News Releases - 2013
Domestic production of medical isotope Mo-99 moves a step closer
Irradiated uranium fuel has been recycled and reused for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production, with virtually no losses in Mo-99 yields or uranium recovery. - 5/13/13
Neutron reactions and climate uncertainties earn Los Alamos scientists DOE Early Career Awards
Marian Jandel and Nathan Urban are among the 61 national recipients of the Energy Department’s Early Career Research Program awards for 2013. - 5/10/13
Early social history of Los Alamos focus of 70th anniversary lecture at Bradbury Science Museum
The early social history of Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project beginnings will be discussed at a talk by Jon Hunner. - 5/2/13
Exploring Mars with Curiosity subject of next Los Alamos National Laboratory Frontiers in Science lectures
Roger Wiens talks about the NASA Mars Curiosity rover. - 5/1/13
Los Alamos improves biomass-to-fuel process
Los Alamos scientists published an article in the scientific journal Nature Chemistry that could offer a big step on the path to renewable energy. - 4/30/13
Seventy-three New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships
Kevin Gao, Micaela Lucero and Danielle Harrier share this year’s gold scholarship. - 4/24/13
La Cueva High School team takes top award in 23rd New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
The team, Ari Echt-Wilson, Eli Echt-Wilson, and Justin Sanchez also won the CHECS Teamwork and Cray High Performance Computing awards. - 4/23/13
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees receive Pollution Prevention Awards
Nearly 400 employees on 47 teams received Pollution Prevention awards for protecting the environment and saving taxpayers more than $8 million. - 4/23/13
Advancing the art of tuberculosis detection
New approach to finding a TB biomarker could provide earlier diagnosis - 4/19/13
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality and Performance Assurance Division receives Piñon Recognition from Quality New Mexico
The Lab and its support service contractors have received 31 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions since 1997. - 4/17/13
Students descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 21-23 for Supercomputing Challenge Expo and Awards Ceremony
More than 60 teams of students are expected at the event. - 4/16/13
NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress announces partnerships with four national laboratories
The four labs are Brookhaven, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia. - 4/5/13
A picture of leadership: Portrait helps commemorate Los Alamos anniversary
The family of Gen. Leslie Groves donated his official military portrait to the Los Alamos Historical Society. - 4/5/13
Antibody evolution could guide HIV vaccine development
The antibody studied is called a broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibody, and details of its generation could provide a blueprint for effective vaccination. - 4/4/13
Los Alamos, Sandia National labs recognize New Mexico small businesses for innovation
The program was created in 2000 to bring national laboratory technology and expertise to small businesses in New Mexico and promote economic development with an emphasis on rural areas. - 4/3/13
Grandson of Enola Gay pilot gives 70th anniversary lecture
Col. Paul Tibbets IV, grandson of Enola Gay pilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr., talks about his grandfather and his experiences as a U.S. Air Force pilot flying B-1 and B-2 bombers. - 4/3/13
Research deciphers HIV attack plan
These findings will help inform vaccine design and interpretation of vaccine trials, and provide new insights into the basic biology of viral/host dynamics of infection. - 3/29/13
End of the road for Roadrunner
Roadrunner, the first supercomputer to break the once-elusive petaflop barrier—one million billion calculations per second—will be decommissioned on Sunday, March 31. - 3/29/13
Scott Runnels of Computational Physics to teach at West Point
Runnels has been selected for a two-year faculty post in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at West Point. - 3/19/13
Los Alamos science sleuth on the trail of a Martian mystery
When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for LANL postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza. - 3/19/13
Tiny subject, big fun with NanoDays at Bradbury Science Museum
NanoDays is a national campaign, engaging people of all ages in learning about the emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering. - 3/18/13
ChemCam data abundant at Planetary Conference
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team will present more than two dozen posters and talks during the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. - 3/15/13
New culturing tool reveals a full genome from single cells
A new technique for genetic analysis, “gel microdroplets,” helps scientists generate complete genomes from a single cell. - 3/15/13
Documenting stone age cleverness by tool development
Ancient stone tools show the pace of remarkable technological enhancements over time. - 3/7/13
Los Alamos National Laboratory opens new waste repackaging facility
The Laboratory has brought a third waste repackaging facility online to increase its capability to process nuclear waste for permanent disposal. - 3/7/13
Sandia National Laboratories beginnings focus of Los Alamos’ 70th anniversary lecture
Sandia National Laboratories historian Rebecca Ullrich discusses Sandia’s transition from a Los Alamos division to an independent organization. - 3/6/13
Los Alamos taps Sarrao for science leadership post
John Sarrao named as the new Associate Director for Theory, Simulation, and Computation (ADTSC). - 3/5/13
Mysterious electron stash found hidden among Van Allen belts
The belts are a pair of donut shaped zones of charged particles that surround Earth and occupy the inner region of our planet’s Magnetosphere. - 3/1/13
Los Alamos National Laboratory announces strategy for long-term environmental sustainability
Provides a blueprint for protecting the environment while accomplishing the Lab’s national security missions. - 3/1/13
Nature Climate Change features Los Alamos forest research
The print issue features as its cover story the tree-stress research of LANL scientist A. Park Williams and partners from the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Arizona and several other organizations. - 2/27/13
Native American Venture Acceleration Fund provides boost to six regional businesses
The grants are designed to help the recipients create jobs, increase their revenue base and help diversify the area economy. - 2/26/13
Computer modeling reveals how surprisingly potent hepatitis C drug works
A study reveals how daclatasvir targets one of its proteins and causes the fastest viral decline ever seen with anti-HCV drugs – within 12 hours of treatment. - 2/19/13
Quantum cryptography put to work for electric grid security
LANL's quantum cryptography team successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography. - 2/14/13
‘Slow light’ advance could speed optical computing, telecommunications
Researchers have made the first demonstration of rapidly switching on and off “slow light” in specially designed materials at room temperature. - 2/12/13
New process speeds conversion of biomass to fuels
Scientists made a major step forward recently towards transforming biomass-derived molecules into fuels. - 2/7/13
Funding available for New Mexico businesses
The Venture Acceleration Fund of Los Alamos National Security, LLC is accepting applications for the 2013 calendar year. - 2/6/13
World War II role of Oak Ridge National Lab featured in second 70th anniversary lecture
Talk by Ray Smith about that laboratory’s role during World War II and the shared national security mission with Los Alamos that continues today. - 2/4/13
ChemCam follows the ‘Yellowknife Road’ to Martian wet area
Researchers have tracked a trail of minerals that point to the prior presence of water at the Curiosity rover site on Mars. - 1/15/13
Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau topic of inaugural lecture at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The lecture is based on a book by local writers Dorothy Hoard, Judy Machen and Ellen McGehee about the area’s settlement between 1887 and 1942. - 1/4/13
News Releases - 2013
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