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Tipoffs for Santa Fe, New Mexico (Los Alamos) Newsletter for Sunday February 18, 2024 ( 7 items )  

FCC Media Bureau Issues Memorandum Opinion and Order on Gillian Sutton Station
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following memorandum opinion and order (Application File No. BL-11485; BLFT-20130819AGC) on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Gillian Sutton Station DKRSN(AM), Los Alamos, New Mexico FM Translator Station DK296GI, Los Alamos, New Mexico MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER By the Commission: I. INTRODUCTION 1. We have before us an Application for Review (AFR) filed by Albuquerque Board of Education (ABE) on   more

Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending Jan. 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report on Feb. 13, 2024: TO: Katherine R. Herrera, Acting Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending January 26, 2024 Staff Activity: On Tuesday, the Board's staff held a remote factual accuracy meeting for a complex-wide review of electrical cable maintenance (see 6/23/202  more

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Biologists Use Audio Files to Study Declining Jay Bird Population Impacts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Monitoring the bird is part of the Lab's responsibility to steward its natural resources * * * Biologists from Los Alamos National Laboratory have been collecting birdsong audio files (https://youtu.be/Fz1a4e5d-Ys) from the pale blue, long-billed bird that relies heavily on pinon-juniper woodlands, a prevalent habitat on Lab property. The efforts to monitor the pin  more

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Indigenous Women Find Their Place in Physics
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Los Alamos partnerships with Fort Lewis College and Navajo Technical University pave a new path into the world of research * * * Elaina Saltclah, from the Red Mesa, Arizona area, near the Four Corners, first introduces herself in her native Navajo language, including the names of her clans. A Fort Lewis College student majoring in physics, with a minor in mathematic  more

Los Alamos National Laboratory: New Report Unveils Environmental Performance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Los Alamos National Lab programs monitor soil, water, air, animals and plants across the 40-square mile campus and surrounding area * * * The ASER characterizes the Lab's environmental performance with data from programs monitoring soil, water, air, animals and plants. The report also summarizes Laboratory environmental compliance programs, the estimated radiation d  more

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Using AI to Develop Enhanced Cybersecurity Measures
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New research helps identify an unprecedented number of malware families * * * A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is using artificial intelligence to address several critical shortcomings in large-scale malware analysis, making significant advancements in the classification of Microsoft Windows malware and paving the way for enhanced cybersecurity meas  more

N.M. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPT. AWARDS SBIR/STTR GRANTS TO 7 INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 14 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science and Technology (OSST), has awarded SBIR/STTR Matching grants to seven companies to support innovation development and jumpstart commercialization. The companies awarded FY2024 grants were chosen with input from the Technology Research Collaborative (TRC), a state board of science and technol  more