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New Mexico Small Business Assistance Helps LANL & Sandia Foster Transition Of Lab Technologies To Companies

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By SANDY JONES
Director
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce

New Mexico Small Business Assistance works with all industries and can be found at www.nmsbaprogram.org/.

What they do:

  • Testing, evaluating, imaging, modeling.

Example:

  • Determining cookie shelf life.

How they can help a new venture:

  • After saying you have worked with NMSBA, a company is more attractive to potential funders.

Tech Readiness Initiative:

  • Accelerates Licensed Intellectual Property.

There is a gap in funding and other resources when a business is maturing a technology from the laboratory research phase to commercial application. Read More

LANL, U-M To Develop Michigan-Based AI Research Center

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University of Michigan, LANL to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The University of Michigan (U-M) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) plan to develop a state-of-the-art facility for high-performance computing and AI research that will enhance and strengthen the university’s research capabilities in science, energy and national security and create new jobs in southeast Michigan.

The effort, part of a new partnership agreement, builds on a recently established research collaboration between the two institutions. Under the expanded Read More

LANL Foundation Vice President For Early Childhood Education Anna Marie Garcia To Retire At Year’s End

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The LANL Foundation’s Early Childhood Team at the Early Childhood Celebrating Resilience Convening hosted in September at Buffalo Thunder. From left, Jessica Acosta, Anna Marie Garcia, RJ Martinez, Jovanna Archuleta and Jessica Manzanares. Courtesy/LANLF

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA – After 14 years of exemplary service, Anna Marie Garcia, Vice President of Early Childhood Education at the LANL Foundation, will retire at the end of 2024. Her tenure has been marked by transformative leadership, unwavering commitment, and a deep dedication to improving the lives of young children, Read More

Chamber Of Commerce Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Bilingual Montessori School In Los Alamos

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Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 10 from left, White Rock BMS Director Dora Gonzalez, Chamber Director Sandy Jones, Los Alamos BMS Director Rebekah Seitz, Los Alamos BMS Assistant Director Anna Kaiser and Chamber Member Services Manager Megan Bucklin. Courtesy/Chamber

View inside the newly opened Bilingual Montessori School at 3500 Trinity Drive. Courtesy/Chamber

View inside the newly opened Bilingual Montessori School at 3500 Trinity Drive. Courtesy/Chamber

CHAMBER News:

The Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 10 for the Bilingual Read More

Catch Of The Week: Package Delivery Text Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

The holidays are almost here, and am I getting tons of festive greeting cards? No, I am not, because most people just text or email. Am I getting festive texts from loved ones? Nope again!

I am getting the USPS package delivery scams that are going around, and you probably are, too.

What could be more festive?

 

 

Image of package delivery smishing text scam. Courtesy image

These text scams are a kind of phishing known as “smishing”. What is smishing? Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number. Victims Read More

Heinrich Secures Wins For New Mexico Military Installations And National Labs In FY2025 National Defense Bill

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

          • Final bill passed by the Senate and heading to President Biden’s desk also includes historic pay raise for junior enlisted service members

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The legislation includes major wins that Heinrich secured, including investments in New Mexico’s service members, military installations, national labs, and job-creating initiatives throughout the state.

The House of Representatives Read More

LANL Foundation Announces Legislative Priorities For 2025

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LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA – The LANL Foundation is excited to announce its policy and funding priorities for the upcoming 2025 regular legislative session, with a focus on key issues impacting education in Northern New Mexico and statewide. These priorities center on systemic, evidence-based improvements to public education that address the findings of the Martinez/Yazzie lawsuit, amplify diverse community voices and contribute to a strong, inclusive New Mexico economy.

“The LANL Foundation is excited to lean into the upcoming 60-day session to advocate for meaningful legislation Read More

Los Alamos Conducts First Critical Experiment Using High Assay Low Enriched Uranium In Decades

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Deimos team members in front of their experiment in the National Criticality Experiments Research Center. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently performed the first critical experiment with high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) fuel in four decades at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) in Nevada. It achieved its objective of establishing an advanced reactor testbed. 

“With companies such as Amazon and Google investing in nuclear energy to power their data centers, Read More

Isotopes Produced At LANL Are ‘Saving Lives, Advancing Cutting-Edge Research, Keeping Nation Safe’

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Inside a shielded chamber, robotic arms are used to handle radioactive medical isotopes. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

What’s the difference between sodium-22 and sodium-23?

One is edible (sodium-23) and the other is radioactive. Such differences are the superpowers of isotopes—variants of an element that have the same number of protons but differ in the number of neutrons. Chemical properties of isotopes of the same element are generally similar, but their physical properties can vary.

Some isotopes, such as sodium-23, occur naturally, but others are created using nuclear reactors or accelerators. Read More

Catch Of The Week: Sketchy Facebook Ads

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Sometimes it seems like I see more ads than posts from my actual friends on Facebook. And god forbid I accidentally linger on any one ad too long, guarantee you I will see nothing but ads for that kind of thing for the next week straight (let’s not talk about that charcuterie board ad).

But did you know that some ads are not just annoying, but straight up scams that can steal your money or personal info, or maybe even infect your computer with a virus? Best thing you can do is ignore them!

I got an ad for this, looks kind of fun right, but doesn’t something Read More