Technology

New Mexico Small Business Assistance Helps LANL & Sandia Foster Transition Of Lab Technologies To Companies

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By SANDY JONES
Director
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce

New Mexico Small Business Assistance works with all industries and can be found at www.nmsbaprogram.org/.

What they do:

  • Testing, evaluating, imaging, modeling.

Example:

  • Determining cookie shelf life.

How they can help a new venture:

  • After saying you have worked with NMSBA, a company is more attractive to potential funders.

Tech Readiness Initiative:

  • Accelerates Licensed Intellectual Property.

There is a gap in funding and other resources when a business is maturing a technology from the laboratory research phase to commercial application. Read More

Robinson: Radio Sets Broke Rural Isolation 100 Years Ago

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

A century ago, shoppers bought their Christmas cards from the local printer. A little bottled cheer required a visit to the local bootlegger because Prohibition was still in force. And a thoughtful gift was radio batteries.

“You would be surprised if you knew how many people are giving radio batteries this Christmas,” said an ad in the Albuquerque Journal. “Some are people whose friends have entertained them with their radio sets.”

By 1924 radio set had been around for a few years, but they were still a novelty. Basically a wooden box Read More

PEEC Invites Girl Scouts To Join Space Science Programs

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites Girl Scouts to join two exciting space-themed programs this January at Los Alamos Nature Center.

Brownies can earn their Space Science Adventurer badge Jan 19, exploring the solar system and stargazing indoors.

Jan. 26, Junior Girl Scouts will earn their Space Science Investigator badge, with activities like using a solar telescope and enjoying a planetarium show. Both programs promise hands-on experiences that will inspire young minds to reach for the stars!

Event Details:

  • Brownie Scouts – Space Science Adventurer
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New Mexico Environment Department Improves Open Records Request Process With Online Option

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NMED General Counsel Zachary Ogaz

NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is improving transparency by making public records easily accessible to the public.

Requestors of public information will now have the option of submitting open records requests through an online form. This new, convenient option will join traditional methods for submitting requests, which remain available.

“This new system will allow the New Mexico Environment Department to improve the records requesting experience effectively overnight,” NMED General Counsel Zachary Ogaz said. Read More

FBI-Albq. Warns Of Government Impersonation Scams

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FBI News:

FBI-Albuquerque is issuing a public warning of Government Impersonation Scams.

The FBI, along with other federal, state, local, and tribal partners are working together to investigate cases where 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 of criminals. Read More

Los Alamos County Dept. Of Public Utilities To Participate In Peer-Learning Cohort To Prepare For Microgrids

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will participate in a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) peer-learning cohort to support grid modernization and resiliency within the Los Alamos County electric production and distribution systems.

Over 6 months, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and World Resources Institute (WRI) will convene 37 entities across 23 states and Tribal entities in three separate peer-learning cohorts to learn from each other and energy experts about best practices for addressing common Read More

LANL, U-M To Develop Michigan-Based AI Research Center

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University of Michigan, LANL to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The University of Michigan (U-M) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) plan to develop a state-of-the-art facility for high-performance computing and AI research that will enhance and strengthen the university’s research capabilities in science, energy and national security and create new jobs in southeast Michigan.

The effort, part of a new partnership agreement, builds on a recently established research collaboration between the two institutions. Under the expanded Read More

2025 Resolution: Upskill With A Certificate From UNM-LA

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View on the University of New Mexico–Los Alamos campus at 4000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is offering certificate programs to members of the community.

Certificates include:

  • Python Programming Certificate;
  • Broadband-5G Certificate;
  • IT and Cybersecurity Certificates;
  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate; and
  • Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate.

Scholarships for all certificates are available for a limited time.

The Python Programming Certificate – is a 12-week online program, which runs 12-3:20 p.m. Fridays, Read More

Daily Post Drone Video Features Colorful Lights Over Ashley Pond And Central Avenue In Downtown Los Alamos

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A drone video taken Friday night provides a bird’s eye view of the many colorful lights decorating the trees surrounding Ashley Pond and along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

AFRL Hosts Ribbon Cutting At FORTRESS Facility At KAFB

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Col. Jeremy Raley, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, addresses a crowd Aug. 20, 2024, at a ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony at AFRL’s new Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems, or FORTRESS, facility at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB). Raley explained that the purpose of the new facility will be primarily to create natural and man-made environments needed to test the integrity and reliability of new electronic components for use in support of the warfighter. (This photo has been altered for security Read More