Laboratory flips the mercury 'off' switch

Mercury, that silvery liquid metal ubiquitous in switches, pressure gauges and thermometers, is an environmental bad-boy and toxic to humans through inhalation, skin contact and ingestion. Full story...

Catch a gravitational wave at Director's Colloquium Thursday

How energy warps space-time and causes distortion of gravitational waves is the subject of a Director's Colloquium at 1:10 p.m., Thursday, in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3. Full story...

Documentation requirements for unclassified foreign visits and assignments

General Security LIR (406-00-01) Attachment 5 "Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments" contains requirements that must be implemented when an uncleared national conducts work at or visits the Laboratory. Full story...

Thinning crews are working in Pajarito Acres area

Forest-thinning work associated with the Laboratory’s Cerro Grande Rehabilitation Project begins this week in the White Rock area south of the Pajarito Acres subdivision and east of N.M. 4. Full story...

UC Regents approve additional retirement funds

The University of California Board of Regents approved additional retirement funds for eligible UC employees by way of a special retirement account. Full story...