Technology

Scenes From LANL’s Technology Showcase At ScienceFest

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Devin Fell, co-founder of Sentiré Medical Systems, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Fell discussed his company’s patented Perf-Alert, which is a monitoring system that alerts surgeons to bowel perforations during laparoscopic surgery. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scott Ziegler, co-founder of Space Kinetic, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Ziegler is a NM LEEP fellow and Space Kinetic has become a cleared defense contractor with a vision for redefining Read More

County Services Affected By Crowdstrike Outage Restored

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COUNTY News:

Earlier today some County services were down due to the global CrowdStrike outage. Currently all County websites, https://losalamosnm.us and https://visitlosalamos.gov, are available and all County services appear to be operating normally.

Departments with affected software platforms are up and able to process permits normally. The Community Development Department and Traffic and Streets Division were impacted, but staff is again able to process traffic permits, building permits, business licenses, accept payments, schedule inspections and look up information Read More

Three Los Alamos Companies Among Eleven In New Mexico Awarded State Job Training Funds In July

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Installed above plants in a greenhouse, UbiGro®, UbiQD’s first commercial product, is a layer of light that uses fluorescence to create a more optimal light spectrum for crops, converting under-utilized portions of sunlight to more photosynthetically efficient orange light that plants crave. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved its monthly allocations of job training funds at the July 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board meeting.

EDD Acting Secretary Mark Roper announced that 11 companies applied for nearly Read More

PanTeXas Deterrence, A Team Including TechSource, Inc. Has Been Awarded $30 Billion Management And Operating Contract For Pantex Plant

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TechSource CEO V. Brian D’Andrea

TechSource News:

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded a $30B Management and Operations contract to PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), a joint venture led by a BWX Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, to operate the NNSA Pantex Plant. TechSource, Inc., a leading science and engineering Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) in the national nuclear security mission space, will play a crucial role in the management and operations of the Pantex Plant as a dedicated small business and valued member of the PXD Team. Read More

U.S. Sen. Luján Joins Leaders In New Mexico To Highlight Investments In Manufacturing, Technology And Jobs

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U.S. Sen. Luján speaking Monday at SolAero by Rocket Lab, an Albuquerque-based manufacturing company leading the globe in producing state-of-the-art, radiation-resistant compound semiconductors. Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and White House CHIPS Coordinator Ryan Harper, along with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M) Monday to highlight a $24 million investment direct from the Read More

Rep. Melanie Stansbury Tours Albuquerque’s Rocket Lab

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) joined U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in welcoming U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and White House CHIPS Coordinator Ryan Harper to New Mexico for a tour of Albuquerque’s Rocket Lab.

“I was proud to vote for the CHIPS and Science Act and support President Biden’s plans to move the country’s manufacturing forward through important legislation. This expansion and modernization will transform our space technologies Read More

KAFB Builds First Aerial Gunnery Live Fire Training Facility

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Scene of the new aerial gunnery live fire training facility at Kirtland Air Force Base. Courtesy/KAFB

Scene of the new aerial gunnery live fire training facility at Kirtland Air Force Base. Courtesy/KAFB

Scene of the new aerial gunnery live fire training facility at Kirtland Air Force Base. Courtesy/KAFB

By Airman 1st Class Tallon Bratton
377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
KAFB

KIRTLAND AFB – The 58th Training Squadron has built the first-ever aerial gunnery live fire training facility May 22, 2024 at Kirtland Air Force Base. This state of the art aircrew training device is designed to revolutionize Read More

Los Alamos Researchers Look For Feedback On The Geothermal Clean Energy Testbed Scoping Study

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LANL recently funded a series of scoping studies to explore the possibility of leveraging local facilities, infrastructure and resources to test clean-energy technologies. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Geothermal energy could bring high-paying jobs to New Mexico

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently funded a series of scoping studies to explore the possibility of leveraging local facilities, infrastructure and resources to test clean-energy technologies.

The team leading this effort is looking for feedback from the community and wants to hear from:

  • Tribal and community representatives
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Catch Of The Week: What Is The Dark Web?

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

What is the dark web?

A. When you turn on Dark Mode on your web browser and everything is on a black background.

B. A special part of the web dedicated exclusively to content about the night sky.

C. A secret criminal market that is easily accessible to search for illegal things.

D. The part of the World Wide Web that is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable.

If you answered D., pat yourself on the back, you are right!

But what is it really, and what does that mean?

You can think Read More

Heinrich On New STARBASE Program At Cannon AFB

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to establish its newest location for the Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration (STARBASE) program at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis.

In January, Heinrich wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in strong support of Cannon becoming a new location for the STARBASE program.

Heinrich wrote, “The Clovis, New Mexico community and Cannon AFB have long shared a close and warm relationship. Read More