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NNSA and Los Alamos National Laboratory begin depressurization of waste containers
Plan to depressurize waste containers is safe and rigorously vetted by independent experts
Students from across New Mexico learn about STEM careers this summer
Organized by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the free Summer Physics Camp is instructed by more than 150 volunteer scientists and other experts
Los Alamos National Lab employees donate $45K for school supplies
Northern New Mexico students head back to school with needed tools
Investors, scientists and community members invited to Los Alamos Demo Day July 30
Register now for free afternoon of deep-tech presentations from national laboratory entrepreneurs at Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavillion
Bradbury Science Museum’s Trinity test exhibit opens July 15
See artifacts related to the world's first nuclear detonation through Nov. 16
Mission-Focused ST&E
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Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks commercialization partners for Plasma Liner Experiment
Partnership proposals are due Oct. 4
A Los Alamos partnership seeks to expand the reach of hydrogen fuel cell technology
The Laboratory and Advent Technologies are developing Ion Pair Membrane Electrode Assemblies to operate in a wider array of applications for hydrogen fuel cells
AI tensor network-based computational framework cracks a 100-year-old physics challenge
THOR AI breaks curse of dimensionality in statistical mechanics calculations
Los Alamos technologies that ‘transform groundbreaking research’ win R&D 100 Awards
Winning innovations put real-world tools into hands of policymakers, industry
Quantum computers tackle a century‑old math puzzle
A Los Alamos scientist has shown that quantum algorithms can be used to factor group representations — a problem central to particle physics and many other fields — that was thought to be infeasible for computers at any practical scale
Accelerator could produce commercial tritium for fusion from nuclear waste
Domestic supply of tritium could provide economic and efficiency advantages
Mission Operations
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How Los Alamos National Laboratory is addressing ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS
With this nationwide contaminant of concern, the Lab is ahead of the curve
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
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