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Scenes From ‘Toast To Technology At Demo Day’ As Part Of 2023 Los Alamos ScienceFest At Fuller Lodge

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As part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023, Scott Ziegler of Space Kinetic Corp. in Berkeley, Calif., is presenting a talk this morning at Toast to Technology at Demo Day that runs until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge. All types of innovators and entrepreneurial-minded people are invited to attend this day of deep-tech presentations and roundtable conversations with Lab experts, area entrepreneurs investors and government leaders. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from Toast to Technology at Demo Day that runs until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge as part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023. Read More

LANL Hosts Toast Technology At Demo Day At Fuller Lodge

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All types of innovators and entrepreneurial-minded people are invited to Los Alamos National Laboratory Showcase and Demo Day. The day of deep-tech presentations and roundtable conversations with Lab experts, area entrepreneurs investors and government leaders takes place 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, July 17 at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Read the full article here. Read More

Benson: Jobs For Northern New Mexico … Los Alamos Isn’t The Place For A Pit Factory

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By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

Hey! It’s Oppie month celebrating the geniuses who built the bomb. Los Alamos is still building bombs. Maybe we could rethink what requires genius.

On Tuesday at the County Council Work Session, Kelly Beierschmitt, LANL Deputy Director of Operations, will present TRIAD’s Growth and Mission Support report. His PowerPoint shows accomplishments such as salary distribution from Bernalillo to Taos, and investments in transportation, student programs, site modernization, and childcare.

A slide also talks about exploring federal off-site campuses for low-hazard, Read More

Stansbury Explains National Defense Authorization Act Vote

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

“This year’s National Defense Authorization Act is completely unprecedented. Over the last several days, this historically bipartisan defense bill has been filled with amendments attacking our servicemembers, targeting people of color, women and reproductive health, LGBTQ+ service members, and other threats to our national security.

“Today, extremists in the GOP put their MAGA Read More

Background To ‘Oppenheimer’ Movie Chapter 4: The Manhattan Project Comes To Los Alamos

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The Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row in 2023. Photo by Chris Judson

By CHRIS JUDSON
Presented by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Team Oppie

On the evening of Dec. 7, 1942, a letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson was read to the students and faculty of the Los Alamos Ranch School. It notified them that the school was being acquired for military use as part of the war effort. The purchase price, around $335,000, included the school’s buildings and all its property, including the land, equipment, and horses.

The school had only until Feb. 8 to arrange for the students, staff, and school obligations. Read More

La Fonda Lecture: ‘The House At Otowi Bridge’ July 14

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LA FONDA News:

SANTA FE — La Fonda on the Plaza has announced a free public event that will transport attendees back in time to the captivating era of the Manhattan Project.

La Fonda will host a film and history talk centered around the renowned project and its impact on the local community, 2-4 p.m. Friday, July 14. This talk will take place at the historic La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe.

The highlight of the event will be a discussion on the intriguing film project, “The House at Otowi Bridge”, which chronicles the remarkable story of Edith Warner and the building of the atomic bomb. Producers of the Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Schedules Emergency Preparedness Exercise For Wednesday July 12

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LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has scheduled an emergency preparedness exercise for Wednesday, July 12. 

The exercise will test the preparedness of personnel who would respond in the case of an actual emergency. The exercise will begin at 8 a.m. and last approximately 7 hours.  The event is only an exercise.

Some elements of this exercise may be observable to the public, such as increased emergency vehicle traffic, workers in protective equipment performing simulated activities and “exercise in progress” signage. 

The Laboratory’s Emergency Management Division Read More

Scenes Of Discovery Day At Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023

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A young scientist turns the crank on a Van de Graaff generator at the LA Bootery and Mesa Top Games booth. A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator, which uses a moving belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an insulated column, creating very high electric potentials. It was invented by American physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff in 1929. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The solar powered car race was exciting as young racers started the cars they built and got to see whose was the fastest. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

More than Read More

LANL: Theoretical Research Proves Machine Learning On Quantum Computers Requires Far Simpler Data

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Simple data gets the most out of quantum machine learning:

New theoretical research proves that machine learning on quantum computers requires far simpler data than previously believed. The finding paves a path to maximizing the usability of today’s noisy, intermediate-scale quantum computers for simulating quantum systems and other tasks better than classical digital computers, while also offering promise for optimizing quantum sensors. Read full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of July Read More

Q&A With Rabbi Shlachter Ahead Of July 10 Lecture On Oppenheimer And Strauss

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) and Los Alamos Jewish Center are co-hosting a free lecture by Rabbi Jack Shlachter on the  relationship between Lewis Strauss and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 10 at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center, and is part of Los Alamos ScienceFest. The lecture is titled: Fifty (Well, Maybe Two) Shades of Grey: Nuance in the Relationship Between Lewis Strauss and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

JROMC Chair David Izraelevitz spoke Read More