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Science and TechnologyProton Beam Experiments Open New Areas of Research (Science Daily)Using the Trident sub-picosecond laser at Los Alamos, the team generated and focused a proton beam using a cone-shaped target. The protons were found to have unexpectedly curved trajectories due to the large electric fields in the beam. http: / / www. sciencedaily. com/ releases/ 2011/ 12/ 111205140611. htm more... National science award for Taos' David Chávez (Taos News)Taos Municipal School Board member and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientist David Chávez has been awarded the prestigious Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award. http: / / www. taosnews. com/ news/ article_52da9ace-1d00-11e1-9e62-001871e3ce6c. html more... MIIS student transforms nuclear intelligence (Monterey Herald)"It's seeing nuclear infrastructure in a different way, that is more real to people, " said Frank Pabian, a visiting lecturer at MIIS and senior geospatial information analyst at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. http: / / www. montereyherald. com/ local/ ci_19479070 more... LANL names new head of weapons programs (Los Alamos Monitor)Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan announced the selection of Bret Knapp as the new principal associate director for Weapons Programs Thursday. Knapp has been acting in that position since June 2011 when McMillan left the post to become Laboratory director. http: / / www. lamonitor. com/ content/ lanl-names-new-head-weapons-programs more... |