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Transparent barrier system could protect cops or citizens from rioters, bomb blasts, snipers

September 25, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A transparent barrier system designed by an engineer at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories might one day help protect VIPs from would-be assassins, police from rioters, and crowds from bomb shrapnel.

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‘A thousand points of light’ no longer a metaphor

September 5, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Enabling the blind to see — a task once thought the province of miracles — is the goal of a technical team that includes Sandia National Laboratories, four other national labs, a private company, and two universities.

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Sandia, Boeing establish partnership to develop mutually beneficial technologies

September 5, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and Boeing Company signed an umbrella Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Sept. 5 to develop technologies that mutually benefit both.

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‘Something new and exciting’ found serendipitously

August 13, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A compound that could potentially immobilize the AIDS virus or selectively extract radionuclides from nuclear wastes at various U.S.high-level storage sites has been developed by a Sandia National Laboratories researcher who wasn’t even looking for it.

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CINT to serve as gateway to Los Alamos and Sandia national labs

August 8, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. and LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories will jointly receive $75.8 million for the design and construction of buildings to house the practical yet visionary Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT).

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Simple method may improve catalysts, nanodevices

August 2, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. and RICHLAND, WASH. — A way to help next-generation computers boot up instantly, making entire memories immediately available for use, has been developed by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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Group tackles water issues along US/Mexico border

August 1, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When you turn on the spigot in the US, you expect the water to flow and be clean and safe to drink. You don’t think about it. Not so in parts of Mexico where the recent drought means decreased water quality or even no water at all...

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Sandia research wins two R&D 100 Awards

July 9, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Sandia National Laboratories research teams, each partnering with private industry, have won R&D 100 Awards in the annual competition for innovative technology sponsored by R&D Magazine, a trade magazine based in the Chicago area.

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“Red Storm” supercomputer slated for 2004

June 18, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Following a competitive selection process the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Sandia National Laboratories has announced that it will enter into negotiations with Cray Inc. (NASDAQ NM: CRAY) for a multiyear project, valued at approximately...

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Operation America training program readies nation’s bomb squads for terrorist threats

June 10, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bomb-disablement experts at Sandia National Laboratories are joining forces with the Virginia State Police Bomb Squad to share the latest in bomb-disablement tools and approaches with regional bomb squads in a five-day, hands-on training conference in Portsmou

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US, Mexico formalize agreement to nurture border-area development lab

May 16, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and The United States-Mexico Foundation for Science have formalized a framework for joint development of the Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory concept to address economic development in the U.S. border region and Mexico.

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Barringer unveils explosives-detecting airport security portal that includes Sandia chemical preconcentrator

May 9, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Explosives-detection technology originally developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories is part of a new walk-through airport security tool unveiled today, May 9, during a briefing in Washington, D.C.

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Sandia researchers observe molecular shuttling on man-made membrane that mimics cellular behavior

May 1, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers witnessed molecular movements recently that could evolve into some of the first useful tools at future nanoconstruction sites, where proteins might be shuttled from place to place in tiny chemical wheelbarrows or built

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A cool tungsten light bulb may be possible

May 1, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tungsten-filament bulbs — the most widely used light source in the world — burn hands if unscrewed while lit. The bulbs are infamous for generating more heat than light.

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Like assisted power steering

April 25, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A unique cushion designed to relieve the lower back pains of office workers, motorists and truck drivers — as well as quadriplegics and other people immobilized by reason of occupation or health — is under development at Sandia.

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Damage-tolerant, secure, tamper-proof barcode invented by Sandia

April 21, 2002 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — When a Sandia National Laboratories team tackled a new way to make barcodes secure, reliable and inexpensive, their thoughts turned to shades of gray.

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Sandia researchers help prepare public health officials, others with anti-terror “decision analysis” tool

April 20, 2002 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Imagine the unimaginable: terrorists have released a biological agent throughout the San Francisco Bay Area that threatens local residents. Key decision-makers and government entities — including public health officials, law enforcement, emergency management

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Playing with fire

April 17, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Networked sensors to detect the movement of hostile forces and materials — and longer-term approaches for changing the environment in which terrorism breeds — are being developed at Sandia National Laboratories. Long-term fixes also include new ideas for monit

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Quiet revolution may change way we light our world

April 16, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A revolution is quietly occurring that promises to change the way we light our homes, offices, and world. Sandia National Laboratories is among the research entities around the country at the forefront of the revolution.

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Sandia launches solid-state lighting website

April 16, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories has launched a new website (http://lighting.sandia.gov/) that will offer comprehensive information on semiconductor light emitting diodes (LEDs) — solid-state lighting.

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Sandia’s DAKOTA Toolkit on Web and available for free

April 8, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Designers and analysts often ask themselves questions such as: “What is the best design?” “How safe is my design?” “How much confidence do I have in my answer?” A software toolkit developed by the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories can help an

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Evildoers find it stunning

April 3, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A cheaper, less dangerous way to stun kidnappers or terrorists holding hostages has been developed by Sandia National Laboratories.

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World’s experts to discuss policy dilemmas at International Arms Control Conference

April 3, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s been an interesting year for arms control negotiators and policymakers. In the past 12 months, US-Russia nuclear postures have evolved, nuclear proliferation fears have been raised, the US ballistic missile defense regime has matured, and much of the worl

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Sandia designs vibe-powered sensor that transforms shakes into electricity

March 22, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories have designed a wireless, battery-free sensor that would power itself by converting mechanical energy from the subtle vibrations of buildings and bridges into electrical power.

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Prototype detector could identify anthrax quickly

March 6, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some deadly things don’t deserve 15 minutes of FAME, let alone several hours.

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