LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Following decades in management at National Nuclear Security Administration production sites, Linda Bauer aspired to put her leadership skills to the test in the science and technology side of the nuclear enterprise as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) deputy director. Bauer, a self-described "road warrior," had hoped LLNL would be the caps  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- 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: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending July 22, 2022 Plutonium Facility-Safety Basis: On Wednesday, Triad transmitted to the NNSA Field Office, for information, an updated project execution plan for upgrading t  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Wednesday that the State of New Mexico is providing LEDA economic assistance to an innovative Santa Fe company that has developed a one-of-a-kind technology to process cremated remains into smooth stones. Parting Stone has seen rapid growth with the increase in cremation rates as the business has nurtured relationships with some 600 funeral ho  more

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Saturday the launch of the Wildfire Business Assistance Grant Program, which will provide emergency assistance to business owners and self-employed individuals whose businesses were physically damaged or saw reduced revenue due to recent wildfires. Gov. Lujan Grisham authorized the Economic Development Department (EDD) to create the New Mexico   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As countries around the world mobilize to battle climate change, a growing number of organizations, institutions of higher education and governments from more than 90 nations including Norway, Spain, France, South Korea, India, Australia, Mexico and the United Kingdom are turning to a user-friendly, yet sophisticated tool developed by a team of NETL rese  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Travis Humble has been named director of the Quantum Science Center headquartered at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The QSC is a multi-institutional partnership that spans industry, academia and government institutions and is tasked with uncovering the full potential of quantum materials, sensors and algorithms. Humble was named de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) issued the following statement celebrating President Biden's signature of the CHIPS and Science Act into law. "I am so proud that today, President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law. This package includes the Partnerships for Energy and Security Act-the first piece of legislation that I introduced in Congress. Our state  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: Theoretical physicist Nicola N. Khuri, an emeritus faculty member at The Rockefeller University, died on August 4 at age 89. Khuri was best known for using math to predict what happens when elementary particles collide in giant accelerators in experiments aimed to understand the nature of matter and energy. Among his many contributions were building the foundation for potential scattering theory, a framework for studying ho  more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: A perovskite solar cell developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego brings researchers closer to breaking the ceiling on solar cell efficiency, suggests a study published Aug. 10 in Nature. The new solar cell is a lead-free low-dimensional perovskite material with a superlattice crystal structure--a first in the field. What's special about this materia  more