Science

AFRL Gives Warfighters New Weapon System

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Air Force Research Laboratory Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR). Courtesy/AFRL Directed Energy Directorate

Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS). Courtesy/Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office

AFRL News:

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory has set up the Air Force’s first high-energy laser weapon system overseas for a 12-month field assessment.

The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) Office located here is leading the project.

“The receiving Read More

HU Student Morgan Apperson Of Los Alamos Headed To Chemistry Doctoral Program At New Mexico Tech

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PhD chemistry bound 2020

Morgan Apperson

Highlands University News:

Las Vegas, N.M. – Morgan Apperson of Los Alamos is a chemistry graduate at New Mexico Highlands University and is headed to a chemistry doctoral program at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.

Apperson, 22, graduates from Highlands in May with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, earning a 3.85 GPA to date. She begins her Ph.D. studies in August 2020, planning to focus upon environmental chemistry.

“Chemistry is the core foundation that makes up environmental outcomes and processes,” said Apperson, who grew up in Los Alamos. “I’m convinced Read More

Space Policy Show #4: What Expiration Of New START Could Mean For U.S. Space Forces With Mick Gleason 

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Courtesy photo

AEROSPACE News:

Tune in to The Space Policy Show brought to you by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy.

We know working from home can be isolating, stressful and potentially boring. We are here to help keep you connected to the latest in the space policy community!

The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy is offering a series of online webcasts and virtual meetings as an opportunity to stay engaged with the larger space policy community. Join us!

Future episodes will cover topics such as blockchain applications for space, Read More

Enterprise Bank Brings 132 Students To Bradbury Museum

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Alexandra Van Camp with students from EJ Martinez Elementary School. Courtesy/Enterprise

A student finds answers in a display during a recent field trip to the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/Enterprise

BSMA News:

Enterprise Bank & Trust and the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA), are in a partnership to provide bus transportation for students attending Title 1 schools in northern New Mexico, to visit the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos.

Between Feb. 27 and March 11, Enterprise provided the bus transportation for 185 students and teachers and chaperones from El Camino Read More

LANL: High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Tests Speed Of Light

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This compound graphic shows a view of the sky in ultra-high energy gamma rays. The arrows indicate the four sources of gamma rays with energies over 100 TeV from within our galaxy (courtesy of the HAWC collaboration) imposed over a photo of the HAWC Observatory’s 300 large water tanks. The tanks contain sensitive light detectors that measure showers of particles produced by the gamma rays striking the atmosphere more than 10 miles overhead. Courtesy/Jordan Goodman

LANL News:

New measurements confirm, to the highest energies yet explored, that the laws of physics hold no matter where you are Read More

Debate Flares Over AI To Detect COVID-19 In Lung Scans

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Medical staff perform a CT scan of a Covid-19 patient at Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China. STR/AFP/Getty Images

HSNW News:

A series of studies, starting as a steady drip and quickening to a deluge, has reported the same core finding amid the global spread of COVID-19: Artificial intelligence could analyze chest images to accurately detect the disease in legions of untested patients.

Casey Ross writes in STAT that the results promised a ready solution to the shortage of diagnostic testing in the U.S. and some other countries and triggered splashy press releases and a cascade of hopeful headlines. Read More

AGU: Darkness, Not Cold, Likely Cause Of Mass Extinction

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Roughly 66 million years ago an asteroid slammed into the Yucatan peninsula. New research shows darkness, not cold, likely drove a mass extinction after the impact. Courtesy/NASA

AGU News:

New research finds soot from global fires ignited by an asteroid impact could have blocked sunlight long enough to drive the mass extinction that killed most life on Earth, including the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago.

The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event wiped out about 75 percent of all species on Earth. An asteroid impact at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula caused a period of prolonged cold Read More

Air Force Research Laboratory Scientists Win Prestigious 2019 Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Awards

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Dr. Brian Kasch. Courtesy/AFRL

Maj. Gordon Lott. Courtesy/AFRL

KAFB News:

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — Ten Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers, including two members of the Space Vehicles Directorate here, have been honored as the 2019 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards recipients.

This prestigious honor is bestowed by the office of the Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Joseph and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Science, Technology and Engineering Yvette Weber.

The award recognizes Department of Defense employees for their technical contributions, Read More

Episode 2 Of The Space Policy Show: Game Changer – Blockchain In The Space Sector With Karen Jones March 26

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The Space Policy Show is brought to you by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. Courtesy photo

AEROSPACE News:

Tune in to The Space Policy Show, brought to you by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy.

We know working from home can be isolating, stressful and potentially boring. We are here to help keep you connected to the latest in the space policy community! The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy is offering a series of online webcasts and virtual meetings as an opportunity to stay engaged with the larger space Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 100

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STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced 17 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Per the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), the most recent cases are:
Five new cases in Bernalillo County:
  • A female in her 40s
  • A male in his 40s
  • A female in her 50s
  • A male in his 70s
  • A male in his 80s
Three new cases in Doña Ana County:
  • A male in his 20s
  • A male in his 30s
  • A male in his 60s
One new case in Cibola County:
  • ​A female in her 50s​
One new case in Curry County:
  • ​A female in her 50s
One new case in McKinley County:
  • A female in her teens
Four new cases in San Juan County:
  • Two males in their 30s
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