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Trio of Sandia women recognized as leaders in STEM, diversity
August 9, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three Sandia women have received a Women Worth Watching Award, presented by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Chemical engineers Carol Adkins and Justine Johannes each received a Women Worth Watching in STEM Award and were recently profiled in the special STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) edition of...
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The good, the bad and the algae
August 7, 2017 • Sandia tests Salton Sea-grown algae as new fuel source and pollution solution BRAWLEY, California — Sandia National Laboratories is testing whether one of California’s largest and most polluted lakes can transform into one of its most productive and profitable. Southern California’s 350-square-mile Salton Sea has well-documented problems related to elevated...
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World’s smallest neutrino detector finds big physics fingerprint
August 3, 2017 • Sandia part of COHERENT experiment to measure coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering LIVERMORE, California — Sandia National Laboratories researchers have helped solve a mystery that has plagued physicists for 43 years. Using the world’s smallest neutrino detector, the Sandia team was among a collaboration of 80 researchers from 19 institutions and...
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David Reyna and Belkis Cabrera-Palmer

New Sandia fellowship named after first female director of nuclear security lab
July 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has established a new fellowship program, named after its immediate past director, Jill Hruby, in hopes of attracting and recruiting talented women in engineering and science fields who are interested in becoming technical leaders in national security. The Jill Hruby Fellowship Program will immerse...
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Lighting up the study of low-density materials
July 17, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s hard to get an X-ray image of low-density material like tissue between bones because X-rays just pass right through like sunlight through a window. But what if you need to see the area that isn’t bone? Sandia National Laboratories studies myriads of low-density materials, from laminate...
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Optimizing hydrogen-powered passenger ferries focus of Sandia Labs study
July 13, 2017 • LIVERMORE, California — Maritime transportation has emerged as one solution to the traffic gridlock that plagues coastal cities. But with urban passenger ferries operating in sensitive environments and tourist areas, hydrogen fuel cell-powered passenger ferries offer a quiet, zero-emission alternative to conventional diesel vessels. In its San Francisco Bay Renewable...
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Joe Pratt and Myra Blaylock

Clean water that’s ‘just right’ with Sandia sensor solution
July 11, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Water utilities have a Goldilocks problem: If they don’t add enough chlorine, nasty bacteria that cause typhoid and cholera survive the purification process. Too much chlorine produces disinfection byproducts such as chloroform, which increase cancer risks. The amount of chlorine needs to be “just right” for safe...
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Curtis Mowry and Mike Siegal with tiny nanoporous carbon coated SAW sensors in front of blue water pipes

New Mexico firm uses motion of the ocean to bring fresh water to coastal communities
July 5, 2017 • Sandia Labs provides a fourth year of technical help ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hurricane Katrina whipped up huge, powerful waves that caused severe destruction in 2005 along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Their size and strength convinced Phil Kithil of Santa Fe, New Mexico, there had to be a way to harness...
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Scintillating discovery at Sandia Labs
June 29, 2017 • Bright thinking leads to breakthrough in nuclear threat detection science LIVERMORE, Calif. — Taking inspiration from an unusual source, a Sandia National Laboratories team has dramatically improved the science of scintillators — objects that detect nuclear threats. According to the team, using organic glass scintillators could soon make it even...
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Side-by-side comparison of scintillators made from trans-stilbene and organic glass.

Sandia researchers named IEEE fellows
June 27, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers have been named fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, known as IEEE. Bryan Oliver, senior manager of the Radiation Effects Sciences and Applications Department, was named for his contributions to the theory and simulation of intense particle beams and...
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Finding a molecular needle in a haystack
June 26, 2017 • Sandia Labs creates better ‘fingerprints’ to detect elusive, valuable chemical compounds LIVERMORE, Calif. — Imagine being able to see the entire Statue of Liberty and a small ant on its nose simultaneously. The drastic difference in size between the two objects would seem to render this task impossible. On a...
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Bálint Sztáray and David Osborn

