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Recent News Releases

  • Cyber Residency Program

    In medicine, residency serves as a bridge between medical school and independent practice. Swap medicine for cybersecurity and you get a good sense of Sandia National Laboratories’ cyber residency program.

    Two men stare at a computer monitor with thoughtful expressions.

  • At a fork in the lab

    Career paths rarely follow straight lines. But for two recently honored inventors at Sandia National Laboratories, a professional zigzag became a catalyst to finding greater purpose.

    Igal Brener

  • Researchers develop rapid PFAS detector

    Sandia National Laboratories researchers developed a faster, cheaper way to test for PFAS.

  • Brilliant minds unite for annual high school Science Bowl

    Some of New Mexico’s most brilliant young minds will come together March 7 for the annual New Mexico Regional Science Bowl sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories.

  • Eight wins for Sandia at the 2025 R&D 100 Awards

    Sandia National Laboratories earned eight honors in the 2025 R&D 100 Awards, including seven technology awards and the program’s Researcher of the Year professional award.

  • Pore choices: A new twist on gas capture

    Jessica Rimsza, a materials engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, sees untapped potential in what most people see as waste.

  • Sandia elevates advanced manufacturing capabilities

    Sandia National Laboratories will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12 to celebrate the opening of its new unclassified Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation, or CAMINO.

  • HIRE Vets ranks Sandia Labs at top for employing military veterans

    For the fifth consecutive year, Sandia National Laboratories has earned the HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Award — the U.S. Department of Labor’s highest designation — for its commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans.

    Nick Nava Hire Vets

  • Aiming to protect, with pinpoint precision

    A revolutionary patch to protect cancer patients and American warfighters was developed by a small team of Sandia National Laboratories researchers to be wearable, easily produced and disposable.

    Isaac Aviña

  • Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control

    A Sandia Labs paper published in Nature Communications shows how AI is advancing beyond a mere automation tool toward becoming a powerful engine for clear, comprehensible scientific discovery.

    Saaketh Desai and Prasad Iyer stand together in their lab

  • Making the nation safer with Sandia’s help

    The New Mexico Small Business Assistance program has helped small businesses for 25 years with support from Sandia National Laboratories and, since 2007, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

  • Students tackle food waste in Future City Competition

    Is there a future where food doesn’t go to waste? Where, from farm to table, the health of people and the planet are paramount? That is the future students are tasked with creating at the 2026 Future City Competition.

  • Sandia’s economic impact sets record for 17th consecutive year

    Sandia National Laboratories generated a record $5.2 billion in economic impact in 2025, marking the 17th consecutive year Sandia has set a new high, according to its annual economic impact report released this week.

  • Nature-inspired computers are shockingly good at math

    Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex mathematical problems that underpin scientific and engineering challenges.

  • Sandia’s economic impact sets record for 17th consecutive year

    Sandia National Laboratories contributed more than $5.2 billion to the economy in 2025, setting a record for the 17th consecutive year.

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