ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: * * * Setting up house for brain-based computing * * * In a groundbreaking stride toward the future of computing, early this year Sandia National Laboratories researchers welcomed the arrival of an extraordinary brain-based computing system called Hala Point. Packed with a staggering 1.15 billion artificial neurons -- believed to be the bigges  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Some of supercomputing's biggest names recently gathered in Florida for the SOS26 conference to discuss the future of technologies that are reshaping many parts the world. Held in Cocoa Beach, Florida from March 11 to 14, researchers across the computing and data spectra participated in sessions developed by staff members from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: The daylong conference brought together scientists, engineers and technical experts from Brown and the Department of Energy's National Laboratories to strengthen existing partnerships and enable new collaborations. Brown's National Labs Day concluded with a poster session for attendees to further network and engage with each other while also setting the stage for future partnerships and breakthroughs. Photo by   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following report (No. DOE-OIG-24-16) on April 1, 2024, entitled "Allegations Regarding Timekeeping and Personnel Practices at Sandia National Laboratories." Here are excerpts: * * * The Office of Inspector General received allegations regarding inappropriate timekeeping and personnel practices at Sandia National Laboratories' (SNL) Badge Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The allegations stated that a manager: (1) instru  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior heeded his calls and announced that it would finalize a proposal to withdraw 4,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in southern Sandoval County, including the Buffalo Tract and the Crest of Montezuma, from mineral developmen  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected NETL Director Marianne Walck as a 2023 AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions and technical excellence in geophysics, earth sciences and energy and climate science; strategic leadership at two national laboratories; and unwavering diversity, equity and inclusion leadership a  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 19 -- PNM, an electricity provider in New Mexico, issued the following news release: Recently, the Albuquerque Public Schools' Education, Foundation (APSEF) named PNM as their Outstanding Corporate Partner for 2024. Each year, PNM employees volunteer hundreds of hours, giving back to the community and supporting the causes they are enthusiastic about. Many of those hours are spent at APS locations. Not only do PNM employees give their time, but when they donate   more