Advanced materials in a snap
A research team at Sandia National Laboratories has successfully used machine learning — computer algorithms that improve themselves by learning patterns in data — to complete cumbersome materials science calculations more than 40,000 times...
5-Jan-2021 11:55 AM EST
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Sandia names new leader of nuclear deterrence programs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has named a new deputy labs director to lead its nuclear deterrence programs as part of a reorganization that supports the labs’ continued excellence in assuring the safety, security and...
4-Jan-2021 11:25 AM EST
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Sandia to put nuclear waste storage canisters to the test
Sandia National Laboratories is outfitting three 22.5-ton, 16.5-feet-long stainless-steel storage canisters with heaters and instrumentation to simulate nuclear waste so researchers can study their durability. The three canisters, which arrived in...
10-Dec-2020 1:55 PM EST
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Sandia hosts Education With Industry officer
With the resiliency and determination that earned her the U.S. Air Force call sign “Fenix,” Capt. Justine Wolff is using her position as an Education With Industry student at Sandia National Laboratories.
8-Dec-2020 10:55 AM EST
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Flight tests to show B61-12 will work on Air Force’s newest fighter jet
A mock B61-12’s strike in the dusty Nevada desert successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests with the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter jet, demonstrating the bomb’s first release from an internal bomb bay at greater than the...
23-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST
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Materials developed at Sandia help extinguish solar panel fires before they ignite
Sandia National Laboratories has spent 10 years working alongside local company Guardian Sensors Inc. to understand and characterize hazardous arc-faults. Their work led to development of electrical in-line connectors that automatically predict and...
19-Nov-2020 3:05 PM EST
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Sandia secures six regional technology transfer awards
For responding with innovative solutions during the pandemic, developing solar cell and hydrogen research technology, and creatively working with companies, Sandia National Laboratories won six prestigious regional 2020 Federal Laboratory Consortium...
18-Nov-2020 3:45 PM EST
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Students of nuclear security have a problem. Here’s how to help them.
Sandia National Laboratories is teaming up with the University of New Mexico to create a new approach to teaching nuclear security.
12-Nov-2020 8:10 AM EST
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Hispanic organization honors nuclear waste management leader, cyber assurance architect
Two experts at Sandia National Laboratories have been honored for their achievements and leadership as top engineers and scientists from the Hispanic community.
Evaristo “Tito” Bonano, nuclear energy fuel cycle senior manager, and cyber...
15-Oct-2020 12:45 PM EDT
Sandia tests distillery’s hand sanitizer developed to address severe shortage
Distillery-developed hand sanitizer is leaving a New Mexico warehouse as quickly as it disappeared from grocery stores after Sandia National Laboratories helped confirm the product meets all federal requirements for distribution.
7-May-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Award-winning engineer helps keep US nuclear deterrent safe from radiation
Sandia National Laboratories engineer Alan Mar ensures components made for the U.S. nuclear stockpile pass stringent standards to resist radiation and remain safe and reliable in extremely harsh environments.
23-Dec-2019 2:05 PM EST
Fields of gold
Sandia National Laboratories ecologist Jennifer Payne is one of two Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioners in New Mexico, a title held by only 150 people in the country. With an eye for vegetation, she helps protect lands and upholds labs...
4-Apr-2019 2:05 PM EDT
700,000 submunitions demilitarized by Sandia-designed robotics system
More than 700,000 Multiple Launch Rocket System submunitions have been demilitarized since the Army started using an automated nine-robot system conceptualized, built and programmed by Sandia National Laboratories engineers.
21-Feb-2019 12:00 PM EST
Second Act: Sandia retirees band together to help small businesses with tech challenges
Technology Retirees Economic Catalysts (TREC) was established to connect Sandia National Laboratories retirees with small businesses that need technical and other expertise.
23-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
New Radiation Detectors Developed at Sandia Used for New START Inspections
Sandia National Laboratories recently designed and produced new radiation detection equipment for New START Treaty monitoring. New START is a treaty between the United States and Russia that, among other limits, reduces the deployed nuclear...
1-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST
Reducing the Traffic Jam in Batteries
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Research at Sandia National Laboratories has identified a major obstacle to advancing solid-state lithium-ion battery performance in small electronics: the flow of lithium ions across battery interfaces.Sandia’s three-year...
12-Dec-2017 12:05 PM EST
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