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Newswise: Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
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Sandia National Laboratories is at the forefront of microneedle research and is partnering with others to expand the technology. Their impact is significant, from helping U.S. service members in the field diagnose infections earlier, to helping individuals monitor their own health.

   
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Released: 11-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Propelling 3D printing into the future
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A team of chemists and materials scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new printing process that prints stronger nonmetallic materials in record time, five times faster than traditional 3D printing.

Newswise: Five Sandia Labs scientists earn 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Awards
Released: 28-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Five Sandia Labs scientists earn 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Awards
Sandia National Laboratories

Dissecting doorbells, exploring music, mastering retail software, love of the arts and old-fashioned hard work were early paths that led five Sandia National Laboratories engineers to their callings and recently earned them national Black Engineer of the Year Awards.

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Released: 27-Feb-2024 9:10 AM EST
Out of the desert, a quantum powerhouse rises
Sandia National Laboratories

In January, Sandia National Laboratories and The University of New Mexico created the Quantum New Mexico Institute, a cooperatively run research center headquartered at the university.

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Released: 26-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Engineer taps into Sandia’s deep knowledge base to design high-reliability component
Sandia National Laboratories

Robert Petterborg saw an opportunity to improve a critical part used to test a weapons system. Using his spare time at work and with the help of his Sandia National Laboratories colleagues, he designed a new cable connector that eliminates misalignments that could interfere with testing and potentially damage hardware.

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Released: 13-Feb-2024 10:15 AM EST
Bruised and bleeding: New materials show where they’re hurt
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Just as a medication bottle might be opened and the tamper seals carefully reattached by a bad guy, the International Atomic Energy Agency is concerned its devices could be bypassed and repaired or counterfeited. A possible solution? Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a groundbreaking prototype using “bruising” materials. Their innovation doesn’t just detect tampering; the new device boldly displays the evidence, like battle scars.

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Released: 8-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Sandia awarded for outstanding work in technology transfer
Sandia National Laboratories

Through hard work and ingenuity, some Sandia employees are excelling at moving technology to market, a feat that is now being honored by the Federal Laboratory Consortium.

Newswise: National achievement awards go to two Sandia Labs engineers
Released: 31-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
National achievement awards go to two Sandia Labs engineers
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories scientists Patrick Feng and Thushara Gunda recently were honored with national achievement awards by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket
Sandia National Laboratories

Sal Rodriguez, a nuclear engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, is forging a rocket revolution with the help of the University of New Mexico and student Graham Monroe.

Newswise: Creating the self-healing grid of the future
Released: 23-Jan-2024 9:45 AM EST
Creating the self-healing grid of the future
Sandia National Laboratories

A team from Sandia National Laboratories and New Mexico State University is work to make a vision of a self-healing electrical possible — not with tiny robots, but rather a cutting-edge library of algorithms.

Newswise: National award goes to Sandia Labs engineer
Released: 17-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
National award goes to Sandia Labs engineer
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia engineer Tony Garcia recognized with a prestigious 2023 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers STAR of Today award for technical achievement.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Sandia National Laboratories 2023 economic impact reaches record high
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories’ economic impact for fiscal year 2023 reached an all-time high of nearly $4.8 billion, which was $559 million more than in 2022.

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Released: 15-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Chasing the light: Sandia study finds new clues about warming in the Arctic
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are taking a closer look at what’s causing a decrease in sunlight reflectivity, or albedo, in the Arctic.

Newswise: Society of Women Engineers celebrates Sandia Labs employees
Released: 21-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Society of Women Engineers celebrates Sandia Labs employees
Sandia National Laboratories

Women engineers at Sandia National Laboratories achieved significant recognition in 2023 from the Society of Women Engineers. These accolades included Advocating Women in Engineering, Distinguished New Engineer and 10 patent recognition awards.

Newswise: Sandia economist selected fellow of energy association
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:35 AM EST
Sandia economist selected fellow of energy association
Sandia National Laboratories

Peter Kobos, an economist and manager at Sandia National Laboratories, has been selected as a senior fellow of the United States Association for Energy Economics.

