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Sandia researchers win 2009 DOE INCITE award to fight disease

January 26, 2009 • One million processor hours — how long is that? ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers Mike Heroux and Laura Frink have been awarded a 2009 DOE INCITE multiyear award of one million processor hours on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Cray XT machines to produce high-fidelity simulations of complex biological...

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More chip cores can mean slower supercomputing, Sandia simulation shows

January 12, 2009 • 16 multicores perform barely as well as two for complex applications ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The worldwide attempt to increase the speed of supercomputers merely by increasing the number of processor cores on individual chips unexpectedly worsens performance for many complex applications, Sandia simulations have found. A Sandia team simulated key...

Categories: Computing, Science / Technology / Engineering

Jumbo ‘nanotube’ existence confirmed at Sandia/LANL nanotech center

December 18, 2008 • A giant lightweight carbon nanotube with good strength and electrical properties is desirable, all right. A micron-sized carbon tube is easier to exploit commercially than any (so to speak) littler nanocousin.

Categories: Nanotechnology, Science / Technology / Engineering

Sandia to host fourth Decade of the Mind symposium Jan. 14-15

December 17, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories will host the fourth Decade of the Mind symposium Jan. 14-15. The symposium is expected to attract some 200 to 300 internationally respected scientists and decision makers.

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Sandia’s microencapsulation project gives local entrepreneur warm glow

December 16, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Microencapsulation isn’t a new technology, but it’s always finding new applications. Familiar uses include the scratch-and-sniff perfume ads in magazines, certain time-release pharmaceuticals, and (perhaps mostly for an older generation) carbonless copy paper.

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Sandia receives ‘outstanding’ rating from NNSA

December 15, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has received an overall “outstanding” rating on its FY08 Performance Evaluation Report from the National Nuclear Security Administration, the highest rating possible.

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Ground to be broken for new Ion Beam Laboratory at Sandia

December 12, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Groundbreaking for the new Ion Beam Laboratory is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. on Kirtland Air Force Base east of Sandia’s Processing Engineering & Technologies Lab (PETL) building.

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artist's rendering of Sandia's future IBL facility

Sandia, Mesa del Sol enter new energy, sustainability era

December 8, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia National Laboratories and Mesa del Sol have signed a formal agreement to partner and work on several technical projects supporting the research, development and demonstration of energy technologies in a real-life environment at Mesa del Sol — all toward

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New cell analysis platform developed by Sandia researchers now available for licensing, partnerships

December 1, 2008 • Livermore, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories is seeking commercial partners to license or contribute to the continued development of a new lab-on-a-chip platform for high-throughput manipulation and interrogation of individual cells, one that enables quantitative analysis of

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Sandia entrepreneurial program is back

November 24, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Entrepreneurial Separation to Transfer Technology (ESTT) program is back as an important part of Sandia National Laboratories’ technology transfer mission.

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Sandia sensor technology may help save wild horses

November 11, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sensor technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories for national security purposes may soon play a role in saving wild horses.

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Formidable NINE coalition merges goals to educate students

October 31, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —An unusual coalition of 60 industrial, academic, and national lab leaders have harnessed divergent interests with the intent to help students create new inventions, aid national defense, and show a bottom-line profit for industry in the field of nanotechnology.

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Sandia hosts fourth Decade of the Mind symposium

October 28, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Reverse engineering of the brain will be the focus of a two-day symposium — Decade of the Mind IV— Jan. 14-15 in Albuquerque. Hosted by Sandia National Laboratories, the symposium will be attended by some 200 to 300 internationally respected scientists and deci

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New Sandia biofuels project focuses on enzyme engineering

October 22, 2008 • LIVERMORE, CA —Biofuels researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have been awarded $600,000 in funding for a two-year, Department of Energy-funded effort titled “Development of Saccharifying Enzymes for Commercial Use.” The award is part of a joint proposal led by industry par

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Sandia, SES win Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Innovator Award

October 16, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Chuck Andraka, Sandia National Laboratories engineer, and Bruce Osborn, chief operating officer of Stirling Energy Systems (SES), were honored with a Popular Mechanics magazine Breakthrough Innovator Award Oct. 15 during a ceremony at the Hearst Tower in New Y

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Sandia aids cleanup of Iraqi nuclear facilities, rad waste

October 13, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia scientists are helping train Iraqi scientists and technicians to clean up radioactively contaminated sites and safely dispose of the radioactive wastes as part of the Iraqi Nuclear Facility Dismantlement and Disposal Program.

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Forward wall to enclose small star on Earth passes Sandia tests

September 29, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Two prototype systems expected to help contain plasma exceeding 100 million kelvin have been qualified as fit-for-use by Sandia researchers. The systems, each fronted by tiles with a heat absorption system behind them, are from the US and the European Union.

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Sandia receives Shingo Prize

September 23, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia National Laboratories’ Responsive Neutron Generator Product Deployment Center won the prestigious Shingo Prize for 2008 — the first and only public sector organization so honored.

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Sandia recognizes five green-certified buildings

September 18, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia National Laboratories recently recognized five green-certified buildings in a brief ceremony organized by the Labs’ Environmental Planning Department.

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FBI unveils science of anthrax investigation

August 21, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —They have worked for almost seven years in secret.

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Hydrogen road tour to stop at Sandia Science & Technology Park Aug. 20

August 18, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Hydrogen Tour — consisting of 11 hydrogen-powered vehicles from major automakers, including BMW, GM, Honda, Toyota and others — will be at the Sandia Science & Technology Park Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 2-4 p.m.

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Technology community celebrates 10 years

August 13, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Sandia Science & Technology Park will celebrate its 10-year anniversary at an event Friday, Aug. 15, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Pocket Park II on Innovation Parkway, and Gibson Avenue, SE.

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Sandia researcher develops inference technique that estimates how many people will fall sick in an epidemic

August 13, 2008 • LIVERMORE, C.A. — Imagine an outbreak of a disease like SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) that could become an epidemic affecting thousands of people. Wouldn't it be helpful to know early in the epidemic how fast the disease would spread and how many people may be infected

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First reported video of cell’s recognition of danger through its protein response made by Sandia and UNM researchers

August 11, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Cells are expected to respond defensively when an antigen lands on a cell membrane and prepares to cause mischief.

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Sandia licensing executives earn Certified Licensing Professional credential

August 8, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Nine people from Sandia National Laboratories have earned the Certified Licensing Professional™ (CLP) credential, which recognizes intellectual property professionals who have demonstrated dedication to higher standards of practice within the licensing industry

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