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17-Feb-2021
Perseverance rover takes New Mexico to Mars
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
When NASA's Mars Perseverance rover touches down on the surface of Mars on Feb. 18, a bit of New Mexico will land along with it, thanks to work done at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
25-Jan-2021
Newly identified tiny mineral named for Los Alamos and U. Wisconsin scientists
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
A vanishingly tiny mineral is being named for two scientists who have revolutionized the analysis of mineral samples. Xuite (pronounced "zoo-ite"), the newest member of the nano-mineral pantheon, is named in honor of Los Alamos National Laboratory mineralogist Hongwu Xu and the University of Wisconsin's Huifang Xu.
11-Jan-2021
Physicists can apply to work for Rosen Scholar Fellowship at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Experimental and theoretical scientists seeking an opportunity to pursue research in neutron scattering, dynamic materials, isotope production, and both applied and basic research in nuclear physics at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) can apply to the Rosen Scholar Fellowship.
21-Dec-2020
Los Alamos study hopes to characterize and optimize ventilator treatment for COVID-19
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Cross-disciplinary scientists and engineers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are working to learn how Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV) helps clear mucus from blocking the airways of the human lung, a common reaction to the Covid-19 virus.
9-Dec-2020
AI reveals first direct observation of rupture propagation during slow quakes
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Using a trained neural network and data from the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey, a research team led by Los Alamos National Laboratory revealed the first direct observation of rupture propagation during a slow earthquake.
24-Nov-2020
AAAS and Los Alamos announce 2020 Fellows
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Five Los Alamos scientists have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
23-Nov-2020
DisrupTECH features superior plastics recycling, smart software, predictive mapping
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Cutting-edge technologies ranging from more effective plastics recycling to using AI for systems monitoring were recently showcased by a select group of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists to businesses and investment groups as part of the Laboratory's annual DisrupTECH event.
16-Nov-2020
Los Alamos announces details of new computational storage deployment
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory announced an industry-first computational storage deployment targeting a next-generation storage system for HPC sited at Los Alamos.
12-Nov-2020
The Secret City: Project Y mobile app is back
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is proud to announce the re-release of The Secret City: Project Y, the app that lets you explore Los Alamos in New Mexico as it was during the Manhattan Project.