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Ever wonder how the Lab is making an impact in the community? Explore our Community Connections stories and see how the ...
06/14/2026

Ever wonder how the Lab is making an impact in the community?

Explore our Community Connections stories and see how the Lab is making a difference across Northern New Mexico.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/G4SW50Za5Hz

Los Alamos National Laboratory helps protect the threatened Mexican spotted owl through its Habitat Management Plan, an ...
06/12/2026

Los Alamos National Laboratory helps protect the threatened Mexican spotted owl through its Habitat Management Plan, an agreement between the National Nuclear Security Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Since 2000, owl productivity has remained stable with encouraging increases in fledglings — a sign these protections are making a difference.

Learn more about the Lab's feathered residents: https://ow.ly/ZgZY50Zb8Lo

Did you know that 50 years ago scientists, engineers and software developers of early computing convened in Los Alamos?T...
06/10/2026

Did you know that 50 years ago scientists, engineers and software developers of early computing convened in Los Alamos?

This month, the National Security Research Center commemorated the 50th anniversary of the first International Research Conference on the History of Computing, hosted by the Lab in June 1976 and later dubbed “Computing’s Woodstock” by the Computer History Museum.

📷 1: Participants at the first International Conference on the History of Computing — “Computing’s Woodstock” — filling the Physics Auditorium of Building 03-0215, June 1976.

📷 2: Manhattan Project physicist Nicholas Metropolis greets conference participants at registration at the first International Research Conference on the History of Computing, held at
the Lab in June 1976.

The 36th Supercomputing Challenge brought 16 teams of middle and high school students from across New Mexico to Los Alam...
06/09/2026

The 36th Supercomputing Challenge brought 16 teams of middle and high school students from across New Mexico to Los Alamos National Laboratory to present their computing projects.

Working with mentors, students used computational modeling to solve real-world problems while developing coding skills, teamwork, grit and persistence.

Learn more about the 36th Supercomputing Challenge and the winners: https://ow.ly/BHIW50Z9q2J.

The 36th Annual Supercomputing Challenge brought 16 teams of middle and high school students from across New Mexico to Los Alamos April 20 and 21 to present the results of their yearlong computing projects and celebrate the award winners.

What do color perception, AI, mathematics and a century-old scientific mystery have in common? The answer is Roxana Buja...
06/05/2026

What do color perception, AI, mathematics and a century-old scientific mystery have in common?

The answer is Roxana Bujack.

Learn how a Los Alamos scientist is reshaping our understanding of color and perception.
Read her story 👉 https://ow.ly/fAb850Z7oqg

06/04/2026

Lab Historian Nic Lewis shares five things you may not know about computing.

Which fact surprised you the most? Tell us in the comments.

Did you know the Lab is producing heat sources for NASA's Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander scheduled to explore Sa...
06/03/2026

Did you know the Lab is producing heat sources for NASA's Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander scheduled to explore Saturn's moon Titan later this decade?

For more than five decades, the Lab has been integral to radioisotope power systems, serving both scientific discovery and national defense. Through partnerships with NASA, the Department of Energy and other national laboratories, the Lab continues delivering nuclear solutions that enable deep-space exploration while maintaining national security capabilities.

Discover more: https://ow.ly/p1Oo50Z6SMB

Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

06/02/2026

Our latest STE Highlights explore how the Lab's science is driving advances in solar science, nuclear technologies and wildfire forecasting and response.

Highlights include:
✔️Los Alamos-led instruments advance science of the sun
✔️Oxygen isotopes can trace where uranium oxides were made — and where they have been
✔️Lab scientist honored for engineering advances in nuclear technology
✔️Tiny droplets offer big potential for studying disease
✔️Improving wildfire prediction and response with Los Alamos models

Explore more: https://ow.ly/khVR50Z6GjJ

05/30/2026

Serving the community! Lab employees donated 450,000 meals to support people facing food insecurity across Northern New Mexico during the spring food drive.

Eighty dedicated volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work alongside nonprofits fighting food insecurity.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/eryQ50Z5hvf

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