AFRL Spacecraft Collects Never Before Seen Data
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AGU: Birth Of A Hawaiian Fissure Eruption
AGU News:
Ready for a new kind of holiday yule log? Then this mesmerizing video of an erupting volcano is for you.
This spectacular footage captures a fountaining eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano May 5, 2018. The eruption went through several phases:
- First, there were pulsing bursts of escaping volcanic gas;
- Next, closely spaced weak explosions of particles torn from magma in the volcanic vent; and
- Last, weak incandescent fountaining of particles and gas.
Researchers analyzed the footage in
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Happy Holidays From New Mexico Museum Of Space History
NMMSH News:
The New Mexico Museum of Space History (NMMSH) in Alamogordo wishes everyone happy holidays.
The museum is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, under the leadership of the Governor’s Commission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Programs and exhibits are supported by the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation through the generous support of donors.
Dedicated Oct. 5, 1976, as the International Space Hall of Fame, the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s mission is to inspire and educate, to promote and preserve, and to honor the pioneers of space
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‘Great Conjunction’: NASA Tips To View ‘Christmas Star’
By Samantha Mathewson
www.space.com
Jupiter and Saturn will align in the night sky this evening in an event astronomers call the “great conjunction” — also referred to as the “Christmas Star” — marking the planets’ closest encounter in nearly 400 years.
When Saturn and Jupiter converge tonight, the two planets may appear as a bright point of
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LAPS Foundation: A School Day In This COVID Life With LAHS Science Teacher Stephanie Mitchell
LAPS Foundation News:
Do you ever wonder what a school day is actually like in Los Alamos this year?
The following is the last of three articles describing the school experience from different perspectives, brought to you by Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.
Meet Stephanie Mitchell, a science teacher at Los Alamos High School (LAHS). Mitchell has been at LAHS since 2005 and teaches a variety of science classes, including biology, honors biology, AP biology and AP physics.
She was
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BSMA: Gadgets Gifts Available Online For Curbside Pickup
BSMA News:
The holidays are here and that means that all of those last minute gift buyers are scrambling to find presents for the ones they love, or even the ones they’re not so sure about.
Well, scramble no more, ’cause Gadgets has got the gifts, and from Monday, Dec. 20 through Thursday, Dec. 24 (that’s right, Christmas Eve!) curbside pickup is available 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day at 190 Central Park Square.
And don’t forget, all LANL logo merchandise is on sale, including adorable teddy
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SpinLaunch Plans Major Expansion At Spaceport America
NMEDD News:
SPACEPORT AMERICA — A company developing and testing a mass accelerator with the aim of launching satellites into space orbit, using kinetic energy instead of rockets, is expanding at New Mexico’s Spaceport America, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced Tuesday.
SpinLaunch signed a lease at Spaceport America in 2019 and has since invested in test facilities and an integration facility. The company is now set to hire an additional 59 highly-paid workers and complete
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Heinrich, Portman Secure Major Advancements For Artificial Intelligence In FY21 National Defense Authorization Act
U.S. SENATE News:
- Senators spearhead effort to create national strategy for AI, authorize $1.5B for AI initiatives
WASHINGTON (Dec. 15, 2020) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, have secured the most significant advancements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) ever included in a defense policy bill.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21 NDAA) authorizes versions of four major pieces of legislation championed by Senators Heinrich and Portman.
The four major
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Laser Talk ‘Return Into The Light’ With August Muth Dec. 20
August Muth
ART News:
SciArt Santa Fe and UNM College of Fine Arts celebrate the winter solstice with “Return Into the Light,” a LASER Santa Fe talk by artist and holographer August Muth.
Muth sculpts with light creating holograms that immerse the viewer in a multi-sensory experience of saturated color and mystery.
Presented in coordination with Leonardo / International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology and Biocultura.
