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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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists to surveil Santa’s sleigh Christmas Eve

Los Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken this year by Santa Claus and his eight tiny reindeer during the Jolly Elf’s annual mission to spread joy to all the children of the world. - 12/21/12

NNSA orders security enhancements

Because of this government order, until further notice all vehicles entering government property will be required to stop at the East and West Jemez Road "Vehicle Access Portals" (VAPs) for a vehicle check. - 12/21/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory top science news of 2012

Top science stories for the year traveled from the canyons of Mars to the high desert forests of New Mexico, from cosmic particles to the structure of proteins and enzymes. - 12/20/12

American Physical Society awards fellowships to Los Alamos scientists

William Anderson, Jonathan Boettger, Vincenzo Cirigliano, James Colgan, Juan Fernandez, Tom Intrator, Turab Lookman, Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Ivan Vitev, John Wills - 12/18/12

Record $3.1 million pledged during Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 2013 employee giving campaign

Laboratory employee contributions will fund a wide range of programs offered by eligible nonprofit organizations. - 12/17/12

New Mexico small businesses helped by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists

Harshini Mukundan and Mark E. Smith received Principal Investigator Excellence Awards from the New Mexico Small Business Assistance program for assisting several New Mexico small businesses. - 12/11/12

Researchers test novel power system for space travel

The research team recently demonstrated the first use of a heat pipe to cool a small nuclear reactor and power a Stirling engine. - 11/26/12

Cobalt discovery replaces precious metals as industrial catalyst

Cobalt holds promise as an industrial catalyst with potential applications in such energy-related technologies such as production of biofuels and reduction of carbon dioxide. - 11/26/12

Los Alamos research and leadership prizes awarded

Commendations for exemplary scientific research and leadership have been bestowed upon Fernando Garzon, Cristian Batista and Irene Beyerlein, by the Laboratory Fellows organization. - 11/20/12

New companies get boost from Los Alamos National Security

Mustomo, Inc., IX Power, Synfolia and Tape-Ease are the latest recipients of $165,000 in Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) awards. - 11/19/12

Los Alamos honors Laboratory Fellows

Charles Farrar, Steven Elliott and Mikhail Shashkov are being honored with appointment as Laboratory Fellows for 2012. - 11/19/12

Laboratory to demolish excavation enclosures at Material Disposal Area B near DP Road

Pre-demolition activities are beginning this week and the work should be completed by the end of March 2013. - 11/1/12

Higgs boson and Beyond: The quest for new laws of physics discussed at Frontiers in Science lectures

The lecture series is intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research at the Laboratory. - 10/24/12

Retired Supercomputers Enable Student Research

Decommissioned supercomputers give systems researchers and students a one-of-a-kind, hands-on lab to learn computational science. - 10/20/12

Media Advisory: Breakfast and brilliance . . .

Media are invited to the annual celebration of Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects on October 23. - 10/17/12

Tiny travelers from deep space could assist in healing Fukushima’s nuclear scar

Researchers have devised a method to use cosmic rays to gather detailed information from inside the damaged cores of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors. - 10/17/12

Neutron crystallography aids drug design

Researchers have used neutron crystallography for the first time to determine the structure of a clinical drug in complex with its human target enzyme. - 10/9/12

LANL’s Richard Marquez honored with leadership, service award

Northern New Mexico College Foundation honors LANL’s Richard Marquez - 10/4/12

Evolutionary theory, web-search technology combine for DNA analysis

Sequedex: bioinformatics breakthrough with clinical & environmental applications - 10/4/12

LANL shatters records in first year of accelerated shipping effort

LANL set a record for transuranic waste shipments from the Lab to permanent disposal facilities. - 10/3/12

Climate change cripples forests

A team of scientists concluded that in the warmer and drier Southwest of the near future, widespread tree mortality will cause forest and species distributions to change substantially. - 10/1/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory marks 20 years without full-scale nuclear testing

The test, code named “Divider,” was detonated on Sept. 23, 1992 as the last of an eight-test series called “Julin.” - 9/26/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory names Jeffrey Mousseau Associate Director of Environmental Programs

Mousseau currently works for the Lab’s transuranic waste disposal program. - 9/18/12

Los Alamos provides HOPE for radiation belt storm probes

The HOPE analyzer is one of a suite of instruments that was successfully launched as part of the Radiation Belt Storm Probe mission. - 8/30/12

Los Alamos researcher named as American Chemical Society Fellow

Kristin Omberg named for her contributions to national security as a “technical leader in detecting and mitigating biological threats” and to the ACS community. - 8/30/12

Los Alamos physicist honored by American Physical Society

George Kyrala is among a team honored with the American Physical Society’s 2012 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research. - 8/29/12

Ellen O. Tauscher named to Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Boards of Governors

Tauscher has also been appointed as a member of the LANS/LLNS Boards’ Mission Committee. - 8/27/12

ChemCam laser first analyses yield beautiful results

The laser instrument has fired nearly 500 shots so far that have produced strong, clear data about the composition of the Martian surface. - 8/23/12

Los Alamos engineer selected to participate in NAE's 2012 “Frontiers of Engineering” symposium

Engineers between 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines attend the 2-1/2 day event. - 8/22/12

Laser research shows promise for cancer treatment

Scientists have observed for the first time how a laser penetrates dense, electron-rich plasma to generate ions. - 8/20/12

ChemCam laser sets its sights on first Martian target

The successful capture of ChemCam’s first 10 photos sets the stage for the first test bursts of the instrument’s rock-zapping laser in the near future. - 8/17/12

Alan Bishop selected to lead LANL Science, Technology & Engineering directorate

Bishop has been acting in that role since Aug. 29, 2011. - 8/17/12

American Physical Society and Los Alamos National Laboratory jointly announce Eli Ben-Naim as Senior Editor, Physical Review E

Ben-Naim has been at Los Alamos since 1996. - 8/16/12

Donald J. Kintzer named to the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Boards of Governors

The appointments take effect September 1. - 8/9/12

High-tech tool predicts fire behavior in bark beetle-ravaged forests

A high-tech computer model called HIGRAD/FIRETEC provides insights that are essential for front-line fire fighters. - 8/9/12

ChemCam sends digital ‘thumbs up’

Members of the team got a digital thumbs up about the operational readiness of their instrument just hours after the rover landed on Martian soil. - 8/8/12

LANL sets waste shipping record for fourth consecutive year

The Laboratory’s 172nd shipment of TRU waste this year left Los Alamos bound for WIPP on August 2. - 8/6/12

Los Alamos laser instrument arrives on Red Planet’s surface

The ChemCam laser characterization instrument was developed at LANL and the French space institute, IRAP. - 8/6/12

LANL access restrictions lifted

Vehicle access points on West Jemez Road will be open to non-badge holders. - 8/6/12

LANL open to badge holders only

Badges will be physically checked at the Laboratory's vehicle access points. Those without badges will be directed around the Laboratory via New Mexico Route 4. - 8/6/12

Bradbury Science Museum gets Martian fever

The public is invited to a special opening reception to celebrate LANL technologies aboard the six-wheeled mobile science laboratory. - 7/31/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 16th Hazmat Challenge

Fifteen hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma respond to simulated hazardous materials emergencies. - 7/31/12

Los Alamos researcher honored with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Amy J. Clarke, is among the honorees that President Obama named. - 7/23/12

HIV immunity study could pave way for vaccine development

Two scientists are among the team recently funded to explore ways to create the precise immune factors needed for effective vaccines against HIV. - 7/17/12

New research contract links LANL and robotics firm

Miniature robots are about to get an intelligence boost from a new partnership, linking LANL and ReconRobotics, Inc. - 7/11/12

World record neutron beam at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists have created the largest neutron beam ever made by a short-pulse laser, breaking a world record. - 7/10/12

Artificial molecules that switch "handedness" at light-speed

Researchers create the first artificial molecules whose chirality can be rapidly switched from a right-handed to a left-handed orientation with a beam of light. - 7/10/12

Quantum cryptography for security challenges to be topic of Frontiers in Science lectures

Richard Hughes discusses the basics of cryptography and quantum physics. - 7/9/12

Reorganization bolsters nuclear nonproliferation capability

LANL has strengthened its capability in a key aspect of nuclear nonproliferation by combining two groups within its Global Security organization. - 6/27/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory celebrates 1000th transuranic waste shipment

LANL has sent record breaking numbers of shipments to WIPP each of the past three years and is on track to further surpass its record in 2012. - 6/26/12

More than 230 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLC

Nonprofit organizations will receive more than $180,000 from LANS, LLC. - 6/25/12

