Bob Cochran, 89, creator of nuclear engineering department dies May 5, 2009
Cochran was consultant to the Atomic Energy Commission, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, University of Missouri, University of Maryland, University of Kansas, Princeton University, Sundance Wyoming Nuclear Power Reactor, and Convair in Fort Worth, Texas, during his tenure at the University. "Because of his work with the military, he had top secret security clearance," his son said. (The Battalion, TX)
Flu: Over 400 Schools Shut May 3, 2009
U.S. Flu Cases Up, Over 400 Schools Close - CBS News. U.S. Flu Cases Up, Over 400 Schools Close. (CBS News -- World)
The Race To A H1N1 Vaccine May 1, 2009
CBS Evening News: 100 CDC Staffers Working Around The Clock To Understand Mysterious Virus. CDC Races To Find Vaccine. (CBS News)
First Large-scale Computer Simulation Of Gene Therapy May 1, 2009
30, 2009) A group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratory have completed the first comprehensive, molecular-level numerical study of gene therapy. Their work should help scientists design new experimental gene therapies and possibly solve some of the problems associated with this promising technique. (Science Daily)
Bank of America Announces Results from Annual Meeting Apr 30, 2009
In this position, the second most senior position in the UC system, he was responsible for academic and research planning and policy, budget planning and allocations, and programmatic oversight of the three national laboratories the University manages for the Department of Energy: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. After earning a bachelor of science in physics and mathematics in 1958 from Morehouse, Massey received his... (PR Newswire)
Simulated gene therapy Apr 30, 2009
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, April 29, 2009 -- In a recent issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics, published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratory describe the first comprehensive, molecular-level numerical study of gene therapy. Their work should help scientists design new experimental gene therapies and possibly solve some of the problems associated with this promising technique. (EurekAlert!)
World Health Org: Global Pandemic Imminent Apr 30, 2009
If you go to "http://www.lanl.gov/news/images/avianflu.shtml" you can view three successive pictures of the Los Alamos supercomputer Pinks simulations of the spread of an airborne avian virus over 130 days, introduced by only 10 infected persons in LA, without prophylactic social distancing. These pictures represent the optimum outcome if we use travel restrictions, anti-viral drugs like Tamiflu, and limited social distancing after the detection of infection. (CBS News)
New Hope For Biomass Fuels: Breaking The Ties That Bind Apr 30, 2009
29, 2009) Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have discovered a potential chink in the armor of fibers that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant materials so tough ... Funding for the project comes from Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD), which is the premier source of internally directed research-and-development funding at Los Alamos National Laboratory. (Science Daily)
DNA Of Uncultured Organisms Sequenced Using Novel Single-cell Approach Apr 29, 2009
Woyke credited DOE JGI s Cliff Han and his team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which worked on closing gaps in the assembly. Even though the flavobacteria sequenced are marine organisms, Stepanauskas pointed out that the single cell sequencing approach can be applied to organisms from a number of environments, including those microbial communities inhabiting extreme environments, such as hot pools, contaminated soil, and those constituting the human microbiome. (Science Daily)
W.H. Requests $1.5B For Flu Apr 29, 2009
"Fellow citizens,Earlier I posted warnings about the dire situation the swine flu contagion we are experiencing presents. These posts were mostly met with legitimate doubt and disbelief, and of course with some of the normal derision to be expected on a relatively free forum such as this.For those with legitimate doubt and disbelief, I apologize, because in retrospect I shouldn't have made such extraordinary claims without some credible evidence for my warning. So I've spent some time gathering... (CBS News)
HARC project to receive funding Apr 18, 2009
In addition to HARC, project participants include the Global Petroleum Research Institute at Texas A&M University; Sam Houston State University; University of Arkansas; University of Colorado; Utah State University; University of Wyoming; West Virginia University; Argonne National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Terra Platforms LLC; the Environmentally Friendly Drilling Joint Industry Partnership; The Nature Conservancy; the Natural Resources Defense Council; and the New York State... (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Nano Changes Rise To Macro Importance In A Key Electronics Material Apr 15, 2009
The study required measurements at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, the Lujan Neutron Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (United Kingdom). In addition to NIST, researchers from Argonne, Los Alamos, ISIS and the University of Sheffield contributed to the paper. (Science Daily)
Chu wants labs to work on energy, climate change Apr 11, 2009
Chu said supercomputing capability at LANL and Sandia can help in studying climate change and predicting its impact. It also can help in developing new technologies in energy and other fields. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
