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LANL: New Biosensor Designed To Detect Toxins And More

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PEGASUS, the Portable EnGineered Analytic Sensor with aUtomated Sampling, is a miniaturized waveguide-based optical sensor that can detect toxins, bacterial signatures, viral signatures, biothreats, white powders and more, from samples such as blood, water, CSF, food, and animal samples. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A device from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers is not quite the Star Trek “tricorder” medical scanner, but it’s a step in the right direction.

The Portable EnGineered Analytic Sensor with aUtomated Sampling (PEGASUS) is a miniaturized waveguide-based Read More

Pajarito Astronomers Club Presents ‘Star Talk’ April 29

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PAJARITO ASTRONOMERS News:

Join Pajarito Astronomers Club for its first ever free, public Zoom meeting.

‘Star Talk’ will be held 7-8:15 p.m., April 29. Six topics will be covered including the AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers), white dwarfs, radio galaxies, astro-photography, a bit of astronomy history and recent events.

Register to obtain a link to the meeting here. Read More

Reservations Open For October Trinity Site Tour

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In this historic photo, military personnel are seen moving “Jumbo” to Trinity Site. One of the concerns of the scientists who built the “Gadget” nuclear device that was detonated at Trinity Site in 1945, was that the bomb might not actually go off. In order to preserve the 13 pounds of plutonium in case of failed detonation, an 80 ton steel vessel named “Jumbo” was built with the intention of imploding the device inside. The $12 million dollar vessel was never used for that purpose because by the time the test was nearly ready, scientists were confident that it would work. Instead, “Jumbo” was suspended Read More

Earth Day Feature: Beaming Solar Power From Satellite Array

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The image depicts AFRL’s Space Solar Power Incremental and Demonstrations Research Project beaming solar power from space to earth. SSPIDR consists of several small-scale flight experiments that will mature technology needed to build a prototype solar power distribution system. Courtesy/AFRL

AFRL News:

KIRTLAND AFB – In honor of Earth Day, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is highlighting its efforts towards harnessing the Sun’s energy, converting it to Radio Frequency (RF) energy, and beaming it to the Earth—providing a green power source for U.S. and allied forces. 

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Luján Invites Secretary Buttigieg To SpaceShipTwo Launch

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, invited U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to New Mexico for an upcoming launch of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo this summer.

In a letter to Buttigieg, Sen. Luján highlights how the burgeoning commercial space travel industry will benefit New Mexico and the nation.

“The expansion of commercial space exploration holds huge promise and benefits for our country. It will help support government-backed research Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory And NVIDIA Announce Next Step In Partnership … Next-generation System Powered By Grace CPU Will Shape Future Of LANL’s Computing Strategy

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Los Alamos, NVIDIA and HPE are working together to prove that the next decade’s version of codesign with hardware tailoring will provide unprecedented human understanding far beyond what is possible with the current trajectory. Courtesy/LANL

Particle trajectories in the Southern Ocean near the tip of Africa, colored by the concentration of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon. Los Alamos scientists performed multi-decadal simulations of ocean circulation with the Energy Exascale Earth System Model with imbedded biogeochemistry (BGC), using a high-resolution mesh to focus on mesoscale (10km

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Mason Updates Community Leaders On LANL Initiatives

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LANL Director Thom Mason updates over 140 attendees from seven counties Wednesday on the Lab’s budget, infrastructure, recent scientific discoveries, and initiatives in education, economic development and more. Courtesy /LANL

At LANL’s Community Conversation Wednesday, Nina Lanza, team lead for Space and Planetary Exploration, spoke about her work on SuperCam, a key component of the Mars rover Perseverance developed at LANL. Courtesy/LANL

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

At the quarterly Community Conversation breakfast held remotely Wednesday, Read More

New Mexico Technology Company Verus Research Expands With New R&D Facility Site In Northeast Albuquerque

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Verus Research expanding with new research site in Northeast Albuquerque. Courtesy/Resolut RE

VERUS RESEARCH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces the expansion and buildout of a new research facility in Northeast Albuquerque.

The fast-growing technology company will move into the empty big-box retail space, formerly Babies R Us, at 45 Hotel Circle NE in August.

In addition to the new 41,240 square feet of research and office space, Verus Research will maintain its multi-floor Read More

Los Alamos High School Senior Karin Ebey Selected To Attend 2021 National Youth Science Camp

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NYSF News:

The New Mexico Academy of Science (NYSF), in conjunction with the National Youth Science Foundation has selected Los Alamos High School senior Karin Ebey a delegate to represent New Mexico at the 2021 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp).

Ebey has distinguished herself locally and nationally with her research on population dynamics in crocodilians.

High school seniors with demonstrated accomplishments in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as well as leadership skills are invited to apply. Each state selects two delegates from qualified applicants. Read More

LANL Team Develops Software Package Known As CICE To Model Changes In Sea Ice

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A CICE Consortium graphic of sea-ice physics illustrates complexity and breadth of variables at play. LANL image

LANL News:

The Polar Regions on Earth—the areas around the North and South Poles—have about 9 million square miles of sea ice floating in their oceans. Once inhabited by very few people, the Polar Regions are now home to more people than ever before; there are more than 4 million people living in the Arctic.

These regions are important to industries such as commercial shipping and fishing, mining, energy, recreation and tourism, scientific research, and even military bases and defense

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