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Cheers to five more years

April 14, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An initiative that helps businesses transform New Mexico national laboratories’ technologies into viable products and services will continue driving innovations to market into 2027. Passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Michelle …

Could quantum technology be New Mexico’s next economic boon?

April 1, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Science, education and economic development leaders across New Mexico have formed a coalition to bring future quantum computing jobs to the state. Sandia National Laboratories, The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory announced the new coalition today at UNM during the Quantum New Mexico...
Quantum Technology

Preserving the past

March 22, 2022, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When archaeologist Christina Chavez surveys Sandia National Laboratories land and finds rusted tobacco tins, ceramic fragments, glass shards or rocks resting in deliberate formations, she documents and determines who at the Labs needs to know.[caption i…

Record-breaking, ultrafast devices step to protecting the grid from EMPs

March 15, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have announced a tiny, electronic device that can shunt excess electricity within a few billionths of a second while operating at a record-breaking 6,400 volts — a significant step towards protecting the nation’s electric grid from an electromagnetic pulse. The team published...
Foreground: Two men, one passing a nickel-sized wafer. Background: A device for testing the diodes on the wafer and a computer screen showing an array of dots/diodes

Neuromorphic computing widely applicable, Sandia researchers show

March 10, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With the insertion of a little math, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have shown that neuromorphic computers, which synthetically replicate the brain’s logic, can solve more complex problems than those posed by artificial intelligence and may even earn a place in high-performance computing. The findings, detailed in a...
Particle Distribution Random Walk Video

Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

March 7, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like smart watches, have the potential to be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion batteries for things such as electric cars and storing energy from solar panels for later use. However, several technical challenges remain before solid-state batteries can...
Two men, one holding a shiny battery testing case, stand beside a beach-ball-sized, thick-metal testing instrument.

Sandia engineer elected fellow of two prestigious national societies

March 2, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Babu Chalamala, an engineer and manager of Sandia National Laboratories’ energy storage group, was recently elected fellow of two prestigious national societies. On Jan. 26, he became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. On Dec. 7, he became a fellow of the...
Categories: Awards, Renewable energy
Portrait of Babu Chalamala

Black engineer awards distinguish Sandia Labs

February 28, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ten Sandia National Laboratories engineers received Black Engineer of the Year Awards this year, including Most Promising Scientist in Government, Research Leadership, Science Spectrum Trailblazers and Modern-Day Technology Leaders. Honorees include Sandia mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace and aeronautical engineers who excel in their respective fields. From the...
Sandia Labs BEYA winners

Sandia scientist to lead materials science organization

February 21, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Brad Boyce, a materials scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, was elected president of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. Boyce will become vice president of the society on March 3 at its annual meeting, and then serve three consecutive one-year terms as vice president, president and past...
Categories: Awards, Materials Science
Brad Boyce watches a yellow commercial robot scan a 3D-printed test part with blue light.

Improved nuclear accident code helps policymakers assess risks from small reactors

February 16, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories recently updated the Maccs code to better aid the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the global nuclear industry in assessing the consequences of nuclear accidents. The Maccs code can also evaluate the potential health and environmental risks posed by advanced nuclear reactors and small modular...
Two people walking beside a fence. A cooling stack of a nuclear facility is in the background.

Algorithm could shorten quality testing, research in many industries by months

February 15, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A machine-learning algorithm developed at Sandia National Laboratories could provide auto manufacturing, aerospace and other industries a faster and more cost-efficient way to test bulk materials. The technique was published recently in the scientific journal Materials Science and Engineering: A. Production stoppages are costly. So, manufacturers screen...
David Montes de Oca Zapiain and Hojun Lim

Major milestone for B61-12 life extension program

February 2, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories marked a major milestone when the Nuclear Security Enterprise successfully produced the first completely refurbished bomb for the B61-12 life extension program in November 2021. “This is the first complete unit built with nuclear and non-nuclear components that has been fully qualified from the...
Categories: Nuclear Weapons

Great Minds in STEM celebrates two Sandia engineers

January 31, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories systems engineer Kenneth Armijo has been named a 2021 Most Promising Engineer Advanced Degree at the Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference. Sandia mechanical engineer Michael Omana was named a 2021 Most Promising Scientist, Masters at the conference. Armijo, who holds a doctorate in...
Awardee Armijo

Powerful Sandia machine-learning model shows diamond melting at high pressure

January 26, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Sandia National Laboratories supercomputer simulation model called SNAP that rapidly predicts the behavior of billions of interacting atoms has captured the melting of diamond when compressed by extreme pressures and temperatures. At several million atmospheres, the rigid carbon lattice of the hardest known substance on Earth...

US Department of Labor recognizes Sandia Labs for hiring veterans

January 24, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh recently recognized Sandia National Laboratories as one of 849 recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by the Department of Labor. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act Medallion...
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How Sandia Labs is revealing the inner workings of quantum computers

January 19, 2022, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A precision diagnostic developed at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories is emerging as a gold standard for detecting and describing problems inside quantum computing hardware. Two papers published today in the scientific journal Nature describe how separate research teams — one including Sandia researchers —...
Andrew Baczewski and Erik Nielsen

Four Sandians recognized by Society of Women Engineers

January 19, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This fall, four Sandia National Laboratories employees were recognized by the Society of Women Engineers. Laura Biedermann, Annie Dallman, Erica Douglas and Chris LaFleur were recognized for their professional excellence, leadership and support of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. The society, also known...
Categories: Awards
A portrait of Laura Biedermann

Economic impact: Sandia spends $3.9B, exceeds small-business goals

January 12, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Supporting a growing workforce and a wide range of businesses, Sandia National Laboratories contributed an all-time high of $3.9 billion into the economy during fiscal year 2021. This is about $139 million over the previous fiscal year. The spending inc…

Measuring a quantum computer’s power just got faster and more accurate

December 20, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in sports? Both have attracted lots of attention from talent scouts. Quantum computers, experimental machines that can perform some tasks faster than supercomputers, are constantly evaluated, much like young athletes, for their potential to...
Categories: Computing
Quantum Computer

Common ‘Core’: Using molecular fragments to detect deadly opioids

December 15, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a method to detect trace amounts of synthetic opioids. They plan to combine their approach with miniaturized sensors to create a hand-portable instrument easily used by law enforcement agents for efficient detection in the field. Fentanyl is a fast-acting, opioid-based...
A U.S. Penny on a black background next to a few small white grains.

Neutralizing antibodies for emerging viruses

December 14, 2021 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a platform for discovering, designing and engineering novel antibody countermeasures for emerging viruses. This new process of screening for nanobodies that “neutralize” or disable the virus r…

New testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting batteries

December 2, 2021 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Using a microscopic method for measuring electrical potential, a team of scientists at Sandia National Laboratories may have discovered how to make a longer-lasting, more efficient battery. The team of Elliot Fuller, Josh Sugar and Alec Talin detailed their findings in an article published Oct. 19 in...

Testing sensors in fog to make future transportation safer

November 17, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories' fog facility is bringing the future closer.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="272"] Watch Sandia Nationa…
Fog chamber video

Sandia cooks material-storage containers to assess fire safety

November 16, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A team at Sandia National Laboratories has completed a series of tests on specially designed stainless-steel containers used by the Department of Energy for storage and transportation of hazardous materials.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"]…
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