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LANL: Modified Quantum Dots Capture More Energy From Light And Lose Less To Heat

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 7, 2019

Doping a quantum dot with manganese (right half of graphic) speeds the capture of energy from a hot electron to 0.15 picoseconds, outpacing losses to phonons in the crystal lattice. Courtesy/LANL

 

LANL News:

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers discover a new approach for capturing energy from light-generated, ‘hot’ electrons, avoiding wasteful heat loss

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have synthesized magnetically-doped quantum dots that capture the kinetic energy of electrons created by ultraviolet light before it’s wasted as heat.

 

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LANL: Ancient Oasis Once Existed On Mars … New Findings From ChemCam Show Dynamic Climate

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 7, 2019

The ChemCam – short for ‘chemistry’ and ‘camera’ – sits atop NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. It shoots a laser at Martian rocks to analyze their chemical make-up, which gives researchers clues into the planet’s past habitability. The instrument was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in conjunction with the French space agency. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech

 

LANL News:

 

The surface of Mars was once home to shallow, salty ponds that went through episodes of overflow and drying, according to a paper published today in Nature Geoscience.

 

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NMEDD Announces New Members Of Technology Research Collaborative Board

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 7, 2019
 
NMEDD News:
 
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s (NMEDD) Science and Technology Division has named new board members for the Technology Research Collaborative (TRC).
 
The TRC was formalized in 2003, with the goal of promoting technology commercialization in New Mexico, increasing high-paying jobs and diversifying the economy.
 
In Fiscal Year 2020, the TRC will serve as mentors to science & technology businesses in New Mexico. The board’s short-term goals include leveraging its expertise to assist businesses applying
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Udall Secures Protections For Chaco Canyon Area In Major Interior & Environment Funding Bill

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 7, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), has lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, announced that the Fiscal Year 2020 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes language for the preservation and safekeeping of the area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
 
The bill, which passed committee unanimously, and now heads to the full Senate, includes report language directing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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National Park Service And Partners Announce $12.6 Million In Save America’s Treasures Grants

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 7, 2019
Built in the late 1820s, Hill House was the first home built on the farm of prominent Southern novelist and short-story writer, Flannery O’Connor. The home was restored through a Save America’s Treasures grant in 2010. Courtesy/Hill House, Flannery O’Conner’s Andalusia, Georgia College & State University, 2018
 
NPS News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The National Park Service (NPS) announced $12.6 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to assist funding 41 preservation and conservation projects in 23 states.
 
The NPS, in partnership with the Institute of Museum
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Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Generate $7.4 Billion In GDP And 129,000 Jobs In 2018

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 5, 2019
17 Alfred St. storefront in Biddeford, Maine. Photo by Trent Bell
 
NPS News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― According to the Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research, the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program contributed more than $14.4 billion in output in terms of goods and services to the U.S. economy and added $7.4 billion in gross domestic product in Fiscal Year 2018.
 
The program is administered by the National Park Service and the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with State Historic Preservation Offices. 
 
“Historic
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Daily Postcard: Fall Comes To Downtown Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 5, 2019

Daily Postcard: Fall colors decorate the trees along Central Avenue Friday in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Fall colors highlight trees Friday on Central Avenue near Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Fall colors are visible in trees along Bathtub Row Friday near Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

PEEC: Discover Sound Of Spacetime This Weekend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 4, 2019
Explore gravitational wave astronomy at 7 p.m. today, Oct. 4, at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
 
Watch the new full-dome film ‘Superpower Dogs’ at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. The film is brought to Los Alamos by Pet Pangaea LLC. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
In 2015, we looked at the universe with new eyes (or perhaps new ears is more accurate!), when LIGO detected gravitational waves for the first time.
 
Since then, LIGO has detected ripples in spacetime coming from a growing zoo of 29 astrophysical events: mainly the collisions of black holes and
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Four Local Science & Tech Startups Receive Awards

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 4, 2019
NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) Office of Science and Technology announced that four New Mexico companies, including Biodidact in Los Alamos, will receive Innovation Voucher Grants to help their businesses grow by covering eligible expenses at a state certified incubator, a business accelerator, or a state approved co-working space.
 
“These grants help small start-up companies at a critical stage of growth,” Deputy Cabinet Secretary Jon Clark said. “We look forward to assisting these businesses as they mature and add high-tech jobs
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Lunch With A Leader: Shane Woolbright Oct. 15

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 3, 2019
LWV News:
 
The League of Women Voters monthly community event, Lunch with a Leader, is 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Mesa Public Library.
 
This month’s speaker is Shane Woolbright. His talk will cover the dangers of global warming that few people have seen nor considered.
 
Before his talk, Woolbright will spend some time understanding our local utility and its generation resources and Los Alamos’ contributions to pollution and climate change. Then he will discuss local actions and finish with the proposal that affects all New Mexican, which is growth in population and the
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BLM Plans Prescribed Burns Near Tres Piedras

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 3, 2019
BLM News:
 
TAOS ― Beginning Oct. 8 and continuing for up to 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burns on approximately 1,735 acres in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument.
 
The burns are on the east side of Cerro Montoso, 12 miles northeast of Tres Piedras and on the south side of Cerro del Aire (Wind Mountain), four miles northeast of Tres Pierdras. Smoke may be visible from highways US 285 and US 64.
 
The purpose of the project is to improve forest health in ponderosa pine and piñon/juniper woodlands, by reducing flammable accumulations of
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Water Distribution Affects Exoplanets Habitable Zone

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 3, 2019
Earth is an example of an aqua planet that maintains its water in a habitable zone. This image of Earth taken by the spacecraft Galileo shows its vast Pacific Ocean. Courtesy/NASA/JPL
 
Mars is an example of a potentially Earth-like planet that lost its liquid water and atmosphere. Courtesy/NASA/JPL/USGS
 
AGU News:
 
Earth-like exoplanets with dry tropical regions can remain habitable at a closer distance to their host star than previously thought, a new study suggests.
 
Because life on Earth requires liquid water, researchers looking for life beyond Earth’s solar
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NWS: Today’s High Near 70; Tonight’s Low Around 50

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 3, 2019

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 70 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 50 with an 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9 p.m. Courtesy/NWS

The National Weather Service forecasts the chances of precipitation today around the state. Courtesy/NWS Read More

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