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Sandia releases interface to help standardize supercomputer power and energy systems
November 11, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — To help moderate the energy needs of increasingly power-hungry supercomputers, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have released an application programming interface (API) with the goal of standardizing measurement and control of power- and energy-relevant features for high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The High Performance Computing — Power API...
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The High Performance Computing -- Power Application Program Interface is intended to standardize and control power and energy features of high-performance computing systems.

From Vietnam with love: Sandia Labs retiree works to return wartime greetings
November 6, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you were, or know, a New Mexico Air National Guardsman stationed in Tuy Hoa,Vietnam, in 1968, Art Sena is looking for you. The reason goes back to a long-ago wish to make Christmas merrier for servicemen at war, and a long-lost box of film. Sena, a...
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Combining ‘Tinkertoy’ materials with solar cells for increased photovoltaic efficiency
November 3, 2014 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have received a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative to develop a technique that they believe will significantly improve the efficiencies of photovoltaic materials and h…
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Sandia National Laboratories researcher Vitalie Stavila inserts a substrate patterned with electrodes into a temperature-controlled liquid-phase reactor for depositing MOF thin films. Sandia's research team plans to combine MOFs with dye-sensitized solar cells, a technique it believes will lead to advancements in photovoltaic technology. (Photo by Dino Vournas)

MINER shines in urban emergency response exercise
October 30, 2014 • Mobile imager of fast neutrons spots radiation source at a distance and through shielding[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories' Mark Gerling, left, and John Goldsmith demonstrated the effectiveness of the mobile imager of neutrons for em…
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Evaluating powerful batteries for modular grid energy storage
October 24, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has begun lab-based characterization of TransPower’s GridSaver, the largest grid energy storage system analyzed at Sandia’s Energy Storage Test Pad in Albuquerque, N.M. Project lead David Rosewater said Sandia will evaluate the 1 megawatt, lithium-ion grid energy storage system for capacity, power, safety and...
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GridSaver testing array

Adaptive zoom riflescope prototype has push-button magnification
October 22, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When an Army Special Forces officer-turned-engineer puts his mind to designing a military riflescope, he doesn’t forget the importance of creating something for the soldiers who will carry it that is easy to use, extremely accurate, light-weight and has long-lasting battery power. Sandia National Laboratories optical engineer...
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A better prosthesis: Sandia invents sensor to learn about fit; system to make fit better
October 14, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As an amputee walks on a prosthetic leg during the day, the natural fluid in the leg shifts and the muscles shrink slightly.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories researcher Jason Wheeler demonstrates a liner aimed a…
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Jason Wheeler

Sandia appoints new vice president of science and technology
October 13, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has appointed Rob Leland as vice president of science and technology and chief technology officer. Sandia executives Duane Dimos and Julia Phillips, respectively, had served in those roles on an acting basis for the past 20 months. Leland joined Sandia in 1990. With a...
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Rob Leland

Sandia Labs plans partnership center to boost collaboration, tech transfer
October 3, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories will pursue a Center for Collaboration and Commercialization to strengthen partnerships, technology transfer and ties to the community. The center, known as C3, will support the city of Albuquerque’s and the University of New Mexico’s Innovation District and Innovate ABQ initiatives. C3 will offer...
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Math skill put Sandia Labs HENAAC honoree on the path to success
October 2, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Edward Jimenez, a Sandia National Laboratories applied mathematician, was named a 2014 HENAAC Award winner as Most Promising Engineer/Advanced Degree by Great Minds in STEM. He joins other honorees at the 26th annual HENAAC conference in New Orleans fro…
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In-flight sensor tests a step toward Structural Health Monitoring for safer flights
September 29, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nine commercial aircraft flying regular routes are on the frontier of aviation safety, carrying sensors that monitor their structural health along with their routine maintenance. These flight tests are part of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification process that will make the sensors widely available to U.S....
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Sandia researchers find clues to superbug evolution
September 23, 2014 • [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories' researchers Kelly Williams, left, and Corey Hudson look at the mosaic pattern of one of the Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmids and discuss mechanisms that mobilize resistance genes. (Photo by Dino Vourn…
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Klebsiella photo

Sandia magnetized fusion technique produces significant results
September 22, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine have produced a significant output of fusion neutrons, using a method fully functioning for only little more than a year. The experimental work is described in a paper to be published in the Sept. 24 Physical Review Letters online. A...
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Sandia pioneers software for smart and sustainable institutions
September 18, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories’ Institutional Transformation (IX) model helps the federal laboratory reduce its energy consumption and could help other large institutions do the same. The IX model allows planners to experiment with energy conservation measures, such as adding cool roofs or replacing old heating, ventilation and air...
Categories: Energy / Environment / Water, Operations / Budget, Science / Technology / Engineering
smart buildings

American-made wind turbine blades
September 17, 2014, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is helping makers of wind turbine blades improve the labor productivity associated with blade fabrication and finishing. This improved productivity makes domestic blades more cost competitive with blades from countries that pay workers lower wages. The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (AMII), a three-year $6.3...
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Showcase to spur commercialization of Sandia technologies
September 16, 2014, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A showcase that brought Sandia National Laboratories’ cutting-edge research and technology to the community the past two years has a new look and target audience. Instead of an annual daylong gathering open to the public, the re-envisioned Sandia Technology Showcase will become a yearlong series of events...
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Carbon sequestration research continues at Sandia Labs under Energy Department funds
September 15, 2014 • [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] The Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security, a project between Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Texas, Austin, the lead partner, studies the long-term geologic sequestration of carbon. (Graphic court…
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New way to report purchases better shows how Sandia Labs spends money
August 18, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has changed the way it categorizes purchased goods and services by linking each acquisition to a specific industry code. “This change in our data systems allows Sandia to better describe to our stakeholders, customers and the general public how we spend our money,” said...
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Watching neurons fire from a front-row seat
July 28, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don’t know about the cells that make up our nervous systems. When things go awry...
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Joint hire increases materials science collaboration for Sandia Labs, UNM
July 24, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have hired Fernando Garzon, a nationally recognized scientist and inventor, to work for both institutions. It is the first joint hire recruited together by Sandia and UNM. “Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have...
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Survivor: Sandia ensures US nuclear weapons deterrent can remain effective, credible
July 22, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It may sound strange to say that nuclear weapons must survive radiation. But as part of its mission of ensuring the nation’s stockpile is safe, secure and effective as a deterrent, Sandia National Laboratories must make sure crucial parts can function…
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