Los Alamos National LabThe Quantum Butterfly Non-EffectChaos theory says that a tiny, insignificant event or circumstance can have outsized influence in shaping the way a large, complex system…6 min read·Jun 21, 2021--1--1
Los Alamos National LabNew topical antiseptic kills antibiotic-resistant bacteriaAsk any young athlete about MRSA (short for the ominous-sounding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and they might have a story…3 min read·Jun 18, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabThree 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…5 min read·Jun 16, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabGoing with the flow: Computer tool tracks water’s changing impact in the warming ArcticAlmost a quarter of the ground in the Northern Hemisphere is permafrost. This frozen ground supports critical energy infrastructure and…4 min read·Jun 14, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabFinding new ways to keep the land aliveWhen people think about water in this area, acequias might immediately come to mind. They are an important part of New Mexico history and…4 min read·Jun 11, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabAt Los Alamos, making science fiction a realityIn Michael Crichton’s 1990 science fiction novel Jurassic Park, scientists working for billionaire entrepreneur John Hammond successfully…4 min read·Jun 9, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabNew Mars rover, with LANL components, to search for lifeMars has always been a source of mystery, exciting the imaginations of sci-fi writers, filmmakers and the public. Recent scientific…3 min read·Jun 7, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabLow-cost quantum dot windows could power a solar futureSolar cells are normally installed in the form of rooftop modules. Rooftop solar panels, however, suffer from a major roadblock on the path…4 min read·Jun 3, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabTool models and predicts sea ice changesThe Polar Regions on Earth — the areas around the North and South Poles — have about 9 million square miles of sea ice floating in their…3 min read·Mar 22, 2021----
Los Alamos National LabTransforming how medicines created with an artificial heartBy Kent Coombs3 min read·Jun 17, 2020----