Public Lectures Explore the Impact of Particle Accelerators

Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow Bruce Carlsten will explore the ways particle accelerators can improve our lives in three Frontiers in Science public lectures beginning September 17 in Albuquerque.
11-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Bird Communities Dwindle on New Mexico’s Pajarito Plateau

Researchers have found declines in the number and diversity of bird populations at nine sites surveyed in northern New Mexico, where eight species vanished over time while others had considerably dropped.
15-Aug-2018 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Computer simulations predict the spread of HIV

In a recently published study in the journal Nature Microbiology, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory show that computer simulations can accurately predict the transmission of HIV across populations, which could aid in preventing the...
1-Aug-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Los Alamos Chemist Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow Jaqueline Loetsch Kiplinger has been announced as a fellow of the American Chemical Society. She is among 51 new fellows for the nation’s key chemistry organization and is one of only seven from Los Alamos in...
24-Jul-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Promising Los Alamos Innovations Take the Spotlight

Los Alamos scientist Bette Korber was recently honored with the 2018 Richard P. Feynman Innovation Prize for her ground-breaking HIV vaccine designs. Korber was recognized at a ceremony that celebrates the “Next Big Idea” – scientific...
24-Jul-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Feeding Plants to This Algae Could Fuel Your Car

The research shows that a freshwater production strain of microalgae, Auxenochlorella protothecoides, is capable of directly degrading and utilizing non-food plant substrates, such as switchgrass, for improved cell growth and lipid productivity,...
17-Jul-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Top Young Los Alamos Researchers Honored With DOE Early Career Awards

Three talented young researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are among the recipients of the highly valued Early Career Research Program Funding awards from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science. This is the ninth year DOE has...
21-Jun-2018 3:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Confirms Beetles Exploit Warm Winters to Expand Range

A new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and colleagues confirms that increasing minimum winter temperatures allow beetles to expand their range but reveals that overcrowding can put the brakes on population growth.
19-Jun-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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