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SFI Seminar: Reincarnation of Artificial Anasazi…

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SFI News:

SFI Seminar Monday, March 24 • 12:15 p.m. • Collins Conference Room • 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.

Lisa Sattenspiel, University of Missouri; Amy L. Warren, University of Missouri; Alan Swedlund, University of Massachusetts and George Gumerman, Santa Fe Institute External Professor present ‘The Reincarnation of Artificial Anasazi: How the Grandfather of Agent-Based Models in Archaeology is Morphing into the Artificial Long House Valley Project.’

Abstract: The original Artificial Anasazi (AA) model included several different implementations, Read More

Brown Bag Lecture ‘More Than Muscle: What Can We Build Out of Protein?’ March 26

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Eva Balog

LANL News:

 

Eva Balog of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, will talk about proteins and amino acids’ potential future uses in a Brown Bag Lecture noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 at the Bradbury Science Museum.

 

The talk, titled “More Than Muscle: What Can We Build Out of Protein?” will focus on the use of proteins for nanomaterials, nanomachines and nanoreactors. Balog will talk about the use of protein polymers in place of synthetic polymers for tissue engineering. She also will discuss how protein-based Read More

Scientists Discover Potential Way to Make Graphene Superconducting

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Adding calcium atoms (orange spheres) between graphene planes (blue honeycomb) creates a superconducting material called CaC6. Now a study at SLAC has shown for the first time that graphene is a key player in this superconductivity: Electrons scatter back and forth between the graphene and calcium layers, interact with natural vibrations in the material’s atomic structure and pair up to conduct electricity without resistance. Image/Greg Stewart/SLAC

SLAC News:

  • SLAC, Stanford Study Identifies Long-sought Path Toward Engineering Materials for Super-efficient Nanoelectronics

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DOE Invests $17 Million in Small Businesses

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DOE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue U.S. leadership in clean energy innovation, the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded $17 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects to help small businesses in 13 states develop prototype technologies that could improve manufacturing energy efficiency, reduce the cost of installing clean energy projects, and generate electricity from renewable energy sources. 

These projects will include technologies such Read More

Udall: Removing Waste From Los Alamos Before Fire Season Critical to Community’s Safety

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall responded to the decision by the Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractor, NWP, to temporarily stage TRU waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) at WCS in Andrews, Texas, while recovery efforts continue at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad.

Udall has worked throughout his career for safe cleanup at LANL, and since joining the Senate Appropriations Committee has led the delegation in securing increased funds to ensure nuclear waste is removed from the lab by June 30, 2014. He issued the Read More

DOE, NWP Making Plans to Continue Moving LANL Transuranic Waste

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WIPP News:

  • Proposal Would Assist DOE in Meeting Commitment to New Mexico

CARLSBAD – Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), the management and operating contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing to ship transuranic waste currently located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for temporary storage at Waste Control Specialists (WCS), located in western Andrews County, Texas.

The Department has committed to the state of New Mexico to removing several thousand cubic meters of TRU waste from LANL by June 30. Read More

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets Friday

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RCLC News:

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities will hold its Regular Business Meeting 9-11 a.m. Friday, March 21 at Santa Fe County Chambers, 102 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe.  

The Regional Coalition is comprised of eight cities and counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

Founded in 2011, the Regional Coalition works in partnership to ensure national decisions incorporate local needs and concerns. The organization’s focus is environmental remediation, regional economic development and site employment, and Read More

WIPP UPDATE: Internet Rumors About Safety Concerns Are Inaccurate

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WIPP News:

An Internet rumor has been fueling concerns about the need to be prepared to evacuate southeastern New Mexico because of recent events at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

There is absolutely no basis for these rumors. Monitoring conducted by Nuclear Waste Partnership of air, soil, water and vegetation are showing no radiation releases that would approach levels causing health concerns. Independent monitoring by the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center has reached similar conclusions. (View CEMRC’s monitoring data at CEMRC.org.)

In a recent letter to New Read More

New Airborne GPS Technology For Weather Conditions Takes Flight

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego geophysicist Jennifer Haase is seated at the controls of GISMOS, a 205-pound GPS atmospheric measurement system, testing the equipment prior to flights during a 2010 campaign. The equipment is installed in the cabin of a reconfigured Gulfstream V business jet. Courtesy/Scripps Institution of Oceanography

AGU News:

LA JOLLA – GPS technology has broadly advanced science and society’s ability to pinpoint locations and motion, from driving directions to tracking ground motions during earthquakes. A new technique stands to improve weather

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