International Science Conferences in Santa Fe

The conference are 2012 International Conference on Defects in Insulating Materials and Computer Simulation of Radiation Effects in Solids. - 6/22/12

Los Alamos innovations take three R&D 100 Tech Awards: Update, now it's FOUR

These awards honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the year, as selected by a group of R&D Magazine’s chosen judges. - 6/20/12

LANL Venture Acceleration Fund boosts three businesses

Integrative Enzymatics, Vapour Organic Beauty and HydroBio will receive startup funding from the Laboratory. - 6/19/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory to host Robot Rodeo

Hazardous devices teams from around the Southwest will wrangle their bomb squad robots at the sixth annual Robot Rodeo. - 6/18/12

After-hours, weekend changes through East Jemez Road Vehicle Access Portal begin June 18

All vehicles entering the portal must use center lane number 4. - 6/15/12

Steven E. Koonin has been named as an Independent Governor on the LLNS and LANS Boards of Governors

The LLCs manage the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. - 6/15/12

Newest Los Alamos facility receives LEED® Gold Certification

The Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building is first to achieve both the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design status and LEED Gold certification. - 6/13/12

Small businesses serving LANL receive DOE awards

Eberline Services, HukariAscendent Inc. and ARSEC Environmental LLC received Department of Energy small business awards for fiscal year 2011. - 6/11/12

Public invited to share living with wildfire stories with BSM

The exhibit provides an opportunity for people to share their stories about the Las Conchas fire and other wildfires. - 6/11/12

New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program recognized by U.S. Department of Commerce

Receives the 2012 Manufacturing Advocate of the Year award from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the U.S. Department of Commerce. - 5/31/12

Facility will focus on bioenergy, global food security

The New Mexico Consortium expects to complete the 27,000 square foot laboratory and office facility next spring. - 5/22/12

Plutonium less mysterious with nuclear magnetic resonance

For more than 50 years, chemists and physicists have been searching for the plutonium-239 magnetic resonance signal. - 5/21/12

LANL's Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Blue Star Museums program

Program to host active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 28, through Labor Day, Sept. 3. - 5/16/12

Manvendra Dubey selected as Fulbright-Nehru Fellow

Manvendra Dubey has received a J. William Fulbright scholarship to conduct monsoon-related research in India. - 5/15/12

Sixty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships

Los Alamos High School senior Scott Carlsten received the top award. - 5/1/12

LANL, Sandia recognized New Mexico small businesses for innovation

Businesses include the Pueblo of Zia; Herbs, Etc.; Musicode Innovations; SAVSU Technologies; and Albuquerque Delicate Dentistry Inc. - 4/30/12

Manzano student wins top award in 22nd New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge

Jordan Medlock wins for his computer algorithm. - 4/24/12

Students descend on LANL for Supercomputing Challenge

The Challenge is project-based learning, geared to teaching participants research, writing, teamwork, oral presentations, and computer programming. - 4/17/12

Lab hosts multi-lab cyber security games

Eventide brought together cyber and IT leaders from 20 sites to develop recommendations on resources they need from the Joint Cyber Coordination Center. - 4/12/12

Isotope production facility produces cancer-fighting actinium

A new medical isotope project shows promise for rapidly producing major quantities of a new cancer-treatment agent, actinium 225 (Ac-225). - 4/11/12

LANL's environmental data now viewable by the public

The new system contains more than 9 million records, including historical data as well as a near-real-time view of ongoing data collection activities. - 4/2/12

Three small businesses selected for environmental work

ARS Cavanagh Environmental Services, LLC; Portage, Inc.; and Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc. awarded a master task order agreement. - 3/29/12

Lab announces results of Voluntary Separation Program

557 employees will leave the Lab as part of a voluntary separation program announced last month. - 3/26/12

Security measures increase as of March: vehicle inspections won't delay traffic

New increased security procedures meet LANL's security objectives while minimizing impacts on local businesses and tourists. - 3/23/12

Previous world record shattered during six-experiment pulse

Researchers met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments. - 3/22/12

IX Power LLC and LANL sign Cooperative Research Development Agreement

Innovative water and energy technologies have a new development option for bringing their inventions to market. - 3/14/12

Bradbury Science Museum hosts talk March 15 by Philip Taubman

Former New York Times reporter talks about the current state of nuclear threats, including Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and possibility of a nuclear 9-11. - 3/7/12

LANL names new head of Nuclear and High Hazard Operations

Charles Anderson joined the Laboratory in 2009 as the deputy associate director in ADNHHO. - 3/7/12

Quality New Mexico recognizes Community Programs Office

LANL has received 14 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions from Quality New Mexico since 1997. - 3/6/12

Frontiers in Science lectures focus on imaging technology, world’s fastest camera

Scott Watson talks about the history of imaging technology and the new fields of high-speed photography and flash radiography. - 3/5/12

Oxygen detected in atmosphere of Saturn’s Moon Dione

Scientists and an international research team have announced discovery of molecular oxygen ions in the upper-most atmosphere of Dione. - 3/3/12

LANL names new head of Plutonium Science and Manufacturing

Jeff Yarbrough joins Los Alamos from the B&W Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas. - 3/2/12

NNSA approves LANL workforce reduction plan

Eligible employees may begin applying for voluntary separation on March 5. - 3/1/12

USDA awards $1 million for E. coli research by LANL and New Mexico Consortium

Researchers received a portion of a recent $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study E. coli in the beef industry. - 2/29/12

Light-emitting nanocrystal diodes go ultraViolet

A team of scientists has developed a process for creating glass-based, inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce light in the ultraviolet range. - 2/24/12

Lab announces security changes

The Laboratory is implementing several changes to its security procedures as the result of a recent security assessment conducted jointly by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy. - 2/23/12

Lab announces plans for workforce reduction

The Lab has submitted a plan to reduce its workforce by between 400 and 800 employees this spring through a voluntary separation program. - 2/21/12

More grapes, less wrath: Hybrid antimicrobial protein protects grapevines from pathogen

Researchers has found a way to ensure that your evening glass of wine will continue to be available. - 2/20/12

LANL selects small businesses for nuclear waste services

Environmental Dimensions, Inc.; North Wind, Inc.; Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; and Portage, Inc. selected to bid for a number of individual tasks. - 2/16/12

New facility boosts Lab’s ability to ship transuranic waste

Construction has begun on a new facility that will help Los Alamos accelerate the shipment of transuranic waste stored in large boxes at Technical Area 54. - 2/9/12

IBEX probe glimpses interstellar neighborhood

Space scientists, including researchers from LANL, described the first detailed analyses of captured interstellar neutral atoms. - 1/31/12

Los Alamos honors four for science leadership, research

John Gordon, Geoffrey Reeves, Stephen Doorn and David Jablonski are honored for acheivements. - 1/30/12

Venture Acceleration Fund now accepting 2012 applications

The three companies selected will receive up to $100,000 each to commercialize technology and take it to market faster. - 1/23/12

LANL achieves milestone on path to zero wastewater discharge

Industrial wastewater will be recycled as the result of a long-term strategy to treat wastewater rather than discharging it into the environment. - 1/20/12

Anderson-Cook named ASQ Fellow

Fellows are recognized based on their pre-eminence in technology, theory, education, or the application or management of quality control. - 1/17/12

Five honored as LANL Fellows for 2011

Bruce Carlsten, Mike Leitch, Michael MacInnes, Richard Martin, and Amit Misra honored for high-level achievements. - 1/13/12

LANL and Malaysian University collaborate to find genetic markers for dwarfism

Identifying previously unknown genomic markers may help aid in development of therapeutics, methods of prevention. - 1/12/12

Los Alamos scientists detect and track single molecules with nanoscale carbon cylinders

Researchers have now shown that semiconducting carbon nanotubes have the potential to detect and track single molecules in water. - 1/10/12

Los Alamos National Laboratory announces Top 10 science stories of 2011

Stories include alternative energy research, magnetic fields, disease tracking, the study of Mars, climate change, fuel cells, solar wind, and magnetic reconnection. - 12/23/11

Los Alamos scientists monitor Santa’s magical journey

Los Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken by St. Nick and his eight tiny and highly efficient reindeer. - 12/21/11

Collaboration to advance high-performance computing

LANL and EMC will enhance, design, build, test, and deploy new cutting-edge technologies to meet some of the most difficult information technology challenges. - 12/21/11

Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects

The team tried developing a computer model based on human neural structure and function, to do what we do, and possibly do it better. - 12/20/11

Seven Los Alamos scientists earn AAAS honors

The Fellows are Richard Sayre, John Gordon, Jeanne Robinson, Jaqueline Kiplinger, Bryon Goldstein, Alexander Balatsky and Quanxi Jia. - 12/15/11

Employees pledge record $2.8 million during 2012 employee giving campaign

Laboratory employee contributions will fund a wide range of programs offered by eligible nonprofit organizations. - 12/13/11

Los Alamos National Laboratory names new head of weapons programs

Bret Knapp has been acting in that position since June 2011. - 12/1/11

Christmas burst reveals neutron star collision

Called the Christmas Burst, GRB 101225A was freakishly lengthy and it produced radiation at unusually varying wavelengths. - 12/1/11

Los Alamos instrument to shine light on Mars habitability

The robust ChemCam system is one of 10 instruments mounted on the mission’s rover vehicle, named Curiosity. - 11/28/11

LANL scientists win two prestigious E.O. Lawrence Awards from the Department of Energy

Mark Chadwick and David Chavez are winners of 2011 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards - 11/28/11

Is Sustainability Science really a science?

