Science

William H. Donahue Receives 2022 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize

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William H. Donahue

AAS News:

William H. Donahue (St. John’s College / Green Lion Press) is the recipient of the 2022 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy.

The Doggett Prize, awarded biennially by the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS’s) Historical Astronomy Division (HAD), goes to an individual who has significantly influenced the field through a career-long effort.

In his decades-spanning career, Donahue has made many contributions to the history of astronomy from antiquity to the early modern period. The most significant are his essential translations into English Read More

LANL: New Thin Biosensors Could Make Surgery Safer

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The new biosensors allow for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during surgical procedures. In this photo, researchers attached the biosensor to the heart of a pig that was obtained commercially. Courtesy/Bongjoong Kim, Purdue University.

LANL News:

A research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Purdue University have developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations.

“The ink used in the biosensors is biocompatible and provides a user-friendly design with excellent workable Read More

LANL: Driving Clean-Energy Research In The Right Direction

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LANL News:

A new collaborative paper out in the journal Joule presents a Los Alamos research team’s assessment of future research targets for advances in fuel cell technology.

Fuel cells, part of a promising path toward zero-emission vehicles, are making progress at overcoming some specific challenges on the road to powering heavy-duty vehicles. One near-term need is to ensure the electrochemical and mechanical stability of a key component, the proton exchange membrane at the heart of the fuel cell structure. A new collaborative paper out in the journal Joule presents a research team’s Read More

Cloud Technology Integration With Los Alamos High-Performance Computing Systems Enhances Research

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Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Through ongoing collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), laboratory researchers are now able to use the power of cloud technologies to more efficiently conduct complex scientific research using high-performance computing applications.

These technologies allow administrators to perform upgrades and maintenance to computing systems without interfering with critical ongoing work.

“By leveraging Linux software containers and container orchestration in both user Read More

Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Announces 2021 Scholarships

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Los Alamos Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa scholarship recipients are 2021 LAHS graduates Filippo Delzanno, left, and William McTeigue. Courtesy/PBK. Courtesy/PBK

PBK News:

The Los Alamos Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has awarded $1,000 scholarships each to 2021 Los Alamos High School graduates Filippo Delzanno and William McTeigue.

Delzanno will be studying physics at the University of California / Santa Barbara in the College of Creative Studies.

McTeigue will be studying biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in preparation for medical school.

The Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Summer Series Continues With Nels Hoffman Wednesday June 16

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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum summer series continues at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 16 with a lecture on Zoom by Nels Hoffman: “How Christianity Laid the Foundation for Modern Science … and many other things, such as human rights and individual freedom — Part II: The Work of the Church”. (link) “How Christianity Laid the Foundation for Modern Science … and many other things, such as human rights and individual freedom — Part II: The Work of the Church

Last week Hoffman told how in the world of 750 CE, Europe was an unimpressive backwater, sparsely populated Read More

LANL: Boundary Of Heliosphere Mapped For First Time

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A diagram of our heliosphere. For the first time, scientists have mapped the heliopause, which is the boundary between the heliosphere (brown) and interstellar space (dark blue). Courtesy/NASA/IBEX/Adler Planetarium 

LANL News:

For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a better understanding of how solar and interstellar winds interact. 

“Physics models have theorized this boundary for years,” said Dan Reisenfeld, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and lead author on the paper, which was published in the Astrophysical Journal Read More

Science on Tap: LANL- Using Fuel Cells To Keep On Truckin’

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An illustration example of LANL’s semi-trucks powered with hydrogen fuel cells. Courtesy/LANL

Rod Borup

LANL News:

Last month, Ford unveiled the new F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.

Meanwhile, General Motors announced plans to stop selling internal combustion vehicles by 2035.

As the country’s largest auto makers steer away from fossil fuels, Los Alamos National Laboratory is revving up for a new challenge: powering the nation’s semi-trucks with hydrogen fuel cells.

5:30-7 p.m. Monday, June 21, Rod Borup, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Lab program manager, will take viewers Read More

Los Alamos Teams With International Group To Examine Spread Of Infectious Disease By Migratory Birds

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Migratory birds are known to carry diseases such as avian influenza. An international program, the Avian Zoonotic Disease Network, seeks to detect and monitor pathogens traveling in birds along the Mediterranean and Black Sea Flyway, research aided by scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A multinational effort is underway to understand and control the spread of disease among migratory birds. Called the Avian Zoonotic Disease Network, it is aimed at detecting dangerous infectious diseases and pathogens of pandemic potential, such as avian influenza. Read More

N3B Employees Inspire New Mexico Youth At Summer Physics Camp For Young Women

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Clockwise from top right: N3B Transuranic Waste Management Director Ellen Gammon, N3B President Kim Lebak and N3B Waste Technical Services Manager Nancy McAllister. Courtesy/N3B

N3B News:

In hopes of educating and inspiring New Mexico’s youth to pursue STEM-related careers that benefit their communities, three N3B employees are volunteering at the fifth annual New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Summer Physics Camp for Young Women. The camp serves students from all over the state — primarily underrepresented minorities and those from financially disadvantaged households.

N3B employees Read More