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Luján Encourages DHS to Use National Labs Rather than Build Duplicative Capabilities

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Rep. Ben Ray Lujan

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District spoke on the House floor late last night in an exchange with the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Rep. John Carter, to encourage the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utilize the national labs rather than waste money on duplicative capabilities.

Rep. John Carter

The exchange occurred during debate on the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Below are their remarks. Click here<https:////www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-pUTK85SRA&feature=youtu.be Read More

Differences, Similarities of Early Los Alamos, Soviet Scientists Focus of 70th Anniversary Lecture

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Istvan Hargittai, right, talks with Edward Teller at Stanford in 1996. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • June 12 at Bradbury Science Museum

The differences and similarities between Manhattan Project-era scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and scientists working at the former Soviet Union’s secret Arzamas-16 installation will be discussed by Professor Istvan Hargittai at 5:30 p.m., June 12 at the Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum. The talk is part of the Laboratory’s 70th anniversary lecture series.

According to Hargittai, Los Alamos’ first director, Julius Robert (J. Robert) Read More

LANL: Metamaterial Flexible Sheets Could Transform Optics

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Members of the metamaterials team, from left: Nathaniel K. Grady, Hou-Tong Chen, Jane E. Heyes. Courtesy/LANL

(a) Photograph of an ultrathin (72 µm thick) metamaterial sample. (b) Illustration of how the metamaterial redirects an electromagnetic wave, which would not happen for a normal thin film. The structure is not drawn to scale. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • New design flattens bulky optical devices

New ultrathin, planar, lightweight, and broadband polarimetric photonic devices and optics could result from recent research by a team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists. The Read More

LANL Launches 70th Anniversary App for iPhone, iPads

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LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory has launched its first app for iPhones and iPads as part of the Laboratory’s yearlong celebration of 70 years serving the nation. The free application is available from the Apple Store (search for Los Alamos National Lab.) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lanl-app/id647349599?mt=8)

The app enables users to learn more about the Laboratory’s national security mission, cutting edge research, unique history, top-flight scientists and the many other people who work at the Lab. It also provides easy access to news, feature stories, publications, Read More

LANL: Using Laser-Driven Neutrons to Stop Nuclear Smugglers

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A burst of laser energy 50 times greater than the worldwide output of electrical power slams into an extremely thin foil target to produce neutrons at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s TRIDENT laser facility during a recent experiment, which proved that laser-driven neutrons can be used to detect and interdict smuggled nuclear materials. Courtesy/LANL

An experimental apparatus used by scientists to prove that laser-driven neutrons can be used to stop nuclear smugglers. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Los Alamos shows first nuclear material detection by single short-pulse-laser-driven
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Los Alamos Catalyst Could Jumpstart E-Cars, Green Energy

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A high-resolution microscopic image of a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst developed at LANL could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Economical non-precious-metal catalyst capitalizes on carbon nanotubes

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical use of wind- and solar-powered electricity, Read More

SFI Talk Focuses on Evoution, Information and Two-Dimensional Probability

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SFI News:

Michael Lachmann from Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology will give a talk titled “Evolution, Information and Two-Dimensional Probability.”

Lachmann’s talk is 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6 in the Noyce Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.

What is a signal worth, how much information does it carry? Two different approaches tackle this question in biology. On the one hand, one can measure the information carried by the signal in bits — the entropy reduction that it provides, on the other, one can ask about the fitness benefit Read More

LANL Public Information Meeting June 4

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LANL News:

You are cordially invited to a public information meeting to discuss the Alternative Compliance Request submitted to EPA for Site 03-056(c) in S-SMA-2.0 and Sites 03-013(a) and 03-052(b) in S-SMA-0.25 under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. NM0030759, the Individual Permit for Storm Water.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Fuller Lodge
2132 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, NM

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) submitted an alternative compliance request for Site 03-056(c) in S-SMA-2.0 and Sites 03-013(a) Read More

Los Alamos Director Echoes Cyber Concerns

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan displays a QKarD, a Los Alamos device that uses quantum cryptography to transmit secure signals between sender and receiver. Courtesy/LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan, right, with, from left, Anthony Cugini of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Thom Mason of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tomas Diaz de la Rubia of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Securing the grid will be key for energy security going forward

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Read More