Science / Technology / Engineering

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.

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

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.

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

March 5, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories engineers Raymond Ng and Shawn-Yu Lin are among 17 researchers chosen nationwide to receive the first Asian American Engineer of the Year award by the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA society (http://www.cie-usa.org). Other winn

February 28, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A system developed at Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico Department of Health to detect disease outbreaks more quickly than traditional reporting methods has been deployed in Southern New Mexico. The system demonstrates one of the goals of the Bi

February 21, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories, a Department of Energy lab, announced today that the shoe bombs Richard Reid allegedly tried to detonate on board a trans-Atlantic flight from Paris to Miami were surgically disabled by bomb specialists using an advanced bomb squa

February 20, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jeff Brinker and Gordon Osbourn of the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories have been elected members of the National Academy of Engineering. This brings the total United States membership to 1,857 active members and 250 members emeriti, and th

February 19, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is exploring the possible use of tiny cameras that attach to a dog’s collar and, via radio signals that travel through walls to a hand-held TV screen, give police officers and emergency responders K-9 vision from safer positions.

February 13, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Explosives experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories, working with a Colorado company, have come up with a technique that will help police officers at a crime scene quickly narrow the list of suspects in a shooting to those who ha

February 5, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories has awarded a worldwide licensing agreement to NeoSafety, a workplace risk solutions company, to market the RAMPART™ method and software and co-develop a suite of complementary products.

January 30, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories, a Department of Energy national laboratory, will co-host the Conference on Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT2002), April 15-17. Sponsored by Sandia, the DOE, and the Electricity Storage Association, t

January 29, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Most consumers couldn’t imagine how the management of nuclear stockpiles could bring them better tires faster, but a unique partnership between Goodyear and the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories is doing just that.

January 23, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 200 school administrators, security professionals, law enforcement officials, and researchers from throughout the country gather today in Arlington, Va., for a three-day workshop in school safety and security.

January 17, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Security experts at Sandia National Laboratories are helping shore up anti-terrorism defenses at the nation’s chemical plants.

January 14, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A microchain that closely resembles a bicycle chain — except that each link could rest comfortably atop a human hair — has been fabricated at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories

January 14, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When farm-to-fork systems fail, billions of dollars can be lost and people can die.

January 9, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed software models they think might help not only regions and nations with critical water shortages, but also areas such as the Southwestern U.S. where sound water management policies might avert a crisis

January 8, 2002 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was a small problem: a layer of water lying flat instead of slightly bumpy as it froze on a solid.

December 12, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A research team from the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories has developed modeling and simulation tools for assessing the threat and vulnerability of buildings to chemical and biological attacks.

December 10, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Operators of U.S. dams, hydroelectric facilities, and power transmission systems can make their sites less attractive targets to terrorists using new step-by-step security assessment processes developed by the Interagency Forum on Infrastructure Protection...

December 1, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a move to accredit the Weapon Intern Program and advance the state of the art of manufacturing technologies at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories, officials from Sandia and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will sign two...

November 6, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Oct. 2, 2001, six mentors, six protégés, and four business service advisors gathered for the kick-off of the 2001-2002 Sandia National Laboratories Office of Small Business Advocacy Mentor/Protégé Program.

November 5, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nuail Technologies, Inc., has been awarded a $550,000 contract to develop software applications for the Advanced Planning and Modeling group at Sandia National Laboratories. The total potential contract value is $1,650,000 including two one-year renewable...

October 26, 2001 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal authorities are using a decontamination formulation developed at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Sandia National Laboratories to help rid Capitol Hill buildings of anthrax this week.