The team’s work shows that although sustainability science has been growing explosively since the late 1980s, only in the last decade has the field matured into a cohesive area of science. - 11/22/11

Second highest-ranking U.S. military officer gets classified briefings

Winnefield was at Los Alamos to receive a wide variety of classified briefings that covered the broad spectrum of national security science at the Lab. - 11/17/11

Los Alamos researchers unravel the mystery of quantum dot blinking

Most exciting is that the Los Alamos researchers have shown that blinking can be controlled and even completely suppressed electrochemically. - 11/9/11

New Algal Research journal has LANL scientists at the helm

Algal Research will cover all areas of emerging technologies in algal biology, biomass production, cultivation, harvesting, extraction, bioproducts, and econometrics. - 11/8/11

LANL engineers help New Mexico small businesses

Charles Lucero and G. Loren Toole received Principal Investigator Excellence (PIE) Awards for assisting several New Mexico small businesses. - 11/1/11

Antibody library project could unlock mysteries of human gene function

By looking at antibodies, researchers can identify where, in a cell, genes are active and under what conditions they increase or decrease their expression. - 10/31/11

Experience hands-on halloween science Oct. 28 at Bradbury Science Museum

Are you ready for some spooky science? Then climb into your costume and head on over to the Bradbury Science Museum for "High-Tech Halloween!" - 10/24/11

LANL spinoff receives NIH grant for respiratory disease diagnostic device

Mesa Tech has been awarded a grant to develop an inexpensive, instrument-free, nucleic-acid testing device to diagnose various respiratory diseases in record time. - 10/19/11

Elizabeth Sellers appointed deputy director of LANL; Bechtel to announce new appointment for Ike Richardson next week

Sellers comes to the Laboratory with nearly 30 years of management experience. - 10/13/11

Algal Biology Program at Los Alamos gets a star

Richard Sayre, one of the nation’s top specialists in algae and energy-producing plant research, has joined LANL to help boost cutting-edge research. - 10/11/11

Ad Building demolition, recycling completed

Demolition of the Administration Building helps Los Alamos meet an NNSA directive to reduce its structural footprint, modernize its infrastructure, and provide workers with safe, energy-efficient facilities. - 10/11/11

LANL disassembles "pits," makes mixed-oxide fuel

LANL has successfully disassembled nuclear weapons "pits" and converted them into more than 240 kilograms of plutonium oxide. - 10/7/11

LANL sets TRU waste hauling record

TRU waste consists of clothing, tools, rags, debris, soil, and other items contaminated with radioactive elements, mostly plutonium. - 10/4/11

Los Alamos researcher nets Presidential Early Career Award

Evgenya Simakov has been named by President Barack Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. - 9/28/11

LANL announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipients

Ideum and OnQueue are the latest recipients of the awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund. - 9/26/11

LANL completes CRADA with Biomagnetics, Inc.

The CRADA was created to continue work on developing a commercial product that could detect a specific biomarker in urine that could aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection. - 9/23/11

Science museum opens two exhibits, hosts talk Sept. 27-29

The museum opens its "Fireset" and "A New Look at Trinitite" exhibits. - 9/22/11

LANL completes excavation of 1940s waste disposal site

The excavation removed about 43,000 cubic yards of contaminated debris and soil from the six-acre site. - 9/22/11

Museum Day at Bradbury Science Museum Sept. 24

Participating museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to anyone presenting a Smithsonian magazine Museum Day ticket. - 9/19/11

Lab to host annual LDRD Day September 13

Some of LANL’s most innovative scientists will explain and present their cutting-edge work to the public. - 9/6/11

LANL attracts 1,350 students this summer

The Lab attracted students from some 280 colleges and universities from across the nation and around the world. - 9/1/11

Earl Salazar named LANL tribal relations liaison

Previously a budget analyst for LANL's Chief Financial Officer Division, Salazar began working in his new capacity on August 22. - 8/25/11

Los Alamos achieves world-record pulsed magnetic field

Researchers have set a new world record for the strongest magnetic field produced by a nondestructive magnet. - 8/23/11

Las Conchas Challenge Grant Fund checks awarded

Checks totaling $57,934 presented to businesses from Los Alamos, Española, and Santa Fe that provided goods and services during the Las Conchas Fire. - 8/23/11

Thomas selected as American Chemical Society Fellow

Kimberly Thomas has become the first Los Alamos researcher to be named a Fellow. - 8/16/11

Los Alamos using NIH grant to study how social behaviors affect spread of disease

Connecting social media and epidemiological research will attempt to predict the future, i.e. people's social behavior during an epidemic, using Twitter. - 8/15/11

Nan Sauer Named Associate Director for Chemistry, Life, and Earth Sciences

Sauer has a distinguished track record as a research scientist with more than 60 publications and technical reports in archival journals. - 8/9/11

Awards recognize outstanding innovation in Technology Transfer

The award honors inventors whose patented invention exhibits significant technical advance, adaptability to public use, and noteworthy value to the mission of the Lab. - 8/8/11

Researchers use neutrons to spy on the elusive hydronium ion

A research team has harnessed neutrons to view for the first time the critical role that an elusive molecule plays in certain biological reactions. - 8/8/11

Los Alamos National Security, LLC partners with Los Alamos National Bank on Las Conchas Recovery Challenge Fund

LANS has given $50,000 as seed money to establish a fund at LANB. - 7/28/11

Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 15th Hazmat Challenge

The challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment. - 7/27/11

Los Alamos computer codes at core of advanced manufacturing tools

The computer codes used for predictive fluid modeling are part of the Los Alamos Computational Fluid Dynamics Library. - 7/27/11

Employees pledge $272,000 in LAESF scholarship drive

The drive encourages employees to donate to a fund that awards college scholarships to Northern New Mexico students. - 7/25/11

Imagine Education recognized for innovative approach to math education

Endeavored to remake the way middle-school math is taught through its first-of-its-kind, story-based, online math game, called Ko’s Journey. - 7/20/11

LANL installs additional protective measures

Work crews completed additional flood and erosion-control measures this week to reduce the environmental effects of any flash floods following the Las Conchas Fire. - 7/20/11

Researchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energy

Potential pretreatment method that can make plant cellulose five times more digestible by enzymes that convert it into ethanol, a useful biofuel. - 7/20/11

LANL completes high-priority flood and erosion control work

Crews installed 600 feet of water diversion barriers and removed more than 1,200 cubic yards of sediment in anticipation of flash flooding. - 7/11/11

LANL closes road, trails for safety reasons; flooding and erosion control work under way

Closure is in response to the increased fire risk and danger of flash flooding. - 7/8/11

Forest fire near Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Las Conchas fire burning in the Jemez Mountains approximately 12 miles southwest of the boundary of LANL has not entered Lab property at this time. - 6/26/11

Solar wind samples give insight into birth of solar system

Most of the Genesis payload consisted of fragile solar-wind collectors, which had been exposed to the solar particles over a period of two years. - 6/23/11

LANL earns three R&D 100 Awards

The technologies include a molecular beacon that targets specific nucleic acids, a spacer fluid for oil wells that shrinks when heated, and a better way to produce thorium. - 6/22/11

Los Alamos and NNSS team to resume critical experiments at new location

This experiment demonstrated the restoration of a national capability to perform critical operations that was lost with the closure in 2005 of Technical Area 18. - 6/17/11

Nonprofits receive monetary donations from LANS

The monetary donations from LANS are tied to the number of volunteer hours logged by employees and retirees through an organization called VolunteerMatch. - 6/16/11

Los Alamos National Laboratory announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients

LANL has selected Manhattan Isotope Technology, LLC and Vista Therapeutics, Inc. as recipients of $100,000 awards. - 6/15/11

Christina Behr-Andres named science advisor to governor

Behr-Andres will aid indevelopment and promotion of science and technology policies for economic and educational opportunities. - 6/9/11

