24-Nov-2020 Novel chemical process a first step to making nuclear fuel with fire DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication Developing safe and sustainable fuels for nuclear energy is an integral part of Los Alamos National Laboratory's energy security mission. Journal Inorganic Chemistry
23-Nov-2020 DisrupTECH features superior plastics recycling, smart software, predictive mapping DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Cutting-edge technologies ranging from more effective plastics recycling to using AI for systems monitoring were recently showcased by a select group of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists to businesses and investment groups as part of the Laboratory's annual DisrupTECH event.
23-Nov-2020 Flight tests to show B61-12 will work on Air Force's newest fighter jet DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Business Announcement A mock B61-12's strike in the dusty Nevada desert successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests with the U.S. Air Force's newest fighter jet, demonstrating the bomb's first release from an internal bomb bay at greater than the speed of sound. Funder National Nuclear Security Administration, US Air Force Research Laboratory
19-Nov-2020 Materials developed at Sandia help extinguish solar panel fires before they ignite DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Business Announcement Sandia National Laboratories spent 10 years working alongside New Mexico company Guardian Sensors Inc. to understand and characterize hazardous arc-faults. Their work led to development of electrical in-line connectors that automatically predict and prevent photovoltaic arc-faults before they can ignite electrical fires.
18-Nov-2020 Sandia secures six regional technology transfer awards DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Grant and Award Announcement For responding with innovative solutions during the pandemic, developing solar cell and hydrogen research technology, and creatively working with companies, Sandia National Laboratories won six prestigious regional 2020 Federal Laboratory Consortium awards.
16-Nov-2020 Los Alamos announces details of new computational storage deployment DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory announced an industry-first computational storage deployment targeting a next-generation storage system for HPC sited at Los Alamos.
12-Nov-2020 The Secret City: Project Y mobile app is back DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory is proud to announce the re-release of The Secret City: Project Y, the app that lets you explore Los Alamos in New Mexico as it was during the Manhattan Project.
12-Nov-2020 Rare 'superbolt' flashes found to be 1,000 times brighter than normal lightning DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory wo new studies about the brightest lightning events on Earth--called "superbolts"--found that they are distinct from normal lightning flashes and can be more than 1,000 times brighter.
12-Nov-2020 Study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication A new hydrocarbon study contradicts conventional wisdom about how methane is trapped in rock, revealing a new strategy to more easily access the valuable energy resource.
12-Nov-2020 Students of nuclear security have a problem; here's how to help them DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Business Announcement Sandia National Laboratories is teaming up with the University of New Mexico to create a new approach to teaching nuclear security.