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LANL: Funding Boosts Exascale Computing Research
High-performance computing produces scientific tools such as this visualization from LANL depicting global water-surface temperatures, with the surface texture driven by vorticity. Regions of warmer water (red) adjacent to the Gulf Stream off the eastern coast of the U.S. indicate the model’s capability to simulate eddy transport of heat within the ocean, a key component necessary to accurately simulate global climate change. A new generation of exascale computers could boost scientific capabilities to new levels. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
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Heinrich Travels To Iraq To Discuss Fight Against ISIL, Visits With Troops From New Mexico
During his recent national security trip to Iraq, Kuwait and the Horn of Africa, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich spends time with troops from New Mexico. Courtesy photo
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich with Lt. Col. Benjamin Ward of Albuquerque and 1st Lt. Sarah Hyatt of Rio Rancho during his visit Sept. 2 to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Courtesy photo
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich with Lt. Col. Benjamin Ward of Albuquerque and 1st Lt. Sarah Hyatt of Rio Rancho during his visit Sept. 2 to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Courtesy photoU.S. SENATE
Read More Planet Found In Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
ESO News:Astronomers using ESO telescopes and other facilities have found clear evidence of a planet orbiting the closest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri [0].
The long-sought world, designated Proxima b, orbits its cool red parent star every 11 days and has a temperature suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface. This rocky world is a little more massive than the Earth and is the closest exoplanet to us — and it may also be the closest possible abode for life outside the solar system. A paper describing this milestone finding will be published in the journal Nature on
Read More Hunt For Ninth Planet Reveals Extremely Distant Solar System Objects
An artist’s conception of Planet X, courtesy of Robin Dienel.
An illustration of the orbits of the new and previously known extremely distant Solar System objects. The clustering of most of their orbits indicates that they are likely be influenced by something massive and very distant, the proposed Planet X. Courtesy/Robin DienelSCIENCE News:
Washington, D.C.— In the race to discover a proposed ninth planet in our Solar System, Carnegie’s Scott Sheppard and Chadwick Trujillo of Northern Arizona University have observed several never-before-seen objects
Read More Mother Teresa Is Named A Saint
Today named a saint, in 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor and dying. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered today in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City to celebrate the canonization of Saint Teresa of Kolkata, as she will now be known.
“Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defense of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded,” Pope Francis said.
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History On Tap: Los Alamos-Japan Partnership Initiative At UnQuarked Wine Room At 5:30 p.m. Today
Los Alamos Creative District News:
Join the Los Alamos History Museum for History on Tap at 5:30 p.m. today for an engaging discussion about the new Los Alamos-Japan partnership initiative begun this spring.
This is a long-term project to develop dialogue within an international museum community and pursue understanding between Los Alamos, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. Members of the team of Los Alamos Historical Society staff who traveled to Japan in March to begin this cross-cultural exchange will share stories from the trip and lead a discussion of the project.
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Heinrich Among Senators Urging Obama To Raise Financial System Security Issues At G-20 Summit
By Mary-Louise HoffmanExecutiveGov.com
A group of six Democratic U.S. senators including Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) wrote a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to address cybersecurity of financial institutions when he meets with his international counterparts at the G-20 Summit Sept. 4-5 in Hangzhou, China.
The senators said in their joint letter published Monday they believe the increase in the number of cyber attacks on the financial services industry creates “significant” risks for the global financial system and economy. They noted that Read More
CIR: Seminar On Modern India Postponed To Sept. 14
CIR News:The Seminar on Modern India has been postponed until has been postponed until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14.
This seminar is at CIR Office, 413 Grant Avenue, Suite D. This event is FREE and open to the public. RSVP to Martha Wallace: 505.986.8434.
Read More Martha and Ray Wallace will offer an interactive seminar on modern India. Entitled “Current Issues in Modern India: Politics, Economics, and International Relations,” the talk will explore the country’s current issues, providing context and nuance for some of the many
NNSA Announces Elimination Of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) From Indonesia
NNSA Deputy Administrator Anne Harrington
NNSA News:
- All of Southeast Asia Now HEU-Free, Reducing a Major Proliferation Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), Indonesian Nuclear Industry, LLC (PT INUKI), the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), and the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) of the Republic of Indonesia announced the completion of a collaborative effort to down-blend Indonesia’s stocks of highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU).
With the completion Read More