http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/john_fleckArticles by JOHN FLECK, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:54:58 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:54:58 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17182-bingaman-udall-back-small-reactors.htmlNew Mexico's two senators today introduced legislation intended to smooth the way for a new generation of small nuclear power reactors. New Mexico's Democratic senators, Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, joined by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, are ...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:54 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17182-bingaman-udall-back-small-reactors.htmlJeff BingamanTom UdallU.S. Republican PartyLisa MurkowskiUniversity of Texashttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17153-jason-no-need-for-new-warheads.htmlA long-awaited report requested by Congress concludes there is no need for new nuclear warhead designs to maintain confidence in the reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. The JASON panel says that's not a problem, saying the current Lifetime ...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:49 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17153-jason-no-need-for-new-warheads.htmlU.S. Congresshttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17124-sandia-gets-battery-research-money.htmlSandia Labs will get $4.2 million in stimulus act money for its battery research program, Department of Energy officials announced today. Sandia's Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory is the department's research center for torture-testing new battery ...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:55 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17124-sandia-gets-battery-research-money.htmlhttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17095-oak-ridge-computer-dethrones-lanls-roadrunner.htmlJaguar, a computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, edged Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner at the top of the "Top 500" list of the world's fastest supercomputers, out today. Jaguar, which is located at the Department of Energy's Oak ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:23 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17095-oak-ridge-computer-dethrones-lanls-roadrunner.htmlJaguarLos Alamos National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratoryhttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17041-winter-storm-coming.htmlThe National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the mountains of northern New Mexico, with as much as a foot of snow in the forecast along the New Mexico-Colorado border. A strong storm system will impact New Mexico beginning on ...Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:05:36 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/17041-winter-storm-coming.htmlNational Weather Servicehttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16901-el-nino-finally-cranking-up.htmlPacific Ocean temperatures have been increasing rapidly over the last month, suggesting that a stalled El Niño, harbinger of wetter winters here, has popped the clutch and is back in gear. The latest monthly forecast discussion concludes that El Niño, ...Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:50:05 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16901-el-nino-finally-cranking-up.htmlNational Weather Servicehttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16871-sandia-director-makes-17-million.htmlLos Alamos National Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio makes $800 thousand per year. The numbers became public this week when the labs reported them as one of the conditions of accepting money under the federal stimulus program. The compensation ...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:10:01 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16871-sandia-director-makes-17-million.htmlLos Alamos National LaboratoryBarack ObamaGeorge Millerhttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16676-is-h1n1-already-past-its-peak-in-nm.htmlGoogle's flu tracker suggests H1N1 peaked in New Mexico in mid-October, and is declining. That's the conclusion of an experimental tool developed by Google and epidemiologists that keeps track of people searching the Internet for information about flu ...Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:12:23 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16676-is-h1n1-already-past-its-peak-in-nm.htmlGoogle Inc.http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16645-nuclear-auditors-raise-new-los-alamos-nuclear-safety-questions.htmlA major earthquake could cause serious radiation leaks at Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to a report today from federal nuclear auditors. The four page letter from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (pdf here) lays out a scenario in ...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:01:45 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16645-nuclear-auditors-raise-new-los-alamos-nuclear-safety-questions.htmlLos Alamos National LaboratoryEnergy Departmenthttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16619-freeze-warning.htmlThe National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Albuquerque metro area and the lower Rio Grande Valley for tomorrow morning (Tues. 10/27). We do not publish all comments, and we do not publish comments immediately. ...Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:38:35 GMThttp://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/john-fleck-nm-science-mainmenu-31/16619-freeze-warning.htmlNational Weather Service