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Investors and scientists converge at Lab tech-transfer event
Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies offer solutions to challenges such as vaccine development, food production Read Nowabout the article: Investors and scientists converge at Lab tech-transfer event
Allison Aiken will lead ARM mobile deployment and atmospheric research campaign
DUSTIEAIM will investigate desert-atmosphere interactions in Phoenix Read Nowabout the article: Allison Aiken will lead ARM mobile deployment and atmospheric research campaign
New research shows hydraulic failure in the tropics is expected to increase
Plant trait assemblages and the FATES-HYDRO model are key to understanding fate of many tropical plants Read Nowabout the article: New research shows hydraulic failure in the tropics is expected to increase
Postfire debris flows may become predictable, thanks to a new study
Scientists at Los Alamos have developed a model framework to better predict events such as landslides Read Nowabout the article: Postfire debris flows may become predictable, thanks to a new study
Los Alamos studies innovative energy sources for the Intermountain West
Well retrofits and hydrogen are key to cleaner energy Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos studies innovative energy sources for the Intermountain West
Machine learning advances the clean-energy economy
Los Alamos scientists used machine learning to explore the effects of cushion gasses on underground hydrogen storage Read Nowabout the article: Machine learning advances the clean-energy economy
New study finds a way to improve seismic monitoring for geologic carbon storage
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with geologic carbon storage will require a new way to model rock physics.Read Nowabout the article: New study finds a way to improve seismic monitoring for geologic carbon storage
Future climate change will impact opportunities for prescribed fires
Prescribed burning is one of the most effective tools to prevent catastrophic fires. Some locations in the United States are facing a future where safe conditions to burn are fewer and farther between. Read Nowabout the article: Future climate change will impact opportunities for prescribed fires
Los Alamos AI takes a big step forward in predicting earthquakes
Scientists used powerful modeling software to find patterns in the continuous seismic waveforms during a series of stick-slip, magnitude-5 earthquakes Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos AI takes a big step forward in predicting earthquakes
New AI makes better permafrost maps
Improved mapping gives decision-makers a new tool for protecting infrastructure as Arctic warms Read Nowabout the article: New AI makes better permafrost maps
New twist on AI makes the most of sparse sensor data
Novel approach using natural-language models opens AI applications for edge computing Read Nowabout the article: New twist on AI makes the most of sparse sensor data
New fuel cell architecture uses nanowires to deliver durability
Coaxial nanowire electrode design could benefit heavy-duty trucking Read Nowabout the article: New fuel cell architecture uses nanowires to deliver durability
4 Los Alamos scientists win DOE Early Career Research Awards
Multiyear funding supports projects in chemical physics, environmental science, applied mathematics and particle physics Read Nowabout the article: 4 Los Alamos scientists win DOE Early Career Research Awards
Climate change drives runoff from Arctic permafrost
New tools for analyzing gage data reveal higher streamflow across the region and seasons Read Nowabout the article: Climate change drives runoff from Arctic permafrost
New design for high-power-density fuel cells offers improved performance and durability
Grooved electrode design finds efficiency with innovative architecture Read Nowabout the article: New design for high-power-density fuel cells offers improved performance and durability
Building a hydrogen bridge to a clean-energy future
Los Alamos collaborates on energy transition issues with the state of New Mexico and beyond Read Nowabout the article: Building a hydrogen bridge to a clean-energy future
New tech finding methane leaking, orphaned wells
Read about the technical guidance Los Alamos is providing for this DOE effort Read Nowabout the article: New tech finding methane leaking, orphaned wells
Did rising seas play a role in Viking abandonment of Greenland settlements?
New research suggests the growing Greenland Ice Sheet’s gravitational attraction raised sea levels, flooding Viking settlements more than previously thought Read Nowabout the article: Did rising seas play a role in Viking abandonment of Greenland settlements?
