LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Oct. 19: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has installed a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator from SambaNova Systems, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced today, allowing researchers to more effectively combine AI and machine learning (ML) with complex scientific workloads. LLNL has begun integr  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Oct. 23 (TNSRes) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: Frequently the three international research journals published by ANS dedicate issues to special topics or selected top papers presented at conferences. In celebration of Nuclear Science Week, here's a recap of the research highlights published by Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), Nuclear Technology (NT), and Fusion Science and Technology (FST) in 2020 (ANS members get free subscriber acce  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending October 2, 2020 DNFSB Staff Activity: On Wednesday, a staff team conducted a teleconference with NNSA and Triad personnel to discuss the Phase 1 technical studies of the Pl  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 20 -- The National Speech and Debate Association issued the following news release: The National Speech & Debate Association is proud to announce Club Awards for more than 800 schools. Club awards are awarded to schools who meet a certain threshold of strength points. "Our Club Award winners show an incredible commitment to this activity, their students, and their success," said J. Scott Wunn, Executive Director of the National Speech & Debate Association. "These pr  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: With topics ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to commercialization pathways for new innovations and projections of the future for the natural gas industry, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) InnovationXLab CarbonX Summit hosted by NETL showcased DOE technologies and the national laboratories' capabilities at the heart of the domestic ener  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 21 (TNSRep) -- The National Partnership for New Americans issued the following news on Oct. 20: Around 18,000 people have naturalized in New Mexico since 2014, according to a report released today by El CENTRO Poder y Accion, El CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos' new sister 501c4 advocacy organization in Albuquerque, Somos Accion, the 501c4 sister organization to Somos un Pueblo Unido in New Mexico, CAFe Accion, sister organization to NM Comunidades en Accion y de Fe in Las   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 19: The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announced a strategic partnership agreement with SambaNova Systems to accelerate key artificial intelligence (AI) computing initiatives. The cornerstone of this partnership agreement is   more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 24 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news release: Scientists from Scripps Research and Los Alamos National Laboratory have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules that help shield HIV from the immune system. Mapping these shields will give researchers a more complete understanding of why antibodies react to some spots on the virus but not others, and may shape the design of new vaccines that   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are improving magnesium alloys' usability, which could mean stronger, lighter vehicles with improved gas efficiency. This collaboration is made possible by the Texas A&M System National Laboratories Office and LANL. Drs.   more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 21 (TNSRes) -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: A University at Buffalo research team has been awarded $8.5 million to study hybrid rockets, a technology that could provide a safer and less expensive way to explore outer space compared to conventional rockets. The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy enables UB to establish the Center for Hybrid Rocket Exascale Simulation Technology (CHREST). The funds will provide   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded 12 grants totaling over $45 million for research to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. "USDA-NIFA's Emergency Citrus Disease Research & Extension (ECDRE) program brings the nation's top scientists together to tackle this problem," said Par  more