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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Addresses Iran Accord

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DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz

DOE News:

CHICAGO — United States Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz, the nuclear physicist who played a central role in helping conclude the Iran nuclear agreement, will join The Chicago Council on Global Affairs for a roundtable discussion moderated by ambassador Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Council, Friday, Aug. 7.

The discussion will cover the landscape of the historic deal — its key provisions, structured implementation and global implications. Moniz said the agreement “prevents Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, provides strong verification measures Read More

Rotary Presents Inbound And Outbound Students

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The Rotary Club of Los Alamos is excited to have such a vibrant youth program this year including from left, Kayleen Lederman, outbound to Belgium; Krissi Wallis, inbound from Germany; and Faith Koh, returning from a year abroad in France. Not pictured are Nick Criscuolo who is now in Netherlands and Leslie Thalmann, who also just returned from a year abroad in Belgium. For more information on hosting or being an exchange student, contact Lisa Harris or Rob Metcalf at losalamosrye@gmail.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Griggs: Dateline New Orleans

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David H. Griggs standing on the levee at the French Quarter Festival, with a freighter sailing past on the Mississippi. Courtesy photo

 

By DAVID H. GRIGGS
Formerly of Los Alamos

A Month In New Orleans

I sat on the levee and watched the broad Mississippi River flow past. I munched on a succulent crawfish pie, and nursed a refreshing WWOZ Mango Freeze.

Behind me on the Accura Stage, Allen Toussaint entertained the French Quarter Festival with such old favorites as Southern Nights, Summertime, Mother-in-Law, Fortune Teller, and A Certain Girl. The deck of the ocean-going freighter towered Read More

LANL: Mechanism Discovered For Controlling Ultracold Chemical Reactions

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The two reaction pathways (direct and looping) combine to determine the overall reaction rate for the chemical reaction. The ultracold reaction can be turned on or off depending upon whether the interference between the two pathways is constructive or destructive. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Discovery has important technological applications

Researchers have discovered a new interference mechanism in ultracold chemical reactions, one which has important technological applications in precision measurements, sensing and quantum computing.

“Remarkable progress in cooling and trapping Read More

Research Promising For Bomb Proof Planes

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Dr. Andy Tyas is leading the research on a bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists. Courtesy photo

SECURITY News:

A bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists, including academics from the University of Sheffield, has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold of a Boeing 747 and an Airbus 321.

The Fly-Bag, which lines an aircraft’s luggage hold with multiple layers of novel fabrics and composites, was tested under increasing explosive charges on disused planes last week at Cotswolds Read More

¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Fundraiser Draws Sell Out Crowd

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Speaking from the heart, Los Alamos Rotary STARS members Michael Erickson and Laura Loy thank the sold out crowd at Satuday’s ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! fundraiser at Fuller Lodge. Proceeds will provide shelter for parents of children receiving medical treatment in Cd. Juarez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Members of the El Camino Real Rotary Club of El Paso share in the festivities at Saturday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

A sold out crowd of more than 220 people gathered Saturday evening at Fuller Lodge for the ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Read More

African Prince Visiting Los Alamos: ‘Elders Are Revered’

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Prince ‘Zuko’  Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa and his wife Nosizwe visit Chimayo. Courtesy photo
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos attracts international attention as well as visitors from around the world. One of those individuals who recently crossed oceans and time zones to visit the town was Prince “Zuko” Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa and his wife Nosizwe from the AmaZizi Tribe of the AbaThembu Kingdom in South Africa.

Originally, Zuko planned to perform at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, as well as Los Alamos’ ScienceFest this weekend, Read More

Luján Statement On 70th Anniversary Of Trinity Test

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Thursday on the 70th anniversary of the first test of an atomic bomb detonation at the Trinity test site in southern New Mexico:
 
“Today, we honor the memory of those who have fallen ill or passed on due to radiation exposure from the Trinity test. On this day 70 years ago, rural New Mexico became ground zero for the detonation of the first nuclear bomb. While it would usher in the start of the atomic age, it also
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Hosting Exchange Students Can Be Life Changing

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Exchange students in a trip to Bandelier National Park. Courtesy photo

 

By CINDY PARKER, ERDT/SHARE!
Los Alamos

Hosting exchange students has changed our lives. It could change yours.  

Our family made the choice to host exchange students in the school year 2006-2007. It has been a wonderful experience and I am proud to say that we have hosted six very different students from Germany, Belgium, Spain and Mexico. It is so fundamental to who we are that when we recall a year or activity we usually remember it by which student we were hosting!

Wenzel, our very first German student brought Read More

United States Is First Country To Reach Pluto

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Despite traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), it took four and a half hours for this photo to reach Earth as it crossed the 3 billion miles between here and Pluto. Courtesy/The White House

 

The WHITE HOUSE News:

This morning, the United States became the first country to reach Pluto — and the first country to explore the entire classical solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

NASA’s New Horizons interplanetary probe has been making its way to Pluto since Jan. 19, 2006, and has been providing the world with the sharpest Read More