Science

TAU Systems, LBNL Achieve Breakthrough In Laser-Powered Accelerator Operation

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Stephen Milton checking operation of the Hundred-Terawatt Undulator system. Courtesy photo

Sam Barber and Finn Kohrell working in the BELLA facility. Courtesy photo

SCIENCE News:

CARLSBAD, CA —TAU Systems, a pioneer in compact particle accelerator technology, today announced a major scientific milestone: the first-ever demonstration of reliable, continuous operation of a laser-powered accelerator (LPA)-driven free-electron laser (FEL) sustained over more than eight hours without operator intervention. The achievement, published in a new research paper, marks a pivotal step Read More

Santa Fe Children’s Museum Selected For STEM Education Partnership With Cummins Inc.

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SFCM News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Children’s Museum (SFCM) has announced its selection as one of 20 children’s museums to participate in a STEM education initiative funded by Cummins Inc. and administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM).

Through this partnership, Santa Fe Children’s Museum will receive $10,000 to develop and deliver innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programming (STEM) designed to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers and innovators in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.

This initiative supports Cummins READY™, Read More

LAHS Robotics Team GO For Houston

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Team 4153 in Fort Worth, Texas. Courtesy/LAPS

Project Y Robot 4153 on the Competition Field. Courtesy/LAPS

By EMILY XU
LAHS Student

Los Alamos High School’s Robotics Team 4153, “Project Y”, has been hard at work since January designing and building a custom robot to compete in FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) district events.  Led by CEO John Kang, Project Y competed twice recently in both Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, and earned the District Points and ranking status to advance to the FIRST in Texas District Championships. 

From March 19-21, they competed at Fort Worth, achieving second Read More

PEEC To Present Hybrid Talk With USGS Ecologist Ellis Margolis: ‘Fire Ecology And Changing Fire Regimes In The Jemez Mountains’ April 13

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PEEC to host ‘Fire Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes in the Jemez Mountains’ April 13, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host USGS Field Ecologist Ellis Margolis for an in‑person and live‑streamed presentation, “Fire Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes in the Jemez Mountains”, 7-8 p.m., Monday, April 13, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Admission is free for both in‑person and virtual attendees.

Registration is available at peecnature.org/events.

In this timely and accessible talk, Read More

Omega Announces Acquisition Of S.R. Martin Group, Strengthening Advanced Reactor And INL Capabilities

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OMEGA News:

OAK RIDGE, TN — Omega Technical Services (Omega) announced that it has acquired the S.R. Martin Group (SRMG), a respected Service‐Disabled Veteran‐Owned Small Business with a long and trusted history supporting the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the broader advanced reactor industry. The acquisition represents a major strategic milestone for Omega as the company accelerates its growth in the rapidly expanding advanced reactor, Small Modular Reactor (SMR), and microreactor sectors.

Founded on a people‐first culture and a strong commitment to mission, SRMG brings Read More

Los Alamos High School Astronomy Club To Present Two Student‐Led Planetarium Programs At PEEC

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Los Alamos High School Astronomy Club will present two student‐led planetarium programs at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) Los Alamos Nature Center.

Program 1: Planetary Defense — What Happens When an Asteroid Hits Earth?

  • Friday, April 10, 7-8 p.m.
  • Lead Presenter: Lydia Davis

What would happen if an asteroid hit Earth? How can we protect ourselves from interplanetary threats? How must we look to the future to avoid the same fate as the dinosaurs? Come to Los Alamos High School Astronomy Club’s presentation on planetary defense Read More

NRAO To Host Town Hall In Los Alamos To Discuss NGVLA Project April 15

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NRAO News:

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is hosting a community listening session on the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), a future world-leading radio telescope that will be built largely in New Mexico and transform our understanding of the universe.

This year’s session in Los Alamos will take place at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Bradbury Science Museum. The event will feature brief presentations from the Director of the Observatory, as well as the Director of Special Projects, followed by an open Q&A. Members of the public, local leaders, and Read More

NNSA Issues Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement And Record Of Decision For Expanded Operations For Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) today issued its Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision to implement an Expanded Operations Alternative to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the coming years.

The Record of Decision accompanies completion of LANL’s Sitewide Environmental Impact Statement, which followed the National Environmental Policy Act to evaluate potential environmental impacts of three options for continuing LANL Read More

LAPS Announces 2026 Northeastern New Mexico Science & Engineering Fair Award Winners

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Los Alamos Middle School seventh graders Mason Garcia and Andrew Gilbertson were both recipients of the Oppenheimer Memorial Fund Award for their science fair projects. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Congratulations to the 2026 Northeastern New Mexico Science & Engineering Fair award winners.

First-, second-, and third-place winners will compete in April at the New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair at New Mexico Tech. 

Best In Show: Junior Division

  • Andrew Gilbertson, “Detecting Exoplanets with Python and PyTorch”

Best in Show Senior Division Runners-up

  • 1st Alternate: Linus
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Continuously Monitors Air

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Map of all LANL’s air-monitoring locations. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) routinely measures the composition of matter in the ambient atmosphere at the Lab and in the community.

LANL has 68 radiological air sampling locations that continuously monitor the air, making it among the most thoroughly monitored environments in the world.

Details

  • 43 ambient air-monitoring stations;
  • 25 monitored exhaust stacks from Lab facilities; and
  • 8 meteorological towers.

During events such as wildfires, the Laboratory conducts extra sampling to perform specialized Read More