How Fast Can Carbon Capture and Storage Fix Climate Change? Apr 11, 2009
"In terms of total cost, they want to shoot for $10 per metric ton of CO2," says CO2 sequestration project leader Rajesh Pewar of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. "We are closer to the $50 per ton range right now.". (Scientific American)
Device Controls Electron Spin At Room Temperature Apr 8, 2009
12, 2004) University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory and at the University of California, Los Angeles have demonstrated the ability to detect the spin of a single electron in. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Biden to oversee administration's nuclear nonproliferation effort Apr 8, 2009
Steinberg suggested that the State Department's arms control bureaucracy might increase, while the multibillion-dollar budgets of Los Alamos National Laboratory and other nuclear labs could shrink. FARAH STOCKMAN. (Boston Globe)
Strategic IT Planning Tools: A "Dream Come True" for Planning Teams and CIOs Says Top Independent Research Firm Apr 7, 2009
Troux customers and partners are large Global 2000 enterprises and government agencies, including Accenture, AstraZeneca, Barclays Bank, Bayer, Department of Homeland Security, Fiducia, Los Alamos National Laboratory, GMAC, Vattenfall and Vodafone ... Los Alamos National Laboratory. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
New High-throughput Screening Technique Makes Probing Puzzling Proteins Possible Apr 6, 2009
17, 2005) University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent. . (Science Daily)
Supercomputer Pioneer David R. Miller Dies at 82 Apr 4, 2009
Denelcor installed its computer systems for the National Security Agency, the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, the Army's Ballistics Research Laboratory at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, and Messerschmitt of Germany. Other installations included Boeing, Martin Marietta, Purdue University, and General Electric. (PR Newswire)
New Mexico green grid initiative gains momentum Apr 4, 2009
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Troux Announces Fifth Annual Federal Conference Apr 2, 2009
Troux customers and partners are large Global 2000 enterprises and government agencies, including Accenture, AstraZeneca, Barclays Bank, Department of Homeland Security, Fiducia, Los Alamos National Laboratory, GMAC, Vocalink and Vodafone. Troux Technologies is the acknowledged leader in the Strategic IT Planning and Control software market. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Stimulus could add 3,000 SRS jobs Apr 1, 2009
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, N.M., $172 million. - Brookhaven and West Valley, N.Y., $148 million. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Texas Congressman Wants Answers About Stolen Lab Computers Mar 28, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (March 27, 2009)--The ranking members of two congressional committees have sent a letter to the National Nuclear Security Administration, demanding answers about the theft of three computers from the home a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee. U.S. Reps. (KWTX.com, TX)
Shifting Sound To Light: Better Computer Chips Mar 23, 2009
But by reversing that process, lead researchers Michael Armstrong, Evan Reed and Mike Howard, LLNL colleagues, and collaborators from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Nitronex Corp., used a very high frequency sound wave - about 100 million times higher frequency than what humans can hear - to generate light. This process allows us to very accurately see the highest frequency sound waves by translating them into light, Armstrong said. (Science Daily)
New Method For Detecting Explosives Mar 21, 2009
29, 2006) Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for training the common honey bee to detect the explosives used in. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Developing Fruit Fly Embryo Is Capable Of Genetic Corrections Mar 19, 2009
This work is the result of an international collaboration of authors, including Manu of Stony Brook University; David H. Sharp of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Svetlana Surkova and Maria Samsonova of the St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
High-temperature superconducting explained? Mar 18, 2009
The key to high-temperature superconductors, according to the new theory, is their different "quantum phases," which are similar to the difference between solids and liquids, according to researchers from Rice University, Rutgers University, Zhejiang University and the Los Alamos National Laboratory ... He performed the work with researchers Jianhui Dai of Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) and Jian-Xin Zhu of Los Alamos National Laboratory. (EETimes)
'Map Of Science' Shows Scientists' Virtual Trails Through Online Services Mar 17, 2009
16, 2009) Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have produced the world's first Map of Science a high-resolution graphic depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave behind when they retrieve information from online services ... (Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory). (Science Daily)
Physicists offer new theory for iron compounds Mar 13, 2009
In the PNAS paper, Si and collaborators from Rutgers University, Zhejiang University and the Los Alamos National Laboratory explain some of the similarities and differences between cuprates and pnictides ... Study co-authors include Jianhui Dai of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and Jian-Xin Zhu of Los Alamos National Laboratory. (EurekAlert!)
