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Friday, September 2, 2005 Lab technology and expertise helping in Katrina disasterLos Alamos is assisting in the Hurricane Katrina situation, both in the air and in the realm of virtual reality. On-scene in the Gulf Coast area, Laboratory spectroscopic equipment is airborne on the EPA's ASPECT plane and scientists are analyzing the data, while closer to home the critical infrastructure modeling teams of Decision Applications (D) Division have been hard at work.
Lab closed on Monday
The Laboratory is closed Monday (Sept. 5) in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Lab scientists discuss Genesis on UCTV
Los Alamos staff members Roger Wiens and Juan Baldonado of Space Science and Applications (ISR-1) will talk about the recovery efforts of the NASA Genesis spacecraft in a new edition of "Behind the White Coat" Tuesday (Sept. 6) on University of California Television.
Lab scientist to speak Tuesday on gamma-ray bursts
A few times a day a special type of massive star transforms itself into a black hole, simultaneously collapsing and ejecting material in a jet that moves very close to the speed of light. During their fleeting existence, these jets flood much of the universe with an enormous burst of gamma rays.
Goff to lead UC's math and science initiative
Lynda Goff is the University of California's new director of its initiative to train more kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in math and science.
Lab’s Burns takes presidential appointment position in Washington
Mike Burns, acting principal deputy associate director for weapons physics (ADWP) has accepted a presidential appointment as special assistant to the president for nuclear defense, part of the Homeland Security Council.
Oil to be loaned from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Department of Energy is loaning six million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The loan is being made to ExxonMobil to help cover supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina to the southeast United States. supercomputing
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Roadrunner, a new hybrid computer moves at petaflop/s speed
World's highest magnetic fields help understand materials
Monte Carlo code predicts subatomic particle interactions 