Newswise: Two Sandia National labs researchers elected associate fellows for aerospace contributions
Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Two Sandia National labs researchers elected associate fellows for aerospace contributions
Sandia National Laboratories

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Sandia National Laboratories employees will soon join the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics class of 2024 as associate fellows.

Newswise: New tool models viability of closed-loop geothermal systems
Released: 14-Nov-2023 9:50 AM EST
New tool models viability of closed-loop geothermal systems
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have used computer models of closed-loop geothermal systems to determine if they would be economically viable sources of renewable energy. They found that the cost of drilling would need to decrease significantly to hit cost targets.

Newswise: Asian American Engineer of the Year goes to Sandia Labs computer scientist
Released: 26-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Asian American Engineer of the Year goes to Sandia Labs computer scientist
Sandia National Laboratories

Tian Ma, a distinguished computer engineer in research and development at Sandia National Laboratories, has been honored as a 2023 Asian American Engineer of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA.

Released: 24-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Rocks may hold key to storing intermittent renewable energy, expanding its use
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with New Mexico-based CSolPower LLC to develop an affordable method of storing energy from renewable sources. The primary goal of the partnership is to transition to zero-carbon solar and wind energy for generating electricity.

Newswise: Preventing collateral damage in cancer treatment
Released: 23-Oct-2023 10:05 PM EDT
Preventing collateral damage in cancer treatment
Sandia National Laboratories

Using a simple concept and a patented Sandia sensor that detects radioactive materials, a team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a patch to stop damage to healthy tissue during proton radiotherapy, one of the best tools to target certain cancerous tumors.

Newswise: Wearable sensor to monitor ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic
Released: 3-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Wearable sensor to monitor ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have combined earlier work on painless microneedles with nanoscale sensors to create a wearable sensor patch capable of continuously monitoring the levels of a ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic.

Newswise: Beyond Bennu: How OSIRIS-REx is helping scientists study the sonic signature of meteoroids
21-Sep-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Beyond Bennu: How OSIRIS-REx is helping scientists study the sonic signature of meteoroids
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories are partnering with other labs and agencies on a campaign to record and characterize the infrasound and seismic waves generated by NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule as it moves through Earth’s atmosphere at hypersonic speed, about 26,000 miles per hour.

Newswise: Cyber Defender interns take on national security challenges
Released: 21-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Cyber Defender interns take on national security challenges
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories’ internship institute in cybersecurity, called the Center for Cyber Defenders, has been introducing college students from across the U.S. to important national security challenges since 2001.

Newswise: Sandia National Laboratories employee named Scientist of the Year
Released: 18-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Sandia National Laboratories employee named Scientist of the Year
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandian named Scientist of the Year by Great Minds in Stems - an organization tasked with highlighting Hispanics who excel in Engineering and Science. A first for Sandia National Laboratories.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Increasing national security with satellites that team together
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has been working on an autonomy project led by the Air Force Research Laboratory that could improve the nation’s ability to conduct national security missions, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, climate monitoring and emergency response.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
High-tech invisible ink spells trouble for counterfeiters
Sandia National Laboratories

A high-tech invisible ink invented at Sandia National Laboratories could become the newest tool for stopping counterfeit goods. The research team is now seeking partnerships to help develop and ultimately commercialize the new technology.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 10:50 AM EDT
The race to build the world’s smallest atomic clock, again
Sandia National Laboratories

Yuan-Yu Jau is on a quest to build the world’s smallest atomic clock, a device that measures time with extreme accuracy.

Newswise: Making materials more durable through science
Released: 28-Aug-2023 9:50 AM EDT
Making materials more durable through science
Sandia National Laboratories

A team at Sandia National Laboratories developed a molecule that helps change the way some materials react to temperature fluctuations, which makes them more durable. It’s an application that could be used in everything from plastic phone cases to missiles.

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Released: 21-Aug-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Sandia successfully tests heat-powered system
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories recently designed, built and lab-tested a device that can use the temperature difference caused by periodically pumping carbon dioxide down a borehole to charge batteries to someday power underground sensors.

