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Recent News Releases
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Designing long-duration toxin sensors
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have spent the last three years developing an ultra-low-power chemical sensor to detect sarin and other chemical warfare agents or gaseous industrial toxins, aiming to protect the public and warfighters.
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Sandia’s unique role in nuclear deterrence
As lead systems integrator, Sandia National Laboratories plays a critical role in nuclear weapons, in close collaboration with our labs, plants and sites.
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Innovation is motivation
Hongyou Fan has been named Outstanding Researcher by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for his outstanding innovation and work in tech transfer.
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Catch me if you can? Check.
Sandia National Laboratories is helping defend deployed troops and the nation against hypersonic threats.
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A surprise contender for cooling computers: lasers
Minnesota-based startup Maxwell Labs has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico to demonstrate laser-based photonic cooling for computer chips.
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APS students headed to National Science Bowl
Students from two Albuquerque Public Schools are headed to the 2025 Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., with some serious bragging rights in hand.
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Recycling products from the inside out
What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are exploring this concept in one of their latest projects.
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National security leader Laura J. McGill named next director of Sandia Labs
Laura J. McGill will become Sandia National Laboratories’ 17th Laboratories Director, effective May 1, 2025.
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B61-12 system production ends, sustainment begins
Sandia National Laboratories and the nuclear security enterprise have achieved a significant milestone for the nation’s nuclear deterrence program with the completion of the last production unit of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb.
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Students use machine learning to predict crime at annual Thunderbird Hackathon
High school students will immerse themselves into the world of coding and artificial intelligence while tackling community issues at the second annual Thunderbird Hackathon.
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SandiaAI chat: New tool for creating efficiencies
In May 2024, Sandia National Laboratories became the first facility within the nuclear security enterprise to provide its employees with access to this powerful new tool with SandiaAI Chat, enabling them to ask sensitive unclassified questions.
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Materials scientist elected to National Academy of Inventors
Tina Nenoff has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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Sandia’s economic impact soars to $5.2B in 2024
Sandia National Laboratories made its biggest financial impact ever in 2024, contributing $5.2 billion to the economy.
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New Mexico students create floating future city
Sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, the event is part of a national program that encourages middle school students to imagine, design and build sustainable future cities that are innovative, safe and secure.
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Electron work yields positive outcome for Wei Pan
While Wei Pan spends his days studying negatively charged electrons, he’s positively buzzing with excitement after being elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society this year, recognizing his remarkable contributions to the field.
