Science / Technology / Engineering

February 18, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Media are invited to tour Sandia National Laboratories’ newly refurbished Z machine and participate in a rededication of its premier pulsed power accelerator starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.19, at Sandia.

February 13, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Three Sandia National Laboratories research teams and one Sandia executive will be presented national awards by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for their skills in transferring technology from Sandia to the private sector.

February 12, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —On a perfect New Mexico winter day — with the sky almost 10 percent brighter than usual — Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record by achieving a 31.25 percent net efficiency rate

January 31, 2008 • LIVERMORE, Calif. —Sandia National Laboratories’ Livermore, Calif., site has been selected by the Livermore Chamber of Commerce as recipient of its inaugural Environmental Spirit Award.

January 28, 2008 • LIVERMORE, Calif. —Jess® 7.1a3, a popular rule engine created by Sandia National Laboratories, has been licensed by Lockheed Martin Corporation to play a critical role in the Navy’s DDG 1000 destroyer ships.

January 22, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Water and energy are inextricably linked. It takes large volumes of water to produce energy and significant amounts of low-cost energy to treat and distribute water.

January 17, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, and Vayl S. Oxford, director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, are confirmed keynote speakers for the American Nuclear Society Joint Topical Conference on Emergency Management and Robotics for Hazardous Environments

January 7, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Some 20,000 soldiers a year may soon be trained in interpersonal skill building and cross-cultural awareness using a videogame recently developed by researchers from Sandia and BBN Technologies.

December 5, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically “reenergize” carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide c

December 3, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The belief among some archeologists that Europeans introduced alcohol to the Indians of the American Southwest may be faulty.

November 29, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —What’s the best way to solve a wicked problem — by working in a large group sharing ideas via the intranet or as individuals? That’s the question George S. Davidson and his research team at Sandia National Laboratories attempted to resolve this summer.

November 21, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Almost everyone in the scientific community has heard of buckyballs, but no one until Sandia’s Jianyu Huang has seen one being born.

November 20, 2007 • LIVERMORE, CALIF. —Commercially available, fast-response bioaerosol detectors that can help guard against bioterrorist strikes in large public spaces face a significant hurdle: false alarms. Facility managers responsible for airports, train stations, sports arenas, and other...

November 14, 2007 • LIVERMORE, CALIF. —In an effort to find an answer to the problem of identifying smuggled special nuclear material (SNM), researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in California say a neutron scatter camera they are developing may be able to detect radiation from much greater...

October 29, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M —Three Sandia National Laboratories researchers and one writer will receive the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science during the annual AAAS meeting in February, to be held in Boston. The award is for efforts toward...

October 23, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M —Members of the media will get rare inside look at Sandia National Laboratories on Wednesday, Nov. 7, when several new large-scale testing facilities will be showcased.

October 22, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M —Unexpected differences recently discovered between the elements niobium and tantalum may lead to more optimized electronic materials and photocatalysts.

October 18, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia National Laboratories makes tiny electronic devices and has powerful supercomputers. But it also has a strong interest in buildings that help sustain the environment.

October 17, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers will be awarded major prizes by the American Physical Society at its annual March meeting, to be held in New Orleans.

October 17, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M —Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine, the world’s largest producer of X-rays, shook the ground for several hundred yards in every direction for the first time since July 2006, when the 22-year-old facility was gutted to undergo a complete refurbishment at...

October 16, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —After more than a decade of research and development, a hydrogen sensor invented by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories is soon to find its way into petroleum refining, hydrogen production, chemical industries, chlorine production, nuclear waste...

October 11, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Police in Afghanistan are among the many to benefit from Sandia National Laboratories’ co-sponsorship of the 6th annual Homeland Security Conference, set for Oct. 15-17 at the Albuquerque Marriott Hotel, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard N.E.

September 26, 2007 • LIVERMORE, CALIF. —Of all the threat scenarios facing emergency responders around the country, the release and spread of a dangerous biotoxin in a large public space is one of the most troubling.

September 13, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. & LIVERMORE, CALIF. —A joint effort involving a group of Sandia National Laboratories researchers to test and evaluate various types of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico is helping decision makers determine appropriate fencing solutions.

September 4, 2007 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The Sandia National Laboratories Pulsed Reactor (SPR) rides off into the sunset, headed toward Nevada. It leaves behind the operators who are sad to see such an important part of Sandia National Laboratories’ work and history leaving the Labs.