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Optical Society elects two Sandia researchers as fellows
November 16, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers Hope Michelsen and Jeff Tsao have been elected fellows of the Optical Society.Michelsen was elected for pioneering contributions to the fundamental understanding of laser-radiation interactions with soot particle…
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Sandia physicist leads effort to revamp former jail into winter refuge for city’s homeless
November 13, 2017, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One weekend a month, Rosalie Multari drives west through the petroglyphs, past the Three Sisters volcanoes, following dirt paths and loose gravel roads, until she reaches what was once an Albuquerque jail. Just inside the perimeter gate — still adorned with razor wire in some areas —...
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Sandia researcher receives IEEE Computer Society’s 2017 Sidney Fernbach Award
November 8, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Steve Plimpton, a computational scientist at Sandia National Laboratories’ Center for Computing Research, has received the IEEE Computer Society’s 2017 Sidney Fernbach Award for “high-performance computer simulation frameworks that have advanced r…
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Infrastructure optimization tool from Sandia helps design future bases
November 6, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Where do you get your water? How do you generate electricity to cook your food and keep it fresh? What happens to your waste after you toss it or flush it? For soldiers overseas, the answers to questions about basic facilities and services are vital. Since 2013,...
Categories: Military / Defense
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Alex Dessanti and Karina Munoz-Ramos with laptop in front of fence and guard tower

New engine optics to fuel future research
November 3, 2017 • Sandia team develops optical diagnostic that helps improve fuel economy while reducing emissions[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories researchers Scott Skeen, left, and Lyle Pickett, center, and former Sandia researcher Julien Manin discu…
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Clean Engine Optics

Two Sandia engineers named University of New Mexico distinguished alumni
November 1, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico School of Engineering has named two Sandia National Laboratories engineers as distinguished alumni for 2017.Ireena Erteza was honored for electrical and computer engineering and Kenneth Armijo was selected for mechanical eng…
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Robotics principles help Sandia wave energy converters better absorb power of ocean waves
October 30, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Compared to wind and solar energy, wave energy has remained relatively expensive and hard to capture, but engineers from Sandia National Laboratories are working to change that by drawing inspiration from other industries. Sandia’s engineering team has designed, modeled and tested a control system that doubles the...
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New fractal-like concentrating solar power receivers are better at absorbing sunlight
October 25, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories engineers have developed new fractal-like, concentrating solar power receivers for small- to medium-scale use that are up to 20 percent more effective at absorbing sunlight than current technology. The receivers were designed and studied as part of a Laboratory Directed Research and Development project...
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Sandia’s international peer mentorship program improves biorisk management
October 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The world is becoming increasingly interconnected. While this has definite advantages, it also makes it easier to spread disease. Many diseases don’t produce symptoms for days or weeks, far longer than international flight times. For example, Ebola has an incubation period of two to 21 days. Improving...
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Emad Zaki pf Egypt explains his twinning project poster at the 2017 American Biological Safety Association conference.

Three Sandia engineers recognized for contributions to advancing women in STEM
October 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three Sandia National Laboratories engineers have been recognized by the Society of Women Engineers as part of its annual awards program for their support in the enrichment and advancement of women in engineering. Janet Williams won the Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes members who have made significant...
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Back to the Canyon
October 19, 2017 • Sandia Labs team continues to quantify fatigue using wearablesLIVERMORE, Calif. – Can fatigue be predicted? Can life-threatening fatigue be differentiated from recoverable fatigue?[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250"] Two hikers focus on the cognitive tests as part…
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R2R WATCH hikers test

Reducing power plants’ freshwater consumption with Sandia’s new silica filter
October 18, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Power plants draw more freshwater than any other consumer in the United States, accounting for more than 50 percent of the nation’s freshwater use at about 500 billion gallons daily. To help save this water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new silica filter for...
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‘Impactful Times’ tells story of decades of Sandia shock physics research
October 17, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Mark Boslough and Dave Crawford of Sandia National Laboratories predicted the Hubble telescope could see a rising plume as comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter in 1994. Their prediction, however, went against the prevailing thought that the impac…
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Sandia computing researcher wins DOE Early Career Research Program Award
October 4, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Tim Wildey has received a 2017 Early Career Research Program award from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Wildey is Sandia’s first winner of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research branch of the prestigious program, said manager Daniel Turner. The national award, now...
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Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers, athletes
October 2, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of tiny needles and sample tubes are neatly stacked above a pristine paper-covered countertop. This is a far cry from the hectic emergency room, dusty battlefield or sweaty training center Sandia National Laboratories and University of...
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Ronen Polsky positions a prototype 3-D-printed microneedle holder on the arm of Mollie Rappe in a lab.

Sandia Labs wins 5 regional technology transfer awards
September 20, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won five awards from the 2017 Federal Laboratory Consortium for its work to develop and commercialize innovative technologies.The annual FLC awards program recognizes federal laboratories and their industry partners for outs…
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Cleaning up subways: Sandia’s 20-year mission to stop anthrax in its tracks
September 18, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you’re like most people, you don’t spend much time thinking about what would happen if anthrax was released into your local subway system.Luckily, Sandia National Laboratories engineer Mark Tucker has spent much of the past 20 years thinking abou…
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Sandia engineer Mark Tucker with a foam-covered plastic pane.

Nanotechnology experts at Sandia create first terahertz-speed polarization optical switch
September 14, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Sandia National Laboratories-led team has for the first time used optics rather than electronics to switch a nanometer-thick thin film device from completely dark to completely transparent, or light, at a speed of trillionths of a second.The team led …
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Islamic Center kids, Sandia coach, win big in international STEM competition
September 7, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Motivated by the importance of involving kids in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math applications, Sandia National Laboratories computer scientist Mohamed Ebeida started a robotics program last year at the Islamic Center of New Mexico for boys and girls from 6 to 14 years old. This...
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Radiation analysis software makes emergency responders’ jobs quicker, easier
September 5, 2017 • InterSpec helps decision-makers determine source, type, amount of radiation in real time LIVERMORE, Calif. — When law enforcement officers and first responders arrive at an emergency involving radiation, they need a way to swiftly assess the situation to keep the public an…
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Ethan Chan, Alf Morales, and Will Johnson

Beating the heat with nanoparticle films
August 31, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It is a truth acknowledged throughout much of the world, that a car sitting in the sun on a summer’s day must be sweltering. However, a partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and Santa Fe, New Mexico-based IR Dynamics may soon challenge that truth. Together they are turning...
Categories: Nanotechnology, Technology transfer / Economic Impact
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Materials physicist Paul Clem holds a sample of nanoparticle coated glass in front of an office building.

Aerospace test at Sandia goes green with alternative to explosives
August 30, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has successfully demonstrated a new, more environmentally friendly method to test a rocket part to ensure its avionics can withstand the shock from stage separation during flight.The new method — called the Alternative Pyr…
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