KRQE News 13 - Technology and Labs

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.

FBI bottling scents to sniff out crime

Jim Winchester — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:19 GMT

It's a new crime fighting device that definitely passes the smell test.

Construction moving at NM spaceport

Devon Armijo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:49:49 GMT

Crews are making progress on construction of the New Mexico spaceport's 10,000-foot runway.

Spaceport truckers on course for T or C

Maria Medina — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:22:54 GMT

Construction at Spaceport America over the next six months is expected to generate around 13,000 truckloads of material leaving some earthbound neighbors none too happy about having that traffic on their streets.

Cold War missile silos cleaned up

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:02:02 GMT

A dozen silos that once housed Atlas missiles poised to shower nuclear destruction on the Soviet Union were finally declared safe Wednesday.

HP holds job fair for Rio Rancho center

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:29:22 GMT

Randall Davis with Hewlett Packard talks about the company's job fair Wednesday to find people for HP's facility in Rio Rancho, which is currently under construction.

Solar dishes installed in Belen

Devon Armijo — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:03:47 GMT

Belen took the first step this week toward becoming a research center for renewable energy technology, when the community unveiled three solar power dishes.

Holloman UAV training takes off

Ian Schwartz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:31:16 GMT

It's now the training center for all Air Force crews who fly unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAV's-drones flown by remote control that can strike enemy targets or watch enemy forces thousands of miles away.

Roswell crime tracking goes online

Ian Schwartz — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:34:01 GMT

Roswell is part of a growing number of cities using the site CrimeReports.com to help combat crime through public awareness.

NMSU to study space weather

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:30:37 GMT

Astronomers at New Mexico State University plan to take weather forecasting a step further.

Gmail knocked offline for most users

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:23:21 GMT

Google Inc.'s Gmail service was knocked offline Tuesday in a severe outage that the company said affected a "majority" of users.