Newswise: Bigger and better quantum computers possible with new ion trap, dubbed the Enchilada
Released: 17-Aug-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Bigger and better quantum computers possible with new ion trap, dubbed the Enchilada
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has produced its first lot of a new world-class ion trap, a central component for certain quantum computers.

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Released: 11-Aug-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Cutting-Edge Complex
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Sandia National Laboratories opened the doors August 7 to its new, cutting-edge Emergency Operations Center aimed at enhancing emergency incident management coordination and communications for the workforce and the community in the event of an emergency, disaster or crisis.

   
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Released: 2-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
A more holistic and efficient way of testing PPE
Sandia National Laboratories

A team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a faster and more comprehensive way of testing personal protective equipment, or PPE. The basic principle: modeling a device to fit the human form and human behavior.

Newswise: Detecting threats beyond the limits of human, sensor sight
Released: 20-Jul-2023 2:30 PM EDT
Detecting threats beyond the limits of human, sensor sight
Sandia National Laboratories

A new patented software system developed at Sandia National Laboratories can find the curves of motion in streaming video and images from satellites, drones and far-range security cameras and turn them into signals to find and track moving objects as small as one pixel. The developers say this system can enhance the performance of any remote sensing application.

Newswise: ‘Stunning’ discovery: Metals can heal themselves
17-Jul-2023 9:15 AM EDT
‘Stunning’ discovery: Metals can heal themselves
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Texas A&M University announce the first observation of a self-healing metal. If harnessed, the newly discovered phenomenon could someday lead to engines, bridges and airplanes that reverse damage caused by wear and tear, making them safer and longer-lasting.

Newswise: Sandia leans into a hybrid work model
Released: 29-Jun-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Sandia leans into a hybrid work model
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Sandia National Laboratories is adopting a permanent hybrid workforce, increasing the number of telecommuters and remote workers across the organization. Sandia also plans to establish several hubs around the country that eventually will allow classified work to be done at secure locations other than those in New Mexico and California.

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Released: 20-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Silicon nose: Small sensor "smells" incipient seizures
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories and research partner Know Biological have developed a miniaturized sensor system that can detect the specific gases released from the skin of people with epilepsy before a seizure.

Newswise: Sandia scientists achieve breakthrough in tackling PFAS contamination
Released: 1-Jun-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Sandia scientists achieve breakthrough in tackling PFAS contamination
Sandia National Laboratories

A team at Sandia National Laboratories is developing materials to tackle what has become one of the biggest problems in the world: human exposure to a group of chemicals known as PFAS through contaminated water and other products. Sandia is now investing more money to take their research to the next level.

   
Newswise: Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program
Released: 22-May-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories grew its Mentor-Protégé program from three companies to five with the addition of Dynamic Structures and Materials, LLC of Franklin, Tennessee, and Compunetics Inc., of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The program not only helps small businesses develop and grow, but also helps foster long-term relationships that help Sandia achieve its mission.

   
Newswise: Sandia switches to hydrogen weather balloons
Released: 9-May-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Sandia switches to hydrogen weather balloons
Sandia National Laboratories

More than three years ago, the Sandia National Laboratories-operated atmospheric measurement facility in Alaska switched from launching helium-filled weather balloons to launching weather balloons filled with hydrogen produced on-site. By switching the gas used in their weather balloons, it has reduced its metaphorical footprint on the fragile Arctic ecosystem. Since then, the site has launched nearly 5,000 hydrogen balloons with minimal issues.

Newswise: Kids Day returns to Sandia post pandemic with record attendance
Released: 4-May-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Kids Day returns to Sandia post pandemic with record attendance
Sandia National Laboratories

Nearly 2,000 kids filled Sandia National Laboratories’ Albuquerque site, and another 200 filled the Livermore, California site, to see the cool things their parents and relatives do as part of Kids Day, the highest attendance ever recorded. It’s the first time Sandia has opened its gates like this since the pandemic hit, allowing a day of learning and exploration for kids invited by Sandia employees.

