Click here to watch the video of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s TA-21 water tower demolition captured from a drone operated by Joe Martz Monday afternoon. Courtesy/Joe Martz Read More
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LANL: Using Supercomputers to Forecast Wildfire Behavior
PrintScreen/LANL Video
LANL News:
Thanks to prolonged drought and a changing climate, the frequency and intensity of catastrophic wildfires are increasing every year, not only in the West, but across the country and the world.
According to the National Interagency Fire Center there are currently 28 large wildfires burning across the country covering 568,582 acres. While there is still no substitute for boots on the ground when it comes to battling these destructive blazes, firefighting experts are increasingly looking to new advances in science and technology to help them gain Read More
LANL Foundation Hosts Annual First Born® Conference Featuring Dr. Bruce Perry Sept. 23
Dr. Bruce Perry
LANLF News:
How do we foster brain development and create safe and healthy environments for children to thrive?
Dr. Bruce Perry, a nationally known psychiatrist who has served as a consultant in the Columbine school shootings and other traumatic events, will present on “The Power of Early Childhood” at the annual First Born® Conference 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sept. 23 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort at Santa Ana Pueblo.
Perry is Senior Fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy in Houston, Texas and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Read More
Emergency Exercise Planned At LANL Thursday
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting an emergency preparedness exercise Thursday, Aug. 21.
It is only an exercise. The Lab routinely conducts emergency exercises to test the preparedness of emergency response and other LANL personnel who would respond to an actual emergency.
During the exercise, LANL employees and the public may see emergency response vehicles with their lights running in the area of Technical Area 3. “Exercise in Progress” signs will be placed in affected areas.
Public Invited To Robotics Night At Bradbury Friday
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Hazardous Devices Team robot. Courtesy/LANL
BSM News:
- Robots Take Center Stage At Bradbury Science Museum Friday
Employees and the public can see and drive a variety of different robots at “Robotics Night” set for 5 to 8 p.m., this Friday (Aug. 22) at the Bradbury Science Museum.
Robots from Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Hazardous Devices Team, the FIRST Robotics Clubs (high school and middle-school students) UNM-Los Alamos, First LEGO League and other local robotics enthusiasts are scheduled to be at the museum.
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More Scenes From TA-21 Tower Demolishment
The view from ground level across the canyon as workers prepare the tower to be demolished this afternoon at the west end of TA-21. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
A crowd gathers along East Road to watch the tower come down from across the canyon. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
A drone operated by Joe Mertz to capture the tower demolition today appears as just a spec high in the sky. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
First TA-21 Water Tower Demolished … Second Tower Goes Down Tuesday
A bird’s eye view from a drone of the water tower at the west end of TA-21 beginning to topple over at 1:58 p.m. today. Courtesy/Joe Martz
The drone captures the water tower falling at mid point at the west end of TA-21. Courtesy/Joe Martz
The drone captures the water tower hitting the ground and the ensuing cloud of dirt at the west end of TA-21. Courtesy/Joe Martz
STAFF REPORT
The Department of Energy’s Environmental Projects Office took down the water tower at the west end of Technical Area 21 (TA-21) at 1:58 p.m. today.
The tower to the east at TA-21 is scheduled to come down tomorrow. Read More
U.S. Ranks Second in Installed Capacity in the World in Wind Energy
DOE News:
The U.S. continues to be a global leader in wind energy, ranking second in installed capacity in the world, according to two reports released by the Department of Energy.
Wind power is a key component of the nation’s all-of-the-above strategy to reduce carbon pollution, diversify our energy economy, and bring innovative technologies on line. With increasing wind energy generation and decreasing prices of wind energy technologies, the U.S. wind energy market remains strong and the U.S. is moving closer to doubling renewable electricity generation from energy resources like wind Read More
LANL’s Amanda N. Barry Speaks at MOWW Tuesday
Amanda N. Barry
MOWW News:
Dr. Amanda N. Barry of Los Alamos National Laboratory is the guest speaker at Tuesday’s general meeting of the Major General Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of The Military Order of World Wars, Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the Los Alamos Research Park in the main meeting room.
The topic of Dr. Barry’s talk is “Transforming Microalgae for Biofuel Production.”
Tuesday’s meeting begins at 6 p.m. with a social period, followed at 6:25 p.m. by a brief business meeting and dinner and at about 7:15 p.m. Dr. Barry will begin her presentation.
The Military Order of the Read More
SFI: Design Principles of Biological Growth Control
Arthur D. Lander
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute will host a seminar at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 in the Collins Conference Room, 1399 Hyde Park Road.
Arthur D. Lander, University of California, Irvine; SFI External Professor, will speak on “Design Principles of Biological Growth Control.”
Abstract:
Our bodies arise through a process of controlled growth that can exhibit great speed and precision. That this happens is remarkable given that the basic units of growth—cells and parts of cells—are self-reproducing, and therefore naturally increase in an exponential Read More