Technology

State Economic Development Department Launches New Mexico Quantum Technology Award Pilot Program

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EDD Secretary-Designate Rob Black

STATE News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has launched the New Mexico Quantum Technologies Award Pilot Program, a new state grant focused on supporting the growth or relocation of quantum technology companies in or to New Mexico, EDD Secretary-Designate Rob Black announced Saturday.

The New Mexico Quantum Technologies Award (NMQTA) Pilot Program is a competitive state-funded grant that awards non-dilutive funds to early-stage companies working in quantum technologies that are located in New Mexico or establishing Read More

Los Alamos Researchers Develop Mathematical Models That Tackle COVID-19 Infection Dynamics

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Mathematical modeling helps understand the kinetics of Covid-19 infection, potentially aiding in drug and therapeutic development. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Research key to understanding impact of drugs and other interventions

Even years after the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the workings of SARS-CoV-2 infection inside the human body, including the early activity of the virus and the role of the body’s immune response, has proved difficult to precisely ascertain.

Using data from a human challenge study, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed Read More

Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club Events For December

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LAARC to meet Dec. 13 in the Club Meeting Room upstairs in this building at 4017 Arkansas. Courtesy/LAARC

LAARC News:

The Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club (LAARC) will be holding elections for officers in addition to normal topics at its December meeting, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 in the Club Meeting Room upstairs at 4017 Arkansas.

This regular meeting reviews the state of amateur radio frequencies, repeaters, long distance propagation and emergency support equipment. Current and upcoming efforts to support amateur radio and emergency response services in Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico are Read More

Catch Of The Week: Facebook Sales Group Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

You can get some great bargains on Facebook Groups, Los Alamos and Santa Fe have some great online “yard sale” groups.

But you have to be careful or you could get scammed! If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

 

 

I was checking out a Santa Fe yard sale group when I saw this post:

Image of scam post in Santa Fe yard sale group. Courtesy image

All that stuff for free?? And a link to a group where you can get updates?? SIGN ME UP!!! Kidding … yeah no thanks. Nobody in their right mind would give away that stuff for free. Also Read More

State Broadband Office Awards $15.4 Million In Grants

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STATE News:

          • Funds will go to infrastructure projects in six counties and two pueblos

ALBUQUERQUE—Today, the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) announced it has awarded more than $15 million in grants to entities through the state’s Connect New Mexico Fund to go toward deploying broadband infrastructure. 

The eight grants were awarded to Resound Networks, an internet service provider based in Pampa, Texas, and the Pueblos of Tesuque and Laguna.  

The newly awarded grants total $15,440,719. 

Resound Networks received awards for six broadband infrastructure projects. Those Read More

New Documents On Delegation Of Authorized Reps Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify the public that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

Delegation of Authorized Representatives for the Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits, including the Individual Permit, Construction Read More

New Mexico Department Of Transportation Launches Legislative Appropriation Project Dashboard

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NMDOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is proud to announce the launch of a new interactive dashboard to track legislative appropriation projects across New Mexico.

The dashboard displays projects funded from three 2024 appropriations:

          • House Bill 2 Section 11, item 3;
          • House Bill 2 Section 11, item 5; and
          • Severance Tax Bonds (SB 275).

“This dashboard allows users to track the allocation of the 2024 Legislative resources by project, funding source, and district,” NMDOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna said. “Transportation Read More

Los Alamos Team Honors Marine Reservist

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Both veterans and non-military colleagues of Marine reservist Robert Carian, center, surprised him in the parking lot of the technical area where Carian and his colleagues support capital projects required to meet the nation’s plutonium pit production goals. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Veterans and non-military employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory came together to celebrate colleague’s military promotion to gunnery sergeant

A team in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Plutonium Infrastructure associate directorate came together to honor a colleague who received a promotion Read More

LANL’s Yu Seung Kim Receives 2024 Electrochemical Society Award For Sustainable Energy Technology

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LANL researcher Yu Seung Kim received the sustainable energy technology award in October at the Electrochemical Society’s PRiME conference. Photo by Hui Xu/Paul Kenis

LANL News:

  • The recognition highlights innovations in fuel cell development

Yu Seung Kim, materials scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been honored by the Electrochemical Society (ECS) for his significant contributions to fuel cell innovation. Kim received the Energy Technology Division Walter van Schalkwijk Award in Sustainable Energy Technology. His research, validated through both theoretical and Read More

Eight Awards Go To Los Alamos National Laboratory For Employer Excellence In 2024

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LANL News:

            • Recognitions in 2024 demonstrate LANL’s support for workforce and diversity

In 2024, Los Alamos National Laboratory received eight diversity- or employment-related awards.

“While improving our workplace culture and standards is ongoing, the recognition we received this year is a reflection of many contributors’ unwavering commitment to fostering a healthy and positive work culture for all employees,” Acting Diversity Officer Katherine Haight said. “We love seeing the breadth of groups and organizations that credit the Lab for being supportive of a diverse and celebrated Read More