Nature’s Origami: Protein Folding Is 'Hit And Miss' Process Mar 12, 2009
(July 7, 1999) Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered a new method for rapidly analyzing proteins ... 17, 2005) University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent. (Science Daily)
Shuttle crew includes skiers, ultramarathoner Mar 9, 2009
The son of a World War II bombardier, he was a naval aviator during the 1970s and later worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, performing research with NASA's Ulysses sun-probing spacecraft. This will be his third spaceflight. (KSLA.com, LA)
Origin of Life On Earth: Scientists Unlock Mystery Of Molecular Machine Mar 2, 2009
1, 2005) Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a new world's record by performing the first million-atom computer simulation in biology. Using the "Q Machine" supercomputer, Los Alamos. (Science Daily)
Patience Pays Off With Methanol For Uranium Bioremediation Feb 25, 2009
16, 2005) University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have found that the successful use of bacteria to remediate environmental contamination from nuclear waste and processing. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Team develops new metamaterial device Feb 25, 2009
Because the metamaterial device is solid-state, eliminating moving parts, it is 30 times faster than the optical chopper, according to the report, co-authored by Hou-Tong Chen, Abul K. Azad and Antoinette J. Taylor of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Michael J. Cich of Sandia National Laboratories and Richard D. Averitt of Boston University ... The research is supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program at Los Alamos National Laboratory. (EurekAlert!)
Materials Science Mystery Of 'Hidden Order' Solved: How A New Phase Arises And Why Feb 24, 2009
8, 2006) While studying a compound made of the elements cerium- rhodium-indium, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have discovered that a magnetic. (July 19, 2007) Engineers have taken a step toward simplifying the creation of nanostructures by identifying the first inorganic material to phase separate with near-perfect order at the nanometer scale. (Science Daily)
Iran: the enemy that almost isn't Feb 22, 2009
This, as former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Cheryl Rofer has carefully documented, is scientific nonsense: Yes, that uranium contains enough U-235 to make a bomb. To get it out, you would need to kick all the inspectors out of the country, reconfigure thousands of closely watched centrifuges and engage in years of enrichment. (Globe and Mail)
Cerelink(R) Digital Media Group Clarifying Information Regarding Partnership With DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. Feb 20, 2009
Working closely with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Labs and the State's three research universities, the NMCAC is dedicated to serving the needs of the people of New Mexico as well as tackling some of the nation's most pressing problems like energy and the environment using high-speed computing. Contact: Cerelink Digital Media Group, 505-899-6550 Melissa Walters-Leymon, 505-266-5637. (PR Newswire)
Super Solar Cells? Certain Nanocrystals Shown To Generate More Than One Electron Feb 19, 2009
Questions about the ability to increase the energy output of solar cells have prompted Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers to reassess carrier multiplication in extremely small semiconductor particles ... (May 6, 2004) University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have proposed a new theory to explain the movement of vast energy fields in giant radio galaxies ... 5, 2006) Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called... (Science Daily)
Cyberwarfare Hacks Silent but Deep Feb 18, 2009
The $133 million Roadrunner, which IBM built for the U.S. Energy Department's Los Alamos National Laboratory, can test the very first fraction of a second in a nuclear explosion, as well as extrapolate climate change scores of years ahead. Cyberspace becomes immensely more complex by the day. (Newsmax)
U.S. Government Faces IT Security Gaps Feb 18, 2009
