LANL Critical Watersheds On Exhibit At White House Water Summit
A tree just down canyon from Richard Middleton’s house. Photo by Richard Middleton
San Juan and Colorado River basins. The San Juan River basin is host to a range of complex climate, disturbance, and energy-water challenges. The basin supplies water for multiple gas and coal-fired power plants and hydropower, vast oil and gas production, widespread irrigation, and urban areas. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Daily Post
A Los Alamos National Laboratory project was included in a White House celebration of the 23rd annual United Nations World Water Day Tuesday.
The Read More
LANL: Novel Water-Removal Technique Boosts Performance Of Carbon Nanomaterials
LANL News:
- ‘Transformational implications’ for fuel cells and batteries
New research illuminating water’s critical role in forming catalysts for oxygen reduction in materials has revealed the key to designing next-generation carbon nanomaterials with enhanced performance for fuel cells and batteries.
“The implications of understanding water’s role in achieving high-performance layered materials for energy generation and storage devices will be transformational,” said Gautam Gupta of the Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices group at Los Alamos National Read More
LANL’s New Issue Of 1663 Magazine Available Now
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LANL News:
The new issue of the 1663 magazine is now available.
In this issue:
- Upgrading high explosives with 3D printing
- Atomtronic circuitry with waves of atoms on wires of light
- Manipulating RNA to make bacteria do our bidding
- Tamper-evident seals to keep tabs on nuclear materials
- Seeking new strong magnets to support green technology
- …and more
ABOUT THE NAME
During World War II, all that the outside world knew of Los Alamos and its top-secret laboratory was the mailing address PO Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico. That box number, still part of our address, symbolizes our historic Read More
White House To Host Water Summit … Los Alamos Watershed Research Among Featured Projects
LANL News:
On Tuesday, March 22—World Water Day—the Administration will host a White House Water Summit to raise awareness of the national importance of water and to highlight new commitments and announcements that the Administration and non-Federal institutions are making to build a sustainable water future.
A project from Los Alamos National Laboratory will be among the research areas featured.
Safe, sufficient, and reliable water resources are essential to the functioning of every aspect and sector of U.S. society, including agricultural and energy production, industry and economic Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory And Seagate Heat Up Data Archiving For Supercomputers
LANL News:
- Better alternative to “cold storage” promises to keep data accessible to improve research
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos) are researching a new storage tier to enable massive data archiving for supercomputing.
The joint effort is aimed at determining innovative new ways to keep massive amounts of stored data available for rapid access, while also minimizing power consumption and improving the quality of data-driven research.
Under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, Seagate and Los Alamos Read More
UWNNM Raises Grant Funding To $620,000 Thanks To Generosity Of Contributors
UWNNM Executive Director Kristy Ortega, left, with nonprofit organization representatives at Tuesday’s annual grant meeting in the conference room at Los Alamos National Bank. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Los Alamos Family Council Program Director Cheryl Pongratz, RE/MAX owner Chris Ortega, UWNNM Board President Steve Boerigter and UWNNM Executive Director Kristy Ortega at the Business After Hours event at RE/MAX. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, LACDC Marketing Manager Ryn Herrmann, MainStreet Executive Director Suzette Fox and Read More
Los Alamos – Japan Initiative 2016
HISTORICAL MUSEUM News:
Los Alamos Historical Museum staff is busy making final preparations for a March 24 trip to Japan to increase cultural understanding between the communities of Los Alamos, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
“Museums are in a unique position to facilitate discussion of difficult subject matter in non-threatening ways,” said Los Alamos Historical Museum Director Judith Stauber. While New Mexico and Japan share a history connected by world-changing events, on a societal level, cultural controversy still exists. Museum-to-museum relationship building can help overcome Read More