Laboratory program helps small businesses

The free program, run jointly by Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, leverages the laboratories' expertise and capabilities to promote regional economic development. - 6/6/11

LANL reaches waste shipment milestone

The Lab surpassed 100,000 plutonium-equivalent curies of TRU waste shipped to WIPP, about one-third of the Lab’s total. - 5/31/11

Bradbury Museum's Supercomputing Exhibit Gets Updated

The updated exhibit interactive displays, artifacts from early computers, vacuum tubes from the MANIAC computer, and unique IBM cell blades from Roadrunner. - 5/19/11

LANL named 2010 top corporate volunteer organization

The Laboratory ranked ahead of dozens of other qualifying companies with 10,000 or more employees. - 5/18/11

Research questions reality of 'supersolid' in Helium-4

When cooled to temperatures below minus 452 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, helium-4 becomes a liquid—and an extraordinary liquid at that. - 5/17/11

Public to have rare opportunity to tour Neutron Science Center

Tour attendees can expect to see many facets of the LANSCE, including areas along the linear accelerator beam line, the control room area, and one or more experimental areas. - 5/10/11

Beard to lead Business, Operations Directorate; Girrens named head of Engineering

Beard came to Los Alamos in 2006 to help lead the Stockpile Manufacturing and Support organization. - 5/4/11

LAESF scholarships winners

Taos High School senior Majdolene Khweis received this year’s platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years. - 4/28/11

Parties agree to settle stormwater lawsuit

LANL announced it has reached a settlement that will result in the dismissal of a 2008 environmental lawsuit by nine citizens groups and individuals. - 4/27/11

Los Alamos National Laboratory accounts for nearly $3 billion of New Mexico’s economy

The Lab directly injected $1.6 billion into New Mexico’s economy, with an additional $1.3 billion resulting from indirect economic spending. - 4/27/11

Supercomputing Challenge top winners: Los Alamos schools

Cole Kendrick won the top prize for his research project, “Computer Simulation of Dark Matter Effects on Galaxy Rotation”. - 4/26/11

Say hello to cheaper hydrogen fuel cells

Laboratory scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells. - 4/22/11

Laboratory hosts Supercomputing Challenge April 25-26

The goal of the yearlong competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics. - 4/20/11

Kennedy memorabilia unveiled at Bradbury Science Museum

Museum visitors can see the manipulator grips the President held when he remote-handled radioactive materials inside the hot cell at the CMR facility. - 4/19/11

Preliminary study assesses potential impact of seismic event at Los Alamos

New or proposed facilities are designed to meet the latest seismic response criteria. - 4/15/11

Los Alamos scientists propose new theory for development of turbulent magnetic reconnection

This new theory was developed to better explain recent large-scale three-dimensional kinetic simulations that describe the physics of this process. - 4/15/11

Christine Anderson-Cook: An outstanding New Mexico woman

Cook recognized for her technical leadership in statistics, extensive professional service at the national level, and mentorship of nearly 70 students. - 4/14/11

LANL selects two small businesses for water monitoring work

The two companies selected are TerranearPMC, LLC and Eberline Services, Inc. - 4/12/11

LANL sponsors Quality New Mexico performance excellence conference April 19, 2011

Quality New Mexico helps New Mexico organizations improve their performance. - 4/12/11

LANL's Torres is NNSA Security Professional of the Year

Torres is part of a team that is upgrading the Defense Nuclear Security office’s policies and budget management tools. - 4/8/11

Manhattan Project truck unearthed at landfill cleanup site

A LANL excavation crew working on a Recovery Act cleanup project has uncovered the remnants of a 1940s military truck buried in a Manhattan Project-era landfill. - 4/8/11

LANL researchers improve path to producing uranium compounds, candidates for advanced nuclear fuels

Enhance the ability to develop advanced nuclear fuels in a safer, simpler manner. - 4/7/11

LANL, Sandia celebrate success at New Mexico Small Business Assistance fest

The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program is celebrating “10 Years of Innovation” - 4/4/11

The drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorter

Researchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane. - 3/21/11

LANL announces new senior leadership position, associated organizational restructuring

Paul Henry named principal associate director for capital projects. - 3/18/11

Apply by March 31 for nontraditional student scholarship

The scholarship will provide funds to employees or students pursuing a certificate, a two-year-degree, or a baccalaureate degree at NNMC. - 3/16/11

New Human Resources division leader selected

Donna J. Hampton has been named the new Human Resources Division leader. - 3/15/11

Zerkle to lead LANL’s Information Technology organization

Information Technology is responsible for departmental computing, software and software applications, and computing networks and infrastructure. - 3/14/11

Director's commitment to diversity recognized

Profiles in Diversity Journal is recognizing Director Michael Anastasio for his commitment to workplace diversity. - 3/11/11

Frontiers In Science public lectures: Harvesting energy from air

Includes a discussion on research that engineers are conducting to increase turbine power output and make them last longer. - 3/10/11

Lab captures five Society for Technical Communication awards

Reducing Global Threats through Innovative Science and Technology rendered as a deck of playing cards, earned a Distinguished Technical Communication award. - 3/8/11

Stellar science unveiled at space conference

The Laboratory will be represented in more than 20 papers to be given at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston. - 3/8/11

Lab wins six NNSA Pollution Prevention awards

The Laboratory has captured awards for projects ranging from energy savings to creating fuels from algae. - 3/7/11

Dry lake reveals evidence of Southwestern ‘megadroughts’

A portion of the research indicates that an ancient period of warming may be analogous to natural present-day climate conditions. - 2/28/11

Intelligence team given national honor

A team known as the LANL Field Intelligence Element is being honored with the Department of Energy Exceptional Service Award. - 2/28/11

LANL to certify automated influenza surveillance system

A compact automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality. - 1/31/11

New LANL scholarship supports returning students

Scholarship for students who plan to return to formal education after taking a break. - 1/24/11

Lab completes Recovery Act-funded demolition

The building was the largest of the 24 demolished at LANL’s historic Technical Area 21. - 1/19/11

LANL selects New Mexico firm to support design of new waste staging facility

Weidlinger-Navarro Northern New Mexico Joint Venture selected to perform architectural and engineering work. - 1/18/11

Alan Bishop selected as Institute of Physics Fellow

The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding, and application of physics. - 1/18/11

AAAS and LANL announce 2010 Fellows

William S. Rees, Jr. has been awarded the distinction of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. - 1/11/11

Michael Anastasio to retire in June as Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory

Anastasio has served as LANL director since June 2006. - 1/5/11

Bradbury Science Museum announces winter opening hours

Museum will be closed on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2011). - 12/21/10

LANL announces Top 10 science & technology developments of 2010

Top 10 developments based on major programmatic milestones, strategic potential, scholarly accounts, and associated news coverage. - 12/20/10

Lab scientists track Santa’s magical journey

Los Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken by Old St. Nick and his reindeer. - 12/20/10

Lab completes record year for environmental cleanup

Personnel conducted more field investigations and cleanup campaigns than ever and completed a record number of Lab shipments to WIPP. - 12/16/10

Research Library teams shares 2010 Digital Preservation Award

Winning for their development of Memento—a unique computer architecture that uses a basic feature embedded in the standard HTTP protocol to allow web browsers direct access to archived copies of web pages. - 12/15/10

LANL selects local small business for post-Recovery Act cleanup contract

Los Alamos Technical Associates to perform follow-on cleanup work through 2014 at the site of the world’s first large-scale plutonium processing lab. - 12/14/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory purchases nearly $1 billion in goods and services last fiscal year

The Laboratory also exceeded its goals for purchases made by small businesses in Northern New Mexico, the state and the country. - 12/6/10

Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory

The research could aid in development of new antibiotics used to fight multidrug resistant superbugs such as MRSA found in many U.S. hospitals. - 12/2/10

Los Alamos Neutron Science Center gets capacity boost

The facility can simulate the effects of hundreds or thousands of years of cosmic-ray-induced neutrons in a single hour. - 12/2/10

LANL debuts hybrid garbage truck

The truck employs a system that stores energy from braking and uses that pressure to help the truck accelerate after each stop. - 11/19/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.5 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofits

The Laboratory employee contributions will fund a number of United Way agencies and programs as well as other eligible nonprofit organizations. - 11/18/10

Five selected as Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows

The five researchers are Brenda Dingus, William (Bill) Louis, John Sarrao, Dipen Sinha and Giday Woldegabriel. - 11/16/10

FBI officer accepts LANL counterintelligence post

Cloyd has most recently served as assistant director of the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters. - 11/10/10

Scientists produce transparent, light-harvesting material

The material could be used in development of transparent solar panels. - 11/3/10

Los Alamos National Security awards protective force contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory to SOC Los Alamos

