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Detecting nuclear materials using light

November 6, 2023, Media Advisory • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Blueshift Optics, owned by former Sandia employee Joey Carlson, is working to shift the way radioactive materials are detected, using technology that he helped create at Sandia National Laboratories. Radiation detection has long been a critical aspect of national security and efforts to make the world safer....

Business partnerships, technology transfer efforts earn Sandia 4 regional awards

September 12, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won four awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for work to develop and commercialize innovative technologies. The annual FLC awards program recognizes federal laboratories and their industry partners for outstanding technology transfer achievements. “New technologies and partnerships continue to emerge from Sandia, showcasing the...
Business development specialist Jason Martinez developed and implemented a strategy that strengthened Sandia National Laboratories’ CRADA portfolio.

Scintillating discovery at Sandia Labs

June 29, 2017 • Bright thinking leads to breakthrough in nuclear threat detection science LIVERMORE, Calif. — Taking inspiration from an unusual source, a Sandia National Laboratories team has dramatically improved the science of scintillators — objects that detect nuclear threats. According to the team, using organic glass scintillators could soon make it even...
Side-by-side comparison of scintillators made from trans-stilbene and organic glass.