Released: 19-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Quantum computers, space materials, seismic oil recovery
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Three tips from Los Alamos 1) A textbook for quantum computing. 2) New materials for future space mission detectors. 3) Shake the ground to squeeze out all the oil.

Released: 19-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Controlled Burn Fuels Data for Wildfire Computer Model
Los Alamos National Laboratory

A controlled burn near Kennedy Space Center in Florida is providing scientists with data for improving a computer model that aims to predict the course of wildfires in realtime, providing a tool for fire fighters and fire prevention efforts.

7-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Reliable Quantum Computing Demonstrated
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists have manipulated the atomic spin of molecules to demonstrate that reliable calculations can be made by a quantum computer. Researchers report on the first experimental use of quantum error correction and demonstrate a three-bit quantum computing system.

Released: 17-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Testing Insturment Componenets for Europa Mission
Los Alamos National Laboratory

LANL scientists recently received a $120,000 grant from NASA to use Laboratory space insrument design and manufacturing expertise and test critical components of an instrument that may lead to a final product for use on a future mission to the Jupiter moon Europa

Released: 27-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EST
LANL To Build Accelerator For DOE Research Facility
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory will build a half-mile-long linear accelerator for the Spallaton Neutron Source, a $1.3 billion facility that will produce the most intense pulsed neutron beam in the world.

Released: 28-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EST
Lab Licenses Rights For Noninvasive Medical Tools
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory recently awarded license rights to a start-up company from Austin, Texas, to develop a suite of noninvasive medical diagnostic tools based on Los Alamos' swept-frequency acoustic interferometry technology.

Released: 22-Jan-1997 12:00 AM EST
Pinatubo Validates Climate Model
Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Pinatubo eruption has helped validate a Los Alamos 3-d computer model of Earth's atmosphere, which accurately modeled the cooling and impact on Arctic ozone and the polar vortex caused by the volcano's infusion of aersols into the upper atmosphere.

Released: 22-Jan-1997 12:00 AM EST
Lasers, Pure Hydrogen, Metallic Glass, CO
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Four tips from Los Alamos: * four-color laser * a membrane reactor for ultrapure hydrogen * new method for forming metallic glasses * high-precision carbon monoxide sensor

Released: 14-Feb-1997 12:00 AM EST
Catching Bugs In Quantum Computers
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos researchers have devised a scheme and algorithms to correct errors in quamtum computers, proposed machines that would manipulate the quantum states of individual atoms to perform calculations.

Released: 19-Feb-1997 12:00 AM EST
Catching Concrete Flaws Early
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos scientists have developed a simple, environmentally friendly test that can spot flaws in concrete long before visible signs of failure become apparent. The test, which involves special chemical dyes, could replace a current one that uses uranyl nitrate with its special environmental headaches.

Released: 12-Mar-1997 12:00 AM EST
February Tip Sheet
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Four tips from Los Alamos: 1- Measuring material strain, 2- Less noise in your video camera, 3- Laser slappers, and 4- Dielectric materials for fine-tuning microwaves.

Released: 14-Mar-1997 12:00 AM EST
Breaking and Entering is Their Business
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have successfully defeated every tamper-indicating seal thrown at them, and are working with manufacturers to improve such seals.

Released: 18-Mar-1997 12:00 AM EST
Microscopic 3-D Images of Materials
Los Alamos National Laboratory

A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Caltech scientists have made important breakthroughs in applying a powerful new technique that marries two existing technologies to probe materials at a microscopic level. EMBARGOED until Mar 19, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Released: 29-Mar-1997 12:00 AM EST
March Tip Sheet
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Three tips from Los Alamos: 1. Atomic tags give unique signature to industrial processes. 2. High-speed cameras from nuke tests now spotting watermines. 3. New ion beam improves coating, other material processing.

Released: 8-Apr-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Banner Year For Los Alamos in Space
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Between launches of new instruments and ongoing analyses of data from satellites already in orbit, 1997 promises to be a banner year of space research for Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Released: 24-Apr-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Technology Could Whip WIPP Waste
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers are developing techniques for using an ionized gas to remove uranium, plutonium and related radioactive isotopes from contaminated tools, gloveboxes, pipes and other materials.