New commercial fuel cell factory delivers on Los Alamos National Laboratory technology
Advent Technologies to manufacture next-generation hydrogen fuel cells that could power transportation and industry Read Nowabout the article: New commercial fuel cell factory delivers on Los Alamos National Laboratory technology
Limitless, renewable, nonpolluting energy? You're standing on it
Geothermal resources offer a tantalizing opportunity to provide affordable, carbon-neutral electricity Read Nowabout the article: Limitless, renewable, nonpolluting energy? You're standing on it
Gone for good? California’s beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back
Massive climate-stoked infestations are also unlikely to recur, thanks to lower tree-stand density Read Nowabout the article: Gone for good? California’s beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back
How can we tackle the biggest challenges? Ask a plant
Top 100 plant-science research questions address climate change, food security, medicine and a host of other problems Read Nowabout the article: How can we tackle the biggest challenges? Ask a plant
Understanding plants can boost wildland-fire modeling in uncertain future
Drought and warmer temperatures make vegetation dynamics crucial to fire behavior and effects Read Nowabout the article: Understanding plants can boost wildland-fire modeling in uncertain future
How we’re driving toward a sustainable future
Albuquerque Journal column showcases Lab efforts Read Nowabout the article: How we’re driving toward a sustainable future
What’s driving re-burns across California and the West?
As climate change sparks more new fires in old burn areas, understanding the underlying causes can help shape land management strategies Read Nowabout the article: What’s driving re-burns across California and the West?
Frontiers in Science: Wildfire, water and climate change
Learn how scientific tools help us predict and respond to fire behavior Read Nowabout the article: Frontiers in Science: Wildfire, water and climate change
Sniffing out the source of methane emissions
Research brings an important new capability for attributing natural gas leaks with greater accuracy Read Nowabout the article: Sniffing out the source of methane emissions
New analysis sets framework for decarbonizing the Intermountain West’s energy economy
I-WEST initiative prioritizes local economic and social conditions based on stakeholder input to ensure communities have a voice in energy transition Read Nowabout the article: New analysis sets framework for decarbonizing the Intermountain West’s energy economy
Hydrogen production technology getting closer to road-ready
Column appeared Nov. 19 Read Nowabout the article: Hydrogen production technology getting closer to road-ready
New approach improves identification of natural-gas emitters
Multiple forms of observation allow better source attribution, key to meeting the Global Methane Pledge Read Nowabout the article: New approach improves identification of natural-gas emitters
Observations confirm model of sea-level change from Greenland melt
Accurate predictions of regional sea-level change are essential in understanding the impact of climate change on coastal areas Read Nowabout the article: Observations confirm model of sea-level change from Greenland melt
How U.S. nuclear testing moratorium launched a supercomputing revolution
Read Nowabout the article: How U.S. nuclear testing moratorium launched a supercomputing revolution
Campus Master Plan outlines the next 30 years
The Laboratory of the future is accessed by efficient mass transit, housed in sustainable buildings and powered by 100 percent renewable energy Read Nowabout the article: Campus Master Plan outlines the next 30 years
Los Alamos-led consortium seeks undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells
Multiagency effort aims to identify and characterize lost wells, including methane emissions and other environmental impacts Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos-led consortium seeks undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells
Los Alamos-led federal Rapid Response Team to support Four Corners energy-based communities
Four Corners Rapid Response Team will support energy transition in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos-led federal Rapid Response Team to support Four Corners energy-based communities
Snow research fills gap in understanding Arctic climate
Understanding how terrain, elevation and vegetation impact snow distribution will improve Earth-system models Read Nowabout the article: Snow research fills gap in understanding Arctic climate
Grid should be on the decarbonization radar
Read Nowabout the article: Grid should be on the decarbonization radar
Quantum annealing can beat classical computing in limited cases
Under most conditions, according to a new proof, algorithms on a quantum annealing computer don't offer quantum speedup Read Nowabout the article: Quantum annealing can beat classical computing in limited cases
Los Alamos National Laboratory to lead study of molten-salt nuclear reactor materials
$9.25 million DOE nuclear energy research program aims to improve safety and efficiency of sustainable nuclear energy Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos National Laboratory to lead study of molten-salt nuclear reactor materials
Explore remarkable climate science in newest issue of National Security Science
Read Nowabout the article: Explore remarkable climate science in newest issue of National Security Science
Wildfire-smoke observations fill gap in estimating soot’s role in climate change
Measurements of variations in light absorption by coated soot particles lead to a reliable way to predict their global warming effect Read Nowabout the article: Wildfire-smoke observations fill gap in estimating soot’s role in climate change
Grid (un)locked: Carbon-neutral future depends on updating how we make, move and store electricity
Read Nowabout the article: Grid (un)locked: Carbon-neutral future depends on updating how we make, move and store electricity
Arctic temperatures are increasing 4 times faster than global warming
Analysis of observed temperatures finds two jumps over the past 50 years that were missed by most climate models Read Nowabout the article: Arctic temperatures are increasing 4 times faster than global warming
What makes a pandemic take off?
