Southeastern United States last week on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

“Meteorite landings like this are pretty rare,” Astronomy Program Manager Karisa Zdanky said. “Space rocks and other debris enter Earth’s atmosphere often, but they usually burn up before Read More