The other occurred at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, which is undergoing a security shakeup following the discovery that a total of 90 computers were reported missing or stolen over the past year ... The problems at Los Alamos National Laboratory are more troubling because the lab, which bills itself as the premier national security science laboratory, deals with including safeguarding the U.S. nuclear deterrent and offering mission-critical support for NASA.. (eSecurityPlanet)
New Fire Suppression Product to Help Overcome 'Stay and Defend' Obstacles Feb 18, 2009
Currently, the U.S. Army, Navy Seals, Municipal Airports, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Stockton East Water District all are using pumps from Specialty Fire Pumps, Inc.. Specialty Fire Pumps, Inc. is a sister company of Simple Pump Company, LLC, that produces hand lever and motorized pumps designed to access clean drinking water in an existing well that may already have a submersible pump. (PR Newswire)
State board sets hearing on LANL workers Feb 17, 2009
The petition covers all support service employees at LANL employed for at least 250 days from Jan. 1, 1976, to Dec. 31, 2005. The Act compensates employees of the U.S. Department of Energy who became ill with cancer or other diseases. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Another security review is under way, as Los Alamos continues to ... Feb 15, 2009
The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is being heavily criticized again regarding improper security measures that have led to stolen computer hardware over the past year. In the past year, 13 computers have either been misplaced or stolen along with 67 computers that are missing right now. (DailyTech)
Computers go missing from nuke lab Feb 15, 2009
The group of what they say is an internal letter outlining what appear to be worrisome losses at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the state of New Mexico. The letter says that 13 lab computers were lost or stolen during the past year, three of the machines taken from an employee's home in January. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
More Business Stories Technology Headlines 80 missing computers at nuke lab: watchdog Feb 14, 2009
The group posted online a copy of what they say is an internal letter outlining what appear to be worrisome losses at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the state of New Mexico. The letter says that 13 lab computers were lost or stolen during the past year, three of the machines taken from an employee's home in January. (Yahoo! Asia News)
SRS is looking to add storage Feb 13, 2009
The plans stem from a 2007 decision by the U.S. Energy Department to consolidate surplus plutonium from three sites -- Hanford in Washington state, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The original plan called for shipping 2,300 containers from Hanford, 96 from Los Alamos and 115 from Lawrence Livermore, said Allen Gunter, senior technical adviser for Savannah River Site's Nuclear Materials Stabilization Project. (The Augusta Chronicle)
LANL manager gives $265,000 to nonprofits Feb 13, 2009
A of grantees is available at the LANL Web site. The Community Giving grants program is one of several regional initiatives supported by the Los Alamos National Security Community Commitment Plan, which invests about $3 million a year in economic development, education and other community giving efforts. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
67 computers missing from nuclear weapons lab Feb 12, 2009
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Project on Government Oversight. (Albany Times Union)
Alien Census: Can We Estimate How Much Life Is Out There? Feb 11, 2009
One day in 1950, nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi posed a question to a few colleagues he was lunching with at Los Alamos National Laboratory that would become known as the Fermi Paradox: If the Milky Way is indeed teeming with alien civilizations, as many theories suggest, where are they. Shouldn't we see evidence of their existence. (Scientific American)
Research highlights potential for improved solar cells Feb 11, 2009
Questions about the ability to increase the energy output of solar cells have prompted Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers to reassess carrier multiplication in extremely small semiconductor particles ... About Los Alamos National Laboratory () ... Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of... (EurekAlert!)
