Science

New Mexico LEEP Company OAM Photonics Receives $1 Million National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II Grant

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Cliff Chan, Co-Founder and CEO of OAM Photonics, LLC, a New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP) company has been awarded a National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant for $1 million. Courtesy/NM LEEP

LEEP News:

OAM Photonics, LLC, a New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP) company, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant for $1 million.

OAM Photonics is a startup aimed at transforming the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) industry through photonic sensing solutions for 3D imaging. Read More

Frontiers In Science: Find Out How The R&D 100 Award-Winning LightSlinger Antenna Can Bridge The Digital Divide

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The next installment of Frontiers in Science is 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 at SALA in Los Alamos and Thursday, June 22 at Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Fellows present the lecture series Frontiers in Science with Andrea Schmidt and John Singleton, the duo behind the award-winning LightSlinger, a new antenna that generates radio waves from faster-than-light currents.

As wireless communications technology continues to advance, the need for smaller, more versatile and energy- and cost-efficient antennas is becoming Read More

LANL: Science Digging Deep Into Quantum Materials

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Members of the high-entropy alloys team, from left, Matthew Chancey (MST-8), Jon (Kevin) Baldwin (MPA-CINT), Jonathan Gigax (ORI-2), Saryu Fensin (MPA-CINT), Matheus Tunes (MST-8), Osman El Atwani (MST-8). Courtesy/LANL

The research team demonstrated that minor additions of hafnium into the WTaCrV high entropy alloy lead to higher radiation resistance. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • New tungsten-based alloy better withstands fusion energy environments

A newly developed tungsten-based alloy that performs well in extreme environments similar to those in fusion reactor prototypes Read More

Amid Growing Concerns Over AI, Luján Pushes NTIA To Create And Implement Responsible Guardrails To Protect Americans

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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.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, urged National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson to create responsible guardrails around Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, governance, and use.

Sen. Luján specifically outlined language equity, artist and consumer protections, and privacy as key areas where responsible regulations are needed. Senator Luján submitted his comments to Administrator Davidson Read More

Pajarito Astronomers Club To Meet Saturday June 17 And Feature The Work Of Sergey Trudolyubov

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Sunflower Galaxy (Messier 63). Image by Sergey Trudolyubov

Pajarito Astronomers Club News:

The Pajarito Astronomers Club has a meeting this Saturday June 17 featuring the work of Sergey Trudolyubov titled, “Capturing the Wonders of the Universe: An Introduction to Deep-Sky Astrophotography”.

Club business will be conducted 1:15-1:45 p.m. with the talk 2-3:30 p.m. in the large meeting room upstairs at Mesa Public Library.

Abstract

Deep-sky astrophotography reveals so much more of our universe: a plethora of colors and detail that can’t easily be seen with the naked eye. From wide field Read More

LANL: Digging Deep Into Quantum Materials

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Pulsed terahertz-emission spectroscopy from symmetry-broken material. This illustration shows an ultrafast optical field incident on material with broken spatial symmetry (blue), time-reversal symmetry (yellow) or both (green) to generate terahertz radiation. Insets illustrate various mechanisms that lead to rectified-terahertz currents in high-frequency optical fields. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Terahertz-emission spectroscopy has emerged as a valuable technique for investigating static physical properties as well as ultrafast dynamics occurring in novel material Read More

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s New Poem To Fly Into Space Aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper Set To Launch In October 2024

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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón

LIBRARY CONGRESS News:

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is revealing a new poem that will fly into space aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper mission on a year’s long journey to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

The poem, first shared publicly during a special reading at the Library of Congress, will be engraved on the spacecraft set to launch in October 2024.

Now members of the public are invited to add their names to fly with the poem — like a message in a bottle from Earth — traveling billions of miles as the mission investigates whether the ocean thought to lie beneath Europa’s Read More

Rock Out And Beat The Heat With Two New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Special Summer Programs

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NMDCA News:

ALBUQUERQUE – For this summer season, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) has announced that a pair of much-loved programs – Mineral Mondays and Relaxed Nights – are returning for June and July, with a focus on geology and space science. 

“One of our priorities as a museum is ensuring that our high-quality space science and geology information is accessible to as many audiences as possible,” NMMNHS Executive Director Dr. Anthony Fiorillo said. “And these programs help us bring our educational material to a wide variety of visitors during the summer months.” Read More

LANL Materials Scientist Yu Seung Kim Named Battelle’s 2023 Inventor Of The Year

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Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer, right, presents Battelle’s 2023 Inventor of the Year award to LANL Materials Scientist Yu Seung Kim. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • LANL’s Yu Seung Kim honored for innovative fuel cell research

Yu Seung Kim, a Los Alamos National Laboratory materials scientist, was recently honored as Battelle’s Inventor of the Year. The annual award is given by Battelle to recognize inventors from Battelle and the national laboratories it manages, which in addition to Los Alamos include Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, the National Renewable Read More