WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Seven researchers have been named 2024 Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows: Robert Aikin, Malcolm Boshier, Luis Chacon, Sara Del Valle, Rod Linn, Kevin Mitchell and Cynthia Reichhardt. "It is an honor to recognize these seven researchers," said Laboratory Director Thom Mason. "Their dedication and lifelong work have helped Los Alamos achieve its mission and improved the s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Conscientious tracking massively reduces Los Alamos National Lab's chemical inventory - and saves money * * * To help ensure the safety of workers and the environment, Los Alamos National Laboratory continually monitors the number of chemicals it stores on-site and strives to reduce that number. In fiscal year 2024, the effort was particularly successful, with the Lab cutting i  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: Federal and contractor officials, community leaders and top educators gathered last week for a roundtable event focused on ensuring the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its partners have the resources and infrastructure needed to support a robust, talented workforce in the years ahead. The event marked the fourth such workforce developme  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New capability can make hourly forecasts, help protect equipment in space * * * "Killer electrons" that travel at nearly light speed inside Earth's Van Allen belts -- the zone that surrounds the planet and traps energetic charged particles -- pose a major threat to equipment in space by causing malfunctions in electronics. Now, in a collaboration between Los Alamos Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Exploring genomic factors with new supercomputer to potentially aid drug development * * * To understand the workings of DNA in relation to disease, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed the first multimodal deep learning model (https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae783) of its kind, EPBDxDNABERT-2, capable of ascertaining the precise relationship betwe  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 6 -- GeoHazards, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features geomorphological hazards, including endogenous and exogenous hazards, as well as those related to climate change and human activity, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 2): * Article - An Efficient Solution for Probabilistic Slope Seismic Stability Analysis Based on Polynomial Chao Kriging Metamodel * Article - Analysis of Uncertainty in Internal Erosi  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Huan Zhao has wanted to learn about the world around him for as long as he can remember. Now, his work helps push the limits of what humankind can observe and understand. As a Eugene P. Wiger Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Zhao aims to bridge quantum materials with quantum information technologies. Zhao's journey into the q  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Advanced Study issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be measured, represents a major step forward, since it operates independently of many of the other ways in which scientists   more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: One of the few constants at American Nuclear Society national meetings is the recognition of exceptional individuals in the nuclear community. ANS President Lisa Marshall has named this season's award recipients, who will receive recognition at the upcoming Winter Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla. ANS also announces the winners of awards presented by the Society's professional divisions. The  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Los Alamos National Laboratory hosted competition to test hazmat expertise * * * Seven hazardous material response teams from Tennessee, Oklahoma and New Mexico competed in carefully designed emergency scenarios at the 28th annual HAZMAT Challenge at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Created by the Lab's Emergency Management Division, teams compete to build skills and camarade  more