Science

Discover Aha-Moments At Los Alamos ScienceFest Virtually Or In-Person … Driven By Science … July 6-11

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Los Alamos MainStreet News:

Los Alamos ScienceFest returns this year Tuesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 11 for a hybrid event that will feature both virtual and in-person Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) activities.

Marking the first in-person festival to return to Los Alamos since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, visitors are encouraged to attend safely in-person or to join the fun through online streaming.

“We’re thrilled to be welcoming back locals and visitors to celebrate what our community is most well known for—groundbreaking science,” County Marketing Read More

Los Alamos ScienceFest 2021 Returns July 6-11 For Hybrid Event, ‘Discovery Boxes’ Available For Reservation

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Los Alamos MainStreet News:

Los Alamos ScienceFest returns this year Tuesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 11 for a hybrid event that will feature both virtual and in-person Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) activities.

The annual Los Alamos ScienceFest, now in its 14th year, will highlight the community’s role at the forefront of science and technology research and innovation – from space exploration to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The July event will cover educational topics for the whole family. The goal: make science fun, more accessible and easy-to-understand, and Read More

University Of Arizona Health Sciences Researchers Focus On Building Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

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UA News:

TUCSON, Ariz. — A new research study at the University of Arizona (UA) Health Sciences will focus on identifying potential therapeutic targets and opportunities to prevent or delay the course of Alzheimer’s disease, which currently affects more than 6 million people in the United States.

This number is rapidly increasing with the growing population of people age 65 or older, which is expected to outnumber those under 18 by 2035.

Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for more than 95 percent of all cases, can be caused by many factors, including intersecting genetic and environmental Read More

AFRL Leaps Forward In NTS-3 Spacecraft Development

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The ESPAStar-D bus that will be integrated into the AFRL’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3. The bus, which will serve as the body of spacecraft, was built at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Gilbert, Ariz. Photo/Northrop Grumman

AFRL News:

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is excited to announce that the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite navigation program is closer in the development of the spacecraft for its in-space demonstration, thanks to the delivery of its bus that will carry it to space in 2023.

In 2019, the U.S. Air Force designated Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum: The Ethics Of Science Informing Theology Wednesday June 30

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LAFSF News:

The next Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) talk is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 30. Further details are available at www.lafsf.org.

The Ethics of Science Informing Theology

The two human endeavors:

  • The scientific development of information and understanding of the natural world leading to technology;  and
  • The development of scripture-based theologies leading to religious practices have in common that they include assumptions, processes and applications.

Some would keep these endeavors and results completely separate to avoid conflicts; they cite Read More

AGU: Scientists Track Sudden Disappearance Of Antarctic Ice Shelf Lake

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Visualization of 600-750 million cubic meters lost to the ocean with the demise of the ice-covered lake. Courtesy/ Philipp Arndt / Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Landsat 8 images over the Southern Amery Ice Shelf show the ice-covered lake before drainage and the resulting ice doline with summer meltwater. Courtesy/AGU

AGU News:

A global team of scientists including several from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego discovered the sudden demise of a large, deep, ice-covered lake on the surface of an Antarctic ice shelf.

This rare Read More

LANL Scientist Rian Bahran Honored With Secretary Of Defense Medal For Exceptional Service

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LANL scientist Rian Bahran receives the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his exemplary performance. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News: 

Rian Bahran, a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientist on assignment in Washington, D.C, has received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his exemplary performance.

“This recognition from the Department of Defense reflects Rian’s dedication and commitment to vital national security issues,” Deputy Laboratory Director for Weapons Bob Webster said. “Los Alamos National Laboratory is proud Read More

DSX Spacecraft Ends 2-Year Orbit With Team Celebration

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Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft senior leadership and program management team, from the present and past, gather for the DSX end of life celebration June 7 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Courtesy/AFRL

Past and present members of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft Integration & Test, operational, and contracting support teams gather for the DSX end of life celebration June 7 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Courtesy/AFRL

Artist’s rendering of Read More

DOE/NNSA Hosting Virtual Job Fair For Nuclear Security Enterprise Wednesday June 23

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DOE/NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will host a virtual job fair for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 23.

The NSE is looking for the next generation of nuclear security professionals and working to hire over 2,500 new employees to join its exceptional workforce in 2021.

The virtual job fair will include hiring officials from NNSA and its National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites including:

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LAFSF: Lecture On Ethics For Faith And Science June 23

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LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) summer series continues Wednesday, June 23, with a lecture by Robert Dryja: Ethics For Faith And Science. A summary is available at https:////www.lafsf.org/ by clicking on the talk title.

The purpose of this lecture is review how faith and science can reinforce one another by including ethics. Science issues can be more broadly understood with the ethics available in faith. Faith issues can be understood more deeply by including knowledge available from science.

Both science and faith start with imagination, analogies and models Read More