Science

AFRL Leaps Forward In NTS-3 Spacecraft Development

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The ESPAStar-D bus that will be integrated into the AFRL’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3. The bus, which will serve as the body of spacecraft, was built at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Gilbert, Ariz. Photo/Northrop Grumman

AFRL News:

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is excited to announce that the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite navigation program is closer in the development of the spacecraft for its in-space demonstration, thanks to the delivery of its bus that will carry it to space in 2023.

In 2019, the U.S. Air Force designated Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum: The Ethics Of Science Informing Theology Wednesday June 30

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LAFSF News:

The next Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) talk is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 30. Further details are available at www.lafsf.org.

The Ethics of Science Informing Theology

The two human endeavors:

  • The scientific development of information and understanding of the natural world leading to technology;  and
  • The development of scripture-based theologies leading to religious practices have in common that they include assumptions, processes and applications.

Some would keep these endeavors and results completely separate to avoid conflicts; they cite Read More

AGU: Scientists Track Sudden Disappearance Of Antarctic Ice Shelf Lake

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Visualization of 600-750 million cubic meters lost to the ocean with the demise of the ice-covered lake. Courtesy/ Philipp Arndt / Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Landsat 8 images over the Southern Amery Ice Shelf show the ice-covered lake before drainage and the resulting ice doline with summer meltwater. Courtesy/AGU

AGU News:

A global team of scientists including several from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego discovered the sudden demise of a large, deep, ice-covered lake on the surface of an Antarctic ice shelf.

This rare Read More

LANL Scientist Rian Bahran Honored With Secretary Of Defense Medal For Exceptional Service

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LANL scientist Rian Bahran receives the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his exemplary performance. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News: 

Rian Bahran, a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientist on assignment in Washington, D.C, has received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his exemplary performance.

“This recognition from the Department of Defense reflects Rian’s dedication and commitment to vital national security issues,” Deputy Laboratory Director for Weapons Bob Webster said. “Los Alamos National Laboratory is proud Read More

DSX Spacecraft Ends 2-Year Orbit With Team Celebration

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Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft senior leadership and program management team, from the present and past, gather for the DSX end of life celebration June 7 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Courtesy/AFRL

Past and present members of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft Integration & Test, operational, and contracting support teams gather for the DSX end of life celebration June 7 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Courtesy/AFRL

Artist’s rendering of Read More

DOE/NNSA Hosting Virtual Job Fair For Nuclear Security Enterprise Wednesday June 23

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DOE/NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will host a virtual job fair for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 23.

The NSE is looking for the next generation of nuclear security professionals and working to hire over 2,500 new employees to join its exceptional workforce in 2021.

The virtual job fair will include hiring officials from NNSA and its National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites including:

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LAFSF: Lecture On Ethics For Faith And Science June 23

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LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) summer series continues Wednesday, June 23, with a lecture by Robert Dryja: Ethics For Faith And Science. A summary is available at https:////www.lafsf.org/ by clicking on the talk title.

The purpose of this lecture is review how faith and science can reinforce one another by including ethics. Science issues can be more broadly understood with the ethics available in faith. Faith issues can be understood more deeply by including knowledge available from science.

Both science and faith start with imagination, analogies and models Read More

William H. Donahue Receives 2022 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize

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William H. Donahue

AAS News:

William H. Donahue (St. John’s College / Green Lion Press) is the recipient of the 2022 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy.

The Doggett Prize, awarded biennially by the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS’s) Historical Astronomy Division (HAD), goes to an individual who has significantly influenced the field through a career-long effort.

In his decades-spanning career, Donahue has made many contributions to the history of astronomy from antiquity to the early modern period. The most significant are his essential translations into English Read More

LANL: New Thin Biosensors Could Make Surgery Safer

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The new biosensors allow for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during surgical procedures. In this photo, researchers attached the biosensor to the heart of a pig that was obtained commercially. Courtesy/Bongjoong Kim, Purdue University.

LANL News:

A research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Purdue University have developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations.

“The ink used in the biosensors is biocompatible and provides a user-friendly design with excellent workable Read More

LANL: Driving Clean-Energy Research In The Right Direction

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LANL News:

A new collaborative paper out in the journal Joule presents a Los Alamos research team’s assessment of future research targets for advances in fuel cell technology.

Fuel cells, part of a promising path toward zero-emission vehicles, are making progress at overcoming some specific challenges on the road to powering heavy-duty vehicles. One near-term need is to ensure the electrochemical and mechanical stability of a key component, the proton exchange membrane at the heart of the fuel cell structure. A new collaborative paper out in the journal Joule presents a research team’s Read More