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The Quantum Butterfly Non-Effect

Chaos theory says that a tiny, insignificant event or circumstance can have outsized influence in shaping the way a large, complex system…

Jun 21, 2021

The Quantum Butterfly Non-Effect

Jun 21, 2021

New topical antiseptic kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Ask any young athlete about MRSA (short for the ominous-sounding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and they might have a story…

Jun 18, 2021

New topical antiseptic kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Jun 18, 2021

Three big threats to satellites — and what to do about them (op-ed)

Since the dawn of the space age in 1957, 80 countries and intergovernmental organizations have launched more than 9,000 objects into space…

Jun 16, 2021

Three big threats to satellites — and what to do about them (op-ed)

Jun 16, 2021

Going with the flow: Computer tool tracks water’s changing impact in the warming Arctic

Almost a quarter of the ground in the Northern Hemisphere is permafrost. This frozen ground supports critical energy infrastructure and…

Jun 14, 2021

Going with the flow: Computer tool tracks water’s changing impact in the warming Arctic

Jun 14, 2021

Finding new ways to keep the land alive

When people think about water in this area, acequias might immediately come to mind. They are an important part of New Mexico history and…

Jun 11, 2021

Finding new ways to keep the land alive

Jun 11, 2021

At Los Alamos, making science fiction a reality

In Michael Crichton’s 1990 science fiction novel Jurassic Park, scientists working for billionaire entrepreneur John Hammond successfully…

Jun 9, 2021

At Los Alamos, making science fiction a reality

Jun 9, 2021

New Mars rover, with LANL components, to search for life

Mars has always been a source of mystery, exciting the imaginations of sci-fi writers, filmmakers and the public. Recent scientific…

Jun 7, 2021

New Mars rover, with LANL components, to search for life

Jun 7, 2021

Low-cost quantum dot windows could power a solar future

Solar cells are normally installed in the form of rooftop modules. Rooftop solar panels, however, suffer from a major roadblock on the path…

Jun 3, 2021

Low-cost quantum dot windows could power a solar future

Jun 3, 2021

Tool models and predicts sea ice changes

The Polar Regions on Earth — the areas around the North and South Poles — have about 9 million square miles of sea ice floating in their…

Mar 22, 2021

Tool models and predicts sea ice changes

Mar 22, 2021

Transforming how medicines created with an artificial heart

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