Technology

Scenes From 2024 ScienceFest Discovery After Dark

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Zachary Morrell and Eliana Krakorvsky play Battleship using tools from the Manhattan Project era during the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery After Dark event, powered by Los Alamos MainStreet, Saturday night at projectY cowork Los Alamos in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Jerry Fadner works out an encryption puzzle during the Bradbury Science Museum program during the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery After Dark at projectY cowork Los Alamos in Central Park Square. The museum tested the skills of participants with Morse Code and encryption using equipment and technology Read More

2024 ScienceFest To Welcome DOE-EM Jeff Avery For STEM-focused Q&A Panels July 16

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Jeff Avery

COUNTY News:

2024 ScienceFest will welcome U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management’s Jeff Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, for STEM-focused Q&A panels 8 a.m. to noon, July 16 at Fuller Lodge.

Avery is a featured panelist on Panel 1 – Growing STEM in Local Communities, and will moderate Panel 2 – Future of Tech Opportunities in Northern New Mexico.

Avery will be joined by industry, community and Pueblo leaders from the DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County and Pueblo Read More

Scenes From 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day

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TeachKind Science Humane Education Division staff speak with community members Saturday during the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day event at Ashley Pond Park. ScienceFest is powered by Los Alamos MainStreet and continues through July 16 with events around the area. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

The New Mexico Tech Mechanical Engineering booth at the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day event Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day event Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From 2024 ScienceFest Night Market

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Christian Stone of Thimble and Thread sells her products during the 2024 Night Market Friday at Ashley Pond Park. The market is a new addition to this year’s ScienceFest. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Sadie Carpenter, back, and her sister Ruby take their business, Prickly Pears 3-D Design to Friday’s Night Market. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Daphne Fleming, left, and her mother Brenda sell Brenda Fleming Art pieces during Friday’s Night Market. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Project Manager of Los Alamos Ambassadors Jennifer Armstrong greets Read More

Santa Fe Institute To Host Community Lecture July 16

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Detail from ‘Penetration’, Emil James Bisttram, 1938. Courtesy photo

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) Community Lecture “What is Lyfe? Towards a Biology of Context & Complexity”  with Brandon Ogbunu, Yale, SFI, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center.

Breakthroughs during the age of genomics have sent shockwaves throughout the biological and biomedical universes. More than any single discovery, the age has been defined by great enthusiasm, funding in abundance, and generations of scientists that operate under the doctrine that — with new technology — Read More

Cutting-Edge Broadband-5G Certificate Program Starting In August At UNM-Los Alamos

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UNM-Los Alamos is starting a cutting-edge Broadband-5G Certificate program Aug. 19 at 1000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

In collaboration with the Wireless Infrastructure Association, UNM-Los Alamos is starting a cutting-edge Broadband-5G Certificate program Aug. 19.

The program not only equips students with essential telecommunications skills but also offers unique opportunities for hands-on training, paid internships and national apprenticeships in the dynamic realms of wireless and fiber optic careers.

Highlights include courses in algebra, trigonometry, Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Teams Up With OpenAI To Improve Frontier Model Safety

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Los Alamos National Laboratory and OpenAI are conducting safety evaluations on frontier AI models. Image created in DALL-E by Nick Njegomir/LANL

LANL News:

  • Safety evaluations will assess biological capabilities and risks associated with AI

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are working with OpenAI on an evaluation study to bolster artificial intelligence safety. The upcoming evaluation will be the first of its kind and contribute to state-of-the-art research on AI biosecurity evaluations.

“The potential upside to growing AI capabilities is endless,” LANL Read More

New Mexico Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Aug. 2-4

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CHAMBER News:

New Mexico participates in an annual sales tax holiday, known as the “Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday”. During this event, certain items, including clothing and footwear priced at less than $100 per item, are exempt from GRT. 

This means that businesses selling qualifying items during the tax holiday do not need to collect GRT on those sales. Keep in mind that there are specific guidelines for what qualifies as exempt clothing and footwear, so it’s essential to review the rules provided by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department.

Sales tax holidays are put in place to encourage Read More

Meet ‘Robot Dog’ At Los Alamos Nature Center During PEEC’s Wednesday Summer Family Evening July 10

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Stop by the Los Alamos Nature Center at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a Summer Family Evening that features ‘Robot Dog’, sponsored by Del Norte LOV Foundation. This event is part of ScienceFest, powered by Los Alamos MainStreet. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC NEWS:

Celebrate Los Alamos ScienceFest and join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for a Summer Family Evening featuring “Robot Dog”, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

The community is invited to join a LANL mechanical engineer to observe and drive a “robot dog”, gaining insights into Boston Dynamics Read More

NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention

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Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA

DOE/NNSA  News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.

The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More