Technology

LAPS Reminder: Let’s C.H.A.A.T. – Creating Healthy Attitudes Around Technology 6:30 p.m. Thursday At SALA

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LAPS News:

Join Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Director of Technology Sal Zapien as he hosts a discussion that will focus on setting our elementary-aged students up for success including building up protective factors, talking to children about using tech at home, creating and sticking to guidelines, and using tools to manage devices.

Let’s C.H.A.A.T. – Creating Healthy Attitudes Around Technology will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.  7 at SALA, 2551 Central Ave. This is the first in a weekly series during September designed to raise awareness and offer strategies to improve Read More

Catch Of The Week: Qakbot Takedown – Operation Duck Hunt

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

On Aug. 29, the FBI and DOJ (Department of Justice) made a huge announcement – Qakbot has finally been taken down via a multinational operation.

The takedown, which took place in the U.S., France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the United Kingdom, represented one of the largest U.S.-led disruptions of botnet infrastructure used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware, financial fraud and other cyber-related criminal activity.

“The FBI neutralized this far-reaching criminal supply chain, cutting it off at the knees,” FBI Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory News Compilation: SW New Mexico Ruins Revealing Ancient Macaw Breeding Site

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Science: Southwest New Mexico ruins reveal ancient macaw breeding site

‘A scarlet macaw grave at the Old Town Ruin at the ancient Mimbres site in Southwest New Mexico. As the tight beam of the scanning electron microscope focused on a tiny fragment of an ancient eggshell, I immediately saw that one of the inner shell’s layers had been partially reabsorbed. This exciting news, which I shared with my research team, meant the egg was fertilized and developing its potential chick, a young scarlet macaw, some 900 years ago. But this discovery led to a pressing question: How did this happen, given that Read More

EAA Chapter 691 To Host Ford Tri-motor At Santa Fe Airport

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Courtesy/EAA 

Courtesy/EAA 

EAA News:

In September, the Green Chili Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is bringing a historic 1929 Ford Tri-Motor (airplane) to the Jet Center at Santa Fe Airport for a public event.  

There will be free viewing, and they will be providing rides to the public. The visit will be 3-5 p.m. Sept. 14  through the 17th (9 a.m,-5 p.m.).  Rides are $95 for adults and $65 for children (17 and under). 
 
The 1929 Ford Trimotor was built by the Ford Motor Company.  It was the first real airliner and purchased by the Transcontinental Air Transport Airline Read More

Mentors Needed For Elementary School Robotics!

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FIRST News:

Los Alamos is an active community in youth robotics with several key programs in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics series (firstinspires.org).

These programs are mentioned below. Mentors are needed to assist with all steps of the program, but particularly in the basic levels at the FLL or elementary/secondary schools. Any interested individuals can contact info@team4153.org for more information and they can point you in the right direction and offer resources to begin the journey. All of these programs focus on using teamwork Read More

Catch Of The Week: Duolingo Phishing Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Duolingo owl would be very disappointed to discover that the data of 2.6 million users was scraped from its website and is now being sold on the dark web … In January 2023 cybersecurity researchers discovered the data of 2.6 million users being sold on the dark web, with a starting bid of $1,500. Duolingo is a fun language learning app used by over 74 million users worldwide.

Scraping data from social media and other websites isn’t new; aside from cyber criminals, private businesses such as data brokers download this type of information to use for Read More

Spaceport America: 2022 Economic Impact Study

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SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), in partnership with the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Arrowhead Center and Center for Border Economic Development (C-BED), have released an economic impact report encompassing the 2022 calendar year for Spaceport America.

The report provides economic information regarding activities occurring due to the existence of the spaceport. Additionally, the report illustrates numerous positive impacts from customer operations and events held as a result of the existence of the spaceport.

“At its core, Read More

Los Alamos Based UbiQD Executes On Local Economic Development

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UbiQD Founder/CEO Hunter McDaniel, front row third from left, with his team in front of their headquarters recently at 134 Eastgate Road. Courtesy/UbiQD

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

  • Despite COVID, the company met all of their LEDA obligations each year, without exception, and the County Council voted to successfully close their LEDA project in May of this year.

UbiQD, Inc. has successfully completed a Local Economic Development Agreement (LEDA), garnering praise from County and State officials.

“Success stories like these are exactly why Gov. Lujan Read More

Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Announce $9.2 Million In Funding From Infrastructure Law To Deliver High-Speed Internet To Sierra And Doña Ana Counties

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Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) have announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $9,256,350 in funding from the Infrastructure Law for New Mexico-based Sacred Wind Communications to expand reliable, affordable, high-speed internet for residents in Sierra and Doña Ana counties.

The funding will be delivered through USDA’s Rural Development Reconnect Loan and Grant Program.

“Improved access to reliable high-speed internet means improved access to Read More

LANL: Math Enables Blending Hydrogen In Natural Gas Pipelines

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Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Guaranteeing reliability enhances hydrogen’s role in energy transition

Mathematical modeling can show how to safely blend hydrogen with natural gas for transport in existing pipeline systems. A secure and reliable transition to hydrogen is one of the proposed solutions for the shift to a net-zero-carbon economy. 

“Mixing hydrogen into a natural gas pipeline changes how the gases flow, which will create new conditions for operators,” said Anatoly Zlotnik, a co-author of a new paper on the modeling in the journal PRX Energy. Zlotnik, Read More