Technology

‘Reverse Demo Days’ At Los Alamos Makers Spark Early Product Ideas And Momentum For Regional Creative Entrepreneurs

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Participants introducing themselves during a roundtable session at the recent ‘Reverse Demo Days’ event at Los Alamos Makers. Courtesy photo

Dr. Prisca Tiasse, second from right, speaks with County officials during the recent visit by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to Los Alamos Makers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Makers News:

Los Alamos Makers has announced the successful completion of its recent “Reverse Demo Days”, a hands-on, exploratory event designed to introduce creative entrepreneurs to the tools, workflows, and opportunities shaping the future Read More

STEAM Night At The Balloon Museum April 18

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BMF News:

STEAM Night at the Balloon Museum is an evening event for curious minds of all ages, exploring themes that relate to science, technology, engineering, art, AND math (STEAM) of ballooning.

Are you curious about how hot air balloons are made? Would you like to learn about constructing a balloon of your own? Come Explore the how-tos of building a balloon in the 21st century and learn about new technology being developed by local enthusiasts to help balloons fly higher, farther, and smarter. 

This event will include:

  • live demonstrations with local balloon innovators and builders,
  • tinker
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PEEC Presents ‘Using AI To Protect Both Livestock And Mountain Lions’ April 29

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to a free in‐person and live‐streamed presentation, “Using AI to Protect Both Livestock and Mountain Lions,” from 7 to 8 p.m. MT, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

The program will be led by members of the PEEC Nature Youth Group (PNYG), a team of local high school students dedicated to improving the Los Alamos ecosystem through science‐informed, community‐driven projects.

During this talk, PNYG members will share updates on their work with (and creation of!) PumaGuard, Read More

Today Marks World Quantum Day 2026

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From World Quantum Day Organization:

          • Discover the language of the universe

World Quantum Day is an annual celebration promoting public awareness and understanding of quantum science and technology around the world.

Why April 14?

The World Quantum Day is celebrated on April 14, a reference to 4.14, the rounded first digits of Planck’s constant: 4.1356677×10−15 eV⋅s = 0.000 000 000 000 004 1356677 electron volt second, a product of energy and time that is the fundamental constant governing quantum physics.

Why is Planck’s constant so important? Did you know it is used to define the kilogram? Read More

Santa Fe Children’s Museum Selected For STEM Education Partnership With Cummins Inc.

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SFCM News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Children’s Museum (SFCM) has announced its selection as one of 20 children’s museums to participate in a STEM education initiative funded by Cummins Inc. and administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM).

Through this partnership, Santa Fe Children’s Museum will receive $10,000 to develop and deliver innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programming (STEM) designed to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers and innovators in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.

This initiative supports Cummins READY™, Read More

LAHS Robotics Team GO For Houston

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Team 4153 in Fort Worth, Texas. Courtesy/LAPS

Project Y Robot 4153 on the Competition Field. Courtesy/LAPS

By EMILY XU
LAHS Student

Los Alamos High School’s Robotics Team 4153, “Project Y”, has been hard at work since January designing and building a custom robot to compete in FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) district events.  Led by CEO John Kang, Project Y competed twice recently in both Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, and earned the District Points and ranking status to advance to the FIRST in Texas District Championships. 

From March 19-21, they competed at Fort Worth, achieving second Read More

County: Internet Outage Affecting Eco Station

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Environmental Services is experiencing an internet and phone service outage at the Eco Station today, Monday, April 6.

The Eco Station remains open and is providing services manually, but may not be able to respond to email or receive phone calls.

Staff is asking for the public’s patience as services may take an additional few minutes when checking in at the entry scale.

Environmental Services first noticed the outage on Saturday afternoon, April 4. County Information Management is trying to determine the cause.

In addition to the Eco Station, TA-3, and the Smart Read More

Mobile Command Technology Supports Chimayó Pilgrimage

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DoIT enginner Nate Wiesner arrives Wednesday to set up a mobile emergency dispatch center outside Chimayo. Courtesy/NMDIT

NMDIT News:

CHIMAYÓ — Tens of thousands of pilgrims will gather in Chimayó this Good Friday, where public safety teams will rely on a mobile command setup to strengthen coordination and response. 

New Mexico Department of Information Technology (DoIT) technicians deployed Wednesday and will be supporting the system throughout the pilgrimage, equipping a Santa Fe County Fire Department command vehicle with laptops running dispatch software, audio interface modules, Read More