ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: By Savannah Mitchem A flash of light traps this material in an excited state indefinitely, and new experiments reveal how it happens. A dry material makes a great fire starter, and a soft material lends itself to a sweater. Batteries require materials that can store lots of energy, and microchips need components that can turn the flow of electricity on and off. Each ma  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 21 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release: On January 15, the Los Alamos Study Group hosted two prominent U.S. and Russian analysts in a hybrid discussion with a live audience in Los Alamos ("Peace in Ukraine -- How Do We Get There?" A discussion in Los Alamos with Scott Ritter and Dmitri Trenin,"). That discussion is now available on the Study Group's YouTube channel here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Hh-iTh0pk). The two speakers eac  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Plaintiffs endorse immediate pit production at LANL for new warheads for Sentinel ICBM As a result of this lawsuit, nothing changes at either proposed production site * * * Yesterday a three-and-a-half-year-long lawsuit challenging the adequacy of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis supporting construction of a plutonium warhead core ("pit") fac  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 25 -- Santa Fe County issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2025: Santa Fe County Assessor Isaiah F. Romero has been elected as the new Chair of the New Mexico Counties Assessors' Affiliate (NMCAA), a prominent organization supporting county assessors nationwide. Assessor Romero, who previously served as Vice Chair of the Affiliate, was elected to his new role yesterday, January 23, 2025, during the New Mexico Counties 2025 Legislative Conference held in Santa Fe. Ro  more