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May 9, 2008 Lab News -- Engineer Steve Yearout marks 25th anniversary sending sensors into space; Wind farm may be on the way for Sandia, Kirtland Air Force Base; Biofuels work gets another adrenaline shot; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 25, 2008 Lab News -- Sandia simulations may explain nanoparticles ‘pinned’ to graphene; The physics of carbon nanotubes; Team developing viable biofuel for military aircraft; Innovative DOE program (with Sandia help) reaches out to touch you with solar; NASA tests HYTHIRM systems for thermal, optical imaging; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 11, 2008 Lab News -- Petroleum Studies 101: Sandia economist Arnie Baker lists multiple reasons for gasoline price jump; Global warming, energy security are drivers behind ERN’s ‘big idea’ initiative; Sandia licenses its less-than-lethal flash-bang technology; Sandia researchers: Global water shortage looms; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 28, 2008 Lab News -- Sandia researchers purposely damage batteries to see how much abuse they can take; BioWatch Indoor Reachback Center contributing to DHS effort; Sandia part of DOE project to provide clean energy in Hawaii; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 14, 2008 Lab News -- Sandia leads three-year alliance with companies interested in nanoparticle coatings, films; Refurbished Z continues its march into the future; Sandia teams with Russian researchers to develop way to determine work readiness for critical ops; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 15, 2008 Lab News -- Sandia, SES set new world record for solar-to-grid efficiency; Sandians demonstrate verve in transferring Labs technology to private sector; Fresh off innovative ‘bionic contact lens’ project, Harvey Ho brings growing reputation to Sandia; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 1, 2008 Lab News -- International scientists weigh new definition for kilogram; One million trillion computations per second envisioned by Sandia and Oak Ridge researchers; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 18, 2008 Lab News -- Sandia researchers develop integrated energy-water model for planning/management purposes; NISAC assists in California wildfires; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 4, 2008 Lab News -- Sandia supercomputer simulations offer new explanation of century-old Tunguska mystery; Up to 20,000 soldiers a year may be trained in nonkinetic engagement with video game enhancements; Did early Southwest Indians ferment corn and make beer?; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
December 7, 2007 Lab News -- Sunshine to Petrol project seeks fuels from thin air; Joint Sandia/NASA inspection system helps complete shuttle mission to space station; Lowering the rate of bioaerosol detection false alarms; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 23, 2007 Lab News -- Buckyball birth observed by Sandia CINT researcher Jianyu Huang; Yucca Mountain uses Sandia cognitive software to verify records management compliance; Sandia named a ‘fit business’ by California Wellness Task Force; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 9, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia to help NRC license new generation of nuclear power plants; Sandia’s ‘big brains’ could tackle alternative fuels, says Wall Street Journal automotive editor Joe White; Laurence Brown, Sandia’s tribal government relations manager; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 26, 2007 Lab News -- How to solve the most ‘wicked’ problems; HENAAC honors Juan Torres with Pioneer Award and recognizes Monica Martinez-Canales as an outstanding role model; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 12, 2007 Lab News -- Z rides again: Test shots signal reopening of large versatile accelerator; Sandia hydrogen sensor follows unusual technology transfer path; Sandia researchers to develop portable microfluidic platform for rapid detection of biotoxins; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 28, 2007 Lab News -- LDRD stars illuminate their work; Neutron scatter camera provides a new way to look at radiation; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 14, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia spearheads launch of innovative National Institute for Nano Engineering; TufFoam™ still riding high as option for surfboard blanks; Sandia, University of Texas System continue to forge stronger bonds; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 31, 2007 Lab News -- MESA, Sandia’s largest project, opens; Sandia, partners evaluate vehicle barrier performance for borders; Sandia researchers help to make cars smarter; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 17, 2007 Lab News -- FEMA, Sandia announce new integrated public alert and warning capability; Radiation detection on the high seas; Ground Truth real-time-strategy game is serious business for Sandia software engineer; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 3, 2007 Lab News -- Cognitive Science and Technology Program becomes Sandia initiative; Computer models helping resolve conflicts over water; Sandia gets HYPER about hydrogen research; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 20, 2007 Lab News -- Checking aircraft for defects can be done 24/7 with advances