The contract is for three years with two one-year extension options and has a value of about $251 million. - 10/28/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum scares up Halloween fun

High-Tech Halloween kicks off Los Alamos County’s “Halloweekend,” which includes the Chamber of Commerce’s “Trick or Treat on Main Street.” - 10/25/10

Five Los Alamos researchers receive 2010 LANL Fellows Prize

Researchers are Sergei Tretiak, Geoffrey S. Waldo, Kerry Habiger, Clifford Unkefer and Tammy P. Taylor. - 10/19/10

Consortium to design human trials of mosaic HIV vaccine

The vaccine represents a novel strategy for fighting the virus that causes AIDS by attempting to address one of the most daunting challenges in HIV vaccine design. - 10/18/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory receives Department of Energy environmental sustainability award

EStar awards recognize excellence in pollution prevention and sustainable environmental stewardship. - 10/14/10

Security demo at Sunport October 13

The tool distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft. - 10/8/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Safety Short program wins Department of Energy Innovation Award

The Lab’s Safety Short products address practices that promote the well-being of every Lab worker throughout each day, both at work and at home. - 10/7/10

Renewable energy is focus of New Science on Wheels programs offered by Bradbury Science Museum

The classes are designed to generate interest in science and renewable energy by students at schools throughout Northern New Mexico. - 9/21/10

Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian’s Museum Day September 25

Participating museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to anyone presenting a Smithsonian Museum Day ticket. - 9/21/10

Mars mission laser tool heads to JPL

Curiosity will carry the newly delivered laser instrument to reveal which elements are present in Mars’ rocks and soils. - 9/21/10

Understanding of solar wind structure might be wrong

The plasma particles flowing from the Sun and blasting past the Earth might be configured more as a network of tubes than a river-like stream. - 9/7/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory attracts record number of students this summer

More than 1,300 students interned in both technical and nontechnical fields. - 9/7/10

Lab to host second annual LDRD Day September 8

The event provides an opportunity for people to see some of the most exciting research currently underway at the Laboratory. - 9/2/10

Lab obtains approval to begin design on new radioactive waste staging facility

The 4-acre complex will include multiple staging buildings plus an operations center and a concrete pad for mobile waste characterization equipment. - 9/1/10

Climate researcher McDowell receives Fulbright Scholar Award

The Fulbright Program is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” - 8/31/10

Awards recognize outstanding LANL Tech Transfer

Awards were given for distinguished accomplishments in patenting, copyright, licensing, programmatic impact, and regional impact during fiscal year 2009. - 8/23/10

Lab sets new record for waste shipments

LANL completing its 132nd transuranic (TRU) waste shipment of fiscal year 2010 to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. - 8/20/10

Laboratory employees collect backpacks, school supplies for area school children

Employees donated more than 1,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies, including pencils, pens, and notebooks. - 8/20/10

Mimicking the Moon’s surface in the basement

The table-top simulation helped confirm that the Moon is inherently dry. - 8/4/10

Lab completes first Recovery Act cleanup project

The $13 million project involved demolition of an 18,000-square-foot former nuclear fusion research facility. - 8/4/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged for progress in safety excellence by Department of Energy

Merit is a status for DOE contractors with highly effective safety programs who commit themselves to attain Star status within a five-year period. - 8/4/10

LANS Venture Acceleration Fund announces "Call for Ideas"

VAF invests in creating and growing Northern New Mexico businesses that have an association with Los Alamos National Laboratory technology or expertise. - 8/2/10

Zurek awarded Albert Einstein Professorship Prize

Prize honors Ulm's connection with Albert Einstein, who was born in the city in 1879. - 7/30/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 14th Hazmat Challenge

The challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment. - 7/22/10

Researchers use light to create rare uranium molecule

Uranium nitride materials show promise as advanced nuclear fuels due to their high density, high stability, and high thermal conductivity. - 7/12/10

Lab captures five R&D100 awards for 2010

Technologies include a greener explosive, superconducting and ultraconducting wires, a super high-speed camera, and a way to get fuel from algae with sound waves. - 7/8/10

Recovery Act milestone: Excavation begins at Manhattan Project landfill

The six-acre site contains a series of trenches used from 1944 to 1948 to dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous trash from Manhattan Project labs and buildings. - 7/1/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory again top contributor to United Way of Santa Fe County

Employees and LANS, LLC donated $113,000 to the United Way of Santa Fe County’s giving campaign. - 7/1/10

Recovery Act funds advance cleanup efforts at Cold War site

A local small business, ARSEC Environmental, LLC, of White Rock, NM, won a $2 million task order in April to perform this work. - 6/29/10

Laboratory program helps small businesses

The NMSBA allows for-profit small businesses to request technical assistance that capitalizes on the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories. - 6/23/10

Haiti earthquake survivor to speak

Christa Brelsford, a LANL student employee, was almost instantly trapped and partly crushed in the falling concrete of a building. - 6/14/10

SAGE mission to Venus

Researchers are planning a laser tool that will rapidly measure the surface, and beneath the surface, of the planet whose hostile environment will likely destroy the lander after a few hours of operation. - 6/11/10

Nearly 200 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLC

The monetary donations are being made to the nonprofits as a result of the volunteer efforts of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees. - 6/7/10

Los Alamos expertise integral to Nuclear Energy Innovation Hub

The information gained through this effort will help extend the life and improve the efficiency of the existing U.S. nuclear reactor fleet and could help lead to the design of safer, longer-lasting materials in next-generation reactors. - 6/3/10

Glimpse of heavy electrons reveals “hidden order”

The remarkable breakthrough helps validate theory behind the observed increase in specific heat of the material. - 6/3/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory to host forum June 16

Area business owners can learn about planned construction projects and potential economic opportunities at a community forum. - 5/28/10

Los Alamos-Argonne partnership will aid understanding of complex materials

An intimate understanding of complex materials that lie at the heart of pharmaceuticals or even nuclear weapons can occur more quickly and efficiently thanks to the agreement. - 5/27/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory to host robot rodeo

Teams compete in events and simulations that may include having their robots remove bombs from the inside of aircraft, rescuing injured first responders and navigating obstacle courses. - 5/21/10

Fifty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships

Escalante High School senior Estevan Trujillo is the recipient of this year’s platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years. - 5/3/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory participates in National Lab Day to increase awareness of science across the nation

Connecting teachers and students with scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and industry professionals across the country is the goal of National Lab Day. - 4/29/10

Melrose High trio named top team in 20th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge

Each student receives a check for $1,000. The team also received the Crowd Favorite Award—and $100—as selected by student participants, teachers, and mentors. - 4/27/10

Laboratory technologies ENDURE™ SCR Catalyst and Hyperion Power Module garner Federal Laboratory Consortium awards

The annual awards recognize successful efforts by federal laboratory employees to transfer government-developed technology to commercial industry. - 4/27/10

Students descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 26-27 for Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony

The goal of the yearlong competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics. - 4/21/10

Laboratory awards final Recovery Act demolition contracts

The two winning bidders will each demolish a portion of the remaining unused buildings at the Lab’s historic Technical Area 21. - 4/20/10

Earth Day event showcases LANL energy work

The public is invited to learn about projects in energy conservation, generation, research, and management at an Energy Town Hall April 21. - 4/19/10

Los Alamos National Laboratory communicators capture numerous awards from Society for Technical Communication

Three Los Alamos entries garnered Distinguished Technical Communication awards, the competition’s highest award category. - 4/15/10

Learn about business networking opportunities at Los Alamos National Laboratory small business forum April 20 in Española

Small business owners can get first-hand information about doing business with Los Alamos National Laboratory. - 4/9/10

Tri-Lab Directors' statement on the Nuclear Posture Review

The directors of the three Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories issued the following statement on the Nuclear Posture Review. - 4/9/10

New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program to recognize outstanding companies at Innovation Celebration

Nine companies that participated in the program in 2009 will be honored for their outstanding achievements. - 4/6/10

Carbon nanostructures—Elixir or poison?

