LANL Student Symposium At UNM-LA 1-4 p.m. Aug. 3
LANL students will occupy the UNM-LA campus 1-4 p.m., Wednesday to share some highlights from their recent internship experiences.
Community members are welcome to come visit with students and learn more about their recent accomplishments and achievements. More than 200 posters will be featured at this year’s event representing an expansive breadth of cutting edge research and engineering projects.
Community members are encouraged to stop by between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at UNM-LA. Read More
National Science Foundation Awards Quantum Dot Company UbiQD SBIR Phase I Grant To Pursue Licensed Solar Energy Technology
The UbiQD team celebrates the opening of its new quantum dot manufacturing facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico July 29, 2016. From left, Board Members Dudley McDaniel and Colin Cumming, Director Karthik Ramasamy, Founder and President Hunter McDaniel, Board Member Katharine Chartrand, Director Aaron Jackson and Director Matt Bergren. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
- The grant is one of many recent developments for the expanding New Mexico-based company
UbiQD, LLC, a New Mexico-based quantum dot manufacturer, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by Read More
WIPP Mine Rescue Team Wins Field Competition National Championship
The WIPP Blue Mine Rescue Team poses with their national championship trophy in the field competition. Front row from left, Ty Zimmerly, Kirk Nance, Heath Fowler, Richard (Stik) West and NWP President and Project Manager Phil Breidenbach. Back row from left, , DOE Carlsbad Field Office Mine Operations Manager Kenny Padilla, Ed Kyser, Manny Marquez, Nico Dominguez, Chris Dominguez, Lance Turnbow, Gary Kessler and NWP Emergency Operations and Security Manager David Stuhan. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Blue Mine Rescue Team captured top honors in the field Read More
Scenes From UbiQD Grand Opening In Los Alamos And An Inside Look At The New Facility
UbiQD Chairman of the Board, Founder and President Hunter McDaniel, center, with colleagues cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of UbiQD during Friday’s windy afternoon at 134 Eastgate Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A crowd gathers Friday afternoon for the grand opening of UbiQD at 134 Eastgate Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The red ribbon was officially cut Friday afternoon on UbiQD at 134 Eastgate Dr., a development stage limited liability company founded in 2014 to commercialize low-cost and low-toxicity quantum dot technologies. The
NASA’s Kepler Mission Verifies 1,284 New Planets
NASA News:
NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date.
“This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. “This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a star much like ours, we can eventually discover another Earth.”
Analysis was performed on the Kepler space telescope’s July 2015 planet Read More
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Air Force Releases RFP For Replacement To Nuclear Air Launched Cruise Missile
USAF News:
The U.S. Air Force released today a request for proposals to industry for its Long Range Standoff, or LRSO, nuclear cruise missile program. Up to two contract awards are expected in 4th quarter fiscal year 2017.
The Long Range Stand-Off weapon will be developed to replace the aging AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile. The AGM-86B was fielded in the early 1980s with a 10-year design life. The current ALCM remain safe, secure and effective, it is facing increasingly sustainment and operational challenges against evolving threats.
LRSO’s range, survivability, Read More