National Laboratory

Drell Named Winner of National Medal of Science

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Sidney Drell. Courtesy/LLNL

LLNL News:

Sidney Drell, physicist, arms control expert and adviser, is one of 12 eminent researchers recently named by President Obama as a recipient of the National Medal of Science.

In addition, 11 inventors are recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Both awards represent the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers and inventors.

“I am proud to honor these inspiring American innovators,” President Obama said. “They represent the ingenuity and imagination that has Read More

Meet LANL’s Chris Fresquez at Thursday’s Business Breakfast

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CHAMBER News:

Members and prospective members of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce are invited to the Business Breakfast Roundtable: LANL and Small Biz event, 7:30-9 a.m., Thursday Jan. 31 at the UNM-LA Lecture Hall, 4000 University Dr.

The purpose of the gathering is to introduce Chris Fresquez of LANL’s Small Business Office to the business community.

There will be a roundtable/discussion format, so that business people can provide input as well as hear from Fresquez about his plans for the Lab’s Small Business Office.

The presentation starts at 8 a.m., but business people Read More

Skidmore Lecture: ‘The Seven LANL Explosives Fatalities – Technical and Human Perspectives (U)’

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Memorial plaque. Courtesy/LANL

LAHS News:

Cary B. Skidmore of Los Alamos National Laboratory will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Fuller Lodge at part of the Los Alamos Historical Society’s 2012-2013 lecture series, “History and Science.”

Skidmore’s lecture is “The Seven LANL Explosives Fatalities – Technical and Human Perspectives (U).”

When the implosion concept came to the Manhattan Project, it brought with it a need to use explosives in a new way.

Rather than destroying or breaking apart something, precisely shaped pieces were needed to assemble Read More

‘Nanotubes on a Chip’ May Simplify Optical Power Measurements

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The circular patch of carbon nanotubes on a pink silicon backing is one component of NIST’s new cryogenic radiometer, shown with a quarter for scale. Gold coating and metal wiring has yet to be added to the chip. The radiometer will simplify and lower the cost of disseminating measurements of laser power. Photo by Tomlin/NIST

NIST News:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes that may simplify absolute measurements of laser power, especially the light signals transmitted by optical fibers in telecommunications Read More

NNSA, Maryland Partner to Improve Radiological/NuclearSecurity, Emergency Preparedness and Response

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NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the State of Maryland today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to strengthen efforts to prevent, mitigate and respond to radiological/nuclear threats and incidents in Maryland.

NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the MOU, providing a strategic framework for areas of ongoing collaboration between NNSA and the State of Maryland.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley

“This agreement represents Read More

Administration Unveils Initial Design Plans for National Network

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NIST News:

The Administration’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) today released a report based on the input of nearly 900 stakeholders that describes an approach to implementing and managing a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)—a proposed national network of up to 15 manufacturing institutes around the country that would serve as regional hubs of innovation to boost U.S. competitiveness and strengthen state and local economies.

The NNMI was announced by President Obama last March and is designed to accelerate the development and adoption of cutting-edge Read More

ChemCam Follows ‘Yellowknife Road’ to Martian Wet Area

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This graphic from NASA’s Curiosity mission shows close-ups of light-toned veins in rocks in the ‘Yellowknife Bay’ area of Mars together with analyses of their composition. The top part of the image shows a close-up of the rock named ‘Crest,’ taken by the remote micro-imager (RMI) on Curiosity’s Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument above the analysis of the elements detected by using ChemCam’s laser to zap the target. The spectral profile of Crest’s light-colored vein is shown in red, while that of a basaltic calibration target Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Jan. 16

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This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com

During Warm Water Weekend at the Aquatic Center the main pool temperature is raised to 84-85 degrees. The Inflatable Obstacle Course is also set up for everyone to enjoy. Courtesy Photo

FAN Club at Library Gallery – partnering with Friends of the Library 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16
Los Alamos’ finest cultural providers will host the January FAN Club, in conjunction with the opening reception in the upstairs gallery at Mesa Public Library. Wonderful, whimisical, inventive and sometimes on a grand scale, join sculptors Read More