Technology

‘Hope Is Not A Strategy’ … LANL Tour Details Operations To Reduce Risk Of Wildfires

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LANL Emergency Management Division Leader Jeff Dare addresses members of the media on May 28 at the Emergency Operations Center during the Wildfire Preparedness Media Tour. Courtesy/LANL

Media visit the East Jemez Interagency Fire Center during the May 28 Wildfire Preparedness Media Tour. Courtesy/LANL

LANL Wildland Fire Program Manager Richard Nieto addresses the media May 28 at the East Jemez Interagency Fire Center during the Wildfire Preparedness Media Tour. Courtesy/LANL

By KIRSTEN LASKEY 
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Let’s face it: the odds are not looking Read More

Scenes From JROMC Dinner Honoring Scholarship Winners

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J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) 2025 scholarship recipients, memorial lecture speaker Dr. John Dabiri, back row 4th from left, JROMC Vice-Chair Sara Scott, left, and JROMC Chair Anna Llobet Megias, right, gather for a photo at the special dinner held to honor the scholarship recipients Sunday at Gabriel’s restaurant in northern Santa Fe. The JROMC, with financial support from community donors, honors J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy through thought-provoking public lectures by distinguished speakers; a scholarship program for high school students exhibiting exceptional Read More

Verus® Research Announces Radiance Technologies Acquisition Deal

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BUSINESS News:

Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces it has been acquired by Radiance Technologies (Radiance), an Alabama-based, 100 percent employee- owned prime contractor that delivers innovative solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community. Verus Research will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Radiance while maintaining its operations in Albuquerque, N.M.

For more than 11 years, Verus Research has provided analysis, design, and proof of concept systems Read More

Denish: AI Is Here—Are We Ready?

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com

AI is the newest buzzword in the world of technology and its use is growing every day. Many of us are curious about what it really is and more importantly what it does. Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. It’s in our phones, our emails, our resumes—and now, increasingly, our classrooms and workplaces. While some celebrate AI as a tool of liberation, others fear it as a force of disruption. The truth is, it’s both—and we need to be ready for what that means.

In schools, AI tools like ChatGPT are rewriting the rules of teaching Read More

LANL: Manhattan Project Day Trip From Santa Fe Leads To History In Los Alamos

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Operated by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Bradbury Science Museum is free and open Tuesday-Sunday. Inside, visitors can see exhibits on the Manhattan Project as well as the Lab’s current research in supercomputing, nuclear nonproliferation, biotechnology and climate science. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Eighty years after the end of World War II, locals and travelers are more interested than ever in what remains of the top-secret lab and makeshift town that supported the Manhattan Project. Here’s a guide of what you can see in a day’s journey back in time.

Head out from Santa Fe around Read More

New Mexico Economic Development Dept. Job Support Program Awards Training Funds To Seven Companies

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AAA Cooper Transportation in Albuquerque was awarded up to $165,922 by EDD’s JTIP program for 10 trainees. AAA Cooper Transportation mainly operates in the southeastern and midwestern U.S., but also serves Puerto Rico and has expanded into Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Minneapolis. This is their its JTIP application. Courtesy/AAA Cooper Transportation

STATE News:

  •  EDD’s JTIP program awards seven companies with job training funds, including UbiQD Inc., headquartered in Los Alamos

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department approved more than $648,000 Read More

LANL: A New Problem Only Quantum Computing Can Solve

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A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory proved that quantum computing can simulate highly complex optical circuits, demonstrating a clear quantum advantage for this group of problems. Courtesy/ChatGPT 4o

LANL News:

              • A recent paper introduced a quantum algorithm to simulate optical networks, proving that only a quantum computer can solve such a complex problem

As quantum computing develops, scientists are working to identify tasks for which quantum computers have a clear advantage over classical computers. So far, researchers have only pinpointed a handful of these problems, but in Read More

Catch Of The Week: Scam Job Offer Smishing

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

A good job is hard to find, so what if one falls into your lap? Be careful of any “job offers” via text message, these are scams known as smishing, phishing via text message.

What is smishing? Smishing (SMS phishing) uses deceptive text messages to trick victims into sharing personal information or clicking malicious links, while phishing uses fraudulent emails and fake websites to achieve the same things.

It’s still a phishing scam, just via text message.

In this case, I received the below text messages last week:

One claims to be a job Read More

New Mexico EDD Seeks Proposals To Deploy $25 Million In State Funds Investment In Quantum Technologies

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EDD News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s (EDD) Office of Strategy, Science and Technology is seeking proposals to deploy $25 million in state funds to establish and operate a quantum venture studio and a physical space aimed at accelerating quantum technology innovation and commercialization. 

“By leading the way in technology and innovation, New Mexico is charting a course toward a prosperous future,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “With top-tier resources like our national labs and research institutions, advanced talent, and a growing quantum Read More

Los Alamos ScienceFest 2025 Event Line-Up

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Scene from 2024 ScienceFest. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 18th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on June 20-28, 2025.

“This year’s theme, ‘Catalysts & Currents,’ is about recognizing both the ground-breaking moments in the scientific world as well as the slow-moving currents of change happening all around us on a daily basis,” said Event Manager Alison Watkins at Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District.

ScienceFest kicks off on the evening Read More