ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Crystal power: Magnetic field sensors for fusion research * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Crystals -whether in the form of gemstones, snowflakes or table salt -are undeniably beautiful. At Sandia National Laboratories, researchers are exploring a less aesthetic use for them: measuring intense magnetic fields in some of the harshest experimental environments in science. The team has developed a sensor that uses a r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that will help small farms access federal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Air Force Global Strike Command is seeking proposals for the replacement of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the West Fitness Center (Building 585) located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. This project aims to enhance the facility's climate control, ensuring a comfortable environment for personnel and supporting overall readiness and well-being. The scope of work includes the design and construction services necessary to completely replace the outdated HVAC system. Contractors wi more CTR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 14 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news: * * * Mentoring the next generation of AI and data science innovators earns UNF professor top undergraduate research honor * By helping students build research skills and prepare for successful careers, Dr. Indika Kahanda has created a mentoring model that transforms aspiring computer scientists into confident researchers. An associate professor at the University of North Florida's School of Computing, Kahanda was recently recognized for those eff more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 15 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Challenges Warner Bros./Paramount Merger Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood's five major film distributors and two of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Answers After Reports of DEA Declining to Seize Massive Fentanyl Shipments, Calls for Immediate Reforms to Stop Deadly Fentanyl from Reaching New Mexico Communities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Drug Enforcement Admini more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Chef's Helper Caddy ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 14 -- An inventor from Phoenix, Arizona, Christina Acosta Hernandez has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1133767 S1, initially filed May 16, 2024) for "Chef's helper caddy." *** Methods and Systems for Constraining Subsurface Models ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 14 -- EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Spring, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12681207 B2, initially filed more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Computer Assisted Molecular Imaging Methods and Systems ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 14 -- SMART BREAST CORPORATION, Sherman Oaks, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12678116 B2, initially filed July 11, 2025) developed by James W. Hugg, Tyler, Texas, and Bradley E. Patt, Sherman Oaks, California, for "Computer assisted molecular imaging methods and systems." *** Cell Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, J more ST