WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following activity report for the week ending April 24, 2026: * * * Los Alamos National Laboratory Resident Inspectors Activity Report for Week Ending April 24, 2026 Staff Activity: The DNFSB cognizant engineer for Los Alamos National Laboratory was on site this week. While present, he walked down the Plutonium Facility, met with Triad leadership on Plutonium Facil  more

PASADENA, California, May 13 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Two Caltech-Affiliated Students Named 2026 Hertz Fellows * On May 6, the Hertz Foundation announced this year's cohort of 19 Hertz Fellows. Among them are fourth-year undergraduate Sam Foxman and incoming graduate student Nikhil Seshadri. The Hertz Fellowship is one of the nation's most competitive and prestigious doctoral fellowships in applied science, engineering, and mathematics. Awa  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Mexico. *** Social Platform With Enhanced Privacy and Integrated Customization Features ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 12 -- SGROUPLES, INC., Calabasas, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12627628 B2, initially filed Nov. 17, 2025) developed by Mark Weinstein, Mountain View, California, and Jonathan Wolfe, N.E. Albuquerque, New Mexico, for "Social platform with enhanced privacy and integrated custo  more