Friendly electromagnetic pulse improves survival for electronics
A "friendly" electromagnetic pulse (EMP) at Sandia National Laboratories enables military users and others to better insulate their product against an energy pulse that could be set off by a nuclear weapon exploded high above the United States.
7-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
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Support group aims to curb fears of talking about addiction at Sandia Labs
A Sandia National Laboratories employee started a Family and Friends of Addicts Support Group to give the workforce a place to talk where others "get it."
4-Dec-2018 7:05 PM EST
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Responders provide technical expertise in case of nuclear weapons accidents
Decades ago, technical experts from the national labs responded in an ad hoc manner to accidents involving nuclear weapons, called “broken arrows.”
Thirty-two such accidents have occurred since the 1950s, so the Accident Response Group was...
28-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
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CRADA boom spurs innovation, collaboration with Sandia Labs
Sandia National Laboratories signed more Cooperative Research and Development Agreements this past fiscal year than in any previous year this century, sparking dozens of new collaborations and potential technological innovations.
21-Nov-2018 5:05 PM EST
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CRADA enables resilient microgrid research between Sandia, Emera Technologies
Sandia and Emera Technologies are working on microgrids, small-scale versions of interconnected electric grids that locally manage energy storage and resources, such as solar, wind and thermal systems.
15-Nov-2018 7:05 PM EST
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Veterans hired at Sandia Labs triples over past year
The number of military veterans hired at Sandia tripled the last fiscal year, and marked the highest veteran hiring rate in the history of Sandia National Laboratories.
8-Nov-2018 5:20 PM EST
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Wind tunnel and lasers provide hypersonic proving ground at Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories, with a hypersonic wind tunnel and advanced laser diagnostic technology, is in an excellent position to help U.S. defense agencies understand the physics associated with aircraft flying five times the speed of sound.
7-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
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Scientists, Leaders Take Home Five Awards Honoring Their Work
Five Sandia National Laboratories employees with accomplishments in science, engineering, management or diversity and inclusion received career achievement and leadership awards.
30-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT
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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
Radiation Security Team From Sandia Works Behind the Scenes at Events to Protect Public
Richard Stump has been to five Super Bowls and hasn’t seen a single pass, run or touchdown. Stump works security — a very special kind of security — at large public events. He’s a senior scientist on Sandia National Laboratories’...
14-Nov-2016 11:45 AM EST
X-Ray Vision: Bomb Techs Strengthen Their Hand with Sandia’s XTK Software
An image-processing and analysis software developed at Sandia National Laboratories has swept the ranks of the country’s bomb squads. Called XTK, it has spread through the military and emergency response communities so rapidly that it’s now in...
6-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