Released: 29-Apr-1997 12:00 AM EDT
International Collaboration for Medical Isotopes
Los Alamos National Laboratory

U.S. and Russian institutes are collaborating on a global race to produce isotopes for use in medical diagnostics.

Released: 30-Apr-1997 12:00 AM EDT
April Tip Sheet for Los Alamos Labs
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Three tips from Los Alamos: 1. Acoustic octane ratings 2. Carbon monoxide sensors 3. Plutonium coatings

7-May-1997 12:00 AM EDT
New Data, Analysis Reveal HIV Insights
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Combination drug treatment could eliminate HIV from the body's major sites of infection in a few years, researchers conclude after subjecting new clinical data to rigorous mathematical analysis.

Released: 8-May-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Collaborators Design Virtual Laboratories
Los Alamos National Laboratory

One day soon, scientists will be able to ship a threatening virus or potential miracle drug found in a remote jungle to an automated laboratory, then use global computer networks to design and run experiments that will yield analytical results within days.

   
Released: 15-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Sampling A Volcano From A Safe Distance
Los Alamos National Laboratory

U.S. and Mexican researchers are perfecting methods for sampling volcanic discharges from safe distances.

Released: 15-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
New Effects of Radon Exposure Uncovered
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers have shown that radiation from radon gas does not need to hit a cell nucleau -- or even the cell itself -- to create DNA-damaging effects.

   
Released: 15-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Treaty Monitoring Can Learn From 1979 Lesson
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Recent revelations about the cause of a 1979 flash off South Africa point to an ongoing concern for the capability of satellites looking for clandestine nuclear weapons.

Released: 16-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Los Alamos Technology Used To Treat Skin Diseases
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Physicians have a new tool for treating a wide range of skin diseases.

Released: 26-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Researchers Use Prehistoric Packrat Piddle to Refine Hydrologic Dating Techniques
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers have discovered that packrats seem to save a little of everything-- including clues in fossilized packrat urine from prehistoric dens--that can help scientists more accurately determine the age of water and other materials.

Released: 26-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
July Tipsheet from Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Three Tips from Los Alamos: 1) This Won't Hurt a Bit--new laser analysis of lead poisoning; 2) Taking a Calculated Risk--software program aids emergency response to chemical spills; 3) Another Bright Idea--new type of fluorescent light bulb

Released: 19-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Researchers Use Protons to Image Detonation Shock Wave
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Using protons instead of photons, researchers have "photographed" the moving shock wave in an explosive's detonation. The technique has value for aiding in maintenance of the nation;s nuclear stockpile.

Released: 23-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Satellite to Study Lightning, Non-proliferation
Los Alamos National Laboratory

The FORTE satellite is set for launch Aug. 28 to gather new data on electromagnetic emissions from natural and manmade sources and to demonstrate new technologies for nuclear weapons treaty monitoring.

Released: 26-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Nuke Scientists Study Train Wheel Steel
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists working on nuclear weapons have developed expertise and knowledge of exotic alloys. Now they are trying to improve the steel used in train wheels, with the potential to save the railroad industry millions annually.

Released: 29-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
August Tip Sheet from Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Four tips from Los Alamos: 1) Plasma "roots" coatings for better adhesion. 2) A safe way to sample contents of mystery containers. 3) Computer tracks elk movement patterns. 4) New company to market laser-based tool for prospecting, mining and environmental remediation.

Released: 25-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Hidden data, Major magnet, Casting models
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Three tips from Los Alamos: 1) Embedded computer data protects secrets, 2) 60 Tesla magnet packs a wallop, 3) Computer model for molten alloys

Released: 9-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Los Alamos Science Instruments to Fly on Cassini
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists led the development of two scientific sensors that will provide key measurements of the space environment around Saturn when the Cassini spacecraft reaches the ringed planet in 2004.

Released: 28-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EST
Los Alamos to Ride on NASA Mission to Collect Solar Material
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos scientists are building three key instruments and providing other scientific input to NASA's Genesis spacecraft, which will be the first to return extraterrestrial material to Earth for study since the days of Apollo.