Looking for potential ‘black swan’ outbreaks can help us prepare for the future Read Nowabout the article: What makes a pandemic take off?
Understanding plants could make firefighting and prescribed burns safer
Like firefighting, wildland-fire research attacks the problem from all sides, including how plants use water and carbon Read Nowabout the article: Understanding plants could make firefighting and prescribed burns safer
Workshop gives details, seeks input on water use in carbon-neutral energy
Interested in, concerned about, or just curious how water factors into the energy transition for the Intermountain West? This workshop is for you Read Nowabout the article: Workshop gives details, seeks input on water use in carbon-neutral energy
Climate change will force big shift in timing, amount of snowmelt across Colorado River Basin
Upper basin in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming may more closely resemble the arid Southwest Read Nowabout the article: Climate change will force big shift in timing, amount of snowmelt across Colorado River Basin
Validation brings new predictive capability to global megafire smoke impacts
Satellite- and ground-based observations of Australia and British Columbia blazes help increase resolution of models Read Nowabout the article: Validation brings new predictive capability to global megafire smoke impacts
Input sought for shift to carbon-neutral economy
I-WEST coalition wants to hear from everyone about how to get to carbon neutral while building the regional economy Read Nowabout the article: Input sought for shift to carbon-neutral economy
Using tiny satellites to monitor harmful gases from space
New miniaturized instruments will help detect pollutant gas sources, from power plants to volcanoes Read Nowabout the article: Using tiny satellites to monitor harmful gases from space
Paving the path to a green future by capturing, storing CO2
Capturing carbon dioxide and storing it safely underground, along with using renewables and other strategies, helps combat climate change Read Nowabout the article: Paving the path to a green future by capturing, storing CO2
Signals in Alaska's snow reveal a great change
Read Nowabout the article: Signals in Alaska's snow reveal a great change
World-record lightning 'megaflashes' detected using space-based technology
Read Nowabout the article: World-record lightning 'megaflashes' detected using space-based technology
Isotopes improve estimates of precipitation recycling in tropics
Using stable isotopes as tracers for evaporated moisture helps researchers understand local rainfall patterns across globe Read Nowabout the article: Isotopes improve estimates of precipitation recycling in tropics
Global warming, not just drought, drives bark beetles to kill more ponderosa pines
Beetle population dynamics and stress on trees fuel deadly infestations, with big impacts on atmospheric carbon storage in forests Read Nowabout the article: Global warming, not just drought, drives bark beetles to kill more ponderosa pines
Using science to understand the future of water
Read Nowabout the article: Using science to understand the future of water
Understanding the towering ‘fire clouds’ over forest blazes
Read Nowabout the article: Understanding the towering ‘fire clouds’ over forest blazes
Los Alamos National Laboratory helps monitor, predict, and mitigate crop-damaging frost events
Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos National Laboratory helps monitor, predict, and mitigate crop-damaging frost events
How microbiomes help secure the food chain
Could a plant become more drought resistant by altering soil microbiomes?Read Nowabout the article: How microbiomes help secure the food chain
Understanding pyrocumulonimbi, aka 'fire clouds'
Caused by wildfires, they can trigger lightning, create fire tornadoes and turbocharge winds that accelerate the spread of a conflagration Read Nowabout the article: Understanding pyrocumulonimbi, aka 'fire clouds'
Predicting the future of Western U.S. water
Los Alamos brings expertise in atmospheric aerosols to new snowpack study Read Nowabout the article: Predicting the future of Western U.S. water
Why arctic soil can go slip-sliding away
‘Dripping’ effect of some landscapes matches paint, new research suggests how that happens Read Nowabout the article: Why arctic soil can go slip-sliding away
Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
LANL scientists contribute to comprehensive sea-level rise projections Read Nowabout the article: Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
Prescribed burns tamp down wildfire threat
Read Nowabout the article: Prescribed burns tamp down wildfire threat
Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
Climate change will drive more drought, heat waves, floods, and low river flows in seven western states Read Nowabout the article: Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: Can water intensify the Earth’s warming?
