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10-Nov-2020
Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico State University sign agreement for joint appointments
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason and Chancellor Dan Arvizu of New Mexico State University (NMSU) today announced the signing of a new institutional agreement to enable joint appointments.
9-Nov-2020
Fallen trees become firewood for local pueblos
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
On a recent Friday, trucks were lined up early near the Los Alamos National Laboratory fire station as tribal members of San Ildefonso, Cochiti, Jemez, and Santa Clara Pueblos waited for their turn to pick up their shares of more than 150 cords of wood.
9-Nov-2020
Los Alamos works to make better, more recyclable plastics with new BOTTLE consortium
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with four other national laboratories and four academic institutions in a new program to tackle the problem of plastic pollution.
2-Nov-2020
New Los Alamos National Laboratory spin-off aims to put nuclear reactors in space
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
A new agreement hopes to speed along a nuclear reactor technology that could be used to fuel deep-space exploration and possibly power human habitats on the Moon or Mars. Los Alamos National Laboratory has signed an agreement to license the 'Kilopower' space reactor technology to Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes), also based in Los Alamos, NM.
29-Oct-2020
Los Alamos scientists find a way to quickly test rust on graphene-protected cars, planes, ships
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Trace amounts of graphene could create a decades-long protective barrier against oxygen corrosion for cars, aircrafts, and ships--but evaluating its effectiveness has been a challenge, until now.
22-Oct-2020
Los Alamos National Laboratory named a top employer by Latina Style
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory was selected as one of the 2020 Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work in the U.S. by LATINA Style Inc. The Lab ranked 33 out of 50, based on 2019 data.
20-Oct-2020
Los Alamos National Laboratory brings next-generation HPC to the fight against COVID-19
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed the installation of a next-generation high performance computing platform, with aim to enhance its ongoing R&D efforts in support of the nation's response to COVID-19.
14-Oct-2020
Six Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists elected 2020 Fellows of the American Physical Society
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Six Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society this year. The Lab's 2020 APS Fellows are Luis Chacon, Andrea Favalli, Ralph Menikoff, Andrea Palounek, Nikolai Sinitsyn, and Blas Uberuaga.
13-Oct-2020
Evelyn Mullen named American Nuclear Society Fellow
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Evelyn Mullen, chief operating officer for Global Security at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was named a fellow of the American Nuclear Society for her leadership in nuclear national security and ensuring the nation's experimental capability in nuclear criticality.