Released: 1-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
Los Alamos Builds Unique Weapon in Fight Against Influenza
Los Alamos National Laboratory

The world's most comprehensive database of genetic and other information on flu viruses is providing the medical community a new resource in the fight against this potentially deadly contagion.

Released: 15-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
It's Twins! Los Alamos Leads Team to Develop 3-D Magnetosphere Movies
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos is leading an effort to build unique imagers that will provide 3-D stereoscopic movies of Earth's magnetosphere when they are launched into orbit early next century.

Released: 27-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
November Tip Sheet
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tips related to chem/bio warfare 1. Chemical microsensors detect signs of munitions or toxins. 2. PCR technology tell if pathogens are natural outbreak -- or not. 3. Acoustic signature reveals container contents. 4. Modeling bioagent dispersals in urban settings. 5. A lab tool for bioanalysis is now used in the field by the Army. 6. Remote detection technology aids defense against terrorism.

Released: 9-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
How Small Can a Satellite Be?
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers say constellations of satellites as small as a half an ounce each be used for a variety of important new space missions. They presented their study and a satellite controller prototype at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.

Released: 10-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Nonproliferation Satellite Details Lightning Activity
Los Alamos National Laboratory

First results from a satellite launched to advance technology for nuclear weapons detection show thousands times more lightning from thunderstorms than anything previously detected.

Released: 19-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Weapons Metallurgists Find Niche in Art World
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos metallurgists adapting technology for spraying molten metal to national security applications have also found a use for the technology as a new tool for sculptors.

Released: 23-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Decempber Tip Sheets
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Four Tips from Los Alamos * Record-setting atomic trapping * Wee little boreholes for oil reservoir searches * Lasers and powderscombine under computer control for product making * Chemical reaction for removing actinides from the environment

7-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Space Rocks Can Flood Continental Coasts
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos researchers have modeled the effects of tsunamis generated by meteors splashing down in the oceans as they push up against continental coastlines to show the extent of damage that can be expected.

Released: 30-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Prospecting for Water on the Moon
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Instruments on the Lunar Prospector -- a NASA mission slated for launch Jan. 5 -- will provide information bearing on a major question impacting the future of space colonization: Does the moon have water?

Released: 24-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Scientist Creates Tiny Fuel Cell for Portable Electronics
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Working from his basement lab, a Los Alamos, N.M., scientist has created a miniature fuel cell that can run on common alcohol and air to generate electricity for powering cellular phones and other common portable electronic devices.

Released: 24-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Fast-Spinning Pulsar Provides Evolutionary Link
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Astronomers have found a fast-spinning pulsar in a companion galaxy to our Milky Way that could be the missing evolutionary link.

Released: 3-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Los Alamos Catches Clues to Dreaded Diseases
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists have advanced standard PCR DNA analysis to enable them to identify different strains of pathogens from tiny, and in some cases many-years-old, tissue samples, providing a new tool for identifying sources of outbreaks.

Released: 31-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
January Tip Sheet from Los Alamos National Lab
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Four tips: * An easy "green" path to methanol production * Nuclear rocket for a quick boost to Mars * ACE measures upstream solar flow * Ulysses provides unique look at sun

18-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Neutron Scattering Plus Magnet for Material Studies
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists have linked a powerful magnet to the neutron scattering facility at Los Alamos for a new tool for investigating material properties.

Released: 19-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Los Alamos Gets Closer to Quamtum Computing
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scientists have demonstrated another essential step toward building a computer based on the quantum mechanical behavior of elementary particles and say they may be able to perform simple calculations in a couple of years.

Released: 28-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Researchers Workins to Harness Photosynthesis
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers have embarked on fabricating multi-layer assemblies that they hope will capture the sun's energy for useful purposes much as the process of photosynthesis does in plants.

Released: 7-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Supply of Isotope for Heart Scans
Los Alamos National Laboratory

US and Russian scientists have teamed up to provide a needed radioisotope used in heart-imaging procedures.


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