Science

Los Alamos-based UbiQD’s Quantum Dot Glass Boosts Crop Yield, Efficiency, And Sustainability In USDA-Funded Study

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Peer-reviewed findings from UC Davis confirm UbiGro® glass boosted lettuce crop yields by nearly 40%, a breakthrough in climate-smart greenhouse design, Courtesy/UC Davis

BUSINESS News:

UbiQD®, a leader in quantum dot (QD) materials, has announced the publication of peer-reviewed results from a landmark greenhouse study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA, through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)), and conducted at the University of California (UC), Davis. The findings, now published in Materials Today Sustainability, demonstrate that UbiQD’s Read More

NMMNHS Family Days To Be Held At Albuquerque Museum

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NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science’s (NMMNHS) Family Days are returning this fall on the second Saturday of each month, with help from their neighbors at the Albuquerque Museum (2000 Mountain Rd. NW)!

During the museum’s renovation project, NMMNHS monthly family days are shifting to the Albuquerque Museum. From 12–3 p.m., starting Saturday, Oct. 11, join educators from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and explore how science meets art through activities designed for creativity, curiosity and discovery.

The theme of October’s Read More

Darleane C. Hoffman, Pioneering Nuclear Chemist And Trailblazer For Women In Science, Has Passed Away

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Darleane C. Hoffman Nov. 8, 1926 – Sept. 4, 2025

By ANNE BARANGER
Interim Dean
University of Berkeley

It is with profound sadness that I write to share the news that Darleane C. Hoffman, pioneering nuclear chemist and trailblazer for women in science, has passed away (Sept. 4, 2025) at the age of 98.

Professor Hoffman was born and raised in Iowa. She entered Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), where she first majored in applied art but later changed to chemistry, and there earned her B.S. (1948) and then her Ph.D. (1951) in physical (nuclear) chemistry.

She began her career as a Chemist Read More

NM Museum Of Natural History & Science Announces October Education Schedule

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NMMNHS News:

With the museum temporarily closed for a renovation project, NMMNHS educators are bringing natural history into the community with a full slate of public programs in Bernalillo County libraries and community spaces during the fall months through the Natural History in your Neighborhood program. A full rundown of each program is available here.

 

When and Where: 

  • 3–4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4: Dino Discoveries at International District Library (7601 Central Ave. NE). For ages 0 to 8. 
  • 5–8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4: International Observe the Moon Night at Sandia Mountain Natural
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NMMNHS Announces Enormous New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Identified In Northwest New Mexico

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Rendering of Ahshiselsaurus, a new species of theropod dinosaur discovered in the San Juan Basin. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A team of researchers, including a pair of paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS), has identified a massive new species of duck-billed dinosaur in the rocks of northwestern New Mexico.

This newly discovered dinosaur, which researchers named Ahshiselsaurus wimani, lived around 75 million years ago and may have weighed more than nine tons.

“Discoveries like this remind us that science truly is a community,” Read More

Governor Announces Pacific Fusion Selects New Mexico As Site For $1 Billion Research And Manufacturing Campus

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Keith LeChien
Co-founder/CTO
Pacific Fusion

From the Office of the Governor:

          • “Pacific Fusion project will create hundreds of jobs”.

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that Pacific Fusion, a commercial fusion energy company, has selected New Mexico as the site for its first Research and Manufacturing Campus. 

The $1 billion facility at Mesa del Sol positions New Mexico at the forefront of the emerging fusion energy industry and cements its role as a national leader in advanced energy innovation.

Fusion, the same process that powers the sun and stars, has long Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Warns Public Of Concerning Algae Bloom In Santa Cruz Lake

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Harmful algae blooms spotted Sept. 22 in the water and on the shoreline of Santa Cruz Lake. Courtesy/NMED

NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is advising visitors to Santa Cruz Lake near Española to exercise caution due to the presence of a potentially harmful algae bloom.

Recent samples collected from the lake indicate that harmful algae are present.

NMED is recommending that visitors follow specific safety precautions while at the lake:

  • Do not drink untreated surface water;
  • Avoid swimming in areas with algae blooms and keep pets out of the water;
  • Stay clear of
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NOAA’s SWFO-L1 Observatory Heads To Orbit For Groundbreaking Mission

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Courtesy/NOAA

NOAA News:

MERRITT ISLAND, FL — NOAA’s first satellite designed specifically for continuous, operational space weather observations – began its one-million-mile journey at 7:30 a.m. EDT, today, Sept. 24, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It shared the ride with two other NASA systems onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 

The launch team confirmed that SWFO-L1 has successfully separated from the rocket and is operating under its own power.  

After approximately four months, SWFO-L1 will reach Lagrange point 1 (L1), which is approximately one million miles away from Read More

NM Museum Of Natural History & Science Contributes To New Dinosaur Discovery In Montana

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Left and right dentaries of the Montana ornithomimosaur. This figure appeared in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology in Sept. 2025. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A team of researchers that included the Executive Director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science recently identified jawbones from a species of ostrich-like dinosaur in Montana.  

This discovery, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology earlier this month, expands the known range of this family of theropod dinosaurs, and helps researchers better understand how these dinosaurs Read More