LIVERMORE, California, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: To learn about the properties of materials under changing temperatures and pressures, researchers typically combine laboratory experiments with theoretical models and computer simulations. It's an iterative process: The models help in designing the experiments and interpreting the results, and the results "constrain," or fine-tune, the models so the  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report on July 3, 2023: * * * TO: Katherine R. Herrera, Acting Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending June 9, 2023 Staff Activity: Q. Boney attended a course on hazard analysis review sponsored by the National Training Center at the NNSA Field Office. A s  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are driving increases to streamflow in areas of high-latitude North America where permafrost dominates the landscape. "We saw long-term trends of increasing streamflows in the Arctic that reflect how deeper layers of the permafrost are thawing and releasing water," said Katrina Bennett, a hydrologist at Los Alamos National Lab  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A new approach to training quantum neural networks allows today's error-prone quantum computers to perform practical work * * * New theoretical research proves that machine learning on quantum computers requires far simpler data than previously believed. The finding paves a path to maximizing the usability of today's noisy, intermediate-scale quantum computers for si  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on July 3, 2023: Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory faced off last month in a friendly battle to see who could bring in the most blood donations to mark World Blood Day and help the community. The competition turned out to be a neck-and-neck situation with the winner being decided by a single unit of blood. Over two days in June, 124 San  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On June 22, 2023, Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 out of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to the House Floor for consideration. "Supporting our national defense and bringing good-paying jobs to New Mexico are critical parts of the role I play on the Armed Services Committee," said Vasquez. "In my first year  more