in detection; Sandia wins five R & D 100 awards; Journal of Physical Chemistry honors Jim Miller with Festschrift issue; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 6, 2007 Lab News -- Self-assembled nanostructures function better than bone as porosity increases; Sandia to play key role in Bay Area-based DOE bioscience center; Sandia team supports development of US Army’s new lightweight, high-caliber, self-propelled cannon system; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 22, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia adapts: Optical clamp proves simpler, less expensive than traditional adaptive optics; Home for developmentally disabled children becomes site for Sandia arsenic water removal experiment; Sandia inventions win key awards from Federal Lab Consortium, praise from Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 8, 2007 Lab News -- More than the sum of its parts-- nanoparticles unlock the future of superalloy metals; Directed-energy defense weapon tested at Sandia explosives facilities; Sandia assists 293 small businesses in 2006; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 25, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia research indicates that lightning was the likely cause of Sago Mine explosion; Sandia builds ties to California’s clean energy initiatives; California Site wins major environmental management award from DOE; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 11, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia out in full force for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair; Liz Holm serves on committee to study new technologies to deter counterfeit currency; Sandia invention to make parabolic trough solar collector systems more energy efficient; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 27, 2007 Lab News -- Rapid-fire pulse brings Sandia’s Z method closer to goal of developing high-yield fusion reactor; Decon formulation, best known as an anthrax killer, takes on household mold; Nanoscience and computer modeling come to the aid of MEMS-scale engineering ; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 13, 2007 Lab News -- Handheld instrument assesses dental disease in minutes; Patternable surface chemistry makes for robust, versatile, and accurate biomolecule detection; Sandia signs memorandum of understanding with U of Illinois; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 30, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia researchers take new approach to understand biochemistry of immunity to pathogens; Sandia brings the stars within reach; Professional Development Program begins for postdoctoral students; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 16, 2007 Lab News -- Exceptional service from pole to pole; Ice created in nanoseconds by Sandia’s Z machine; Energy, water closely linked, DOE report to Congress says; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 2, 2007 Lab News -- Global nuclear detonation detection system keeps watch on the world 24/7/365; Swarmy the robot: An innovative solution to clean in tight spaces; Sandia brings the Light Initiated High Explosive facility back online for stockpile surveillance tasks; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 16, 2007 Lab News -- Hey, kid, you stole my dog: Workshop on stolen dog interests students in science; Sandia searches for unexploded ordnance; There’s gold (plating) in them thar hills (of Livermore)!; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 2, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia-developed MiniSAR flies for first time on Lockheed Martin unmanned aerial system; CRF team awarded more than six million hours of supercomputing processor time to better understand flame phenomena;Wind turbine blade designed by Sandia and partner is first of its kind; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 19, 2007 Lab News -- Simulation monitors traffic in contraband material; Researchers work in terahertz spectrum to develop next generation of screening devices; Theory aims to describe fundamental properties of materials and facilitate broad research; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 5, 2007 Lab News -- Sandia’s ’determined and dedicated’ Yucca Mountain team up and running; A safer food supply: Sandia and FDA team to make it so; Nuclear Weapons team celebrates milestone: ISO certification; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
December 8, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia research to focus on early detection of harmful algal blooms; Jess lives -- Latest version of popular productivity-boosting software tool is released for licensing; ‘Deeply impressed’ DoD official praises Sandia-sponsored homeland security program for teens in Needles, Calif., as best in nation; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 24, 2006 Lab News -- Red Storm upgrade boosts Sandia supercomputer to #2 in world; Researchers develop better sensor detection system; Explosive testing yields plume modeling data; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 10, 2006 Lab News -- TRUPACT-III drop test nets valuable data on waste cask; Sandia Labs applies rich legacy of engineering, science, and technology to today’s most pressing national security challenges; LDRD Day highlights new research directions; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 27, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia, UNM research shows brain injury may occur within one millisecond after head hits car windshield; Z-machine shockwaves melt diamond; Aerion tests supersonic business jet wing at sled track; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 13, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia to be lead lab for national center for solid-state lighting R&D; DOE Office of Science awards grants to Sandia computational science projects; Data-sharing web portal is designed to change how chemical science is done; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 29, 2006 Lab News -- Secretary Chertoff dedicates new NISAC facility; Phase diagram of water revised by Sandia researchers; Sandia LDRI sensor continues to monitor space shuttle missions; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 15, 2006 Lab News -- LOGIIC helps keep oil, gas control systems safe; Solar tower testing supports future NASA missions; The riddle of the desert glass; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 1, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia plays role in DHS program to bolster commuter train security; National nanotechnology Core Facility formally opens; Three lightning detection systems alert outdoor workers that electrical storms are in area; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 18, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia experts field flurry of media calls in wake of busted British terror plot; Sandia develops contaminant warning systems for EPA to monitor water systems in real time; Sandia biofuels initiative pushes forward with Monsanto CRADA — will stretch Labs’ bioanalytical imaging and analysis; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 4 , 2006 Lab News -- Sandia experimental package of piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment; Sandia researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces, work featured in Nature; Michael Dell visits Sandia, signs plaque with Labs President Tom Hunter; The elite cyber defenders of Sandia; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 21, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia microshutters flying aboard tiny NASA satellites; Sandia brings cleaner water to Jemez Pueblo; Sandia-developed device determines how well wind turbines operate; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 7, 2006 Lab News -- Hot is the new cool -- High-temp electronics open new era of devices, applications in energy, weapons; Teaming with Rockwell Collins sends miniSAR soaring; Truman Fellowship Program announces scholars for 2006; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 23 , 2006 Lab News -- Sandia preemptive spark helps find intermittent electrical short circuits in commercial airplanes; Sandia applies a surety approach in creating solutions to energy challenges; Wipeout? Not. Sandia’s TufFoam™ churns up waves of interest — and agreements — from domestic surfboard makers; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 9 , 2006 Lab News -- Accelerating engineering innovation; Tiny plumbing: License expands access for researchers to microfluidic fittings; Sandia collaborates with KSU in successful flight computer demonstration; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 26, 2006 Lab News -- US Strategic Petroleum Reserve expansion project gets technical assist from Sandia researchers; Albuquerque’s TVI and Texas Tech win in Sandia MEMS design contest; Diana’s Homegrown rids the world of soggy sandwiches; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 12, 2006 Lab News -- Bird flu concerns prompt Sandia pandemic preparations; Desalination roadmap seeks technological solutions to make brackish water drinkable; The future is now for nuclear power, say lab directors; DHS turns to Sandia for tech transfer help; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 28 , 2006 Lab News -- Labs Director Tom Hunter talks about his first year, creativity, compliance, benefits, weapons, and more; New guidance aids responders in dirty bomb scenarios; Distinguished lecturer David Goodstein discusses concerns about the end of fossil fuels; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 14 , 2006 Lab News -- Sandia engineers test cruise missile to qualify W80-3 in electromagnetic environments; MESA’s Microlab and Microfab open; building dedication slated for April 21; New York City assignment exposes Sandia specialist to metropolitan bioterror mitigation; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 31, 2006 Lab News -- Setting the standards for hydrogen; Sandia researchers work to understand hydrogen risks, improve safety codes and standards; New Integrated Stockpile Evaluation program to better ensure weapons stockpile safety, security, reliability; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 17, 2006 Lab News -- Global Nuclear Energy Partnership -- Another step on a long and winding road; Report -- Address global water scarcity, water quality issues around the world now; California site celebrates 50 years and rededicates; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 3, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia and partners work together to build prototype electromagnetic mortar launcher for future armies; Sandia’s Z machine exceeds two billion degrees Kelvin; Red Storm is ranked the world’s