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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...
Categories: Energy / Environment / Water

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...
Categories: Awards, Operations / Budget, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

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 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

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...
Categories: Awards, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Operations / Budget

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...
Categories: Materials Science, Nanotechnology

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...
Categories: Awards, Energy / Environment / Water, Science / Technology / Engineering

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...
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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...
Categories: Awards, Operations / Budget
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