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Top 25 Activities In Los Alamos County In 2025

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Explore hands-on exhibits at Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County—the birthplace of groundbreaking scientific discoveries and a sought-after travel destination for history buffs, science enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers—invites travelers to check off their 2025 vacation bucket list in Los Alamos, where discoveries are made.

“From science and history to a thriving culture of outdoor recreation, Los Alamos is a lively destination with small-town charm, friendly faces, and so much to explore,” County Marketing Specialist Ellyn Felton said. “Whichever Read More

Nuclear Weapons Council Commemorates Pit Production Milestone At Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Marv Adams, deputy administrator for Defense Programs for the National Nuclear Security Administration, speaks to Laboratory employees as part of the Nuclear Weapons Council’s visit in November to Los Alamos to celebrate the first production unit of the plutonium pit for the W87-1. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

In November 2024, the Nuclear Weapons Council, staff and affiliates visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to mark the first production unit of a W87-1 plutonium pit, an achievement for the United States that hasn’t been accomplished since the 1980s.

The daylong visit included a tour Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Tom Mason To Answer Community Questions Tuesday Jan. 21 Via Zoom

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LANL Director Thom Mason

LANL News:

Community members across New Mexico are invited to tune in for Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason’s first virtual Town Hall of 2025, 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 on Zoom.

No advance registration is required.

Director Mason will preview the year ahead. He will be joined by a special guest, Science, Technology and Engineering Executive Officer Angela Mielke, who will discuss how the Lab’s researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence to drive breakthroughs in science and technology. The two will also field questions from the public.

To Read More

NM Economic Development Dept. Announces Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program Now Accepting Applications

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EDD News:

SANTA FE — Applications are now being accepted for the Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program from the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).

The New Mexico Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program is a competitive state-funded grant that awards non-dilutive funds to New Mexico small businesses for advanced energy innovation and commercialization research and development. The grant funding will assist early-stage companies developing a unique product with strong growth potential. Selected businesses will be awarded between $250,000 and $1,000,000.

Applications are Read More

FBI Warns Of Government Impersonation Scams

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FBI News:

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office is issuing a public warning about Government Impersonation scams.

The FBI, along with other federal, state, local, and tribal partners, is working to investigate cases in which scammers are using advanced spoofing scams to steal the public’s hard-earned money.

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there have been Nationwide reported losses of more than $33 million due to Government Impersonation scams from January through November 2024. While these scams are not new, they have become more advanced and involve networks Read More

UC Riverside Scientists Develop Nanopore-based Tool That Could Transform Diagnostics Of Illnesses

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The sensor, a glass tube that is melted at the tip to form a sharp needle-like structure, is dipped into a fluid containing molecules. Photo by Kevin Freedman/ImageFX/UCR

By JULES BERNSTEIN
UC Riverside

UC Riverside scientists have developed a nanopore-based tool that could help diagnose illnesses much faster and with greater precision than current tests allow, by capturing signals from individual molecules.

Since the molecules scientists want to detect — generally certain DNA or protein molecules — are roughly one-billionth of a meter wide, the electrical signals they Read More

State’s OBAE Announces Applications Have Opened For $675 Million In Broadband Infrastructure Grants

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OBAE News:

          • Nearly 30 entities may bid for awards in the state’s largest broadband funding program

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) announced that 29 entities may begin submitting applications for projects in the state’s largest funding program for broadband infrastructure.

The state will be awarding $675 million in grants through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The federal government allocated the funds to New Mexico in 2023.

The program will help Read More

Catch Of The Week: A.I. Scams On The Rise

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Scrolling social media can be fun and all, but do you think you can tell something created by A.I. from something real?

In today’s world it is getting increasingly hard to do so, when A.I. resources are so much more accessible.

 

 

 

Here is an example:

Example A.I. Generated Post. Courtesy image

I have been seeing a trend lately of Facebook pages starting off as entertainment pages (This page was some kind of history and archaeology page)  and then getting taken over to spam A.I. garbage to the existing page’s followers. Read More

PEEC Nature Youth Group Awarded Prestigious Prize At AI Conference In Vancouver   

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PEEC Nature Youth Group members Aditya Viswanathan, center, and Adis Bock, right, of Los Alamos High School presenting poster at the Neurips conference, Dec. 10, 2024, in Vancouver. Photo by Hari Viswanathan

PEEC Nature Youth Group members Aditya Viswanathan, Adis Bock, Zoe Bent, Tate Plohr, Suchir Jha, Celia Pesiri, Sebastian Koglin and Phoebe Reid of LAHS. Photo by Ryan Ramaker

By ADITYA VISWANATHAN and ADIS BOCK
PEEC Nature Youth Group

The members of our Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Nature Youth Group were awarded a prestigious prize for a project that aims to prevent Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Researchers Develop Liquid Semiconductor Lasers Employing Colloidal Quantum Dots

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Colloidal quantum dots grown in liquid media and easily manipulated in solution as large molecules represent an ideal optical gain medium for liquid lasers. Photo by Jun Du

LANL News:

  • Novel ‘laser-ready’ colloidal quantum dots should renew interest in liquid laser applications

A breakthrough in colloidal quantum dot technology is set to revive the field of liquid lasers, with promising applications in optofluidics, lab-on-a-chip devices, and high-contrast sensing and imaging. As described Nov. 22, 2024 in Nature Materials, a Los Alamos-led research team exploited the unrivaled versatility Read More