KRQE News 13 - Technology and Labs

Los Alamos demolishing old lab buildings

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:56 GMT

Los Alamos National Laboratory plans to demolish a two-story, former administration building that is among a number of Manhattan Project and Cold War-era structures slated for cleanup.

Panel: US can extend life of old nukes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:20 GMT

An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal.

Big blasts create tiny, tough diamonds

Bob Martin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:30 GMT

It’s no longer just gold ‘in them thar hills' near Deming, N.M.; it's diamonds, too, left as the dust clears and the sound of detonations echoes away.

Feds find fault in LANL network

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:46:08 GMT

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report that it has uncovered security weaknesses in Los Alamos National Laboratory's classified computer network.

Secret Sandia settlement taps taxpayers

Larry Barker — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:51:01 GMT

Just before dawn more than three years ago the military launched a rocket with a secret payload off the coast of Alaska, a success touted by the Pentagon that left a trail of injury and secret payouts for Sandia National Laboratories.

Shuttle launch countdown underway

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:42:46 GMT

The countdown clocks at NASA are ticking toward a Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis.

ABQ solar biz gets national attention

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:54:33 GMT

Visible Light Solar, an Albuquerque-based business, is getting attention from across the country for its unique green technology.

Hunters snap up elk licenses in seconds

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:42:16 GMT

It took less than 10 seconds for quick-fingered hunters with fast Internet connections to snap up 350 cow elk hunting licenses offered online Tuesday by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

LANL project to control sediment

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:15:21 GMT

Los Alamos National Laboratory is trying to reduce sediments flowing down two canyons toward the Rio Grande.

NMSU H1N1 alerts go high tech

Devon Armijo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:06:46 GMT

New Mexico State University is getting proactive and going high tech when it comes to notifying students about the H1N1 flu virus.

WIPP receives 8,000th waste shipment

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:44 GMT

The federal government's nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico has received its 8,000th shipment of transuranic waste.

Hyrdopower project gets federal funding

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:52 GMT

Federal stimulus funding has been awarded to Los Alamos County for a hydroelectric project in northern New Mexico.

NM to develop geothermal projects

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:40:33 GMT

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $10 million to explore geothermal energy projects in New Mexico.

Internet's predecessor turns 40

Todd Dukart — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:14 GMT

Happy birthday, ARPANET. The computer network, which laid the foundation for the modern-day Internet, carried the first computer-to-computer message 40 years ago Thursday, according to Forbes.com.

NM security projects get $43m funding

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:16 GMT

New Mexico national security initiatives in Los Alamos, Albuquerque and Socorro will receive $43 million in federal funding.

Quake could pose risk to Los Alamos lab

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:45:22 GMT

An independent safety oversight board is warning that a major earthquake could cause a catastrophic fire at the main plutonium laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory, which could trigger a massive radiation release.

NM gets fed. funds for energy projects

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:36:38 GMT

Twenty-one energy projects across New Mexico have been chosen to share more $8 million in federal stimulus money.

Spaceport opening tours to the public

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:44:43 GMT

New Mexico spaceport officials will begin offering paid public tours of the construction site north of Las Cruces. The so-called "hard-hat tours" will begin in December.

ABQ police join Twitter

David Romero — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:24:27 GMT

Albuquerque police are hoping their new Twitter account will help drivers plan ahead and avoid traffic jams.

Ex-Lab scientist fears treason charge

Jim Winchester — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:45:36 GMT

A former Los Alamos scientist whose home was searched by the FBI earlier this week told KRQE News 13 Wednesday he's suspected of spying for Venezuela.

Businesses share information on thefts

Alex Tomlin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:29:41 GMT

Stores and hotels have joined forces on a members-only Web site in an effort to catch thieves.

Woman arrested as Spaceport trucks roll

Maria Medina — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:27:42 GMT

Monday marked the first day of what residents and business owners in Truth or Consequences will experience for the next six months as big trucks rumble through town to reach Spaceport America.

Hera missile fired from Fort Wingate

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:45:27 GMT

Army officials are evaluating whether a Patriot missile successfully intercepted a Hera missile launched Thursday from the former Fort Wingate Army Depot near Gallup to White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico.

Anthrax detector can spot H1N1 virus

Jim Winchester — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:53:11 GMT

A device developed during post-9/11 anthrax scares can quickly and simply detect the H1N1 swine flu virus, according to University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories scientists.

NM students learn about flu via Web

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:17 GMT

Western New Mexico University in Silver City is making students aware of flu through their university e-mail and on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

Nuclear workers set contract deadline

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:10 GMT

A union representing workers at the Department of Energy's underground nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad has given management two weeks to present another contract after workers rejected an earlier one.

City tries to rebuild crashed Web site

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:14:24 GMT

Portales officials are trying to rebuild the city's Web site after it crashed, and they're finding out it's no easy task.

Air Force, Boeing test laser weapon

Bob Martin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:57:36 GMT

A plane at Kirtland Air Force base has been blasting some targets at White Sands Missile range without bullets or bombs. Instead, the plane employs a laser as its weapon of choice.

LANL to demolish disposal area

Devon Armijo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:36:41 GMT

The Los Alamos National Laboratories will begin a demolition project Wednesday that will help close its largest active disposal area known as "Area G."

High-tech flashlights aid DWI officers

Alex Tomlin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:58:15 GMT

The humble flashlight is getting a high-tech makeover, getting a built-in camera Rio Rancho police hope helps put away drunken drivers.