most efficient supercomputer in two of six categories ; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 17, 2006 Lab News -- NNSA chief Linton Brooks, Labs Director Tom Hunter introduce Red Storm supercomputer to news media, public; Joint Sandia, LLNL, DHS bio-restoration demonstration helps large transport hubs prepare for bioterrorism; Tom Hunter joins President Bush in panel discussion at Intel on America’s global competitiveness; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 3, 2006 Lab News -- Clean coal leads the way to a hydrogen economy for US; Rich Diver invents new way to make hydrogen for fuel; A simple solution helps design complex microfluidic devices; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 20, 2006 Lab News -- Carbon sequestration: Can we bury or store global-warming greenhouse gas underground?; Sandia researchers collaborate to understand key phenomena controlling PEM fuel cell performance, durability; Sandia-developed BioDAC simulation helps integrate military, civilian bioterror responses; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 6, 2006 Lab News -- Sandia researchers seek ways to make lithium-ion batteries work longer, safer; Sandia signs energy CRADA with Sharp Corporation; BP Chief Scientist -- The end (of oil) is not near; and more . . .(Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
December 9, 2005 Lab News -- Researchers model nano-size battery to be implanted in eye to power artificial retina; Sandia researchers aim to keep points-of-entry safe through systems-level modeling of operations; Exciting beginning, interesting future: Z machine turns 20; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 25 , 2005 Lab News -- Sandia ‘RAP artists,’ White Sands techs free stuck radiation source; Lightbringer Debby Tewa provides expert advice about photovoltaic units to people on Indian reservations; DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program mobile facility moves to Niger for year-long stay; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 11 , 2005 Lab News -- Sandia demonstrates Athena tag for preventing tragic battlefield ‘friendly fire’ incidents; Sandia to conduct three workshops to gauge nation’s energy and water concerns; Clean energy, gnarly waves, and redundant cell phone nodes; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 28, 2005 Lab News -- Pilot Sandia treatment system that removes arsenic from water demonstrated at Rio Rancho well site; Sandia lends expertise, assistance during hurricane cleanup; ACG ‘Future of War’ Think-Fest produces many sparks, no fires; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 14, 2005 Lab News -- Sandia researchers determine that common anthrax sampling methods need improvement; Remotely controlled guns guarding Y-12 high-security sites; Exercise missile ‘accident’ shows nuclear readiness by Sandians and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 30, 2005 Lab News -- ARM-UAV program hosts planning for expedition; Sandia study looks at large-scale emergency evacuations; Sandians Nancy Jackson and John Debassige honored with American Indian Science and Engineering awards; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 16, 2005 Lab News -- Answering the nation’s call: Sandia part of team assessing aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; Labs project advances next-generation secure wireless networks; Education and learning focus of Sandia/Lockheed Martin gift and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 2, 2005 Lab News -- Sandia researchers study methods for removing arsenic from drinking water to help meet new EPA standards; Disintegrating asteroid’s dust monitored for first time; Sandia optical sensors contributed; CINT facilities, enhanced by thousand-year-old Chaco culture decorative style, nearing completion; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 19, 2005 Lab News -- President Bush visits Sandia, signs sweeping energy bill; Pre-ceremony presentation highlights Labs’ energy R&D; August 8 great day for solar power technologies; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 5, 2005 Lab News -- Back in space: Sandia assists with NASA Discovery return-to-flight projects; Two Sandia microChemLab technologies soon to search for toxins in nation’s water supplies; Labs’ engine research aims high: Reduce US oil imports 30 percent while achieving ultra-low emissions; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 22, 2005 Lab News -- Sandia-developed ElectroNeedles may give diabetes patients a way to painlessly check glucose levels; Four R&D 100 Awards won by Sandia; Materials Society holds third annual materials camp for teachers; and more . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 8, 2005 Lab News -- Sandia conducts materials tests at Solar Tower to benefit future NASA planetary exploration; Sandia purchases, installs high-capacity ‘Thunderbird’ supercomputing cluster; Technical Library trio makes worldwide change; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 24, 2005 Lab News ‘Active Denial System’ could boost security of DOE nuclear assets; Silly Putty probe yields non-silly results about time-dependent material properties; Tom Sanford shares European physics prize for work on Z . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 10, 2005 Lab News Sandia Labs Director Tom Hunter announces Sandia reorganization; MiniSAR flies for first time, taking images with resolution of 4 inches; Texas Tech wins Sandia MEMS design competition . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 27, 2005 Lab News Z accelerator pushes aluminum plates faster than Earth moves through space; Team discovers unsuspected intermediates in the chemistry of combustion; Retiring VP Pace VanDevender looks back on three decades at Sandia; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 13, 2005 Lab News Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff visits Sandia, speaks highly of Labs' antiterrorism technologies; Sandia-developed game helps Special Forces learn adaptive thinking, problem solving; Sandia's 'SMART' radiation detection technology is helping thwart terrorists; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 29, 2005 Lab News Sandia assists with project to maintain vehicles’ tire pressure automatically; Working to make New Mexico’s chile industry high-tech and healthy; Innovative Kansas City Plant process yields lubricant of unprecedented thinness -- with help of Sandia; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 15, 2005 Lab News Paul Robinson to leave Labs after 10 years, Tom Hunter to succeed him; Tom Hunter brings years of diverse experience to position as Director of Sandia National Laboratories; Paul Robinson's tenure as Labs' chief marked by accomplishment, growth; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 1, 2005 Lab News Sandia assists NASA with space shuttle rollout test ; Laser detection of cancer cells reported; Egyptian engineers, other specialists, learn safe handling of sealed radioactive sources; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 18, 2005 Lab News Tiny porphyrin tubes may lead to new nanodevices; ARM-UAV program makes it to the arctic for first time; Forensic gemology: Stephen Attaway’s research hobby casts new light on origins, history of Hope diamond; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 4, 2005 Lab News Sampling ‘small atmospheres’ in the tiny new worlds of MEMS; Success story for Sandia’: Munitions-destroying Explosive Destruction System shown to employees; DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman visits Sandia Labs; and more . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 18, 2005 Lab News Army and Air Force to acquire Sandia Gauntlet body armor for field evaluation; Texas police, border agents using Labs’ sniffer to nab drug traffickers; Sandia, UT unveil agreement for close strategic partnership; and more . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 4, 2005 Lab News Sandia tests wing sensors that will be used on NASA’s next shuttle mission; Sandia researchers seek new nonpolluting ways to produce hydrogen fuel from water and sunlight; GM joins with Sandia to advance hydrogen storage; and more. . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 21, 2005 Lab News Sandia, Lockheed Martin develop electromagnetic missile launcher for naval shipboard operations; Researchers develop portable device that can detect disease; . . . and more (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 7, 2005 Lab News Sandia’s Robinson, Woodard share their thoughts on the state of the Labs; Optical innovator Jon Weiss uses soda-straw-like tubes to solve three widespread problems; Labs computational scientists team with artists to capture and display gigapixel-sized images; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
December 10, 2004 Lab News TSA installs Sandia licensee’s explosives-sniffing walk-through portal at airport terminal; Sandia to begin testing innovative arsenic removal technologies; Sandia’s assistance helps lead to successful launch of innovative airplane cargo containers; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 26, 2004 Lab News El Paso police, Sandia working together on high-tech approach to law enforcement, forensics investigations; How Sandians helped keep radioactive materials from terrorists at Olympics; Sandia, National Instruments build versatile wireless sensor platform for use by scientists, engineers; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 12, 2004 Lab News Imaging the maelstrom about Z’s center; Labs researchers share their work at annual biotech conference; National laboratory women gather at LBL to explore employee pipeline issues; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
Oct. 29, 2004 Lab News Sandia joins forces with Stirling Energy Systems to build, test mini power plant of six solar dish systems; Presidential Science Advisor John Marburger receives Sandia science overview; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
Oct. 15, 2004 Lab News Sandia gets DOE/NNSA approval for Z machine refurbishment; Labs, Pantex, NNSA officials dedicate WETL, the new state-of-the-art weapon testing facility; sandians play key role in big accident response exercise in Montana; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
Oct. 1, 2004 Lab News Sandia creates tiny motion detector 1000 times more sensitive than any known; Weapons Integration Facility breaks ground in New Mexico; DHS Undersecretary McQueary says nation better prepared for homeland defense; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 17, 2004 Lab News Sandia showcases technologies, capabilities to National Guard; Homeland Security scholars work on key projects at Sandia; Strategic Education Plan initiative to bring renewed commitment to continuous education at Labs; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
