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Chemist Jennifer Hollingsworth Named AAAS Fellow

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Los Alamos Chemist Jennifer A. Hollingsworth is a new Fellow of the AAAS. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Noted Los Alamos chemist honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science

Los Alamos National Laboratory chemist Jennifer A. Hollingsworth is being honored as a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her work in materials chemistry. 

“We’re thrilled that Jennifer is receiving this well-deserved honor and joining the ranks of Los Alamos staff that are AAAS Fellows. Not only is Jennifer an outstanding researcher but also she is deeply Read More

LANL: Should Santa Deliver By Drone?

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A promising solution to coordinated vehicle/drone delivery to a grid of locations. The black curves are the routes the truck follows at 5 meters per second, and the blue lines inticate the route a drone takes while flying at 25 meters per second. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • A new routing algorithm anticipates the day trucks and drones cooperate to drop packages at your doorstep quickly and efficiently

Santa has always run a one-sleigh operation, but a new analysis could help him speed deliveries and save energy, if he ever decided to add a drone to his route.

“People have considered combinations Read More

Boutwell: In Anticipation Of 75th Anniversary…

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By JEFFREY BOUTWELL, Ph.D.
Los Alamos
 
I had the privilege to give a talk on Nov. 12 to the Los Alamos Historical Society focusing on the Polish physicist Josef Rotblat and his decision to leave Los Alamos and end his participation in the Manhattan Project in December of 1944 when it became clear that Nazi Germany was nowhere close to acquiring atomic weapons.
 
Often called the “Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience”, Rotblat was much criticized for “deserting” the atomic bomb project, yet he did so for fundamental reasons of personal conscience and fears that development of the “Gadget”
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FBI Releases Lone Offender Terrorism Report

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Courtesy/HSNW

HSNW News:

The FBI’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Center (BTAC) On Wednesday released its Lone Offender Terrorism Report.

The study, reflecting BTAC’s focus on past terrorism and targeted violence events, reviewed 52 lone offender terrorist attacks within the United States between 1972 and 2015.

BTAC is a national-level, multi-agency, multi-disciplinary task force focused on the prevention of terrorism and targeted violence through the application of behaviorally based operational support, training, and research. The task force conducts research Read More

U.S. And Australia Partner On Critical Minerals

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan. Courtesy/DOI Photographer Tami Heilemann
 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director Jim Reilly and Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan. Courtesy/DOI Photographer Tami Heilemann
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States and Australia formalized their partnership Nov. 18 on developing both nations’ critical mineral assets between Geoscience Australia CEO James Johnson and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director Jim Reilly.
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AGU: Last Arctic Ice Refuge Disappearing

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New research finds the Arctic’s oldest and thickest ice is more mobile and is vanishing twice as fast as ice in the rest of the Arctic. Courtesy/NOAA
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing twice as fast as ice in the rest of the Arctic Ocean, according to new research.
 
A new study in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters finds ice in the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland is more mobile than previously thought, as ocean currents and atmospheric winds are likely transporting the old, thick ice found there to other parts of the Arctic.
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Catch Of The Week: Cyber Scam Roundup

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By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Social Media Coupon Scams – Costco and Kohl’s Spoofed

People love to share things on social media, including scams. Has one of your friends posted about a coupon deal that just seemed too good to be true? Spoiler – it is too good to be true. A common variation on this scam is a post offering some amount of in-store credit if you answer a quick survey. Frequently these scams claim to be celebrating the retailer’s “anniversary” with a gift card giveaway. These may look very real, but remember, it is incredibly easy to steal the themes, fonts, logos, etc. needed to make Read More

Rotary: Purple Pinkie Polio Eradication Event At Schools

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Sierra Morris, a Pinon Elementary School student, takes part in the
recent Purple Pinkie fundraiser to help Rotary International eradicate polio. Photo by Oliver Morris
 
Pinon student Sierra Morris smiles for her father, Rotarian Oliver Morris, as she shows him her Purple Pinkie. Photo by Oliver Morris
 
ROTARY News:
 
Nov. 8, in recognition of The Rotary Foundation, the funding branch of Rotary International, the Los Alamos club hosted a polio eradication event, Purple Pinkie, at all five elementary schools during lunch hour.
 
For a voluntary $1 donation,
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World Futures: Education – Part Three

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
 
In part two in this series we looked at education from personal, societal and governmental perspectives.
 
Yet all three perspectives must be incorporated into a unified educational perspective, while the advancing individual becomes more focused and specialized as he or she progresses.
 
From a personal perspective the statement describes me. I studied the military art while learning general engineering, followed by nuclear engineering. I did not study in depth English literature, music, anthropology and the list
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