Details:
- Date/Time: at noon MT, Dec. 20;
- Location: Online, Zoom webinar;
- Admission: Free. Donations accepted. Registration required; and
- Registration/ more
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AGU: Few Studies Focus On Fish Communication
Underwater recorders, known as ‘hydrophones’, are deployed near the seafloor for months to years at a time. Shallow locations are maintained by divers, while deeper locations contain ‘acoustic releases’ that can be triggered with a signal to send the equipment back to the surface for retrieval. Photos by Peter Auster/University of Connecticut; Paul Caiger and John Atkins/Ocean Instruments LTD
AGU News:
Abstract – Ocean acoustics is a rapidly growing field, yet few studies have focused on fish communication. Understanding fish signaling is crucial for recognizing how fish behave
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Biosciences Company NTx Led By Former LANL Scientist Alex Koglin Set To Launch Major Expansion In New Mexico
NTx Co-founder/President Alex Koglin went to work at LANL in 2009 as the J. Robert Oppenheimer Fellow specializing in antibacterial drug resistance as part of the biosecurity and defense program. Courtesy/NTx
State Economic Development Department News:
- STEM employer will add 116 jobs with LEDA assistance
RIO RANCHO – A home-grown biosciences company that can make New Mexico a leader in the development and manufacturing of life-saving medicines will receive state economic assistance as it expands into a new research and production center, Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia
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Second Annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — High school students from 33 schools will be competing for $5,000 in prize money from 18 employers in the 2nd Annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge.
Hosted and organized by New Mexico State University (NMSU), Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, New Mexico Public Education Department (PED), and New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS), this event will be entirely virtual Saturday, Dec. 12.
Ten-person student teams have submitted solutions to the NMSU formulated question, “How can you combine New Mexico’s natural resources with technology
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UbiQD Announces $7M In Series A Funding To Scale Deployment Of Quantum Dot Technology In Agriculture And Energy
UbiQD, Inc. Founder and CEO, Hunter McDaniel, PhD. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
BUSINESS News:
- As the first company to implement quantum dots in an agriculture product, UbiQD addresses growers’ need for the best possible light quality in greenhouses
UbiQD, Inc., an advanced materials company powering product innovation in agriculture, clean energy, and security, today announced the close of a $7M Series A funding round.
The round was co-led by Scout Ventures
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AFRL Receives First Component Of Solar-Beaming Project
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has received the first flight hardware component of the Arachne spacecraft from Northrop Grumman.
Arachne is the flagship experiment within the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research, or SSPIDR, project.
The component, named “Helios”, is a commoditized spacecraft
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LANL: Breakthrough Material Makes Pathway To Hydrogen Use For Fuel Cells Under Hot And Dry Conditions
LANL News:
A collaborative research team, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Stuttgart (Germany), University of New Mexico, and Sandia National Laboratories, has developed a proton conductor for fuel cells based on polystyrene phosphonic acids that maintain high protonic conductivity up to 200 °C without water.
The team describes the material advance in a paper published
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LANL: Machine Learning Expert Studies How Computers And Humans Perceive Photos Differently
LANL News:
Which is more powerful, the Trinity supercomputer or a human brain? How is a computer’s neural network different from a human’s? And what, if anything, does that have to do with the shows Netflix recommended for you last night?
Los Alamos National Laboratory staff scientist Nga Nguyen-Fotiadis will lead a virtual conversation “Deep focus: Techniques for image recognition in machine learning,” 5:30–7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14 during the latest Science on Tap.
Nguyen-Fotiadis is an expert in machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence allowing computer
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Bradbury Science Museum Teen Advisory Board Hosts Online Trivia Night Tuesday Dec. 8
AGU: Cluster Of Alaskan Islands Could Be Single, Interconnected Giant Volcano
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A small group of volcanic islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain might be part of a single, undiscovered giant volcano, say scientists presenting the findings Monday, Dec. 7 at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2020.
If the researchers’ suspicions are correct, the newfound volcanic caldera would belong to the same category of volcanoes as the
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NIST: Software Shows Progress Recognizing Masked Faces
NIST News:
A new study of face recognition technology created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that some software developers have made demonstrable progress at recognizing masked faces.
The findings, produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), are detailed in a new report called Ongoing Face Recognition
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AGU: Roly Poly Bugs Threaten Fish Populations
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roly poly bugs may be a source of fun for kids and adults but these little bugs that form into balls at the slightest touch are causing problems for some threatened fish.
New research finds steelhead trout in a stream on the California coast accumulate mercury in their bodies when the fish eat roly polies and similar terrestrial bugs that fall into local waterways.
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