Laser-sculpted Optical Devices For Future Giant Telescopes Feb 10, 2009
(May 19, 2005) A new type of light was detected from a recent gamma-ray burst, as discovered by Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA scientists using both burst-detection satellites and a Los Alamos-based. (Jan. (Science Daily)
A green twist on high-performance computing Feb 10, 2009
The fastest supercomputer in the world, an IBM machine based at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, performs more than 1,000 trillion calculations per second. But SiCortex isn't aiming to build the fastest supercomputer in the world, or even the most reliable. (InfoWorld)
Cosmology Researcher to Speak on "Dark" Universe Feb 9, 2009
Understanding the nature of dark energy and matter is one of the most significant challenges in science -- one that researcher Salman Habib and his team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico are working to overcome ... The Los Alamos National Laboratory, a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, is one of the largest science technology organizations in the world. (NASA Watch)
Good liquid, bad liquid Feb 7, 2009
Now, Ssored scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a possible solution. They have successfully tested a liquid explosive detection system that may eventually have many security applications around the country. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Blue Bolts And Other Weird Lightning Explained Mar 30, 2008
6, 1999) As the Team RE/MAX Global Balloon Flight circles the globe in coming weeks it will carry a science payload designed by scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and. (Jul. (Science Daily)
Europe To Build State Of The Art Laboratory Mar 29, 2008
18, 2005) A University of California scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory working with astronomers from around the world recently validated a computer model that predicts the rebirth and stellar burning. (Jul. (Science Daily)
UC gets its leader Mar 26, 2008
On his watch, Texas very nearly snatched away the federal contract to run Los Alamos National Laboratory, a facility UC has run since World War II.. Given UC's giant size, it will take time to measure Yudof's success. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Texas chancellor tapped for UC post Mar 22, 2008
Yudof did lose in his one face-off with the University of California in a 2005 bid to take over management of the contract of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. UC, teaming up with Bechtel, ultimately won the contract and retained its decadeslong management of the lab. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stunning Gamma Ray Burst Explosion Detected Halfway Across Universe Mar 22, 2008
It was built and is being operated in collaboration with Penn State, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and General Dynamics in the U.S.; the University of Leicester and Mullard Space Sciences Laboratory in the United Kingdom; Brera Observatory and the Italian Space Agency in Italy; plus partners in Germany and Japan. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
NASA Satellite Detects Record Gamma Ray Burst Explosion Halfway Across Universe Mar 21, 2008
It was built and is being operated in collaboration with Penn State, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and General Dynamics in the U.S.; the University of Leicester and Mullard Space Sciences Laboratory in the United Kingdom; Brera Observatory and the Italian Space Agency in Italy; plus partners in Germany and Japan. For related images to this story, visit. (PR Newswire)
Rare cosmic rays are from far away Mar 21, 2008
In addition to the University of Utah, High Resolution Flys Eye scientists are from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, Columbia University in New York, Rutgers University the State University of New Jersey, Montana State University in Bozeman, the University of Tokyo and the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Messengers from the Great Beyond. (EurekAlert!)
Work with power grids leads to cell biology discovery Mar 18, 2008
In addition to Motter, other authors of the paper, titled Predicting synthetic rescues in metabolic networks, are Natali Gulbahce, of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Eivind Almaas, of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and Albert-Lszl Barabsi, of Northeastern University. The Molecular Systems Biology paper can be viewed at. (EurekAlert!)
Language of a fly proves surprising Mar 8, 2008
About Los Alamos National Laboratory (). Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock x Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration. (EurekAlert!)
Secrets Of Cooperation Between Trees And Fungi Revealed Mar 7, 2008
6, 2008) Plants gained their ancestral toehold on dry land with considerable help from their fungal friends. Now, millennia later, that partnership is being exploited as a strategy to bolster biomass production for next generation biofuels. (Science Daily)
Initiative breeds 'magic' by linking funds, entrepreneurs and laboratory technology Mar 4, 2008
One of the presenters was a scientist at and Ebersole liked his idea so much, he licensed the technology from LANL and launched a startup. The firm is developing a social computing platform for knowledge communities. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
