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Public Encouraged To Bring Drones To Compete During Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day July 8 At Ashley Pond

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ScienceFest  News:

The public is encouraged to bring their drones out to compete at Ashley Pond 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 during ScienceFest Discovery Day.

Participants will have an opportunity to fly in a competitive drone course and chance to win up to $100 in Chamber of Commerce Checks, good at dozens of businesses and restaurants in Los Alamos and White Rock.

Two courses will be available to the public, a Beginner and an Advanced level, and three prizes awarded for each category.

Due to FAA regulations, participants must have proof of current drone registration for any drone weighing Read More

(VIDEO) PEEC: Solar Car Kits Available For ScienceFest

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PEEC News:

Pick up your FREE solar car kit at the nature center during open hours through Friday, July 7.

Follow the instructions or customize it however you’d like. Bring your car to the Electric Vehicle Show at ScienceFest, 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8 to participate in the solar car race.

Prizes will be given for both the fastest and best-looking cars. If you had a kit from last year’s ScienceFest, you are welcome to enter that as well. Watch the video above for help with building your car.

For more information about all PEEC programs visit the following link.

For more information about ScienceFest, Read More

ScienceFest Open House At Tibbar Plasma Technologies, Inc. Sunday July 9 At 274 DP Road

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Emissions-free home showing solar panels and heat pumps. Courtesy/TPTI

TPTI News:

Sunday, July 9, TIBBAR Plasma Technologies, Inc. (TPTI) will host a ScienceFest open house 1-4 p.m. at 274 DP Road.

Three events will be happening simultaneously during the open house. This is an opportunity to see a modern plasma physics in operation.

They will be making plasma discharges and taking data:

  1.     Emissions-free businesses and homes

TPTI has been an emissions-free business since 2020. More recently they have taken their home emissions free as well. There will be a short presentation on how this was Read More

LANL Update Includes ‘Breakthrough Boosts Quantum AI’

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Breakthrough boosts quantum AI

A groundbreaking theoretical proof shows that a technique called overparametrization enhances performance in quantum machine learning for applications that stymie classical computers. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL  

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares news for the week of June 26, 2023.

New design for high-power-density fuel cells offers improved performance and durability

Promising new hydrogen fuel cell technology has up to 50 percent higher performance than current, state-of-the-art technology, with improved Read More

Commercial Space Travel Dawns At Spaceport America

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SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

Almost 15 years ago, Spaceport America welcomed Virgin Galactic as its anchor tenant with the dream of one day partnering to usher in commercial space travel to the whole of humanity.
 
Thursday morning, that dream became a reality.
 
Spaceport America extends its congratulations to Virgin Galactic following the unprecedented success of Thursday morning’s Galactic 01 flight.
 
Able to successfully accomplish its primary goal, Virgin Galactic’s Galactic 01 flight served as its first commercial spaceflight. Now etched into spaceflight lore, Galactic 01 will be remembered Read More

Stradling: The Science Of Family-enabled Society

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By GARY STRADLING
Los Alamos

In our Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum we have the opportunity to examine the interface of science and religion across a broad range of topics (come listen to our LAF&S Summer Lecture Series![i]). I find it particularly exciting to think scientifically about the practical impact of religion on society.

Our Western society is in flux, experiencing rapid change in traditional practices and values[ii] that have served human society for millennia. Many advanced industrial societies are experiencing a dramatic reduction in birth rates,[iii] with some dropping Read More

Sciencefest Exhibits At SALA Event Center Saturday July 8: VR and Immersive Experience

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Simtable demonstration. Courtesy/SALA

Fusion Reactor – SciVista. Courtesy/SALA

SALA News:

Los Alamos Sciencefest Discovery Day is back Saturday, July 8, and SALA Event Center will be collaborating with regional artists and technology companies to present multiple exhibits at SALA titled “Enter the World of Immersive Experience”.

The exhibits will be located inside SALA, a short walk from Fuller Lodge and Ashley Pond. Come in, cool off, and experience this unique opportunity to explore the possibilities of VR and immersive technology. Admission is free. Visitors to the exhibits Read More

LAF&SF: Lecture By Nels Hoffman, PhD June 27 At SALA

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LAF&SF

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum (LAF&SF) to present the lecture, “Minds Beyond Earth: SETI (The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), UFOs, and the Heavenly Host” by Nels Hoffman, PhD, Tuesday, June 27.

The lecture will take place at SALA Event Center with pizza served in the lobby at 6 p.m. and the lecture beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Roxy Movie Theater.

For millennia, humans have looked to the heavens for guidance, help, and hope. In 1959, Cocconi and Morrison* proposed a search for radio signals sent by a hypothetical advanced civilization Read More

LANL: Tongan Volcano Plume Produced Most Intense Lightning Rates Ever Detected

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Powerful volcanic eruptions produce ash plumes that can create their own weather systems, providing the conditions for lightning at higher altitudes than normally seen. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters showed that the plume emitted by the Hunga Volcano eruption in 2022 created the highest lightning flash rates ever recorded on Earth, more than any storm ever documented.

“The eruption of Hunga Volcano was the largest volcanic explosion since Krakatau in 1883,” Sonja Behnke saod, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Electromagnetic Read More