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Los Alamos Conducts Rocket Launch To Test New Concepts

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The SpaceLoft-XL 18 rocket launches at Spaceport America. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Researchers work with multiple partners to reach new heights in high-cadence, low-cost experiments

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists are examining data from a recent successful suborbital rocket launch. On Nov. 19, the Laboratory, in conjunction with commercial partner UP Aerospace, conducted the launch at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. The goal was to test the performance of a new vehicle featuring a deployable heat shield. The heat shield was developed in collaboration Read More

State Celebrates Rural Student Broadband Connections

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CNM News:

SILVER CITY — A total of 484 student households in Grant County are receiving high-speed internet, thanks to a New Mexico Student Connect grant program designed to provide broadband access to rural students across New Mexico.

The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) joined TWN Communications, state leaders, and local officials last week at Silver High School to celebrate the launch of a $1.5 million Student Connect grant project, which will connect rural students and school staff in Silver City.

“This project represents more than just faster internet—it’s about equity, Read More

Explore The Universe In Stunning Detail … PEEC To Present ‘The Vera Rubin Observatory: A Closer Look’ Jan. 16

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The Rubin Observatory located high in the Chilean Andes. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to a special planetarium program, “The Vera Rubin Observatory: A Closer Look”, 7-8 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.), Friday, Jan. 16, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

This immersive program offers audiences ages 8 and up a rare opportunity to view the first images released by the Vera Rubin Observatory, projected in full dome format.

Located high in the Chilean Andes, the Rubin Observatory will soon begin a decade‑long survey Read More

Catch Of The Week: Brushing Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

If a random package shows up on your doorstep that you did not order, your first thought might be that it is a harmless mistake or a weird but lucky freebie. An entire crate of cat socks??

YASSSS QUEEEN I’M READY!!! Not so fast…In reality, it could be part of a growing online scam known as a brushing scam, and it is something consumers should not ignore.

Brushing scams happen when third party sellers, often operating through large online marketplaces, send unsolicited packages to real people using their name and address. The goal is not Read More

State Broadband Projects To Connect 4,000 Rural Student Households And Other Locations In New Mexico

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STATE News:

LOS LUNAS — State leaders gathered in Los Lunas Monday to celebrate six broadband projects that will connect more than 4,000 homes, businesses and other locations in Valencia and Socorro counties.

The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE), Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Sen. Angel Charley, Resound Networks, and state and local officials marked the milestone at Valencia High School after OBAE awarded Resound Networks $12.8 million through six state grants. Those broadband projects will connect 4,093 homes, businesses, farms and community anchor institutions. Read More

How To Avoid AI Scams: Share Your Thoughts!

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LADP News:

AI is making scams easier to create and harder to spot.

From deepfake videos and phone calls, scams now look and sound alarmingly real.

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  • The biggest red flags
  • Common AI-powered scam tactics
  • Simple steps to protect yourself and others

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  • Scammers rely on speed – not facts.
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From Athens To Artificial Intelligence (AI): Thinking Revolutions Are Still Blooming In Education

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By Mark MacInnes
Los Alamos

By Socrates, in the fifth century BC, engaged Athens’ young intellectuals in the agora, the public square, with provocative ‘little questions’ like: ‘What is truth?’ When questioned in this manner, some influential critics, including city leaders, were distressed by the rhetoric, which ultimately led to Socrates’s trial and execution. He died defending the principle of free inquiry into any idea, regardless of how sacred it may seem.

Plato, one of Socrates’ students, preserved some of Socrates’ dialogues not because they reached conclusions Read More

Op-Ed: Present Scale Of Electrification Unprecedented

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By RICK NEBEL
Los Alamos

This letter is a comment on two of the op-ed pieces that appeared in last week’s Los Alamos Daily Post: Robert Gibson’s article (link) and Paul Gessing’s article (link). Mr. Gibson pointed out that electrification is nothing new. However, the present scale of it is unprecedented. Mr. Gessing pointed this out in his article. He congratulated the governor for getting commitments to bring 3 new AI data centers to New Mexico.

The interesting part is that just 1 of those data centers consumes about 7 GW. I don’t have firm numbers on this, but the present total consumption Read More

Unauthorized Drone Flights Prohibited In Los Alamos National Laboratory Restricted Airspace – Including Additional No Drone Zone

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Map of FAA restricted airspace above Los Alamos National Laboratory (R-5101) and additional No Drone Zone (in red). Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Since 2018, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), in collaboration with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has operated a system to counter all unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over its restricted airspace and an additional FAA designated “No Drone Zone”.

Recent unauthorized drone flights have been detected in this restricted airspace. The popularity of drones and Read More

Connect New Mexico Landmark Broadband Infrastructure Pilot Program Is Completed

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has announced that a landmark broadband infrastructure project in a remote subdivision in Chaves County is complete, providing high-speed internet to 52 rural homes in the Cherry Decker subdivision near the community of Hagerman.

With the project completed, these residents can now sign up for high-speed internet service.

The Chaves County project is OBAE’s first grant project to reach 100 percent completion and the first Connect New Mexico Pilot Program project funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Read More