Technology

Budding Innovators Build Strong In Los Alamos Makers’ Intensive Summer 3D Printing Program

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Mentors and volunteers for the 3D Printing Summer School at Los Alamos Makers, from top left, Kathy Fitch and Brett Blackwell; bottom from left, Jacob Yoder and Josh Breidenbach; Not shown: Dusan Kral. Courtesy photo

Students printing designs during 3D Printing Summer School at Los Alamos Makers. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Makers News:

Seven rising high school students (including homeschooled students) recently completed an intensive four-day 3D Printing Program hosted by Los Alamos Makers, gaining hands-on experience in design, engineering, and rapid prototyping.

The program, supported Read More

Rep. Chris Chandler Emphasizes Need To Regulate AI During Two Day Meeting Of State Legislature’s Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee Held In Los Alamos

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Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler, left, leads a discussion on AI at the New Mexico State Legislature’s Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee meeting Tuesday morning in Council Chambers at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. Chandler emphasized that the legislature should take steps to regulate AI while not stifling its growth. ‘I think we should impose an obligation on developers to make sure the products they are marketing to other companies or individuals … kind of meet the good housekeeping seal of approval,’ Chandler said. Attending Tuesday’s meeting virtually, Read More

New Mexico Tech’s Michael Jackson Named Acting President

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Dr. Michael Jackson

NMT News:

SOCORRO — New Mexico Tech (NMT) has announced a temporary leadership structure following the recent resignation of Dr. Mahyar Amouzegar. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Michael Jackson will serve as Acting President, effective July 28, 2025.

Dr. Lique Coolen, Vice President of Research, will also assume the role of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, effective Aug. 1, 2025. This structure is designed to ensure seamless university operations and maintain a strong focus on the institution’s academic and research missions. Read More

County: Utility Field Work Underway For Broadband Project

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County officials have announced that field work for Los Alamos County’s Community Broadband Network (CBN) has begun, as crews begin utility data collection to support the design of this County-led fiber-optic network.

The effort will continue through September and involves assessing planned aerial and underground routes throughout Los Alamos and White Rock, including on some private property. 

Crews are evaluating existing utility poles to determine whether fiber can be attached or if the poles require modification. They are also examining both existing and Read More

Catch Of The Week: Business Email Compromise Phishing

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

What is Business Email Compromise? It’s a kind of phishing attack where cybercriminals impersonate high-ranking individuals, e.g. bosses or CEOs, to trick employees into giving away sensitive information or money. These emails can appear urgent and legitimate, leveraging the victim’s trust in their superiors, and making them really easy to fall for.

I was recently forwarded a good example of this attack by a community member.

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM Linda XXXXXX<president0150150@gmail.com> wrote:

XXXXXX, Read More

Los Alamos County Issues Email Scam Warning

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County officials are warning residents and vendors to be on alert after discovering a sophisticated phishing scam involving fraudulent emails that appeared to be from Los Alamos County.

A contractor working with the County recently received one such email, which falsely claimed an overdue balance and included instructions to submit payment via wire transfer. Although the message appeared legitimate, referencing real details about the contractor’s relationship with the County, it was determined to be fraudulent.

Officials emphasize that Los Alamos County will Read More

State Gets 42 Bids For $675M Broadband Program Within Two Weeks After BEAD Reboot

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OBAE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico received 42 new applications in just two weeks for $675 million in federal broadband grants, bringing the total to 87 applications as providers rush to expand high-speed internet to more than 44,000 unserved locations statewide. 

The surge in applications came after new federal rules restarted the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program last month. The 42 applications submitted in two weeks show increased interest compared to the original three-month application period. 

“These dollars will go to projects that will change the landscape Read More

Catch Of The Week: Fake Important Notice Email Scams From ‘Meta Business’

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Got a Facebook (Meta) business account? You’d better be ready for Meta copyright infringement-themed scams! If you get messages to your business email (or Messenger account) like below, think twice before you reply.

These scams try to imitate the actual Meta and try to make it sound like your business account has somehow done something wrong, usually implying you have infringed on some kind of copyrighted material. Yikes! See more info below.

From the above message, you can see that it comes from a totally random Gmail address. Why Read More

LANL Team Finds New Path Toward Quantum Machine Learning, Publishes Paper In Nature Physics

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A Los Alamos National Laboratory team has developed a new method to bring Gaussian processes to quantum computers. Credit to: GPT-4o

LANL News:

Neural networks revolutionized machine learning for classical computers: self-driving cars, language translation and even artificial intelligence software were all made possible. It is no wonder, then, that researchers wanted to transfer this same power to quantum computers — but all attempts to do so brought unforeseen problems. Recently, however, a team at Los Alamos National Laboratory developed a new way to bring these same mathematical Read More

NM Leads Nation In Broadband Speed Improvements

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico achieved the largest year-over-year increase in broadband speeds nationally, with 20.5% more residents now accessing high-speed internet of 100/20 Mbps or faster, according to Speedtest by Ookla data comparing the last six months of 2023 to the last half of 2024. 

“The boost shows that more New Mexicans are achieving higher, more reliable broadband speeds,” Jeff Lopez said, director of the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE). “This is a great sign of progress in our mission for wider and faster connectivity.” 

The speed increases are happening Read More