A LANL toxicologist and a team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from “fullerenes”—soccer-ball-shaped, cage-like molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms. - 3/31/10

Investor and entrepreneur visits Los Alamos for Open Coffee

Brad Feld, a renowned early-stage investor and entrepreneur, will attend a meeting of the Open Coffee Club networking event. - 3/29/10

Safer nuclear reactors could result from Los Alamos research

Self-repairing materials within nuclear reactors may one day become a reality. - 3/25/10

Washington Post editor David E. Hoffman talks about new book, The Dead Hand

The Dead Hand tells, from both the American and the Russian perspectives, of the end of the Cold War arms race and its legacy of peril. - 3/22/10

LANL awards Recovery Act contract worth up to $100 million

TerranearPMC, LLC will haul demolition debris and soils from LANL’s Recovery Act cleanup projects for disposal in licensed facilities. - 3/10/10

Director's Colloquium March 18 Large Hadron Collider

Lyndon Evans of CERN will talk about the most complex scientific instrument ever built—the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). - 3/10/10

LANL exceeds early Recovery Act recycling goals

Lab demolition projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have recovered more than 136 tons of recyclable metal since work began last year. - 3/8/10

Laboratory announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients

Simtable and Southwest Bio Fuels as recipients of $100,000 awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund. - 3/8/10

LANL gets young women involved in math and science at 31st Expanding Your Horizons Conference April 6

The young women will participate in hands-on activities in such fields as astronomy, robotics, forensics, chemistry, and earth science. - 3/4/10

HIV vaccine strategy expands immune responses

Two teams of researchers have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys. - 3/3/10

Laboratory Fellow Rusty Gray named president of TM

George T. “Rusty” Gray III was selected as 2010 president of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. - 2/24/10

LANL Medal recipient George Cowan, 90, presents memoirs at talk, book signing February 25 in Los Alamos

Scientist, businessman, and philanthropist George Cowan will talk about his new book, Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute. - 2/17/10

Laboratory increases shipments of waste to WIPP repository

The campaign will eliminate LANL’s existing backlog of approximately 1,500 drums of legacy transuranic waste awaiting shipment to WIPP. - 2/11/10

Cyber sleuths face off

Computer specialists will meet for a grueling week that combines state-of-the-art training with opportunities to team up, solve relevant cyber problems, and attack one another. - 2/10/10

Five Los Alamos researchers receive Early Career Awards

Andrew Gaunt, Christopher Mauger, Nathan G. McDowell, Evgenya Smirnova, and Tsuyoshi Tajima were among 69 early-career scientists selected. - 1/21/10

LANL to play key role in biofuel development

LANL to create a proof-of-concept system for commercializing algae-based biofuels or other advanced biofuels that can be transported and sold using the nation’s existing fueling infrastructure. - 1/14/10

LANL announces Top 10 science stories of 2009

Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones. - 1/8/10

Attune acoustic focusing cytometer brings technology developed at LANL to the marketplace

Life Technologies Corporation recently announced the release of the AttuneTM Acoustic Focusing Cytometer. - 1/7/10

Science satellites seek Santa

Los Alamos scientists will use two advanced science satellites to mark the course taken by the elfin traveler. - 12/16/09

Eleven nonprofit organizations receive community giving grants from Los Alamos National Security, LLC

The organizations received grants for projects that range from a summer camp for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to providing winter coats and shoes for needy children. - 12/15/09

Unique LANL pathogen detector gains corporate partner

LANL has executed an agreement with Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corporation (BMGP) for the further development of a diagnostic tool known as an optical biosensor. - 12/14/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.3 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofits

The Laboratory employee contributions will fund a number of United Way agencies and programs as well as other eligible nonprofit organizations. - 12/1/09

Lab begins demolition of Cold War-era buildings

More than 165,000 square feet of former research, production, and office buildings will be demolished. - 12/1/09

Lab receives $25,000 for Math and Science Academy from Chevron Energy Technology Company

The program is conducted by LANL in cooperation with its regional education, business, and government partners. - 11/30/09

Lookman and Moore named 2009 LANL Fellows Prize recipients

The Fellows organization includes some of the Laboratory’s most prominent scientists. - 11/23/09

Scientists use Roadrunner supercomputer to unravel the mysteries of exploding stars

Scientists use supercomputer to model a fundamental process in physics that could help explain how stars begin to explode into supernovae. - 11/16/09

New funding will stimulate alternative energy research

The Laboratory recently received notice that it has received ARRA funding to participate in four geothermal projects with Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico Tech, and the University of Utah. - 11/16/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory names six scientists as 2009 Fellows

Antoinette “Toni” Taylor, Stephen Becker, Joachim Birn, Lowell Brown, Patrick Colestock, and Samuel “Tom” Picraux have been designated 2009 LANL Fellows. - 11/5/09

LANL breaks ground on key sediment control project

Called “grade-control” structures, the approximately $2 million features are up to eight feet high and made of rocks packed tightly into wire enclosures. - 11/5/09

Laboratory adds a sixth R&D 100 Award to its 2009 count

This year’s awards bring the Los Alamos total to 113 since the Laboratory first entered the competition in 1978. - 11/4/09

LANL sponsors Recovery Act Job Fair

The fair was aimed at filling current and future positions with subcontractors working on environmental cleanup under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. - 10/30/09

Scientists use world's fastest computer to model materials under extreme conditions

Materials scientists are for the first time attempting to create atomic-scale models that describe how voids are created, grow, and merge. - 10/30/09

Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to explore magnetic reconnection

The focus is to understand the three-dimensional evolution of thin electrical current layers where magnetic reconnection initially develops. - 10/30/09

Zerkle wins Governor’s Distinguished Public Service award

The award recognizes outstanding contributions to public service and the improvement of government at all levels by private citizens and government employees. - 10/29/09

Scientists use world's fastest computer to simulate nanoscale material failure

With this new tool, scientists can better study what nanowires do under stress. - 10/29/09

Scientists use world's fastest computer to understand nonlinear physics of high-power lasers

To achieve fusion scientists must put as much laser energy on target as possible. - 10/28/09

Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary tree

Researchers are using the supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas. - 10/27/09

Neutron stars is focus of Los Alamos National Laboratory Frontiers in Science lectures

Lectures are intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research at the Laboratory. - 10/27/09

Scientists use world’s fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universe

The model aims to look at galaxy-scale mass concentrations above and beyond quantities seen in state-of-the-art sky surveys. - 10/26/09

Science at the Petascale: Roadrunner results unveiled

The Roadrunner system is now beginning its transition to classified computing to assure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. - 10/26/09

At LANL-sponsored networking forum, businesses make their pitch for Recovery Act work

One key goal of the Recovery Act is to provide jobs and opportunities for Northern New Mexicans. - 10/22/09

Standards for a new genomic era

A team of geneticists has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing information. - 10/21/09

Stopping executions, saving computers with new malware detection tool

A computer tool that allows the machine to identify malicious executable files without being exposed to their harmful actions. - 10/21/09

IBEX satellite finds ribbon-like structure at edge of heliosphere

The NASA IBEX mission has sent back data that indicates a “noodle soup” of solar material has accumulated at the outer fringes of the heliosphere bubble. - 10/15/09

NNSA and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board certifications free up $47 million in previously allocated funding

The DNFSB and NNSA required the CMRR project to address specific design issues related to safety. - 10/2/09

Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution

The discovery reveals the biology of the first stage of human evolution better than anything seen to date. - 10/1/09

LANL demolishes first containment dome at disposal area

It once housed thousands of drums of radioactive waste that have been shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal. - 9/30/09

Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian’s Museum Day September 26

Museums and cultural institutions open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine subscribers and Smithsonian.com visitors. - 9/21/09

"Artificial" brains, electrical grids, and disease modeling: Los Alamos science discoveries unveiled September 15

The event is an opportunity for business leaders and community members to learn about where science is heading, as well as for students to discover potential new career directions. - 9/8/09

Los Alamos technology strikes a chord with algal biofuels

Sound-wave technology is helping Solix Biofuels, Inc. optimize production of algae-based fuel in a cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally benign fashion. - 9/2/09

Laboratory to change vehicle traffic-screening regimen at vehicle inspection station

Lanes two through five will be open 24 hours a day and won’t be staffed by a Laboratory protective force officer. - 9/1/09

Hydrogen storage gets new hope

A new method for “recycling” hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles. - 9/1/09

LANL awards subcontracts for architectural and engineering services

The businesses are Lopez Engineering, Inc.; Merrick & Company; Mosaic-STC, A Joint Venture; Professional Project Service, Inc.; Vigil Enterprises, Inc.; and Weidlinger-Navarro Northern New Mexico Joint Venture. - 8/28/09

High-efficiency solid-state lighting and superconductor research receives funding

Each project will be funded for up to three years. - 8/28/09

Frontiers in Science lectures focus on radiography and its contributions to advancing science, medicine

Christopher Morris explains how X-rays, protons, and naturally occurring cosmic rays can be used to see through opaque objects. - 8/21/09

Regional companies eye growth

Adaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc., and ThermaSun Inc. were awarded from the Venture Acceleration Fund. - 8/21/09

Bret Knapp to head combined Weapons Engineering, Weapons Physics Directorates at Los Alamos National Laboratory

