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DisrupTech Introduces Tech Startup Candidates

Audience members at the Los Alamos Golf Course Event Center in search of ‘the next big thing’. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

DisrupTech auditioned a set of eight creative scientific ideas in the early stages of commercialization out of Los Alamos National Laboratory. With expert feedback from investors and the business community, prospective startups had a chance to see how they stacked up in the public arena at the Los Alamos Golf Course Event Center on Thursday.

Event sponsors added to the competitive interest, by putting a little Read More

Scenes From ScienceFest At Bradbury Science Museum

A visitor watches a video Saturday inside the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Many interactive exhibits fill the Bradbury Science Museum, drawing people of all ages. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Visitors have poured into the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos during the three day ScienceFest festival that began Thursday.

People of all ages participated in interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities and listened to dynamic speakers meant to engage kids, families, and individuals who are interested Read More

Los Alamos Main Gate Now And Then

Ken Uher of White Rock at the Main Gate check-in station recreated for ScienceFest 2015, which runs through today. Uher brought out his 1939 Buick Special Convertible Opera Coupe Saturday to add to the historical drama of the day. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Ken Uher of White Rock places a newspaper from the era on the seat of his 1939 Buick, which he brought out Saturday to the Main Gate check-in station recreated for this weekend’s ScienceFest 2015. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Ken Uher of White Rock places political buttons from the Manhattan Project era inside Read More

ScienceFest Event Explores Computational Mathematics

The crowd listens as computational mathemetician Nathaniel Morgan talks about the past and future of his field Thursday at UnQuarked – The Wine Room. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Nathaniel Morgan gives the audience a (very) short course in computational mathematics. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Los Alamos may be the only place in the world where you can find more than 60 members of the community gathered at a local watering hole to hear a talk on computational mathematics.

That’s exactly what happened Read More

NPS And DOE Officials Visit Los Alamos To Discuss Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Victor Knox, NPS point person for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Officials from the National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy (DOE) were in town Thursday to discuss the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which will be partially located In Los Alamos.

NPS Assistant Director for Partnerships Jeff Reinhold described the local group working on the Park as “amazing.”

“This is an amazing group. Their commitment and knowledge is impressive and they have an Read More

Luján Statement On 70th Anniversary Of Trinity Test

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Thursday on the 70th anniversary of the first test of an atomic bomb detonation at the Trinity test site in southern New Mexico:
 
“Today, we honor the memory of those who have fallen ill or passed on due to radiation exposure from the Trinity test. On this day 70 years ago, rural New Mexico became ground zero for the detonation of the first nuclear bomb. While it would usher in the start of the atomic age, it also
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Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board Meets In Taos July 29

NNMCAB News:

The Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB) is one of eight site-specific advisory boards established to involve local citizens in the Department of Energy’s (DOE) environmental clean-up decision process at its nuclear facilities.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend NNMCAB meetings and provide their unique perspective on environmental issues.

The NNMCAB will meet 1-5:15 p.m., July 29 at Sagebrush Inn Conference Center, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur in Taos.

At 2 p.m., representatives from DOE will provide an update titled “Los Alamos National Laboratory Read More

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