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Meet Alexandr Wang, the 28-Year-Old Who Went from MIT Dropout to Billionaire Meta Hire: 'I Wanted to Make a Difference'
One of the terms of Meta's $14.3 billion investment in Wang's company, Scale AI, was that he joins Meta in a leadership role.
Understanding quantum computing's most troubling problem—the barren plateau
Los Alamos National Laboratory has led the world in trying to understand one of the most frustrating barriers that faces ...
A new problem that only quantum computing can solve
As quantum computing develops, scientists are working to identify tasks for which quantum computers have a clear advantage ...
State environment department adds terms for Los Alamos National Lab radioactive gas release
NMED adds conditions Los Alamos National Laboratory will need to meet for the state to sign off on its tritium venting ...
Los Alamos and Sandia laboratories still contending with legacy waste as Savannah River preps final shipments
The final containers of legacy transuranic waste at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina are being prepared for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad. Over the last 26 years, ...
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As New Mexico faces severe drought, Los Alamos National Laboratory brings attention to its wildfire prep
Domed tents with fire retardant skins conceal stacks of white metal containers filled with legacy nuclear waste produced during nuclear weapons development. The tents in Los Alamos ...
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As drought threat looms, Los Alamos National Lab works to reduce its wildfire risk
Burned trunks from previous fires remain in the scrub oak brush and stands of aspens in the Jemez mountainside just overlooking portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory property. LANL leadership ...
Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp reflects on tenure in Austin interview
In a conversation with the Texas Tribune, Sharp discusses accomplishments, political tensions, and what’s next after his retirement.
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Richard Garwin, Key Figure in H-Bomb and Arms Control, Dies at 97
Garwin (S.M. ’48, Ph.D. ’49) worked with Enrico Fermi at the University before designing the first hydrogen bomb in Los ...
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Los Alamos National Lab works to reduce its wildfire risk
As New Mexico water and fire managers prepare for increased drought and wildfire danger this summer, Los Alamos National Laboratory officials say the lab has taken steps to mitigate those ...