NEWS RELEASES

2005 News Releases

DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program mobile facility moves to Niger - December 15, 2005

Five local students awarded U.S. Savings Bonds in “It’s the Write Thing to Do” scholastic essay program - December 15, 2005

‘Mighty Mouse’ robot frees stuck radiation source - December 14, 2005

Light-bringer Debby Tewa provides advice about solar power to people on Indian reservations - December 13, 2005

Sandia employees’ tradition of buying shoes for hundreds of school kids most needed this time of year - December 13, 2005

BiNational Sustainability Laboratory opens shop, hopes to create ‘necklace of labs’ along Mexican border - December 12, 2005

Sandia to conduct regional workshop in Baltimore to help gauge national energy and water concerns - December 7, 2005

Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property conference to be held Dec. 5-9 - December 5, 2005

Sandia to host news media briefing with U.S. Reps. Hoekstra and Wilson on Monday - November 23, 2005

Fourth Annual Homeland Security Conference to be held in Albuquerque this week - November 15, 2005

In ‘Dingo King’ exercise, simulated nuclear accident overcome by real-world cooperation - November 15, 2005

Sandia commemorates 25 years of combustion R&D with “Fueling America’s Future” symposium - November 15, 2005

Airport protection guidelines to be distributed to emergency planners and airport executives - November 10, 2005

Sandia to conduct regional workshop in Kansas City to help gauge nation’s energy and water concerns - November 10, 2005

Sandia to help New Mexico water systems lower arsenic levels in supplies - November 8, 2005

Sandia's Al Romig receives National Materials Advancement Award - November 2, 2005

Sandia enters into agreement with The Aerospace Corporation - November 1, 2005

Sandia demonstrates device for preventing battlefield friendly fire - October 27, 2005

How-to book published on laser beam-shaping applications - October 27, 2005

Future of War Think-Fest produces many sparks - October 26, 2005

Sandia researchers determine that common anthrax sampling methods need improvement - October 25, 2005

Pilot Sandia treatment system that removes arsenic from water to be demonstrated Oct. 10 at Rio Rancho well site - October 5, 2005

Two Sandia microChemLab technologies soon to be checking for toxins in the nation’s water supplies - September 27, 2005

Sandia retiree Richard Pettit receives metrology, measurement science award - September 27, 2005

Sandians Nancy Jackson, John DeBassige to receive AISES professional of the year awards - September 26, 2005

Nanotechnology facilities, enhanced by thousand-year-old decorative style, near completion - September 15, 2005

Sandia’s massive MESA construction continues on course - September 15, 2005

International Climate Researchers Meet In U.S. To Simulate Flight Operations For Tropical Storm Cloud Experiment - September 8, 2005

Sandia conducts tests at Solar Tower to benefit future NASA space explorations - September 7, 2005

Sandia, task force to study ways ocean and wastewater can be desalinized in California - September 6, 2005

Burning asteroids may play ‘more important climate role than previously recognized’ - August 25, 2005

Sandia researchers study techniques for arsenic removal from drinking water - August 24, 2005

Sandia’s dielectrophoresis device may revolutionize sample preparation - August 23, 2005

Sandia assists NASA with several shuttle projects - August 17, 2005

Jaime Moya awarded HENAAC Award for Professional Achievement - August 2, 2005

Blood tests to be painless with tiny needle arrays - August 1, 2005

Four R&D 100 Awards won by Sandia Labs - July 28, 2005

Sandia begins arsenic removal demonstration project in Anthony, N.M. - July 28, 2005

Sandia and U.S. Army's America's Army simulation helps Special Forces learn adaptive thinking and cultural awareness - July 26, 2005

Sandia completes depleted uranium study - July 21, 2005

Sandia researcher shares European physics prize for work; observations transformed Z-pinch field - July 13, 2005

Silly Putty probe at Sandia yields non-silly results about time-dependent material properties - July 8, 2005

Components of Deep Impact rocket checked at Sandia for radiation hardening - July 1, 2005

Team investigates Active Denial System for security applications - June 30, 2005

Sandia develops secure wireless technology - June 21, 2005

Synthetic aperture radar may soon be used for reconnaissance on small UAVs - June 20, 2005

Three Sandia employees named to ‘Top Hispanics in Technology and Business list’ - June 17, 2005

Sandia, FAA, NASA create computer model for fire detection in airliner cargo compartments - June 16, 2005

Team discovers unsuspected intermediates in the chemistry of combustion - June 10, 2005

Sandia researchers develop unique ‘surfactant’ material - June 7, 2005

Z fires objects faster than Earth moves through space - June 6, 2005

Texas Tech wins Sandia MEMS design contest - June 1, 2005

Sandia, APS, UNM collaborate for middle school teacher science training - May 25, 2005

EESAT 2005 conference scheduled for October - May 19, 2005

Sandia helps small company with automatic tire pressure maintenance system - May 18, 2005

Sandia’s Julia Phillips elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences - May 10, 2005

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
to visit Sandia National Laboratories
- May 4, 2005

Sandia BROOM tool can help restore facilities following release of biological warfare agents - April 21, 2005

Sandia assists NASA with space shuttle rollout test - April 18, 2005

Sandia Labs undergoes management changes - April 11, 2005

Sandia, University of Texas System to sign memorandum of understanding April 6 - April 4, 2005

Nonproliferation, nuclear industry experts to discuss fuel cycle issues at conference near D.C. April 4-6 - March 29, 2005

Novel ultrafast laser detects cancer at earliest possible stage - March 22, 2005

MEMS reliability focus of Sandia short course - March 22, 2005

Sandia helps 278 state businesses in 2004 through New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program - March 22, 2005

Taking the terror out of terror: Sandia team re-thinks physical security for homeland defense - March 17, 2005

Tiny porphyrin tubes developed by Sandia may lead to new nanodevices - March 17, 2005

Sampling 'small atmospheres' in the tiny new worlds of MEMS - March 8, 2005

Sandia underground geo-tools aid in earthquake research - March 7, 2005

Texas police, border agents using Labs’ sniffer to nab drug traffickers - March 2, 2005

Tests confirm the Explosive Destruction System’s (EDS) ability to destroy biological agents - February 15, 2005

Sandia, University of Texas System unveil multi-faceted memorandum of understanding - February 10, 2005

Sandia establishes Entrepreneur in Residence initiative to stimulate spin-off companies - February 3, 2005

Student MEMS design competition hosted by Sandia - February 1, 2005

Sandia researchers develop portable device that can detect heart and gum disease instantly - January 27, 2005

Online database highlights opportunities to license Sandia intellectual property - January 18, 2005

Optical innovator uses soda-straw-like tubes to solve widespread sensing problems - January 11, 2005

GM joins with Sandia to advance hydrogen storage - January 7, 2005

High school physics teachers invited to Jan. 8 workshop - January 5, 2005