May 20—Los Alamos-based UbiQD, a quantum-dot manufacturer, is set to receive more than $600,000 from the state as part of the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program. The grants, state officials said in a news release, “focus on advanced energy innovation and commercialization from New Mexico companies developing a unique product […]
Apr. 7—When Aaron Philips first opened his laptop to apply for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship in September, the Los Alamos native and Michigan State University student was admittedly overwhelmed by what he saw. “I remember when I started writing my application, and I looked at the 20 pages that I would have to write and […]
Apr. 1—The federal government plans to conduct large-scale tree thinning and prescribed burns northwest of Los Alamos in a 10- to 15-year project intended to enhance forest lands and watersheds while reducing wildfire risks. The U.S. Forest Service plans to burn 74,000 acres, thin more than 26,000 acres and allow commercial logging on about 7,200 […]
March 27 (Reuters) – Canadian gold miner Alamos Gold will acquire smaller rival Argonaut Gold for $325 million in an all-stock deal, the companies said on Wednesday. The deal would increase Alamos’ gold production to 600,000 ounces per year, with a longer-term production potential of over 900,000 ounces per year, the companies said. Alamos produced […]
Feb. 23—Sixteen New Mexico breweries will battle it out in a double blind taste test to see who makes the best stout. Stout Invitational 2024, presented by the New Mexico Brewers Guild (NMBG), will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op, located at 163 Central Park Square […]
Dec. 19—A sealed compartment with safety gloves attached caught fire at Los Alamos National Laboratory in November, resulting in officials shutting down a portion of the site’s plutonium facility for 10 days, according to the lab’s and government watchdogs’ reports. Employees were pulverizing 40-year-old legacy materials that were removed from the facility to create more […]