New leadership position will allow for greater integration in the planning and execution of the stockpile stewardship program. - 8/18/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory names cleanup subcontractors

The three companies are Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA), Portage Inc., and ARSEC Environmental, LLC (ARSEC). - 8/14/09

Lab announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipients

Adaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc., and ThermaSun Inc. selected as recipients of awards. - 8/11/09

Los Alamos National Security creates mentor-protégé agreements with two veteran-owned businesses

New mentor-protégé agreements with SDV Construction and Trillacorpe Construction. - 7/30/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists will codirect $14.5 million National Center for Systems Biology

The new Spatiotemporal Modeling Center is funded by a $14.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences. - 7/28/09

Charles McMillan to lead Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Weapons Program

He will provide oversight and direction for the nuclear weapons program at Los Alamos to accomplish the Laboratory’s core mission - 7/28/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors Hazmat Challenge

The challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment. - 7/27/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory receives Recovery Act funds

Recovery Act funds will go toward environmental compliance and cleaning up Cold War-era buildings slated for demolition. - 7/21/09

Laboratory snags five R&D 100 awards

Winning Laboratory projects are MagViz, the SIMTECHE CO2 Capture Process, Lasonix, TeraOps Software Radio, and the Artificial Retina Project. - 7/21/09

Los Alamos National Security invests in Santa Fe Community College Foundation

The new center is an educational and training facility for alternative energy and green jobs. - 7/16/09

White House honors Los Alamos physicist’s early career work

Ivan Vitev has received a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). - 7/10/09

Laboratory, Valles Caldera sponsor environmental science event

The Summer Environmental Science Program lets students explore a wide range of science-related topics in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. - 7/9/09

Final remote-handled waste canister leaves Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Laboratory began shipping the canisters exactly one month ago and averaged four shipments per week. - 7/2/09

Laboratory issues statement on Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment report

This is an important document, and we take it seriously. - 6/25/09

William Rees appointed to new Global Security leadership position at Los Alamos National Laboratory

A new position that elevates the importance of the Lab’s work in key program areas, including non-proliferation, intelligence support, defense, nuclear counterterrorism, and homeland security. - 6/16/09

Frontiers in Science Lectures focus on saving energy through superconductivity

Dean Peterson discusses the science of high-temperature superconductivity in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures. - 6/12/09

Fast pandemic detection tool ready to fight flu

Researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1). - 6/9/09

Tom Harper receives cyber security award

The Charlene Douglass Memorial Award recognizes an individual’s expertise, dedication, and significant contributions to information security. - 6/8/09

Milestone reached: Waste shipment leaves Los Alamos National Laboratory

The material, known as “remote-handled transuranic waste” (RH-TRU), has been stored at the Laboratory since 1995. - 6/2/09

Los Alamos National Security supports community nonprofits

Nonprofit organizations are receiving more than $80,300 as a result of the volunteer efforts of LANL employees and retirees. - 6/1/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory again top contributor to United Way of Santa Fe County

Laboratory employees and Los Alamos National Security, LLC donated $170,000 to the United Way of Santa Fe County’s 2008-2009 giving campaign. - 5/14/09

Solar and nuclear energy expertise to be enhanced by research centers

Los Alamos will be home to two new Energy Frontier Research Centers through a five-year funding commitment by DOE. - 5/12/09

Area schools get new computers through Los Alamos National Laboratory, IBM partnership

Northern New Mexico schools are recipients of fully loaded desktop and laptop computers. - 5/8/09

David Telles wins NNSA Security Professional of the Year award

The award recognizes one federal employee and one contractor employee whose contributions to the security programs within the NNSA enterprise exemplify the highest ideals of public service. - 5/7/09

LANL scientists named SIAM Fellows for their contributions to mathematics

James M. “Mac” Hyman, Alan S. Perelson, David H. Sharp and Burton B. “Burt” Wendroff are new Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. - 5/4/09

Breaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuels

Researchers have discovered a potential chink in the armor of fibers that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant materials so tough. - 4/22/09

Albuquerque trio wins Supercomputing Challenge

Erika DeBenedictis, Tony Huang, and Chris Hong from La Cueva High School captured the top prize in the 2009 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge. - 4/21/09

Lab seeks ideas for Venture Acceleration Fund

Projects selected will support LANL’s core missions and provide a significant opportunity for new company formation or growth in New Mexico. - 4/20/09

Earth Week event all about energy

People all across Northern New Mexico can learn about how they can play a role in energy research and energy and fuel conservation at an upcoming Energy Town Hall. - 4/16/09

Los Alamos National Lab awards $753 million in contracts

These subcontract awards for products and professional services demonstrate the Laboratory’s continued investment in New Mexico small businesses. - 4/16/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory captures eight NNSA Pollution Prevention awards

The awards are based on an NNSA-wide competition that acknowledges pollution prevention, recycling, and affirmative procurement accomplishments. - 4/15/09

Students showcase research at 19th Supercomputing Challenge Expo at Los Alamos National Laboratory

The goal is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics, and instill enthusiasm for science. - 4/14/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory cosponsors April 13 construction forum in Albuquerque

Companies big and small can learn about upcoming construction projects and procurement opportunities. - 4/7/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory cosponsors 30th Expanding Your Horizons conference

The young women will participate in hands-on activities related to fields, such as astronomy, aerospace, chemistry, and earth science. - 3/16/09

Gordon wins NNSA Safety Professional of the Year award

Gordon displayed outstanding leadership in electrical safety, both at the Laboratory and across the Department of Energy. - 3/12/09

Los Alamos researchers create ‘Map of Science’

A high-resolution graphic depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave behind when they retrieve information from online services. - 3/11/09

Search for Earth-like planets includes LANL star analysis

The mission will not only be able to search for planets around other stars, but also yield new insights into the parent stars themselves. - 3/6/09

Los Alamos identifies internal material control issue

The error relates to internal inventory and accounting that documents movement of sensitive materials within a small portion of Technical Area 55. - 2/26/09

Mike Lansing and Chris Cantwell named new associate directors

Lansing was named associate director for Safeguards and Security and Cantwell is associate director for Environment, Safety, Health & Quality. - 2/26/09

Research highlights potential for improved solar cells

Research has shown that carrier multiplication is a real phenomenon in tiny semiconductor crystals and not a false observation born of extraneous effects that mimic carrier multiplication. - 2/10/09

Los Alamos National Security awards grants to 24 nonprofits in Northern New Mexico

The grants were specifically awarded to support the efforts of Lab employees whose volunteer work with nonprofit organizations encourages a vibrant quality of life in the area. - 2/5/09

Lab scientists Burns, Hay named new AAAS Fellows

The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. - 2/3/09

Los Alamos notifies employees, visitors of possible beryllium exposure

Current and former Laboratory employees and contractors who either worked at or visited the facility have been—or are in the process of being—notified. - 1/28/09

Lab announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients

Retriever Technology, Elemetric Instruments, Star Cryoelectronics, and Veezyon are recipients of awards. - 1/7/09

New airport liquid analysis system undergoes testing at Albuquerque International Sunport

A new tool that distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft. - 12/16/08

Study finds radioactivity around Los Alamos largely due to natural sources

The study was subsequently peer reviewed externally by scientists at Colorado State University and internally within the Lab. - 12/10/08

Brain Teasers traveling exhibit opens at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum

The interactive exhibit is a collection of more than 20 puzzles and mind benders. - 12/4/08

Laboratory announces 2008 Fellows

Robert C. Albers, Paul A. Johnson and Kurt E. Sickafus recognized for contributions. - 12/4/08

Los Alamos National Laboratory ships last of high-activity drums to WIPP

The November shipment was the final delivery this year to the Carlsbad plant, which is scheduled to undergo facility maintenance through mid-January. - 11/25/08

Laboratory names new deputy director

Isaac “Ike” Richardson has been selected to be the new deputy director, effective February 1, 2009. - 11/25/08

Los Alamos scientists see new mechanism for superconductivity

Researchers have posited an explanation for superconductivity that may open the door to the discovery of new, unconventional forms of superconductivity. - 11/24/08

Los Alamos observatory fingers cosmic ray ‘hot spots’

The research calls into question nearly a century of understanding about galactic magnetic fields near our solar system. - 11/24/08

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and LANS partner to record $2 million in pledges for local United Way programs

The employee contributions along with the LANS match support the United Way of Northern New Mexico, United Way of Santa Fe County and other qualifying nonprofit organizations. - 11/20/08

Los Alamos supercomputer remains fastest in world

The latest list of the TOP500 computers in the world continued to place the Roadrunner supercomputer as fastest in the world running the LINPACK benchmark. - 11/18/08

HIV vaccine research focus of Laboratory-sponsored talk

Ruy Ribeiro talk explores the mechanisms of HIV infection, puts them in the context of vaccine development, and summarizes current efforts to date to create an effective HIV vaccine. - 11/13/08

Lab contractor awards LANL Foundation $3 million

To provide educational enrichment and educational outreach funding for a wide variety of education programs in the seven Northern New Mexico counties. - 10/29/08

Los Alamos imager aboard IBEX space mission

This is the first in a new series of talks that will focus on the emerging scientific field of quantitative biology. - 10/17/08

Where do dogs come from?

