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Council Unanimously Approves Resolution Endorsing Naming US Naval Submarine USS Los Alamos

James Nesmith is leading the effort to have a nuclear submarine named after Los Alamos and he presented details of that effort Tuesday evening to the County Council. Print Screen/LAC

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos County Council voted 7-0 Tuesday evening to approve a resolution endorsing the naming of a US Naval submarine as the USS Los Alamos.

Los Alamos resident James Nesmith recently approached Los Alamos County to inquire about a resolution of support for naming a future nuclear powered submarine the USS Los Alamos. Councilor David Izraelevitz and County Manager Read More

LANL’s Portable MRI Named Top 10 Breakthrough Of 2015 By Physics World Magazine

Michelle Espy, project leader at LANL, in front of the battlefield MRI, which uses ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging to create images of injured soft tissues, such as the brain. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Innovative technology could be deployed to battlefields and hospitals in developing countries

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s portable MRI was named one of the Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year by Physics World, the member magazine of the Institute of Physics. Portable MRI, also called Battlefield MRI (bMRI), uses ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging to create images Read More

LANL Model Predicts Late Start To Flu Season

LANL News:

  • February Most Likely Month For Flu Season To Peak

The flu season will likely peak in February in most parts of the United States, according to a model developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Using historical data, a mathematical representation of how flu spreads through a population, and data for the current flu season provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the scientists were able to create a probabilistic model forecasting the flu season.

“There’s no crystal ball when it comes to predicting disease outbreaks,” said Sara Del Valle, the Los Read More

Schools And LANL On Regular Schedule Today

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos Public Schools and Los Alamos National Laboratory are on regular schedules today.

The community is urged to use extra caution while driving and walking around town. Read More

Next Generation Rocket Propellants Discussed At Science On Tap At UnQuarked Wine Room Thursday

LANL News:

Bryce Tappan of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s High Explosives Science and Technology group discusses  next-generation rocket propellants during a Science on Tap presentation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 17) at UnQuarked Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos. There is ample parking at Central Park Square.

“What we’re trying to do is break the performance versus sensitivity curve, and make a rocket that’s both very high-energy, as well as very safe,” Tappan said. “Typically, when

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OSHA Presents NM Consortium With SHARP Award

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) awards its Saftey and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Award to the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) during a ceremony this morning at NMC. The program recognizes employers who operate an exemplary injury and illness prevention program. Acceptance of the NMC Biolab worksite into SHARP from OSHA is an achievement of status that recognizes the NMC as a model for worksite safety and health. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Scene from this morning’s event at the NMC. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
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Moniz On Conclusion Of COP21 Climate Negotiations

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

DOE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement Saturday regarding the conclusion of the COP21 climate change negotiations:

“This agreement shows that the world is ready to move towards an innovative era of reductions in heat-trapping emissions that will put us on a path to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. President Obama, Secretary Kerry, and the entire U.S. negotiating team showed leadership, not just at these talks in Paris, but for the months and years of groundwork that was Read More

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