Technology

EDD Awards Four Science & Technology Startup Grants

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The team at Mercury Bio in Santa Fe. Courtesy/EDD

EDD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Deputy Secretary Jon Clark announced Thursday that four New Mexico companies were awarded Science & Technology Business Startup Grants, each receiving an award of $25,000.

Science & Technology Business Startup Grants are available to New Mexico-based for-profit science and technology companies with high-growth potential. Eligible businesses must work in one of the following fields: aerospace, biosciences, cybersecurity, intelligent manufacturing, Read More

Heinrich Convenes Second Bipartisan Senate Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum Focused On Innovation

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U.S. Senators from left, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) Tuesday, Oct. 24 at second bipartisan AI Insight Forum. Courtesy/Heinrich Office

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate AI Caucus, hosted Congress’ second AI Insight Forum, bringing together a balanced, diverse, and bipartisan group of lawmakers and experts to discuss how Congress and the private sector can foster sustainable innovation around Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Heinrich led the Forum Read More

Los Alamos County Migrates To New Website Friday

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COUNTY News:

          • Website blackout for a period as the site is migrated

Los Alamos County officials are excited to announce the launch of a new and improved government website designed to better serve and engage with the residents and stakeholders of the community.

Migration begins 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27. Users may notice some downtime where neither the existing nor the new website is available as migration is occurring. According to officials, this could take an hour to many hours.

The domain name losalamosnm.us will remain the same. However, individuals may experience problems getting to the Read More

Senators Luján, Welch Applaud FCC Vote To Provide Support For Wi-Fi On School Buses Through E-Rate Program

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to expand eligibility for the E-Rate program to reimburse schools that equip school buses with Wi-Fi technology.

Last Congress, Senators Luján and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and then-U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide E-Rate support for school bus Wi-Fi to help close the homework gap while students travel on their daily Read More

Catch Of The Week: Cyber Secure Your Kids!

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

October is:

A. National Cheese Awareness Month

B. National Cats are Awesome Month

C. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

D. National Bat Awareness Month

…If you guessed “C.” good job! October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, in fact this year marks the 20th anniversary of this event.

Keeping your kids safe in the physical world is easy, but what about cyberspace? Do your kids have the tools they need to be secure online? One of the most important things you can do as a parent is to give your child a solid education in cyber awareness, Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Leads Colleagues Urging FCC To Improve Access To Local Media On Streaming Platforms

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led 19 colleagues in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to improve access to local media on streaming platforms.

Current law and Commission rules state that traditional cable and satellite networks must work directly with a local television station before broadcasting local news, sports, and other programming. However, linear streaming services over the internet are not required to negotiate directly with local television stations.

Streaming services have a large and growing Read More

New Mexico Governor To Lead Clean Hydrogen Trade Mission To Australia

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

SYDNEY, Australia – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is leading a business and trade mission today to Australia on Sunday to participate in the Asia Pacific Hydrogen 2023 Summit and meet with manufacturing companies interested in expanding to New Mexico.

The governor will make an economic development announcement around clean hydrogen during the mission. During the summit, she will speak Oct. 26 on a panel titled “Regional Collaboration & Trade from Asia-Pacific to the World”. The governor will also meet with several Australian Read More

Heinrich Joins BlueHalo And U.S. Space Force For Milestone Demonstration Of New Satellite Communications System

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Courtesy/BlueHalo

U.S. SENATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined leaders from the U.S. Space Force in observing a technology demonstration of BlueHalo’s BADGER satellite communication system.

The BADGER system will help improve the nation’s satellite operations capability, strengthen national security, and further solidify New Mexico’s role as a global hub for defense and space innovation.

“Throughout my time in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, I’ve been proud to support New Mexico’s growing role as a leader in emerging defense and space Read More

Three Los Alamos National Laboratory Projects Use Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning To Propel Science

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Multiyear efforts include partnerships with national laboratories and universities

Projects that seek to deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning for science and energy have been bolstered by Department of Energy Office of Science funding in recent weeks. Three Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) projects use the cutting-edge tools to improve the performance of accelerators, devices that charge particles to high speeds for research and development on a variety of subjects. Another Los Alamos project uses deep learning — a method of artificial Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Researcher Ruth Skoug Named 2023 American Geophysical Union Fellow

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Researcher Ruth Skoug joins the prestigious AGU fellow group. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Ruth Skoug, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Space Science and Applications group, was named fellow by the American Geophysical Union (AGU); Skoug is among 63 new fellows this year. Since 1962, AGU has elected fewer than 0.1 percent of its members to join this prestigious group of individuals.

She was selected for her far-reaching impact to experimental space plasma physics in the solar wind and magnetosphere.

“Ruth’s research has played a major role in the understanding Read More