This is the first in a new series of talks that will focus on the emerging scientific field of quantitative biology - 10/16/08

Laboratory awards subcontracts to small businesses

A company owned and operated by Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo will soon be providing custodial support services to the Lab. - 10/15/08

Lab grants Decision Sciences Corporation exclusive commercial license for muon tomography

Muon tomography uses naturally occurring cosmic-ray muons to detect and identify concealed nuclear threat materials based on their atomic number and density. - 10/7/08

Laboratory begins environmental sampling in townsite

Environmental assessment of areas that have been or could have been affected by Laboratory operations from the days of the Manhattan Project to the early 1970s. - 9/25/08

Smithsonian’s Museum Day at Bradbury Science Museum

Museum Day is when museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine subscribers and Smithsonian.com visitors. - 9/22/08

Los Alamos shares Nano 50 award for directed assembly

Nano 50 Awards recognize “the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted, or will impact, the development of nanotechnology.” - 9/3/08

Lab announces selection of partner for Venture Acceleration initiative

The initiative is a pilot program aimed at strategically spinning off technology-based companies from the Lab with emphasis on establishing new businesses in Northern New Mexico. - 9/2/08

Magnetism and superconductivity observed to exist in harmony

Physicists have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity are necessary for each other’s existence. - 8/28/08

Approaches to renewable energy storage focus of Frontiers in Science talk

Albert Migliori will give the series of public talks, titled, “Use It, Lose It, or Save It: The Science of Renewable Energy Storage.” - 8/21/08

Los Alamos National Security, LLC helps fund Domenici Scholarship

The monies will be used to provide seven annual scholarships, one for each of the seven counties that the LANL Foundation serves. - 8/14/08

Networks of the Future: Extending our senses into the physical world

The picture of a future with wireless sensor networks is quickly coming into sharper focus through the work of Laboratory computer scientist Sami Ayyorgun. - 8/13/08

Lab scientists shed light on heavy electrons

Their findings hold the potential to provide new insight into superconductivity that could dramatically change the efficiency, for example, of power generation and storage. - 7/31/08

Ancient galactic magnetic fields stronger than expected

With powerful telescopes and sophisticated measurements, the team probed back in time to see the ancient universe as it existed some 8 to 9 billion years ago. - 7/23/08

Builders place final beam in first phase of CMRR Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Austin Commercial Contractors LP of Dallas received the “design-build” contract. - 7/22/08

Lab partners with local company to market protein technology

Theranostech Inc. honed its skills in protein purification by developing an efficient test for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). - 7/14/08

Laboratory hosts 12th annual HAZMAT Challenge

Teams from New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arizona will demonstrate their hazardous materials response skills and learn new HAZMAT techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment. - 7/14/08

Electronic structure of superconductivity refined

A team of physicists propose a new model that expands on a little understood aspect of the electronic structure in high-temperature superconductors. - 7/10/08

Lab seeks ideas for Venture Acceleration Fund

The fund will provide investments of up to $100,000 to facilitate projects with regional entrepreneurs, companies, investors, or strategic partners. - 7/9/08

Los Alamos National Laboratory, LANS develop new mentor-protégé agreements

LANS, LLC recently entered into mentor-protégé agreements with North Wind, Inc. and Performance Maintenance Inc. - 7/8/08

Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies capture prestigious R&D 100 awards

Winning Laboratory projects are the 3-D Tracking Microscope and Laser-Weave technology. - 7/3/08

Astronomy Days lectures begin July 8 at Bradbury Science Museum

Didier Saumon leads off the series with a talk about extrasolar planets and brown dwarf stars. - 7/2/08

Roadrunner supercomputer puts research at a new scale

Los Alamos researchers are using the computer to mimic extremely complex neurological processes. - 6/12/08

Lab seeks Venture Acceleration initiative partners

The Venture Acceleration Initiative is a pilot program to strategically spin off from the Lab start-up companies with emphasis on establishing new businesses in northern New Mexico. - 6/9/08

Los Alamos Biosafety Committee will hold meeting June 10

The committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all proposals, activities, and experiments involving an organism or product of an organism that presents a risk to humans. - 6/5/08

Battling bird flu by the numbers

Lab theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza H5N1 is poised to spread globally. - 5/27/08

Bomb squads saddle-up for Robot Rodeo

Rodeo events include a fun obstacle course and tests of skill, finesse, and endurance for both robot and operator. - 5/15/08

Turning fungus into fuel

A spidery fungus with a voracious appetite for military uniforms and canvas tents could hold the key to improvements in the production of biofuels. - 5/4/08

Albuquerque duo wins Supercomputing Challenge

Erika DeBenedictis and Tony Huang captured the top prize during the 2008 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge award ceremony. - 4/22/08

Laboratory to host Supercomputing Challenge April 21-22

The goal is to increase knowledge of science and computing; expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics; and instill enthusiasm for science in middle- and high-school students. - 4/16/08

Continental breakup and the dawn of humankind

In the newest “Frontiers in Science” lecture series, geologist Giday WoldeGabriel will discuss the intriguing fossil findings from an African rift valley. - 3/31/08

Los Alamos technology to be featured on CSI: NY

The multipurpose “sampler gun” rapidly collects and tracks radiological, chemical, and biological samples in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms. - 3/27/08

Los Alamos technologies help scientists detect, record & interpret ‘monster’ burst of gamma rays

The burst was detected by NASA's Swift satellite. - 3/21/08

Los Alamos National Laboratory medical plan to cover PMC services

United Healthcare has agreed to retroactively treat Physicians Medical Center of Santa Fe (PMC) as an in-network facility. - 3/13/08

Language of a fly proves surprising

Researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes in the world around it. - 3/10/08

Saturn’s moon rhea sports a dusty halo

Cassini is carrying among its instruments a pair of ion-mass and ion-beam spectrometers built by Los Alamos National Laboratory. - 3/6/08

Girls learn about careers in math and science

Expanding Your Horizons is designed to introduce girls to a variety of careers that require math and science backgrounds, and to stress the importance of taking math and science classes during high school. - 3/5/08

Satellite stories featured in Lab lecture series

Space adventures will be featured in the upcoming Frontiers in Science lecture series “Small Satellites on a Shoestring: The LANL Experience.” - 2/14/08

Synthetic fuel concept to steal CO2 from air

Lab has developed a low-risk, transformational concept, called Green Freedom™, for large-scale production of carbon-neutral, sulfur-free fuels and organic chemicals from air and water. - 2/12/08

Los Alamos wins 2008 Pollution Prevention awards

Winner of two Best-in-Class Pollution Prevention awards and six Environmental Stewardship awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration. - 2/7/08

Laboratory disputes citizens’ lawsuit

Lab officials expressed surprise to a lawsuit alleging noncompliance with the federal Clean Water Act filed today by citizens groups. - 2/7/08

Los Alamos National Laboratory to begin DARHT 2 operations

The Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test facility has officially become “dual” with authorization to begin full power operations of Axis 2. - 1/29/08

Los Alamos names new head of stockpile manufacturing and support

Carl Beard is the new associate director for stockpile manufacturing and support. Beard has held this position in an acting capacity since June 2007. - 1/22/08

Earthquake 'memory' could spur aftershocks

Los Alamos researcher and his colleagues have shown that seismic waves can induce earthquake aftershocks, often long after a quake has subsided. - 1/3/08

Science satellites scour skies for Santa

Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, scientists will use two advanced science satellites to mark the path of the elfin traveler. - 12/20/07

The quest for a new class of superconductors

Research teams from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University are suggesting another mechanism for the still-mysterious phenomenon. - 12/20/07

Los Alamos National Laboratory to work on nuclear design, plutonium research and development, and supercomputing

LANL selected as preferred alternative site for plutonium research, development, and limited manufacturing, along with nuclear weapons design and engineering, and supercomputing. - 12/18/07

Collaboration yields ‘The Right Glasses’ for observing mystery behavior in electrons

The research may lead to a better understanding of superconductors or development of better materials for powering high-speed electronics. - 12/13/07

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