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Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientists Uncover New Insights Into Gamma Ray Bursts

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In this AI-generated image, a collapsar produces a gamma-ray burst. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are some of the most energetic events in the universe, releasing more energy in just a few seconds than the sun emits in 10 billion years. Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, having discovered gamma-ray bursts more than 50 years ago, continue to add to the understanding of these mysterious events.

Writing in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a research team interpreted two recent long-duration gamma-ray bursts, thought to be from the merger of two neutron Read More

UbiQD Expands Los Alamos Headquarters Campus With Economic Development Support

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Gathered at the closing on the new building recently at the Title Guaranty office in downtown Los Alamos, from left, UbiQD Facilities Manager Mike Krajcik, Title Guaranty President Denise Terrazas and UbiQD CEO Hunter McDaniel. Courtesy/UbiQD

Gathered after the closing on the new building, from left, UbiQD’s Chief Admin Officer Liseth Garay, CEO Hunter McDaniel and Facilities Manager Mike Krajcik in front of Title Guaranty. Courtesy/UbiQD

UbiQD News:

  • Facility expansion enables next leg of growth with space for new manufacturing equipment and R&D

LOS ALAMOS –UbiQD®, a global leader Read More

Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

The following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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New Documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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Scenes Of JROMC Banquet Honoring Scholarship Recipients

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A scene from the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) annual banquet that included scholarship recipients, donors, a lecturer and members of the committee, Sunday evening at Pig+Fig Cafe in White Rock. Scholarship recipients included, Santa Fe Indian School graduate Raeann Chavez, Capital High School graduate Emily Trevizo, Española Valley High School graduate Kiara Salinas Ontiveros, Santa Fe High School graduate Paige Tomkins, Capital High School graduate Mariah Sofia Chavez, Capital High School graduate Osmel Pacheco, Los Alamos High School graduate Matthea Fung, Read More

LRG First-Tuesday Breakfast July 7 At Muy Salsas

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) invites Lab retirees (and potential retirees) to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday July 7 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive.

“Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees. LRG will pay for your coffee and tea! Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.”

The LRG is a non-profit organization, which seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the needs and interests of all retirees from LANL. All laboratory retirees may join LRG.

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Lab Director Thom Mason To Host Virtual Town Hall June 23

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LANL News:

New Mexico newsmakers and community members are invited to tune in for Laboratory Director Thom Mason’s first virtual Town Hall of the year from 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, on Zoom.

Mason will recap Lab activities over the past six months and discuss the institution’s goals for the remainder of the year. Other topics to be covered include the Lab’s budget, updates on pit production activities, AI and computing, safety and more.

Mason will also field questions from the public. Submit questions in advance at AskLANL@lanl.gov.

The public event will be hosted online and is open Read More

LANL Foundation Awards $237,000 In Career Pathways, Graduate Scholarships

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LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — The LANL Foundation is excited to announce this year’s Career Pathways Scholarship recipients and the first-ever recipients of the National Security Workforce Graduate Scholarship, investing in a talented future workforce.  

67 Northern New Mexico high school students, college students, and adult learners received a total of $152,000 to pursue an associate degree, certification, or professional trade credential. The Career Pathways Scholarship is supported by funding from Triad, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Employee Scholarship Fund (LAESF), Read More

Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

Read More

Seeing Or Guessing? Los Alamos Method Helps Expose Hallucinations In Vision-language AI

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The Prelim Attention Score tool helps detect whether a model’s output is grounded in the image or driven too strongly by its own generated text. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • The Prelim Attention Score system enhances vision-language model safety and trustworthiness

Vision-language models are AI systems that combine image analysis with large-language models. These widely used AI systems have a persistent problem: hallucinations, or outputs that describe objects that are inconsistent with, or absent from, the input image.

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed the Read More