LIVERMORE, Calif. — The longstanding mystery of soot formation, which combustion scientists have been trying to explain for decades, appears to be finally solved, thanks to research led by Sandia National Laboratories. Soot is ubiquitous and has large detrimental effects on human health, agriculture, energy-consumption efficiency, climate and air quality. Responsible for significantly increased rates […]
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Society of Women Engineers recognizes Sandia researcher with its highest honor
September 6, 2018 – 7:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Jacqueline Chen, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the Society of Women Engineers for her impact on the engineering community and the society. This award is the highest honor given by the society and recognizes outstanding technical contributions for […]
Researchers discover new source of formic acid over Pacific, Indian oceans
September 5, 2018 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Insights from experiments at Sandia National Laboratories designed to push chemical systems far from equilibrium allowed an international group of researchers to discover a new major source of formic acid over the Pacific and Indian oceans. The discovery was published in the July 3 issue of Nature Communications and featured on the […]
National Academy of Engineering selects Sandia employee for top honor
August 30, 2018 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Brandon Heimer has been selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 24th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. In its announcement, the academy called Heimer one of 84 of the nation’s “top-notch” engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work […]
Sandia Science & Technology Park celebrates 20 years, announces positive economic impact
August 24, 2018 – 10:45 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Sandia Science & Technology Park, home to 26 buildings, 47 companies and organizations and more than 2,050 jobs celebrated its 20th anniversary Friday and highlighted the park’s economic impact through 2017. Sandia National Laboratories Director Steve Younger joined Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller at SolAero Technologies Corp. to release findings of a […]
Progress toward plugging an antibiotic pump
August 20, 2018 – 7:15 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Each year in the U.S., at least 23,000 people die from infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using computer modeling, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are helping to develop the means to prevent some of those […]
Most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world engineered at Sandia National Laboratories
August 16, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you’re ever unlucky enough to have a car with metal tires, you might consider a set made from a new alloy engineered at Sandia National Laboratories. You could skid — not drive, skid — around the Earth’s equator 500 times before wearing out the tread. Sandia’s materials science team has engineered […]
Sandia gears up for annual computer donation event
August 9, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Students from more than 40 New Mexico schools are expected to benefit from Sandia National Laboratories’ annual K-12 Computer Donation Event next week, where more than 1,000 computers and related accessories will be distributed. Media representatives must RSVP to attend: What: Sandia 2018 K-12 Computer Donation Event When: 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. […]
Large supercrystals promise superior sensors
August 1, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Using an artful combination of nanotechnology and basic chemistry, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have encouraged gold nanoparticles to self-assemble into unusually large supercrystals that could significantly improve the detection sensitivity for chemicals in explosives or drugs. “Our supercrystals have more sensing capability than regular spectroscopy instruments currently in use, just like a […]
Dry casks take the heat
July 18, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers have built a scaled test assembly that mimics a dry cask storage container for spent nuclear fuel to study how fuel temperatures change during storage and how the fuel’s peak temperatures affect the integrity of the metal cladding surrounding the spent fuel. Regulators could use the data to […]
Sandia researchers named fellows of The Combustion Institute
July 16, 2018 – 7:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers Robert Barlow and Jacqueline Chen are among 125 members who have been named inaugural fellows of The Combustion Institute. As dedicated members of the international combustion community, fellows are recognized by their peers as distinguished for outstanding contributions to combustion research, whether in combustion fundamentals or in applications. […]
Sandia computational researcher wins DOE Early Career Research Program award
July 11, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Eric C. Cyr has received a 2018 Early Career Research Program award of $500,000 every year for five years to improve deep neural networks so they more efficiently combine experimental results with the most complex computer models. The national award from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science is […]
Generating electrical power from waste heat
July 9, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Directly converting electrical power to heat is easy. It regularly happens in your toaster, that is, if you make toast regularly. The opposite, converting heat into electrical power, isn’t so easy. Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have developed a tiny silicon-based device that can harness what was previously called waste heat and […]
Sandia materials scientist looks to inspire students through STEM program
July 5, 2018 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For 32 years, Sandia National Laboratories’ Black Leadership Committee has brought science, technology, engineering and math to more than 3,000 middle and high school students through the Hands-On, Minds-On Technologies program. HMTech began as an after-school program to inspire African-American students to pursue STEM careers. Ten years later, it became a Sandia-sponsored […]