Strategic Initiatives

Community Relations
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Los Alamos scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences
Brenda Dingus and Thomas Terwilliger elected by peers in prestigious scientific organization

Lab Director Thom Mason discusses new construction standards, need for efficiency with NM business leaders
Federal Business Opportunities Forum connects Los Alamos National Laboratory to a range of service providers

Dalvit named fellow of Optica photonics society
Physicist recognized for advancing the science of light with his quantum expertise

How the Lab helped bring hydrogen power to Northern New Mexico
When a small electric cooperative needed assistance getting its new energy product off the ground, Los Alamos National Laboratory was there to help

Laboratory employees donate 337,518 meals across 9 Northern New Mexico counties
Annual drive fights food insecurity through donated dollars, food and time

Los Alamos National Lab hosts small-business event
Technical assistance available through program that has provided expertise to over 3,000 New Mexico businesses

Mission-Focused ST&E
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Venado's yearlong voyage powers vital AI science
Part three: the supercomputer can help predict materials failure

New design aims to make more fuel-efficient and higher performance modular nuclear microreactors
The new microreactors could quickly provide power for a range of commercial and military uses

Is terraforming Mars possible?
A new paper in Nature Astronomy looks at the science

Accelerating the future of plastic reduction and upcycling
Hundreds of thousands of enzyme variants screened to find the best one

Venado's yearlong voyage powers vital AI science
The supercomputer has made a profound impact

New quantum dot advancements hold promise for solar energy and photochemistry
Los Alamos researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum dot technology, significantly raising this technology’s ability to convert light into energy or chemical products
Mission Operations
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New wireless system keeps the Lab running during outages
Fiber line cut did not impact Los Alamos National Lab thanks to microwave tech

Nationwide recovery of radioactive devices by Los Alamos National Lab hits major milestone
Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”

Website changes

University of Michigan, Lab to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center
This U-M press release highlights how a partnership expands research collaboration

Los Alamos National Lab gets a perfect score on hazardous waste management
New Mexico Environment Department’s evaluation results in zero violations

AI breakthrough creates images from nothing
Innovative framework that generates images from nothing can enable new scientific applications

Nuclear Security
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U.S. Energy Secretary Wright makes first visit to Los Alamos National Lab, calls it America’s ‘national security brain trust’
Site tour covered Weapons, AI, supercomputing and more

Register Feb. 19-26 for a behind-the-fence tour of Manhattan Project National Historical Park this spring
Tours take place May 13-15

Laboratory economic impact 2024: Over $1B spent with New Mexico businesses; $1.96B in employee salaries

Nuclear Weapons Council commemorates pit production milestone
Visit to Los Alamos National Lab highlights commitment to deterrence

Los Alamos conducts first critical experiment using high assay low enriched uranium in decades

Los Alamos team develops ‘game-changing’ approach to explosives testing
More modern method a fundamental leap forward in safety