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LANL in the News
- Trident Laser Accelerates Protons To Record Energies
2 Nov 2009- An international team of physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory has succeeded in using intense laser light to accelerate protons to energies never before...
- New genetic sequencing standards proposed
28 Oct 2009- LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say they've proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing...
- Roadrunner supercomputer maps HIV family tree
28 Oct 2009- Researchers are using IBM's Roadrunner to analyze tens of thousands of genetic sequences from individuals with HIV. (Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory) Physicist Tanmoy Bhattacharya and HIV researcher Bette Korber are creating an evolutionary genetic family tree based on samples taken by the...
- LANL Roadrunner Models Nonlinear Physics Of High-power Lasers
28 Oct 2009- For years scientists have struggled with the difficult physics of inertial confinement fusion. This is the attempt to compress a target capsule containing isotopes of hydrogen with high-powered lasers to high enough pressure and temperature to initiate fusion...
- Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create largest HIV evolutionary Tree
28 Oct 2009- Supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory's role in the international Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology consortium, researchers are using the Roadrunner supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas.
- Carefully cleaning up the garbage at Los Alamos
23 Oct 2009- No one knows for sure what is buried in the Manhattan Project-era dump here. At the very least, there is probably a truck down there that was contaminated in 1945 at the Trinity test site, where the world’s first nuclear explosion seared the sky and melted the desert sand 200 miles south of here during World War II. But now a team of workers is using $212 million in federal stimulus money to clean up the 65-year-old, six-acre dump, which was used by the scientists who built the world’s first atomic bomb.
- Martz names Perry Fellow at Stanford
23 Oct 2009- A key member of the brain trust of Los Alamos National Laboratory has gone back to school.
- Researchers revisit ‘first experiments’
21 Oct 2009- Investigators at Los Alamos National Laboratory are combing through the history of modern science, looking for what might have been done differently. In an exercise called “First Experiments,” 15 teams of researchers are working on answering a highly theoretical set of questions.
- Solar systems's edge surprises astronomers
15 Oct 2009- The edge of the solar system is tied up with a ribbon, astronomers have discovered. The first global map of the solar system reveals that its edge is nothing like what had been predicted.
- Malicious software targeted by newly patented technology
15 Oct 2009- Los Alamos National Laboratory...announced Tuesday that a first patent had been issued on a new malware defense, known as support vector machine classifiers, or SVM, that appears to have a number of promising advantages over other systems currently being used.
News Release
LANL Breaks Ground on Key Sediment Control Project
Crews broke ground this week on one of two engineered structures in a Los Alamos National Laboratory environmental project to reduce the flow of sediments down two canyons toward the Rio Grande.
Los Alamos National Laboratory names six scientists as 2009 Fellows
Antoinette “Toni” Taylor, Stephen Becker, Joachim Birn, Lowell Brown, Patrick Colestock, and Samuel “Tom” Picraux have been designated 2009 LANL Fellows in recognition of sustained, outstanding scientific contributions and exceptional promise for continued professional achievement.
Laboratory adds a sixth R&D 100 Award to its 2009 count
Codevelopment of a high-resolution UV holography lens with National Security Technologies (NSTec) earned the Lab a sixth R&D Magazine 2009 R&D 100 Award.
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Mission
The Laboratory's mission is to develop and apply science and technology to
- Ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent;
- Reduce global threats; and
- Solve other emerging national security challenges.
Year in Review 2007-2008
- As an innovator in the world of science, technology, and engineering, the Laboratory has made achievements that focus on safety, security, environmental stewardship, nuclear deterrence, global security, operations, communications, and community involvement.
CMRR Gets a New Home
- Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project aims to relocate several mission critical projects—analytical chemistry, materials characterization, and actinide research and development capabilities—to a newer facility.
The
Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Facility (CMRR)
Project has launched a website for informational
and planning purposes, as a market research tool to determine
the availability and adequacy of potential business sources before issuing
a Request for Proposal (RFP). This is not a request
for proposals or solicitation.
The project is seeking enclosure fabricators that can meet the
Quality Assurance requirements of DOE Order 414.1C, Quality
Assurance and 10CFR830, Subpart A, Nuclear Safety: Quality
Assurance Requirements, using NQA-1-2000, Quality Assurance
Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications as the basis
of its Quality Assurance Program. Click
here for more information.
Posted 07.09.08
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The Laboratory procures nearly $1 billion in products and services annually. This list is representative of what the Lab procures.
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- Are you interested in learning about the Laboratory? Visit the Bradbury Science Museum.
Giving
- Laboratory employees pledged a record $1 million to United Way programs in Northern New Mexico and Santa Fe during the recent Giving Campaign. A dollar-for-dollar match by LANS brought the total contribution to $2 million. Read the story about United Way giving
Volunteering
- Los Alamos National Laboratory is proud to be a member of the
VolunteerMatch community. Visit the VolunteerMatch website
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Science on Wheels
- In 2008-09, the Bradbury Science Museum returns with more free, hands-on science activities brought to your school. Each student in your classroom is an active participant in these activities using science equipment provided by the museum and guided by museum staff.
Math & Science Academy empowers teachers across New Mexico
- Math & Science Academy, a teacher professional development program, focuses on standards-based education using the most recent research-based concepts and instructional strategies.
- Emphasis is placed on assessment and data analysis, and technology is integrated at every level. Collaboration among participants is stressed.
- The program is unique because it was developed to address comprehensively the complex and challenging issues of teaching and learning. Student achievement is increased by improving teacher practice. Read more...
Meet a LANL Grad Student
Armanda Roco was chosen for a summer internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory where she is putting her classroom studies to use by conducting biological research.
Los Alamos National Laboratory offers a work environment to students, postdoctoral appointees, career employees, and contractor (staff augmentation) personnel in which individuals are inspired by, and rewarded for, tackling the toughest challenges facing our nation and the world. (Check out more about LANL science, goals, and national security on the 'About LANL' tab.)
In return for their individual and collective contributions, LANL employees are rewarded with a highly competitive pay and benefits structure; an intellectually stimulating, fair, and safe work environment; exciting professional development opportunities; and an institutionalized recognition of the importance of work-life balance.
Created in 1943 as part of World War II's Manhattan Project, the Laboratory was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1966. Today, LANL remains not only an exciting place to work, but a great place to collaborate and network with scientists, researchers, and other experts from around the world.
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Proposed Stimulus Projects at LANL
Los
Alamos National Laboratory applied for funding for a number of
projects. Four projects are in advanced proposal stage. Pending
acceptance and funding we will continue to post news and information
to this website.
LANL Environmental Surveillance Report out
- The LANL Environmental Surveillance Report is compiled annually and provides the most comprehensive, consolidated "report card" on environmental conditions site-wide at LANL.
Moving Technology to Market
- The Laboratory's Technology Transfer Division helps move technologies from the Lab to the marketplace to benefit society and the U.S. economy.
- We do this by ensuring that Laboratory inventions receive intellectual property protection, which enables us to license Los Alamos technologies to industry and start-up companies.
- As the Laboratory's liaison with industry, we also manage Lab-industry research partnerships and serve as the Laboratory's resource on industry relations.
Laboratory Technologies Capture Prestigious R&D 100 Awards
- Cutting-edge innovations garnered Los Alamos researchers five of R&D Magazine's prestigious R&D 100 Awards.
- The awards recognize the top 100 industrial innovations worldwide in 2009.
- Winning Laboratory projects are MagViz, Lasonix, SIMTECHE CO2 Capture Process, TeraOps Software Radio, and the Artificial Retina Project.
