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Crystal power: Magnetic field sensors for fusion research
July 14, 2026 • Crystals — whether in the form of gemstones, snowflakes or table salt — are undeniably beautiful. At Sandia National Laboratories, researchers are exploring a less aesthetic use for them: measuring intense magnetic fields in some of the harshest experimental environments in scie
A COMPASS for driving faster commercialization of lab technology
July 13, 2026 • America's national labs produce some of the most advanced science in the world, but turning discoveries into commercialized technologies can be a challenge.
MAD³ manufacturing revolution
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.
As data-center demand grows, Sandia advances AI controls to keep voltage steady in real time
July 1, 2026 • As artificial intelligence drives rapid growth in data centers, utilities are facing a new challenge: keeping voltage steady as electricity demand grows, shifts quickly and becomes harder to predict. As demand grows and more distributed energy resources such as batteries, rooftop
How scientists support planetary defense by reconstructing a fireball’s path using sound waves
June 30, 2026 • When a bright fireball streaked across the Alaska sky last spring, the usual tools scientists rely on to track such events — cameras and satellites — did not provide a detailed picture.
Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering, Space / Astronomy
Setting standards
June 29, 2026 • Sandia National Laboratories systems engineer Judi See said leading an effort to develop the human readiness level scale is one of the biggest achievements of her career. The scale was published in The American National Standards Institute.
Categories: Awards, Science / Technology / Engineering
Aires Tide, a new concept for fast-tracked flight tests, to debut on National Mall
June 24, 2026 • This summer, Washington, DC, will get to see firsthand how advanced technologies are accelerating national security engineering. A new concept flight test vehicle called Aires Tide will be on display at the National Mall starting June 25.
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In the Mountain West, a quantum computing collaboration announces major results
June 17, 2026 • Sandia National Laboratories, home to the Department of Energy's longest running quantum computing program, and tech company Quantinuum published in Nature an assessment of Helios that establishes it as the company's largest and most reliable quantum computer to date.
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Mining batteries, in a microwave
June 16, 2026 • Instead of letting old lithium-ion batteries pile up as waste, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a microwave-based process to recover and remake their cathodes, potentially turning spent batteries into a new domestic source of critical materials.
Fueling the quantum future, one teacher at a time
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.
Topics: quantum, Sandia National Laboratories
40 years of inspiring youth — HMTech STEM program returns
June 8, 2026, Media Advisory • This summer, Sandia National Laboratories volunteers will return to the classroom to ignite students’ passion for STEM through the Hands-on Minds-on Technology Program, known as HMTech.
Sandia recreates flight-like heat to support NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Titan
June 1, 2026 • At Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility, engineers helped NASA prepare for that critical phase by recreating flight-like heating on large test articles to qualify Dragonfly’s heat shield thermal protection system.
Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering, Space / Astronomy
Powerful X-ray generator gets a refresh
April 27, 2026 • After nearly 40 years of service and 4,726 firings, called “shots,” Sandia National Laboratories’ Saturn accelerator finally got a spa day.
Categories: Physics, Science / Technology / Engineering
Glaring impact, TAOS trajectory, quantum boom
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
Ceremony marks construction milestone
April 16, 2026 • Construction on the 136,000-square foot Power Sources Capability Building at Sandia National Laboratories is ahead of schedule. A beam ceremony, which signifies completion of the building’s steel structure, was held on April 14.
Categories: Nuclear Weapons, Science / Technology / Engineering
Contributing a combined 76 Years of Innovation
April 10, 2026 • Edward Cole and Charles Hanley have spent decades solving hard problems in microelectronics and energy systems at Sandia National Laboratories. Now, both have been named fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Researchers develop rapid PFAS detector
March 9, 2026 • Sandia National Laboratories researchers developed a faster, cheaper way to test for PFAS.
Brilliant minds unite for annual high school Science Bowl
March 3, 2026, Media Advisory • Some of New Mexico’s most brilliant young minds will come together March 7 for the annual New Mexico Regional Science Bowl sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories.
Eight wins for Sandia at the 2025 R&D 100 Awards
February 20, 2026 • Sandia National Laboratories earned eight honors in the 2025 R&D 100 Awards, including seven technology awards and the program’s Researcher of the Year professional award.
Categories: Awards, Science / Technology / Engineering
Pore choices: A new twist on gas capture
February 17, 2026 • Jessica Rimsza, a materials engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, sees untapped potential in what most people see as waste.
Sandia elevates advanced manufacturing capabilities
February 6, 2026, Media Advisory • Sandia National Laboratories will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12 to celebrate the opening of its new unclassified Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation, or CAMINO.
Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering
Aiming to protect, with pinpoint precision
February 3, 2026 • A revolutionary patch to protect cancer patients and American warfighters was developed by a small team of Sandia National Laboratories researchers to be wearable, easily produced and disposable.
Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control
January 20, 2026 • A Sandia Labs paper published in Nature Communications shows how AI is advancing beyond a mere automation tool toward becoming a powerful engine for clear, comprehensible scientific discovery.
Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering
Making the nation safer with Sandia’s help
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.
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