Comparing Neural Networks Provides Look Into ‘Black Box’ of Artificial Intelligence
A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has developed a novel approach for comparing neural networks that looks within the black box of artificial intelligence to help better understand neural network behavior. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL Read More
Triangulum Galaxy. Photo by Jeremy Best
Pajarito Astronomers News:
Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.
Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields Saturday night, Nov. 19, at Overlook Park in White Rock.
This is the last Dark Night for 2022. Since it will be dark early (and cold) volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will be present with telescopes 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jupiter and Saturn will be visible before
Dr. Wayne Solomon
General Atomics News:
SAN DIEGO — Five researchers at General Atomics (GA) have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct experimental research in fusion energy, which will be performed at tokamak facilities in the U.S. and around the world.
The awards were made as part of a $47 million funding announcement for research to close scientific and technological gaps in support of a fusion energy pilot plant (FPP).
“This funding will enable important collaborative research as the world looks to fusion energy,” said Vice President Dr. Wayne Solomon Read More
Featured guest scientist Eric Davis will speak at the next installment of the Periodic Table Nov. 21 at projectY cowork Los Alamos in Central Park Square. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) met with craft breweries in the Denver area in 2021 and asked what problems they faced.
What would make brewing easier and more efficient? The ability to monitor fermentation stood out as a key issue.
Brewing beer may be a novelty at Los Alamos, but the physics of materials is a longstanding specialty.
5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, featured guest Eric Davis will share Read More
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 took off Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Courtey/NOAA
NOAA News:
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2), the third in a series of five advanced polar-orbiting satellites, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 1:49 a.m. (PST) Thursday.
The satellite will join its predecessors, Suomi NPP and NOAA-20, as they circle the globe 14 times a day, and provide a continuous stream of data used for weather forecasting, including extreme — potentially deadly — events, and will help track and monitor climate Read More
Depiction of a possible cislunar orbit, where the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Oracle spacecraft will collect observations of resident space objects in the region near the Moon and potentially beyond. These observations will be cataloged and used to maintain awareness in the regime. Oracle will deliver advanced space capabilities in support of the U.S. Space Force’s space situational awareness mission. Courtesy/U.S. Air Force
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $72 million contract to Advanced Space LLC to demonstrate space situational Read More
Cyanobacteria shares properties with algae and are found in lakes, streams, ponds and other surface waters. Courtesy/EPA
NOAA News:
NOAA is announcing $18.9 million in funding for harmful algal bloom (HAB) research projects and monitoring activities throughout U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters.
HABs can produce toxins or cause other harmful effects that can damage ecosystems, disrupt our seafood supply, impact economies and threaten human health. Marine and fresh waters of the U.S. are increasingly impacted by HABs, with blooms reported in every state. They cost the U.S. economy millions Read More
The Space Launch System moon rocket atop pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center for a dress rehearsal countdown and fueling test earlier this year. The first launch of the SLS, dubbed Artemis 1, is slated for Nov. 14, from Kennedy Space Center. Courtesy/NASA file photo
NMMSH News:
The next Launch Pad Lecture is Friday, Dec. 2. The topic will be “Apollo 17: 50 Years” presented by Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll at the New Mexico Museum of Space History (NMMSH) will feature Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola.
Where: New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo. Take the elevator up to Read More
Study author Al Uy (left, with glasses) with his local research team banding a flycatcher in the field. Courtesy/Day’s Edge Productions.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology News:
ITHACA & ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When it comes to the biological imperatives of survival and reproduction—nature often finds a way.
Sometimes more than one way. For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two genetic pathways leading to the same physical outcome: all-black feathers. This change was no random accident. It was a result of nature specifically selecting for Read More
Science: New effort underway to help revolutionize future of vaccine development:
A new multilaboratory effort funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is underway, creating a machine-learning tool to revolutionize the future of vaccine development, rapidly choosing a suitable vaccine platform for any viral and bacterial pathogen. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Oct. 31, 2022.
People: Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist wins John Wheatley award for Africa outreach: Read More