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Army Ground Combat Systems Adopts Sandia Tool for Choosing Future Warfighting Vehicles
Sandia National Laboratories, working closely with the Army and other contractors, has developed key components of a software tool to help the Program Executive Office Ground Combat System analyze countless what-if scenarios that can be manipulated...
5/21/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Fertilizer That Fizzles in a Homemade Bomb Could Save Lives Around the World
A Sandia Labs engineer who trained U.S. soldiers to avoid improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has developed a fertilizer that helps plants grow but can’t detonate a bomb. It’s an alternative to ammonium nitrate, an agricultural staple that is...
4/23/2013 7:00 AM EDT
Softening Steel Problem Expands Computer Model Applications
Sandia National Laboratories worked with the National Nuclear Security Administration's Kansas City Plant on a computer model that allowed the rapid design of an annealing process to soften stainless steel so it met requirements.
4/16/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Researchers Measure Reaction Rates of Second Key Atmospheric Component
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Combustion Research Facility, the University of Manchester, Bristol University, University of Southampton and Hong Kong Polytechnic have successfully measured reaction rates of a second Criegee...
4/9/2013 8:00 PM EDT
Better Monitoring and Diagnostics Tackle Algae Biofuel Pond Crash Problem
Sandia National Laboratories is developing a suite of complementary technologies to help the emerging algae industry detect and quickly recover from algal pond crashes, an obstacle to large-scale algae cultivation for future biofuels. The research,...
4/9/2013 8:00 AM EDT
New Instrument Will Quickly Detect Botulinum, Ricin, Other Biothreat Agents
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing a medical instrument that will be able to quickly detect a suite of biothreat agents, including anthrax, ricin, botulinum, shiga and SEB toxin. The device, once developed, approved by the...
4/2/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Science of Soot Lands Hope Michelsen in Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame
Sandia National Laboratories scientist Hope Michelsen, who peers through atmospheric soot to learn about the air we breathe, has been named by the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame as the 2013 Outstanding Woman in Science. She is the first...
3/25/2013 9:00 AM EDT
New Book Highlights Pressing Need for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
Sandia National Laboratories reveals the breadth of its hydrogen fuel expertise in the recently published Hydrogen Storage Technology – Materials and Applications.
Sandia researcher Lennie Klebanoff is confident that the book’s content will...
3/20/2013 9:00 AM EDT