Science

Dark Sky Program At Spirio Field In White Rock Tonight!

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Pajarito Astronomers News:

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Parjarito Astronomers for the Dark Sky/Night program.

Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look for stars through a telescope is invited to come out tonight to Spirio Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock.

Arrive at nightfall for viewing, or around sunset for setting up. If arriving at night and approaching Spirio Field, please use parking lights.

Bring a red flashlight for safety.

This gathering is weather permitting (if it’s partly cloudy it will happen, Read More

NMMNHS Announces Newly Described Horned Dinosaur Discovered In Southern New Mexico

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Sierraceratops horn fossil specimens of the new species, which included multiple bones from one individual, was discovered in Late Cretaceous rocks of the Hall Lake Formation near Truth or Consequences. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

Scientists at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) and other institutions have named a new kind of horned dinosaur (ceratopsid) that lived in New Mexico about 72 million years ago.  

The new dinosaur is named Sierraceratops turneri. The genus name Sierraceratops refers to Sierra County, New Mexico, where the fossil was discovered, Read More

LANL: Public Invited To Virtual Screening Of Documentary About Vaccines

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Clockwise from top left, Pat Fitch, Bette Korber, Sara Pasqualoni and Sara Del Valle will answer questions about the science of vaccines after a screening of the documentary, Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus, which features both Del Valle and Korber. The screening is open to the public. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • LANL scientists featured in PBS documentary about the history and importance of vaccines in modern society

The public is invited to attend a virtual screening and panel Q&A of a recently released PBS documentary about the history and importance of vaccines in modern Read More

LANL: Frontiers In Science Speaker Taraka Dale On New Solutions To Plastic Pollution Sept. 29

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Courtesy/LANL

Taraka Dale

LANL News:

Taraka Dale is honored as this quarter’s Frontiers in Science speaker by the Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows.

Her talk will be distributed 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29, on the Laboratory You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/losalamosnationallab

Taraka is the LANL team lead for the BOTTLE Consortium, an alliance of 10 research institutions and the U.S. Department of Energy striving to use Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment. Each institution is contributing to solve the global Read More

Local STEM Superstar Harshini Mukundan Featured On Emmy-Nominated Kids TV Show ‘Mission Unstoppable’

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Los Alamos-based microbiologist Harshini Mukundan will be a guest on the season 3 premiere of CBS’ series, ‘Mission Unstoppable’. Courtesy/IF/THEN Collection 

COMMUNITY News:

Saturday, Oct. 2, Los Alamos-based microbiologist, Harshini Mukundan, will be a guest on the season 3 premiere of CBS’ series, ‘Mission Unstoppable’.

The weekly series, which was nominated for two daytime Emmy Awards and received a Parents’ Choice Award and 20 Telly Awards, showcases stories of cutting-edge female scientists and STEM professionals to educate young girls about STEM careers in a fun Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Team Is One Of 10 Recipients Of $26 Million DOE Award For Data Science

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Principal investigator Kipton Barros 

LANL News:

A Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) research team’s project was selected in a highly competitive $26 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant program to advance chemical and materials sciences by using data science.

The goal of the funding program is to harness cutting-edge research tools for new scientific discoveries fundamental to clean energy solutions.

“This award is a vote of confidence in Los Alamos National Laboratory expertise, as well in the potential of data science to solve critical problems,” Deputy Laboratory Director Read More

NNSA Taps Dell Technologies To Provide Expanded Computing Resources For Stockpile Stewardship Mission

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA’s) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has announced the awarding of a subcontract to Dell Technologies for additional supercomputing systems to support NNSA’s nuclear deterrent mission.

In partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the second Commodity Technology Systems contract (CTS-2) is funded by NNSA’s Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program. It will provide at least $40 million for more than Read More

LANL: How Microbiomes Help Secure The Food Chain

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Greenhouse laboratory at TA-51 used by the Earth System Observations group. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Drought seems to be a persistent reality in New Mexico and across the Southwest. While the monsoon season provided the state with much-needed precipitation — resulting in more rainfall this year than previous years — we’re still in a state of drought.

(According to drought.gov, Santa Fe County received 1.11 inches more rain in July than usual, but is still considered to be in extreme drought.)

With no end in sight, farmers will continue to struggle in drought-affected areas. Scientist Sanna Read More

The Periodic Table: Engineering For Space Tonight!

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LANL R&D engineer Benigno Sandoval 

Bradbury Science Museum News:

At the Periodic Table 5:30-7 p.m. today at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square, LANL R&D engineer Benigno Sandoval  to answer questions from the community about the fascinating process of creating custom instruments to use in space – for national security, exploring Mars and beyond!

The Periodic Table is a casual, “ask-me-anything” gathering, and a chance to meet with other science enthusiasts. They hope to see you there!

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A Smart Use for Doping: Implanted Atoms Create Electrical IDs Distinguishing Bona Fide Devices From Forgeries

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NIST researcher Yaw Obeng

NIST News:

If someone sells you a luxury handbag from Paris, France, but it turns out be a forgery from Paris, Texas, the counterfeit item might cost you a thousand bucks and the crook could wind up in jail. But if a counterfeit electronic device gets installed in a car, it could cost passengers or the driver their lives.

Without new security measures, the interconnected wireless technologies, digital electronics and micromechanical electronic systems that make up the Internet of Things are vulnerable to forgeries and tampering that could cause entire telecommunication Read More