LANL: Ancient Oasis Once Existed On Mars … New Findings From ChemCam Show Dynamic Climate
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.
These findings result Read More
NMEDD Announces New Members Of Technology Research Collaborative Board
Historical Society Screens ‘The Burning Ground’ Oct. 8
HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
A screening of “La Tierra Quemada” (The Burning Ground) will be presented Oct. 8 in Fuller Lodge as part of the Los Alamos Historical Society’s Lecture Series.
Cary Skidmore will present this 54-minute documentary video produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory to recount the circumstances of its most devastating explosives accident, Oct. 14, 1959.
Skidmore will conduct a brief question and answer period following the video.
Explosives operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s S-Site were at a feverish pace that undergirded the frenzy of Cold War nuclear Read More
Call Goes Out For LANL Foundation Scholarships
LANL FOUNDATION News:
ESPAÑOLA— Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is accepting applications for 2019 scholarships in two categories: four-year undergraduate awards and Career Pathways awards.
Four-Year Undergraduate Degree Scholarships
High school seniors enrolling in or undergraduates currently attending an accredited post-secondary educational institution in pursuit of a four-year degree in any field of study may apply.
Awards range from $1,000 to $20,000, and one application in this category automatically allows students to be considered for any scholarship Read More
BSMA: Trinity Site Myths & Things You Might Not Know
Jim Eckles leading a tour at the Trinity Site, will speak on the subject at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. Courtesy/BSMA
BSMA News:
The basic events of Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb was tested on July 16, 1945, have been told and retold in dozens upon dozens of books, articles and television features.
Jim Eckles also has written about Trinity Site but has the perspective of conducting innumerable tours of the site and meeting veterans of the test since 1977. He will explain that the dunes at White Sands National Monument were NOT bleached by the atomic blast, that the soldiers at Base Read More
Chamber Breakfast: LANL’s Rebecca Rutherford Presents ‘Cyber Security For Small Business’ Talk Oct. 10
Ribbon Cutting For Bradbury Science Museum Association’s New Gadgets Shop Location Thursday
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the new location of the Bradbury Science Museum Assocation’s Gadgets Muesum Shop with a ribbon cutting 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10.
The new location is in the Defense Gallery inside the Bradbury Science Museum at 1350 Central Ave.
The new Gadgets Muesum Shop was made possible through the generous support of Kent and Roger Waterman, in memory of their parent’s Robert and Alice Waterman. The Watermans moved to Los Alamos in 1947 when Robert was hired by the Atomic Energy Commission as a security guard. The couple Read More
