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LEDs promise brighter future, not necessarily greener

August 23, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Solid-state lighting pioneers long have held that replacing the inefficient Edison light bulb with more efficient solid-state light-emitting devices (LEDs) would lower electrical usage worldwide, not only “greenly” decreasing the need for new power plants but even permitting some to be decommissioned. But, in a paper published Thursday...

Reborn Ion Beam Lab has grand opening, with talk by Sen. Bingaman to follow

August 19, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Sandia National Laboratories’ President Paul Hommert welcomes U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich and Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, who will speak at the grand opening of Sandia National Laboratories’ reborn Ion Beam Laboratory in a ceremony from 9:30–10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 20. B-roll of the intense beams...
Categories: Media advisories

Sandia Science & Technology Park’s Applied Technology Associates announces plant expansion

August 18, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Sandia Science & Technology Park and Applied Technology Associates (ATA) will host Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Rep. Martin Heinrich and Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on Thursday, Aug. 19, as the company announces a building expansion that has more than doubled the size of its Albuquerque headquarters. The...

DARPA selects Sandia National Laboratories to design new supercomputer prototype

August 17, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has been selected as one of four institutions to develop new supercomputer prototype systems for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). To meet the increasing advanced computing needs for the Department of Defense (DoD), DARPA launched the Ubiquitous High Performance Computing (UHPC) program....
Categories: Computing

Kinked nanopores slow DNA passage for easier sequencing

July 30, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —  In an innovation critical to improved DNA sequencing, a markedly slower transmission of DNA through nanopores has been achieved by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories researchers.  Solid-state nanopores sculpted from silicon dioxide are generally straight, tiny tunnels more than a thousand times smaller than the...
Categories: Nanotechnology
This image, taken by a transmission electron microscope at the University of New Mexico, shows the unique kinked nanopore array platform.

Sandia National Laboratories and SunPower Corp. extend solar energy research partnership

July 28, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and SunPower Corp. recently formalized an agreement to conduct research on integrating large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems into the grid. By signing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the organizations will leverage approximately $1 million of combined U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and SunPower...

Sandia Labs returns to normal operations

July 12, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — All shelter-in-place orders to Sandia National Laboratories employees have been lifted. Earlier today, multiple shootings occurred at the EMCORE facility outside Kirtland Air Force Base. The Eubank employee and contractor security gates are closed although it is believed they will open for business tomorrow as normal. Members of the news...
Categories: Media advisories

Sandia employees remain in place after shooting outside Kirtland Air Force Base

July 12, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Multiple shootings have occurred at the EMCORE facility outside Kirtland Air Force Base. Certified and trained Sandia emergency personnel are responding to assist the Albuquerque police and fire departments and Kirtland Air Force Base with the emergency. In addition, off-site emergency organizations have been notified. Sandia employees near the...
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Tom Friedmann awarded NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal

July 12, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Tom Friedmann was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal (EEAM) at a ceremony June 15 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. He received the award for the quality of the diamond-like carbon thin films he contributed to the Genesis science...

Sandia Labs reports first successful integration of a terahertz quantum-cascade laser and diode mixer into a monolithic solid-state transceiver

June 29, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers have taken the first steps toward reducing the size and enhancing the functionality of devices in the terahertz (THz) frequency spectrum. By combining a detector and laser on the same chip to make a compact receiver, the researchers rendered unnecessary the precision alignment...

Sandia to play major role in DOE-funded simulation of “virtual” nuclear reactor

June 14, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories computational scientists will lead two of five technical areas in a U.S. Department of Energy effort to create a “virtual” nuclear reactor, to be headquartered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This state-of-the-art simulator will use advanced capabilities of the world’s most powerful computers...

Sandia Labs director and his successor join forces at biannual State of the Labs

June 10, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Media representatives are invited to a press conference with Sandia National Laboratories President and Labs Director Tom Hunter and his successor, President and Labs Director-designee Paul Hommert, just before Sandia’s biannual State of the Labs presentation Tuesday, June 15. Marking a historic transition for Sandia, Hunter and...
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Sandia Dream Catcher Program applications now available

June 3, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is accepting applications for the 2010 Dream Catcher Science Program. The Dream Catcher Science Program is a hands-on science and engineering program designed for middle-school and high-school student in grades 6 through 12 who are interested in science, math, and engineering. There is no...
Categories: Community / Education

Sidney Gutierrez named 2010 Notable New Mexican

June 2, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sidney Gutierrez, former NASA astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a director at Sandia National Laboratories, has been named the 2010 Notable New Mexican by the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. He will be honored June 2 at the 10th annual award ceremony, where award-winning santero artist Arthur...
Sid Gutierrez

Alliance formed to commercialize technologies that convert waste CO2 into diesel fuel using solar energy

June 1, 2010 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations, formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste carbon dioxide  into diesel fuel, was announced today. The alliance team members include Sandia National Laboratories, Renewable Energy Institute International (REII), Pacific Renewable Fuels, Pratt Whitney...
Categories: Operations / Budget
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