Science

LANL: Correcting Old Space-Physics Error For Safer Satellites

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The Van Allen radiation belts provide a natural analogue to artificial radiation belts that could occur after a high-altitude nuclear explosion. In this image, the red lines circling Earth is an artificial belt of high intensity, and the yellow regions are the natural belts; LEO/MEO/GEO refer to low-Earth orbit, medium Earth orbit and geostationary Earth orbit. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Correcting 50-year-old errors in the math used to understand how electromagnetic waves scatter electrons trapped in Earth’s magnetic fields will lead to better protection for technology in space.

“The Read More

2024 REDI Summit March 5 At Buffalo Thunder Resort

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REDI News:

Supporting local area communities to reach their economic development goals, the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) announces that the 2024 REDI Summit is right around the corner. Read background here.

It’s 10 a.m. to 1L30 p.m. March 5, following Los Alamos National Laboratory’s, Community Partnerships Office’s Community Conversation.

The purpose of the REDI Summit is to review the 2023 Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Plan update and to roll up our sleeves and provide input on strategies to fuel job creation, economic growth, and improve standards Read More

RDC: Technology & Manufacturing Fund No-Interest Loans

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 RDC News:

The Regional Development Corporation (RDC) Technology & Manufacturing (TEAM) Fund awards up to $20,000 in no-interest loans to manufacturing and technology-based companies on track to add jobs, grow revenues, and attract additional funding or investment.

Technology & Manufacturing business owners are invited to learn how to apply for a no-interest loan of up to $20,000:

For-profit manufacturing and technology-based businesses of any size, at any stage, and in business for over one year are welcome to apply.

Business must be Read More

LANL: Recycling Old Electrical Devices Minimizes Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Eco-Footprint

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In a project that rounded up more than 100 of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s legacy electrical devices no longer in use — all of which contained oil and some that contained the now-banned chemical compound known as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs — one non-negotiable prevailed. The devices must be recycled, rather than buried in a landfill, which is what LANL project owners told interested bidders. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL Read More

New Mexico Science Educators Invited To Apply To Participate In Hands-On Summer Research Program At UNM

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PED Secretary Arsenio Romero

PED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announces that applications are now open for the Research Opportunities for Science Educators (ROSE) Program Summer 2024, a collaborative initiative with the University of New Mexico (UNM).

“This is one of the innovative ways we can promote science education in New Mexico,” Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero said. “By encouraging our science teachers to follow their passion, we are helping them expand their knowledge and skills, which strengthens their teaching in the classroom. Read More

Santa Fe Community College Foundation Announces Two Presentations By Michael Zeiler About Upcoming Eclipse

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Geographer and cartographer Michael Zeiler

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College Foundation will present eclipse-chasing geographer and cartographer Michael Zeiler and his multi-media tour of the path of the April 8, 2024 eclipse at two separate presentations at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 and at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 in the SFCC Planetarium, 6401 Richards Avenue.

Attendees must pre-register at bit.ly/4bU7de1. The $25 admission will benefit SFCC Foundation, which supports students through scholarships and other initiatives.

The approximately one-hour program Read More

Meet The Bradbury’s New Director! … Patrick Moore!

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Patrick Moore

Bradbury Science Museum News:

The Bradbury Science Museum has announced that Patrick Moore — a native of Los Alamos with several decades of public history experience, who has led at historic sites throughout New Mexico — will join the Bradbury in March as director.

“In many ways, the privilege of directing the Bradbury is like coming full circle with not simply my professional career, but my life to this point,” Moore said. “My earliest museum memories stem from the Bradbury. It shaped my childhood comprehension of scientific concepts like fission through its (former) ping-pong Read More

Savannah River Site Tops 15M Gals. Salt Waste Processed

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In its first three years of operation, the Salt Waste Processing Facility processed approximately 7.5 million gallons of tank waste, significantly contributing to the liquid waste program’s output of 15 million gallons of radioactive salt waste since 2008. Courtesy/SRS

AIKEN, S.C. — The Savannah River Site’s (SRS) liquid waste program has processed more than 15 million gallons of radioactive salt waste since 2008 through the work of three major facilities.

To reach this milestone of 15 million gallons processed, SRS has relied on the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) for the past three Read More

LANL: Indigenous Women Find Stride In Physics & More

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Community: Indigenous women find their stride in physicsLos Alamos partnerships with Fort Lewis College and Navajo Technical University pave a new path into the world of research. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Feb. 12, 2024.

New report unveils environmental performanceLos Alamos National Lab programs monitor soil, water, air, animals and plants across the 40-square mile campus and surrounding area. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL

Biologists use audio files to study Read More

Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe April 27-28, 2024

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New Mexico Consortium News:

The New Mexico Consortium is hosting Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, a two-day event April 27-28, 2024 centered around scientist Stephen Hawking.

The event, the first in a planned yearly ‘Cosmic Frontiers’ series, brings together eminent cosmologists and astrophysicists who worked with or were mentored by Professor Stephen Hawking. There will be a screening of the 1992 Sundance Grand Jury award winning theatrical documentary, A Brief History of Time, based on Hawking’s best-selling book of the same name.

There will be a Q&A with the Read More