September 3, 2004 Lab News Sandia researchers team with Mexican, university partners on hydroponic agriculture tests; Labs and Livermore police demonstrate "sensor management architecture" for rapid deployment of detection system ; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 20, 2004 Lab News Sandia aids Navy in study of aircraft carrier operations; Sandia researchers help countries secure potential "dirty bomb" materials; Labs president C. Paul Robinson shares views on visionary global nuclear future vision; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
August 6, 2004 Lab News Sandia synthetic aperture radar technology used in search and rescue; Sandia researcher grows great terahertz crystals; DOE, Russian labs sign pact on nuclear power cooperation; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 23, 2004 Lab News Long-awaited Red Storm supercomputer rising at Sandia; Legislation takes aim at safe, secure, sustainable water supplies through technology, national policy support; Sandia research wins two R& D 100 Awards; Sandia 'Working on the railroad'; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
July 9, 2004 Lab News NanoSummit explores nanotechnology for energy, security needs; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 25, 2004 Lab News Desalination, removal of arsenic to be focus of water research at Sandia for next few years; Researchers from Sandia, LANL achieve wireless nanocrystal breakthrough; Youssef Marzouk, Gregory Nielson named Sandia's first Truman Fellows; Paul Robinson addresses challenges, possibilities for post-Cold War strategic deterrence; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
June 11, 2004 Lab News Center for Integrated Nanotechnology breaks ground; Shuttle Columbia study indicates Sandia shares many cultural attributes with NASA; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant overview; Sandia called top "employer of choice in Aviation Week survey; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 28, 2004 Lab News Sandia-designed space reactor could drive in-orbit salvage tug; Sandia, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs to collaborate on MEMS, nano, and software projects; Sandians propose plan to simplify security measures for bioresearch;and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
May 14, 2004 Lab News Sandia named a virtual center of Excellence for hydrogen storage research; DOE Secretary Abraham on hand to help launch Sandia Joint Computational Engineering Lab; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 30, 2004 Lab News Joint Computational Engineering Lab opens; Sandia, military team on conventional weapon for hardened deeply buried targets; Self-assembly process forms durable nanocrystal arrays, independent nanocrystals and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 16, 2004 Lab News Sandia researcher brings Bell Labs technique to wiring molecules; Combustion Research Facility team and partners measure car's particulate emissions driving on road; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
April 2, 2004 Lab News Sandia Carlsbad, N.M., office evacuated after well blow-out; Labs prototypes new organizational arrangement for MESA research; Sandia, UT institutions announce research pact; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 19, 2004 Lab News Labs' tools to help NASA get shuttles space-bound again; Labs launches test capabilities revitalization effort; Sandia researchers among those named as Asian American engineers of the year; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
March 5, 2004 Lab News Sandia technology could help avert friendly fire casualties; Labs symposium focuses on hydrogen storage, other emerging technologies; Sandia team heads to Central America with energy solutions; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 20, 2004 Lab News Sandia's "inchworm" activator studies friction at the microscale; California site team solves a mystery of magnetism and chemistry; Sandia's President and executive VP discuss state of the labs; Novel simulations harness protiens to buold new, desirable nanostructures; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
February 6, 2004 Lab News Sandia decontamination foam liley would stop SARS virus; MiniSAR reduces synthetic aperture radar to 30-lb. package; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 23, 2004 Lab News Sandia/UNM team manipulates platinum at nano scale; Labs technology helps JPL with successful Mars landings; Ultraviolet fiber-based laser; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
January 9, 2004 Lab News Labs help track potential dirty bomb material; Sandia's Airworthiness Assurance Center acquires Boeing 727 for research use; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
December 12, 2003 Lab News Sandia, Columbia U. researchers create extremely cold molecules; mock bio attack drills emergency responders at SFO; Shoes for Kids program enters 47th year; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
November 28, 2003 Lab News Overview of Sandia's Kauai Test Facility; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 14, 2003 Lab News Ultraviolet LEDS; Cooperative Monitoring Center@Amman opens; and more . . . (Click on issue date for .pdf version of Lab News.)
