July 6, 2026 • When Sandia National Laboratories researchers Hojun Lim and David Montes de Oca Zapiain began working on software to accelerate materials simulations, they started with just an idea.
June 15, 2026, Media Advisory • The strangeness of quantum physics is being harnessed to revolutionize computing as we know it, and the annual QCaMP for Educators aims to ensure teachers have a front-row seat.
April 24, 2026 • Each year, the FLC recognizes outstanding partnerships that help turn cutting-edge research at national laboratories and research centers into impactful products and services in the marketplace. This year there are 27 FLC award winners and seven honorable mentions. Three of those
January 19, 2026 • The New Mexico Small Business Assistance program has helped small businesses for 25 years with support from Sandia National Laboratories and, since 2007, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
January 7, 2026 • Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex mathematical problems that underpin scientific and engineering challenges.
December 8, 2025 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new kind of supercomputer has arrived at Sandia National Laboratories, and while it’s not the largest in the world, it may be one of the most unconventional.
December 3, 2025 • A small, counterintuitive tweak to advanced materials can improve how quantum computers hand off information inside their systems, making them more efficient, reliable and scalable.
November 18, 2025 • Much is still unknown about how quantum computers behave and what they might one day help humans achieve. But a team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a process to understand how to use quantum systems more efficiently — using the analogy of a simple jukebox.
September 8, 2025 • Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed brain-inspired AI algorithms that detect physical problems, cyberattacks and both at the same time within the grid.
June 23, 2025 • Sandia National Laboratories and Central New Mexico Community College are partnering to create a training program to bolster the number of quantum technicians in the state.
June 12, 2025 • Sandia National Laboratories has joined a new partnership aimed at helping the United States regain its leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.
April 30, 2025 • Sandia National Laboratories employees can bring an unclassified laptop in the Albuquerque area to one of the two Swift IT Bar locations for in-person assistance.
April 8, 2025 • Minnesota-based startup Maxwell Labs has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico to demonstrate laser-based photonic cooling for computer chips.
February 6, 2025, Media Advisory • High school students will immerse themselves into the world of coding and artificial intelligence while tackling community issues at the second annual Thunderbird Hackathon.
February 5, 2025 • In May 2024, Sandia National Laboratories became the first facility within the nuclear security enterprise to provide its employees with access to this powerful new tool with SandiaAI Chat, enabling them to ask sensitive unclassified questions.
November 25, 2024 • Sandia's new El Dorado supercomputer ranks 20th in the world on the latest Top500 list. The machine is smaller in scale but architecturally identical to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's El Capitan supercomputer, which ranked as the fastest in the world.
July 2, 2024, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — QCaMP is returning to New Mexico for its third year, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists in the rapidly growing field of quantum science. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with instructors from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
July 1, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As the hare learned from the tortoise, speed isn’t everything. Theoretical computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Boston University have discovered that quantum computers are unrivaled at solving an advanced math problem. Unusually, they proved quantum computers are not faster than regular computers; instead, they use...
June 6, 2024 • [caption id="attachment_22988" align="alignright" width="250"] David Smith, front, and Dave Martinez work on a computer server submerged in liquid as part of testing at the High Performance Computing center at Sandia National Laboratories. The immersion system uses a noncond…
April 17, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a groundbreaking stride toward the future of computing, early this year Sandia National Laboratories researchers welcomed the arrival of an extraordinary brain-based computing system called Hala Point. Packed with a staggering 1.15 billion artificial neurons — believed to be the biggest brain-based computing system in the...
February 27, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They knew it was an ambitious goal. But by the time they announced it in 2022, Sandia National Laboratories and The University of New Mexico — two of the state’s largest research institutions — had been working out their strategy for more than a year. Their goal:...
January 23, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Self-healing electrical grids: It may sound like a concept from science fiction, with tiny robots or some sentient tech crawling around fixing power lines, but in a reality not far from fiction a team of researchers is bringing this idea to life. What’s not hard to imagine...
November 15, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Stout, a new Sandia National Laboratories supercomputer, secured its place on the Top500 computers list that was released Nov. 13. Boasting a performance of 8.9 petaflops, Stout claimed the No. 87 spot on the renowned benchmark list of the world’s fastest computers. Brewed from the National Nuclear...