Technology

State Economic Development Department Seeks Public Members For New Technology & Innovation Board

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) is seeking applicants for a new advisory board to help shape the state’s growing technology and innovation sectors.

Community and industry leaders are invited to join the new Technology and Innovation Network Advisory Board, established by House Bill 20 and signed into law April 9 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

The board will help shape the future of the state’s tech economy by guiding strategic planning for the newly created Technology and Innovation Division.

The board will provide recommendations, ensure active Read More

SFI Community Lecture: ‘Climate Change And Contagion – Complex Crises Past And Present’ At The Lensic June 18

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‘Ice Harvest’ by Maurice Cullen. Oil. 1914. Courtesy/SFI

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents the Community Lecture “Climate Change and Contagion: Complex Crises Past and Present” 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. for book signing) Wednesday, June 18 at The Lensic in Santa Fe.

One of the greatest challenges ever faced as a species is anthropogenic climate change. Can the history of climate variability and change offer solutions for the future? Paleoclimatology — the reconstruction of Earth’s past — reveals how shifts in the environment shaped the rise and fall of civilizations.

Climate change Read More

Catch Of The Week: Social Security Email Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

If you or someone you care about is one of the 71.6 million people receiving social security, you need to be aware of a new email scam making the rounds.

According to Malwarebytes these fake emails claim to come from the Social Security Administration and install a remote access tool, ScreenConnect, onto the victim’s computer.

What can a tool like ScreenConnect do?

Tools like ScreenConnect provide full remote control of a computer; an unauthorized user with access can operate your computer as if they were physically present. This Read More

Los Alamos County To Launch New Procurement Portal

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COUNTY News:

          • Vendors and suppliers are encouraged to register

To expand its vendor outreach and encourage greater competition for public contracts, the Los Alamos County Procurement Division announces the launch of its new Procurement Portal on Bonfire.

Bonfire is a centralized, user-friendly platform where businesses can register as vendors or suppliers and receive real-time notifications for Invitations for Bid (IFBs), Requests for Proposal (RFPs), and other types of procurement opportunities that align with their services.

The new portal is designed to enhance transparency, Read More

Cornell Lab Of Ornithology Launches BirdWise: A Revolutionary Bird Identification Learning Tool

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CORNELL News:

ITHACA, N.Y. —The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the launch of BirdWise, an innovative learning tool designed to transform how people learn to identify birds. This interactive quizzing tool covers more than 640 bird species from across the United States and Canada, offering personalized, adaptive learning for bird enthusiasts of all levels.

BirdWise represents a significant advance in learning to identify birds, moving beyond traditional field guides to provide dynamic, customizable photo quizzes that adapt to each user’s progress and skill level. Read More

New Mexico House Premieres During SXSW 2025, Bringing Los Alamos To Austin

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Los Alamos-based UbiQD CEO Hunter McDaniel, center, chats with participants and attendees during SXSW 2025 in March in downtown Austin, at the launch of New Mexico House, a day-long showcase celebrating the state’s innovation, culture, and economic opportunities. Courtesy/NMEDD

NMEDD News:

  • With support from UbiQD, LANL, RDC, and other local orgs, the inaugural event connects New Mexico’s film, art, and tech talent with a global audience during the city’s premier tech and culture convergence.

New Mexico made a spirited debut on the global stage Read More

LANL: Venado’s Yearlong Voyage Powers Vital AI Science

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The Venado supercomputer at Los Alamos has achieved an impressive series of successes during its first year in operation. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Part three: The supercomputer can help predict materials failure

In the year following its April 2024 ribbon-cutting, Venado — Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) newest, AI capable supercomputer — racked up an impressive collection of success stories. This four-part series reviews some of the supercomputer’s successful applications to high-priority, data-intensive science.

Now, Venado’s powerful processing and artificial intelligence Read More

LAHS Robotics Has Successful 2024-2025 Season

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The Project Y team at the FIRST in Texas District Championships. Courtesy photo

The team showing off the robot at the ASME Northern New Mexico Social Mixer. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Los Alamos’ local high school robotics team, Project Y, has seen a successful 2024-2025 season. They competed with the For Inspiration of and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) program with the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) division. They spent seven weeks designing, building, and programming a robot able to perform various tasks needed for the FRC game, REEFSCAPE.

From March 7-9, Project Y competed Read More

State Broadband Initiative Bridges Digital Divide For Rural Learners Across New Mexico

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CONNECT NM News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) announced today a $2,395,072 grant awarded to Santa Fe-based NM Surf, Inc. to deliver high-speed internet access to rural students and school staff.

This funding represents the latest investment through OBAE’s $25 million Student Connect program, specifically addressing the critical disadvantages faced by rural students without home internet access. The nearly $2.4 million award is expected to connect 250 rural students through the Santa Fe Public project.

“This project, funded by our Student Connect Read More

Los Alamos National Lab: Is Terraforming Mars Possible?

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Terraforming Mars would require warming the atmosphere to enable engineered microbes to create oxygen through photosynthesis, which would further allow for slow oxygen build-up to support liquid water and more complex life. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • A new paper in Nature Astronomy looks at the science

The possibility of terraforming Mars to make it habitable by humans has captured recent headlines and the imagination — but is there science to support it? In a recent perspective paper in Nature Astronomy, a team of planetary scientists, led by Pioneer Research Labs and the University of Chicago, Read More