One-of-a-kind instrument measures humidity’s effects on smoke, filling a key data gap in predicting the scale and long-term impact of fire Read Nowabout the article: Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: Can water intensify the Earth’s warming?
A tool for modeling changes in sea ice
A Los Alamos team developed a software package known as CICE Read Nowabout the article: A tool for modeling changes in sea ice
Prescribed burns and other low-intensity fires are highly responsive to changes in winds
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory seek to reduce uncertainties with these fires Read Nowabout the article: Prescribed burns and other low-intensity fires are highly responsive to changes in winds
Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns
Arctic Ocean’s salinity balance at risk, new model shows Read Nowabout the article: Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns
Diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth
Novel 3D computational study links observable forest characteristics with fire behavior and reveals how forest structure propagates fire Read Nowabout the article: Diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth
Up to 15 inches of sea-level rise from ice sheets by 2100 predicted by international modeling collaboration
Los Alamos National Laboratory and institutions from across the world conducted the most advanced prediction to date for how global warming will melt polar ice sheets and impact sea-level rise Read Nowabout the article: Up to 15 inches of sea-level rise from ice sheets by 2100 predicted by international modeling collaboration
Study finds less impact from wildfire smoke on climate
Observations suggest smaller warming effects of brown carbon than published model assessments Read Nowabout the article: Study finds less impact from wildfire smoke on climate
El Niño–linked decreases in soil moisture could trigger massive tropical-plant die offs
New insights could help farmers, water managers in tropical regions prepare for impact on crops Read Nowabout the article: El Niño–linked decreases in soil moisture could trigger massive tropical-plant die offs
Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide
Multiple Earth Systems computer models assessed potential drought levels Read Nowabout the article: Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide
Los Alamos team sets sail for Arctic on year-long research expedition
As part of MOSAiC field campaign, environmental researchers will operate a suite of instruments 24/7 as ship drifts in ice for the winter Read Nowabout the article: Los Alamos team sets sail for Arctic on year-long research expedition
Arctic ice model upgrade to benefit polar research, industry and military
An update for an internationally vital sea-ice computer model, called CICE version 6.0, is being released this week, a timely tool that supports more accurate forecasting of ice occurrence and global climate modeling Read Nowabout the article: Arctic ice model upgrade to benefit polar research, industry and military
Arctic greening thaws permafrost, boosts runoff
Study finds shrubs trap snow, creating permanently thawed zones that destroy permafrost and create pathways for increased water and carbon flow Read Nowabout the article: Arctic greening thaws permafrost, boosts runoff
Study confirms beetles exploit warm winters to expand range
Overpopulation actually limits their spread as larvae compete for food inside the bark Read Nowabout the article: Study confirms beetles exploit warm winters to expand range
Understanding meltwater drainpipe formation In Greenland ice sheet
Widespread fracturing during lake drainage dominant cause of 'moulin' formation Read Nowabout the article: Understanding meltwater drainpipe formation In Greenland ice sheet

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