N Square Launches Game Design Competition To Address Nuke Risks
Courtesy/N Square
GAMING COMMUNITY News:
Nuclear proliferation remains one of the most vexing and complex issues of our time. Though the Cold War ended long ago, today’s nuclear security situation is more volatile than ever. But with such a huge challenge comes an even bigger opportunity for innovation, and who better to tackle this issue than the gaming community, known for their creativity and collaborative problem solving.
A new design competition is calling on innovators to save the world, in real life, by inspiring creative solutions and novel approaches that foster greater understanding Read More
UbiQD Named Top High-Growth Company And Job Creator In NNM; Closes Round Of Financing
UbiQD Director of Applied Physics Dr. Matt Bergren, left, and UbiQD Founder and President Dr. Hunter McDaniel hold jars of quantum dots illuminated by blue LED flashlights. The lox-toxicity, low-cost quantum dot manufacturer has a manufacturing facility in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
- Honored With Northern New Mexico 20/20 Award
UbiQD, LLC, a low-toxicity, low-cost quantum dot manufacturer, has been recognized with a Northern New Mexico 20/20 Award that identifies high-growth companies driving regional economic growth.
This award follows on the heels of a general upswing Read More
100+ Women Who Care Honor LAMC CEO Feliciano Jiron; Fund Nine Behavioral Health Initiatives
From left, Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Debbie Shelton, Johanna Jiron, Marvel Harrison, Feliciano Jiron, Mary Beth Maasson and Kristy Orgeta. Los Alamos Medical Center and its CEO Feliciano Jiron are honored at a special gathering Thursday at Unquarked for assisting 100+ Women Who Care to fund nine behavioral health initiatives within the Los Alamos community. The women raised $20,000 to fund the programs with the help of a $10,000 match from United Way of Northern New Mexico and about $2,000 from LAMC. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The only man in a room full of women at Read More
Scenes From Uli’s Annual Fall Fashion Show
Beautiful Los Alamos women and a handsome man model the latest trends at Uli’s annual Fall Fashion Show Thursday at 800 Trinity Dr. Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Staff Report
Each year Uli and her staff host a variety of events including fashion shows.
Thursday’s annual Fall Fashion Show drew a large crowd to 800 Trinity Dr., in Los Alamos. The event featured a group of local models showing off new fall fashions. Following the show, which featured everything from casual weekend styles to formalwear, Read More
Helping New Mexico Small Businesses Earns Recognition For Los Alamos National Lab Employees
Don Quintana, left, and Pulak Nath after winning their Principal Investigator Excellence (PIE) awards for their work helping small businesses through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program. Courtesy photoUSPTO Opens Regional Office In Dallas
Dignitaries cut the ribbon Monday to officially open the permanent location for the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office, which will serve New Mexico. Courtesy photoJourney To The South Pacific At Fuller Lodge Travel Night Dec. 3
Spectators watch a fiery show on the rim of Mt. Yasur, Vanuatu
TRAVEL News:
On a cold December evening in Los Alamos, escape to the South Pacific if only for a short time, to learn more about the natural beauty, cultural heritage, and variety of activities that the region has to offer.
Join Los Alamos travel specialist Colette Levine of Journey Pacific for a free “South Pacific Travel Information Evening” 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at Fuller Lodge.
Levine and other representatives from Journey Pacific, as well as special invited guests from Vanuatu Tourism and Fiji, will take you
Los Alamos Co+op Appoints Interim GM
Co+op Interim General Manager Toby Haag
Co+op News:
The Los Alamos Co+op Market Board appointed its Grocery Manager Toby Haag interim general manager Wednesday.
Haag will be working closely with the National Co+op Grocers (NCG) to run the Co+op. Los Alamos Co+op Market’s former General Manager Scott Brelsford died unexpectedly last week. He had arranged for NCG to offer its industry expertise to return the Co+op to a position of financial health.
“Toby brings a wealth of grocery and management experience to his new role and the Board looks forward Read More
First National Announces New Executive Hires
New First National Vice President/Senior Retail Operations Officer James KitzmillerLos Alamos National Laboratory To Study Future Computing Technology Capabilities
D-Wave’s newest quantum processor is over 1000 qubits – about double the size of its previous generation processor, and far exceeding the size of any other quantum processor. Courtesy/D-Wave
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is exploring the future of computing by critically evaluating quantum annealing technology through the acquisition of a 1000+ quantum bits (qubits) D-Wave 2X™ system.
D-Wave is a company that specializes in the development, fabrication, and integration of superconducting quantum annealing computers.
“Eventually Moore’s Read More