   
Newswise: Let’s get cracking: Sandia scientists detect gases from fractured rock
Released: 2-May-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Let’s get cracking: Sandia scientists detect gases from fractured rock
Sandia National Laboratories

Geoscientists have detected specific gases being released from fractured rocks in real time after a series of small chemical explosions set underground. This fundamental research, led by Sandia National Laboratories geoscientist Steve Bauer, could one day improve the prediction of earthquakes or detection of underground explosions.

Released: 1-May-2023 3:30 PM EDT
An unlikely plan is helping the U.S. fast-track hypersonic conventional weapons
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has piloted a new way to transfer technical designs to defense contractors for the common hypersonic glide body, which detaches from a rocket and soars at speeds above Mach 5.

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Released: 17-Apr-2023 9:45 AM EDT
Testing coatings to conserve canisters against corrosion
Sandia National Laboratories

To shield stainless-steel spent nuclear fuel canisters from the corrosive threats posed by sea air, Sandia National Laboratories researchers tested a variety of nickel mixtures as protective coatings on stainless steel. The researchers found that the specific material applied, and the specific application process used, impacted the properties of the coating, including how protective it was against corrosion. Their results were published recently in the scientific journal Frontiers in Metals and Alloys.

Newswise: Sandia cloud-resolving climate model meets world’s fastest supercomputer
Released: 7-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Sandia cloud-resolving climate model meets world’s fastest supercomputer
Sandia National Laboratories

Focused on the accuracy of climate predictions, a computational team led by Sandia National Laboratories recently achieved a major milestone with a cloud-resolving model they ran on Frontier, the world’s first exascale supercomputer.

Newswise: Sandia researcher Stan Atcitty named IEEE fellow
Released: 6-Apr-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Sandia researcher Stan Atcitty named IEEE fellow
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories Senior Scientist Stan Atcitty has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the world’s largest technical professional organizations. Atcitty’s research focuses on power electronics needed to integrate energy storage and distributed generation with the electric utility grid.

Newswise: National Black engineer awards celebrate Sandia Labs scientists
Released: 22-Mar-2023 4:35 PM EDT
National Black engineer awards celebrate Sandia Labs scientists
Sandia National Laboratories

Three Sandia National Laboratories professionals recently received 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards. Danielle Stephenson was lauded as a Senior Technology Fellow, Coby Davis as a Science Spectrum Trailblazer and Ned Adams as a Modern-Day Technology Leader.

   
Newswise: New Mexico veteran-owned small business nominated for Department of Energy award
Released: 22-Mar-2023 1:10 PM EDT
New Mexico veteran-owned small business nominated for Department of Energy award
Sandia National Laboratories

Pluma, LLC, has been nominated by Sandia National Laboratories as the Department of Energy’s Protégé of the Year as part of its Mentor-Protégé Program. Pluma, a general construction business started in Albuquerque, is one of five businesses Sandia accepted into the program with the mission of helping them grow with the labs’ guidance, knowledge, leadership and resources.

   
Newswise: Ultrafast beam-steering breakthrough at Sandia Labs
20-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Ultrafast beam-steering breakthrough at Sandia Labs
Sandia National Laboratories

In a major breakthrough in the fields of nanophotonics and ultrafast optics, a Sandia National Laboratories research team has demonstrated the ability to dynamically steer light pulses from conventional, so-called incoherent light sources.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Labs Director to make historic visit to Navajo Nation Building research, recruitment partnership with Navajo Technical University
Sandia National Laboratories

On March 17, Sandia National Laboratories Director Dr. James Peery will make an historic visit to Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico, marking the first time a sitting national lab director has visited a tribal college or university. The event is designed to build on the growing partnership Sandia has started with NTU.

Newswise: Sandia scientists help enhance advanced nuclear reactor analysis
Released: 14-Mar-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Sandia scientists help enhance advanced nuclear reactor analysis
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories engineers have developed a standardized screening method to determine the most important radioactive isotopes produced by an advanced nuclear reactor in the unlikely event of an incident.



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