WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSJou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: Two new studies looking at the brightest lightning events on Earth have investigated how these rare superbolts originate and find they are distinct from normal lightning flashes. The new findings could help scientists better understand these mysterious strokes and inform safety efforts, such as public advisories and engineering guidance. The studies analyzed lightning events spotted by orbiting sa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44442) entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Nov. 5 and co-authored by Amy F. Woolf, specialist in nuclear weapons policy and research assistant Samuel D. Ryder: The annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill funds civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: The scientific computing and networking leadership of 17 Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories will be showcased at SC20, the International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, taking place Nov. 9-19 for the first time via a completely virtual format. Like most conferences and workshops being held this yea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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 23, 2020 DNFSB Staff Activity: The staff held a third week of remote interactions with Triad and NNSA personnel for a review of safety systems. This week, they disc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 10: Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason and Chancellor Dan Arvizu of New Mexico State University (NMSU) today announced the signing of a new institutional agreement to enable joint appointments. "The Laboratory is pleased to work with partners like NMSU to build scientific and engineering collaborations that mutually benefit both institutions," said Dir  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 9: Los Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with four other national laboratories and four academic institutions in a new program to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The partnership has been dubbed the BOTTLE Consortium for "Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the environment." "We are excited to apply LANL's unique capab  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Two 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. The new findings could help scientists better understand these mysterious strokes and inform safety efforts, such as public advisories and engineering guidance. The two st  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: 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. Rebuilt and released for the fifth anniversary of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, this virtual experience has something for everyone. In the app's story mod  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 (TNSRes) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: Atoms in a gas can seem like partiers at a nanoscopic rave, with particles zipping around, pairing up, and flying off again in seemingly random fashion. And yet physicists have come up with formulas that predict this behavior, even when the atoms are extremely close together and can tug and pull on each other in complicated ways. The environment within the nucleus of a single atom  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 10 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: New Mexico State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory have signed a new institutional agreement to support joint appointments. The joint appointments will provide opportunities for NMSU and LANL to attract, retain and recognize science and engineering staff and faculty with the goal of enhancing the quality of science, technology, education and industrial development in the region, state and nati  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents created a new center Thursday, through which the Texas A&M University System and Los Alamos National Laboratory collaboratively will address pressing national security issues. The Joint Center for Resilient National Security will develop capabilities that can be applied to challenges such as maintaining national security in the face of rapidly e  more