Mechanical engineering society elects four fellows from Sandia Labs
June 8, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers make up only 3.1 percent of ASME’s 107,895 members. Sandia National Laboratories engineers Cliff Ho, Alexander Brown, Hy Tran and Kevin Dowding now are members of that elite group. Election as a fellow “recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions...
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Overcoming the trust barrier in nuclear weapons verification measurements
June 6, 2017 • Sandia method supports real-time warhead verification without revealing design data LIVERMORE, Calif. — Trust but verify. The catchphrase for arms control popularized by President Ronald Reagan sounds simple. However, verification involving sensitive data is a very complex endeavor. Verifying that a nuclear warhead actually is a warhead may include confirming...
Categories: Homeland security, Nuclear Weapons
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History of Sandia Labs rocketry told in award-winning film, ‘It Really Is Rocket Science!’
June 5, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The history of rocket testing and aerospace work at Sandia National Laboratories is the history of aero everything.“There was aeroheating and aeroballistics and aerodynamics and all things aero,” said Myra Buteau, a Sandia Labs video producer whose …
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NM construction companies awarded $135 million in Sandia contracts
May 25, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Fourteen New Mexico companies, most of them small businesses, have been chosen to provide about $135 million in general, electrical, mechanical and civil construction work at Sandia National Laboratories. The companies are subcontractors for the labs and will compete for individual construction projects as they occur, said...
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Annual Robot Rodeo offers bomb squads an unbeatable experience
May 17, 2017, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is hosting the 11th annual Western National Robot Rodeo, a thrilling four-day event where civilian and military bomb squad teams get practice using robots to defuse diverse, dangerous situations. Robots are life-saving tools for these emergency response teams, providing them a buffer from danger....
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Robot picks up radiation detector during 2015 Robot Rodeo

Sandia recognizes top female high school students in math, science in northern California
May 16, 2017 • LIVERMORE, Calif. – Female scholars from the junior class from San Francisco Bay Area high schools recently gathered at Sandia’s California site for the 26th annual Sandia Math and Science Awards. The Sandia Math and Science Awards program recognizes high-achieving young women for their accomplishments in STEM (science, technology, engineering...
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26th annual Sandia Math and Science Awards

Trash into treasure: Sandia could help biofuel pay for itself with goods made from waste
May 4, 2017 • EMERYVILLE, Calif. — A recent discovery by Sandia National Laboratories researchers may unlock the potential of biofuel waste — and ultimately make biofuels competitive with petroleum. Fuel made from plants is much more expensive than petroleum, but one way to decrease the cost would be to sell products made from...
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Sandia National Laboratories researchers Matthew Mills, left, and Ken Sale, center, look on as researcher Amanda Kohler points toward a model of LigM, an enzyme whose structure they have solved. (Image by Dino Vournas).

Reversing the curse
May 3, 2017 • Sandia develops math techniques to improve computational efficiency in quantum chemistry LIVERMORE, Calif. – Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed new mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level. Mathematical and algorithmic developments along these lines are necessary for enabling the detailed study of complex...
Categories: Computing, Energy / Environment / Water, Transportation
Sandia researchers develop mathematical methods

New director says Sandia will respond to whatever future brings
May 1, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —  Sandia National Laboratories will maintain its strong missions in nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, energy, basic science and national security work for federal agencies, the labs’ new top leader said Monday. “I see those continuing,” Director Steve Younger said at a news conference on his first day as Sandia’s...
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More small, clean-energy businesses will tap into Sandia technical expertise
April 25, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Department of Energy has chosen five more small, clean-energy businesses to work with Sandia National Laboratories to speed the commercialization of next-generation technologies and gain a global competitive advantage for the U.S. “Sandia is excited to bring these small businesses together with our scientists and engineers...
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Research from Sandia shows brain stimulation during training boosts performance
April 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Your Saturday Salsa club or Introductory Italian class might be even better for you than you thought. According to Sandia National Laboratories cognitive scientist Mike Trumbo, learning a language or an instrument or going dancing is the best way to keep your brain keen despite the ravages...
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Mike Trumbo adjusts an electrode on Laura Matzen's head
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