LANL: Wiring Reconfiguration Saves Millions For Trinity Supercomputer
The first row of cabinets for the new Trinity supercomputerat Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- New wiring, prefab tray cables and aluminum power cables reduce cost and time
A moment of inspiration during a wiring diagram review has saved more than $2 million in material and labor costs for the Trinity supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The Laboratory’s High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities team, led by Data Center Manager Ron Velarde of HPC-Design (HPC-DES), discovered the potential to re-engineer Cray’s initial wiring diagram Read More
Letter To The Editor: New WIPP Accident Theory Implausible
A new theory advanced by Charles Bowman that a hydrogen deflagration caused the 2014 WIPP accident is implausible. This theory was reported in the Aug. 11, 2016 print edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post. It contains errors and omissions that should be corrected.
I spent most of my 30+ years of corporate experience dealing with TRU waste. As the manager of the LANL plutonium analysis section, I had hands-on generation of portions of LANL’s TRU waste. Under contract to Sandia National Labs, I led a LANL team to conduct Read More
LANL Student Symposium At UNM-LA 1-4 p.m. Aug. 3
LANL students will occupy the UNM-LA campus 1-4 p.m., Wednesday. Courtesy/LANLLANL students will occupy the UNM-LA campus 1-4 p.m., Wednesday to share some highlights from their recent internship experiences.
Community members are welcome to come visit with students and learn more about their recent accomplishments and achievements. More than 200 posters will be featured at this year’s event representing an expansive breadth of cutting edge research and engineering projects.
Community members are encouraged to stop by between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at UNM-LA. Read More
National Science Foundation Awards Quantum Dot Company UbiQD SBIR Phase I Grant To Pursue Licensed Solar Energy Technology
The UbiQD team celebrates the opening of its new quantum dot manufacturing facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico July 29, 2016. From left, Board Members Dudley McDaniel and Colin Cumming, Director Karthik Ramasamy, Founder and President Hunter McDaniel, Board Member Katharine Chartrand, Director Aaron Jackson and Director Matt Bergren. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
- The grant is one of many recent developments for the expanding New Mexico-based company
UbiQD, LLC, a New Mexico-based quantum dot manufacturer, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by Read More
WIPP Mine Rescue Team Wins Field Competition National Championship
The WIPP Blue Mine Rescue Team poses with their national championship trophy in the field competition. Front row from left, Ty Zimmerly, Kirk Nance, Heath Fowler, Richard (Stik) West and NWP President and Project Manager Phil Breidenbach. Back row from left, , DOE Carlsbad Field Office Mine Operations Manager Kenny Padilla, Ed Kyser, Manny Marquez, Nico Dominguez, Chris Dominguez, Lance Turnbow, Gary Kessler and NWP Emergency Operations and Security Manager David Stuhan. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Blue Mine Rescue Team captured top honors in the field Read More
Scenes From UbiQD Grand Opening In Los Alamos And An Inside Look At The New Facility
UbiQD Chairman of the Board, Founder and President Hunter McDaniel, center, with colleagues cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of UbiQD during Friday’s windy afternoon at 134 Eastgate Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A crowd gathers Friday afternoon for the grand opening of UbiQD at 134 Eastgate Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The red ribbon was officially cut Friday afternoon on UbiQD at 134 Eastgate Dr., a development stage limited liability company founded in 2014 to commercialize low-cost and low-toxicity quantum dot technologies. The
NASA’s Kepler Mission Verifies 1,284 New Planets
This artist’s concept depicts select planetary discoveries made to date by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Image by W. Stenzel/NASANASA News:
NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date.
“This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. “This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a star much like ours, we can eventually discover another Earth.”
Analysis was performed on the Kepler space telescope’s July 2015 planet Read More
