LANL: New 3D Atomistic Imagery Created Of SARS-CoV-2 Shows How Virus Uses Spike Protein To Fuse With And Infect Human Cells
Molecular simulations of the coronavirus spike protein enable the first visualizations of the region of the spike that anchors to human host cells (called the fusion region). Multiple angled views of the spike protein (green) are superimposed, illustrating the dynamic nature of the fusion region (bulb shaped region towards bottom), overlaid with experimental data determined from cryogenic electron microscopy (shown in cyan). Red sections are glycan molecules. Courtesy photo
LANL News:
New computer models and simulations from Los Alamos National Laboratory are showing researchers Read More
New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP) Seeks Deep Tech Innovators For Second Cohort
Inaugural New Mexico LEEP Fellows, from left, Kam Wai ‘Cliff’ Chan, OAM Photonics; Kristina Trujillo, TNeuroPharma; and Srikanth Kodeboyina, Blue Eye Soft. Applications are open through April 25 for the for the 2nd NM LEEP cohort. Courtesy/LACDC
LACDC News:
The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC), in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, has opened applications for the second cohort of the New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP).
The program is a two-year Fellowship aimed at attracting deep-tech Read More
N3B Los Alamos Awards Scholarships To Local Students
Alyssa Aguilar
N3B News:
Alyssa Aguilar, a student at Northern New Mexico College, along with Daniel Tafoya and Jimmy Wheeler, both students at University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, were each awarded a $9,000 Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship by N3B Los Alamos in late February.
N3B and its parent companies, Huntington Ingalls Industries and BWXT Technologies (BWXT), along with critical subcontractor partners Longenecker & Associates and Tetra Tech, established the Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship to attract talented students into Read More
Heinrich And Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Prohibit Federal Funding For Private Interim Nuclear Waste Storage
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and August Plfuger (R-Texas) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to prevent private interim nuclear waste storage sites from becoming de facto permanent nuclear waste storage facilities.
Both New Mexico and Texas have objected to the placement of these storage facilities in their states.
The legislation prohibits the use of federal funds from being used to carry out any activities that would lead to the Read More
Luján, Crapo Lead Colleagues In Letter Urging Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Extension And Expansion
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Congressional Leadership to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program in any upcoming spending package.
The letter urges extension before the program sunsets later this year. The RECA program, originally passed in 1990, compensates individuals exposed to radiation from aboveground nuclear weapons tests, as well as those who mined, milled, and transported uranium.
Senators Luján and Crapo introduced bipartisan Read More
NNSA Field Office Proposes Construction, Upgrades To LANL Live Fire Range, Publishes Floodplain Assessment
LANL News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is proposing new construction and upgrade activities in lower Sandia Canyon at Technical Area (TA) 72 at the Outdoor Live Fire Range facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The proposed upgrades are to improve range safety to help fulfill the mission requirements of maintaining a trained and qualified armed Protective Force.
The project activities within the 100-year floodplain include:
- Installation of eight permanent flagpoles;
- Installation of weatherproof electronic range status board;
- Removal of a backstop
DOE/NNSA: Statement Of Findings Issued For West Road Post & Cable Fencing Project
DOE/NNSA News:
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for proposed installation of post and cable or in-kind barriers along West Road at selected locations near the Los Alamos County ice-skating rink in Los Alamos Canyon.
The proposed project is intended to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety on West Road by reducing traffic hazards associated with unsafe roadside parking and reduce wildland fire hazards associated with vehicles driving and parking on vegetation. West Read More