Technology

UNM-LA: Python Coding Bootcamp Aug. 21-Sept. 20

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UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos Continuing Education announces the Python Coding Bootcamp, an intensive 5-week online certificate program designed to empower participants for success in the dynamic tech landscape.

Starting Aug. 21, this program offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of Python programming.

Python is one of the most versatile and widely used programming languages in the world today. Whether you’re a beginner or have experience, this hands-on certificate will provide you with the technical, problem-solving, and data visualization skills to make an Read More

UbiQD Expands Quantum Dot Capacity With New Manufacturing System

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Scene of the new 200L (50 gallon) quantum dot manufacturing system arriving in town July 18 for delivery to UbiQD’s Headquarters at 134 Eastgate Dr. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

From left, UbiQD Director of Chemical Engineering Dan Houck, UbiQD CEO Hunter McDaniel, Design Engineer Alfonz Viszolay and UbiQD VP of Materials Operations Karthik Ramasamy in front of the new quantum dot manufacturing system at UbiQD HQ. Courtesy/UbiQD

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

  • View drone video of UbiQD HQ here.

On July 18, UbiQD took delivery of a new 200L (50 gallon) Read More

UbiQD To Expand Collaboration With First Solar On Quantum Dot-Enhanced Solar Modules

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Array of thin film solar panels. Courtesy/First Solar

BUSINESS News:

Newly developed quantum dot composites present unique opportunities to optimize sunlight utilization.

UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based nanotechnology company, announced today that it has entered into a joint development agreement, with First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), to further collaborate on developing the potential to incorporate fluorescent quantum dot technology in advanced solar modules. The two companies have been conducting exploratory work since early 2022, and the initial results have supported Read More

AFRL Recognizes 2023 New Mexico Excellence In STEM

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The 2023 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award winners pictured with Tech Engagement Office leadership June 22, 2023, following an award ceremony held at Q Station, AFRL’s Tech Engagement Office’s collaborative facility in Albuquerque. The AFRL-sponsored event recognizes significant science, technology, engineering and math education endeavors throughout the state. Courtesy/Enrique Knell

AFRL News:

Teachers, students, businesses and volunteers were recognized as winners at the 2023 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Awards, or STEMYS, an event hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, Read More

NMSA Featured As Partner Organization For Two Finalists Of $160 Million U.S. National Science Foundation Federal Grant

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SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority is officially one step closer to obtaining a portion of a transformational grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation which has the potential to set the agency – and the region – up as a key player in global technology areas for decades to come.
Announced Wednesday, Aug. 2, by the NSF, both the Space Valley Coalition and UTEP were listed as one of 16 finalists from around the nation for the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) competition. Comprising the only two finalists in the aerospace category, Read More

Four Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientists Win DOE Early Career Research Awards

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LANL scientists who received the 2023 DOE Early Career Research Awards include from left, Andrey Lokhov, Rich Fiorella, Yu Zhang and Kun Liu. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Multiyear funding supports projects in environmental science, applied mathematics and particle physics

In a banner year for Los Alamos National Laboratory in the competition for Department of Energy Early Career Research Awards, four scientists nabbed multiyear funding for their projects.

“Early-career scientists are the lifeblood of the Lab’s future, so it is particularly gratifying to see these four researchers acknowledged Read More

SFI Community Lecture: ‘How The Brain Makes You…’ By Vijay Balasubramanian Aug. 23

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Detail ‘purkinje neuron from the human cerebellum’. Ramon y Cajal ca. 1900. Courtesy Cajal Institute/Madrid

SFI News:

SFI Community Lecture, “How the Brain Makes You: Collective Intelligence and Computation by Neural Circuits” with Vijay Balasubramanian University of Pennsylvania will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Santa Fe Institute (SFI), 1399 Hyde Park Road. 

The human brain consists of a 100 billion neurons connected by a 100 trillion synapses. In its computational function, each neuron is a simple electrical device. In this sense it is no different, in its conceptual Read More

National Science Foundation Announces Space Valley Coalition A Finalist For Potential $160 Million Federal Grant

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New Mexico Trade Alliance President Randy Trask

New Mexico Trade Alliance News:

          • The Space Valley Coalition is comprised of government, industry and academia from throughout the Rio Grande Valley, a region critical to the nation’s space strategy and research, development and testing infrastructure. 

ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Wednesday the Space Valley Coalition as a finalist of its first-ever Regional Innovation Engines Competition.

The NSF Engines program is anticipated to be transformational for the nation, ensuring the U.S. remains globally Read More

IT Pro By Day … Sci-Fi Writer By Night

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Information Technology Support Specialist Ryan McHargue shows off his newly published book, ‘The Factionist Old Recruit’ in his office Tuesday at the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Information Technology Support Specialist  Ryan McHargue said science-fiction stories – whether on the screen or in the pages of book – captivated his imagination while he was growing up.

Movies such as Total Recall and Blade Runner were his favorite to watch, and he was a fan of books such as Neromancer Read More

More Scenes From ScienceFest’s ‘Toast To Technology’

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Engineering John Sarrao presents closing remarks at ‘Toast to Technology’ Demo Day Monday at Fuller Lodge. This was part of Los Alamos ScienceFest events held around downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Kevin Holsapple looks over posters on display Monday on the patio at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene from the reception on the patio at ‘Toast to Technology’ Demo Day Monday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

projectY cowork Los Alamos Read More