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Los Alamos National Laboratory spent $396 million with New Mexico business in 2019

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

New numbers for fiscal year 2019 show Los Alamos National Laboratory's big impact on New Mexico's economy, as the Laboratory employed 12,041 people for a total of $1.16 billion in salaries and contracted with small businesses statewide for $288.6 million.

Sandia hosts its first Education With Industry officer

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

For the first time, a student in the prestigious and highly selective US Air Force Education With Industry program will be bringing his military experience to Sandia National Laboratories and returning to his post with valuable industry experience to share.

Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Take biomass-derived acetone -- common nail polish remover -- use light to upgrade it to higher-mass hydrocarbons, and, voila, you have a domestically generated product that can be blended with conventional jet fuel to fly while providing environmental benefits, creating domestic jobs, securing the nation's global leadership in bioenergy technologies, and improving U.S. energy security.

Journal: Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Sandia Fellow wins nuclear fusion award

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

For his contributions to the laboratory development of nuclear fusion, Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Keith Matzen has been awarded the 2019 Distinguished Career Award by Fusion Power Associates, a national nonprofit research and educational foundation.

Funder: National Nuclear Security Administration

Economic impact: Sandia Labs spends $3.68B

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories pumped an all-time high of nearly $3.68 billion into the economy in fiscal year 2019 by spending on goods, services, payroll, taxes and other payments.

Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nine sources of extremely high-energy gamma rays comprise a new catalog compiled by researchers with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory. All produce gamma rays with energies over 56 trillion electron volts (TeV) and three emit gamma rays extending to 100 TeV and beyond, making these the highest-energy sources ever observed in our galaxy. The catalog helps to explain where the particles originate and how they are accelerated to such extremes.

Journal: Physical Review Letters
Funder: Los Alamos National Laboratories Laboratory Directed Research and Development, US Department of Energy High Energy Physics

Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Los Alamos scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes (LEDs) containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows them to function as lasers. These novel, dual-function devices clear the path towards versatile, manufacturing-friendly laser diodes. The technology can potentially revolutionize numerous fields from photonics and optoelectronics to chemical sensing and medical diagnostics.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Laboratory Directed Research and Development program at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists image heart RNA structure for the first time

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists at Los Alamos and international partners have created the first 3-D images of a special type of RNA molecule that is critical for stem cell programming and known as the 'dark matter' of the genome.

Los Alamos National Laboratory joins IBM Q Network

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory announced today at CES 2020 that it is joining the cloud-based IBM Q Network as part of the Laboratory's research initiative into quantum computing, including developing quantum computing algorithms, conducting research in quantum simulations, and developing education tools.

Reducing power plants' thirst

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are helping the largest power plant in the United States identify the most efficient and cost-effective strategies to reduce water use. They developed a first-of-its-kind comprehensive system dynamics analysis that can show power plants with wet cooling systems how it can save them money.

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