Technology

LANL’s ChemCam Fires Laser For Millionth Time On Mars

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The ChemCam instrument on the Curiosity rover has fired 1 million times since it landed on Mars in 2012. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
LANL News:
  • The Curiosity rover has been roaming the red planet for 12 years

The ChemCam instrument, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, recently zapped its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars. Sitting on top of NASA’s Curiosity rover, ChemCam has been helping make groundbreaking discoveries since 2012.

“Not only is this a remarkable technical accomplishment for our instrument, but it also represents a staggering amount of chemistry data from Read More

New Mexico Environment Dept. Partners With Google Public Sector, Woolpert Digital Innovations To Identify Water Leaks

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Environment Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

          • Groundbreaking solution uses remote sensing satellites and AI

SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), Google Public Sector, and Woolpert Digital Innovations announced Hydro Delta, a new initiative that leverages satellites and artificial intelligence to identify water leaks, often located underground.

This innovative technology will enable NMED to provide accurate and reliable data to community agencies for better water management, potentially saving millions in both dollars and gallons of water lost.

“Hydro Read More

New Mexico Economic Development Department Opens Applications For Science & Technology Business Startups

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EDD News:

SANTA FE — Applications are now being accepted for the Science & Technology Business Startup Grants from the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).

The New Mexico Science & Technology Business Startup Grant is a competitive state-funded grant that supports small businesses engaged in research and development with the potential for commercializing their technology.

This grant assists early-stage companies that are developing a unique product and exhibit strong growth potential.

Funds from this grant are intended for business development expenses, providing Read More

Wonders On Wheels Heads To New Mexico State Fair

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New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Wonders on Wheels is heading out this month to visit New Mexico State Fair, Martha Liebert Memorial Library Open House and Los Luceros Harvest Festival. CourtesyNMDCA

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs News:

Wonders on Wheels packed with art, culture, history and science exhibits including the 2024 exhibition, Growing New Mexico/Creciendo Nuevo México, curated by New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is headed to the following locations in September:

  • Thursday, Sept. 12, New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque;
  • Saturday, Sept. 21,
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EMNRD Launches Home Electrification & Appliance Rebates

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EMNRD News:

SANTA FE – Today, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) launches its Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate program.

This initiative, backed by $43 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, aims to advance clean energy adoption across New Mexico. The Home Electrification and Appliance (HEAR) program offers rebates to help low-income New Mexico residents—homeowners and renters alike—seeking to upgrade their homes with energy-efficient Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Team Cracks The Code On Bane Of Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms

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Barren plateaus were a little-understood but common problem in quantum algorithm development. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Barren plateaus have long plagued progress in the field of variational quantum computing, but their understanding has been limited — until now

Quantum computers are still a nascent technology, but researchers are busy building complex machine learning algorithms to test the capabilities of quantum learning. Sometimes, however, their algorithms hit a mysterious dead end; a mathematical path from which there is no way forward or backward — the dreaded barren plateau. Read More

Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez On $3.5+ Million To Help Nonprofits & Faith-Based Organizations With Energy Efficiency Upgrades

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Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement that it has awarded $3,536,789 from the Infrastructure Law’s Renew America’s Nonprofits Program to the Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation in Las Cruces.

Last fall, Heinrich, Luján, and Vasquez announced that Tierra del Sol was one of only nine nonprofits selected in the nation to participate in the Renew America’s Nonprofits Read More

N3B Bids Farewell To Three Summer Interns Who Made Significant Contributions

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Student intern Sam Gervais, left, with mentor N3B Engineering Director Brian Caldwell. Gervais designed a generator UPS system for the Technical Area (TA)-54 Operations Center and supported the replacement of the HVAC unit at Building 2 in TA-54 during his 10-week internship. Courtesy/N3B

Student intern Sofia Enriquez, right, with mentor N3B Environmental Remediation Water Program Director Mike Erickson. Enriquez created a program for users to generate geophysical well log cross-sections to support the analysis of the aquifer beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/N3B Read More

Los Alamos County Social Services Division Launches Referral System To Link Residents In Need With Resources

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COUNTY News:

The Social Services Division of Los Alamos County has launched a new software referral system to assist the Division in better meeting client needs.

The Social Services Division will use Unite Us to quickly connect people to many more resources, through Unite Us’ closed network of local and regional resources. Unite Us is a national cross-sector collaboration platform that aims to address the unmet social services and healthcare needs throughout the community.

County Social Services Manager Jessica Strong highlights the platform’s ability to facilitate a smoother, Read More

NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Approves Proposal For Fiber Optic Cable And Waterline Replacement Projects

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office News:

NNSA’s Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA) has approved proposals by San Ildefonso Services to install a fiber optic line, and for Los Alamos County to replace a waterline.

These lines would be located within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Technical Area 72 and the New Mexico Department of Transportation rights-of-way for N.M. 4 and N.M. 502. The waterline and fiber optic line would be collocated for a portion of their length.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is conducting an environmental analysis for the fiber Read More