Technology

NOAA’s Newest Satellite Heads Toward Orbit

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NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 took off Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Courtey/NOAA

NOAA News:

NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2), the third in a series of five advanced polar-orbiting satellites, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 1:49 a.m. (PST) Thursday.  

The satellite will join its predecessors, Suomi NPP and NOAA-20, as they circle the globe 14 times a day, and provide a continuous stream of data used for weather forecasting, including extreme — potentially deadly — events, and will help track and monitor climate Read More

Governor Announces Broadband Expansion Funding For Initial Connect New Mexico Pilot Program Awardees

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Thursday announced the recipients of $38.6 million in funding through the Connect New Mexico Pilot Program, the state’s most ambitious broadband expansion effort in history.

The initial funding is being matched by $28.3 million in nonstate funding for a total investment of $66.9 million, with plans to expand access to more than 13,400 homes, businesses, farms, ranches and community institutions across New Mexico. 

The funds are the first of $120 million delivered through the Connect New Mexico Pilot Program, Read More

SFCC Library Partners With New Mexico State Library To Offer Access To Scribe Mini Station

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Scribe Mini Station at SFCC Library. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College Library announces that it has partnered with the New Mexico State Library to offer access to a Scribe Mini Station for individuals eligible for Blind and Print-Disabled services to enable them to download audio books. SFCC Library is the first academic library in the country to offer this service.

The Scribe Mini is a self-service station for patrons who are familiar with the digital cartridge process. This service will be available to members of the public (who are eligible for Blind and Print-Disabled Read More

Visual & Hearing Impaired Resources At BESC Wednesday

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LARSO News:

Staff from the New Mexico Technology Assistance Program will be on hand 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

The program provides hands on experiences with resources for those who are hearing or sight impaired. 

More information also is available online at https:////www.tap.gcd.state.nm.us/. Read More

New Mexico Awarded Grant To Help Small Businesses Cultivate The Global Marketplace

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Established in 2014 in Los Alamos, UBiQD’s first commercial product, UbiGro®, is a luminescent layer of light that uses fluorescence to create a more optimal greenhouse spectrum for crops. The film shifts the colors of sunlight to make plants grow faster and improves crop yield. Courtesy/EDD

Founded in 2012, Pajarito Powder is a leader in advanced catalyst and catalyst support development in rapidly accelerating clean/green hydrogen energy industries. The Albuquerque location serves as primary R&D and manufacturing operations for the international company. Courtesy/EDD

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Short Video Of Kiwanis Fireworks Show At Overlook Park

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VIDEO: The Los Alamos Daily Post presents this short video shot from a drone of the fireworks display Saturday night, which the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos provided for the community at Overlook Park in White Rock. This display was part of the White Rock Glow & Show event managed by the County Community Services Department, which included the Pumpkin Glow managed by the Los Alamos Arts Council/Fuller Lodge Art Center. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

AFRL STEM Unit Receives DOD STARBASE’s Highest Award

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2nd Lt. Latofat Quick, a volunteer mentor from the Air Force Research Laboratory, assists a student during a rocket build at DOD STARBASE NM, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 8, 2022. The program was recently elevated to Level-III status, the highest level of accreditation. Courtesy/U.S. Air Force photo

Students from South Mountain Elementary School build a human circuit, with instructor, Spike, at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s STEM Academy instructor, during DOD STARBASE NM, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022. The program was recently elevated Read More

Rio Grande Foundation Offers New Tool For Public To Engage Political Candidates

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Republican candidate for Attorney General Jeremy Gay

RGF News:

Local Albuquerque Company ProView Networks has helped Rio Grande Foundation (RGF) team up with ProView StoryFile technology to allow the public to engage in a virtual environment with candidates and other public figures.

The technology allows users to ask questions with the technology selecting the best match. ProView Networks produced the StoryFile conversation in Albuquerque.

The technology offers users the opportunity to sit down with a virtual version of the candidate and ask questions that are relevant to the office Read More

Top NNSA Leaders Visit Kazakhstan, Discuss Continued Security, Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation

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Administrator Jill Hruby

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jill Hruby, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Frank Rose, Principal Deputy Administrator of the NNSA, completed a successful trip Oct. 5 to Kazakhstan.

The trip served as a chance for Administrator Hruby and Principal Deputy Administrator Rose to thank senior Kazakhstan government officials for the strong nonproliferation and nuclear security partnership that exists between the United States and Kazakhstan, which has resulted in many notable achievements including Project Sapphire, Read More

Cazaux: Take A Stand Against Breast Cancer

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LAMC Medical Imaging Director Susan Cazaux with the hospital’s GE Senographe Pristina 3D mammography machine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

By SUSAN CAZAUX
Director of Medical Imaging

At Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) we take a stand against breast cancer! We want all of the women in our communities – our mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and friends – to know their risk, to recognize the signs and symptoms, and to understand the importance of self-checks and early detection.

Throughout October, LAMC will join hundreds of other businesses, organizations, Read More