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The New Mexico issue

Summer 2024

IN THIS ISSUE

Letters
The New Mexico issue
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s home state is rich with partners and people committed to national and global security.Read Nowabout the article: The New Mexico issue
Abstracts
Made in New Mexico
Los Alamos National Laboratory produces key components for national security, space exploration, and more.Read Nowabout the article: Made in New Mexico
Noteworthy neighbors
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s convenient colleagues ensure mutually beneficial partnerships.Read Nowabout the article: Noteworthy neighbors
Head south for salt
A little-known Los Alamos division facilitates research at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.Read Nowabout the article: Head south for salt
Protecting Puebloan places
The Lab executes its mission while respecting the living history of the land.Read Nowabout the article: Protecting Puebloan places
Digging for dinosaurs
More than 30 years ago, Los Alamos scientists helped detect and date the bones of one of the world’s longest sauropods.Read Nowabout the article: Digging for dinosaurs
Trinity and beyond
New Mexico’s nuclear tests reflect the nation’s atomic history.Read Nowabout the article: Trinity and beyond
By any other name
From streets to facilities, National Security Science explores the meaning behind names.Read Nowabout the article: By any other name
Driven by science
Some scientists’ creativity goes beyond the laboratory and onto their vehicles. Read Nowabout the article: Driven by science
Restoring Project Y
Manhattan Project National Park preserves historic sites at Los Alamos National Laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: Restoring Project Y
Scorpius takes shape
A new machine will enhance scientists’ understanding of nuclear weapons.Read Nowabout the article: Scorpius takes shape
MENDing gaps in waste processing
A new decontamination system prioritizes worker safety and environmental responsibility.Read Nowabout the article: MENDing gaps in waste processing
Blazing partnerships
Los Alamos scientists work with the New Mexico Fire Training Academy to better understand how fires behave.Read Nowabout the article: Blazing partnerships
Coming soon: the B61-13
A new variant of the gravity bomb is in development. Read Nowabout the article: Coming soon: the B61-13
Tech transfer
Los Alamos National Laboratory works with private industry to develop technologies for public use.Read Nowabout the article: Tech transfer
Features
Norris Bradbury, the man who made Los Alamos
The Laboratory’s second—and longest-serving—director ensured that Los Alamos not only survived, but thrived, after World War II.Read Nowabout the article: Norris Bradbury, the man who made Los Alamos
Flying high over the Land of Enchantment
Location helps Los Alamos scientists test new technology.Read Nowabout the article: Flying high over the Land of Enchantment
Mentor of methods and mountains
Physicist Len Margolin celebrates more than half a century of science and adventure at Los Alamos National Laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: Mentor of methods and mountains
From coal to clean
The Los Alamos-led Four Corners Rapid Response Team helps facilitate a regional shift away from fossil fuels.Read Nowabout the article: From coal to clean
Connecting with colleges and universities
The Four Corners Rapid Response Team helps Los Alamos form new partnerships with regional schools.Read Nowabout the article: Connecting with colleges and universities
Analysis
The town that raised me
Growing up in Los Alamos ignited my passion for learning.Read Nowabout the article: The town that raised me
Being essential
Advancing an ancient art form
Classification analyst Dominic Roybal creates art from nature.Read Nowabout the article: Advancing an ancient art form