October 31, 2003 Lab News Sandia researcher's controllable magnetic particles; Labs announces Truman postdoc felllowship; Norm Augustine talks leadership, technology; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
October 17, 2003 Lab News Sandia works with NASA on hypersonic aircraft; Sandia Corp., NNSA sign 'model' GOCO contract; Sandia Senior VP Tom Hunter talks about weapons program; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
October 3, 2003 Lab News Sandia researchers develop ultra-high-temperature ceramics; 'New Water' meeting attendees discuss use of brackish water resources; Farewell, Galileo: Sandia's rad-hardened electronics served you well; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
September 19, 2003 Lab News Sandia nanolaser research could extend life; Sandia, NM Tech, LANL sign MOU on energetic materials research; Sandia names Gosler, Brinker as Fellows; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
September 5, 2003 Lab News Sandia aids NASA in Colubia shuttle accident investigation; Sandia, Rockwell Collins sign R& D MOU; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
August 22, 2003 Lab News Sandia formally breaks ground on MESA project -- "a momentous day for Labs"; Explosive destruction System gets workout on both sides of "pond"; Instant Shooter ID Kit being used in combat theaters; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
August 8, 2003 Lab News Sandia researchers create nanocrystals nature's way; Journey toward improved business systems continues at Sandia; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
July 25, 2003 Lab News Sandia researchers win or share seven R& D 100 awards; Sandia microdevice rapidly separates proteins, researchers report in Science; Public health officials, Sandia test Labs-designed antiterrorism planning tool; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
July 11, 2003 Lab News Quantum dots used in solid state lighting initiative; Labs, military team to make bases "grid free"; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 27, 2003 Lab News Photoic lattice emissions exceed Planck's Law; Center for Integrated Nanotechnology advances; Labs President Paul Robinson weighs in on polygraph rulemaking; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 13, 2003 Lab News Xyce software sparks interest; Labs sign pact to cooperate on nuclear energy R& D; Sandia, Kurchatov to collaborate in some research areas; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 30, 2003 Lab News Sandia Microhound 'sniffer' goes to federal emergency responders for evaluation; Labs' MTI satellite completes three-year mission objectives; Labs, Zircle LP sign innovative tech commericalization pact; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 16, 2003 Lab News Sandia researchers help develop bonelike scaffolding for surgery; Homeland Security officials like what they see at Labs; Sandia's nuclear weapons tester device assures safe, secure, reliable stockpile; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 2, 2003 Lab News Sandia aiding in Yucca Mountain studies; Sky scanner could detect biowarfare attack; Labs, San Francisco International Airport team up on chem/bio defenses; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
April 18, 2003 Lab News Annual State of the Labs interview; Labs aids Forest Service on tanker safety; LEDS have bright future; Z machine produces fusion neutrons; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
April 4, 2003 Lab News Labs works with ports on security issues; Sandia scientists seek cognitive machines; Researchers study antineutrino production as reactor monitoring protocol; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
March 21, 2003 Lab News VP Jim Tegnelia talks about DoD relationship; Labs researchers developing new ways to conserve water in agricultural applications; earth penetrators; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
March 7, 2003 Lab News Sandia leaders present annual State of the Labs report to the community; Labs aids in stand-up of Homeland Security Department; Sythetic aperture radar comes of age; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
February 21, 2003 Lab News Sandia researchers study underground carbon dioxide storage options; Labs, Bureau of Reclamation develop desalination technology roadmap; Consortium honors Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography accomplishments; Sandia, UNM launch security policy think tank; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
February 7, 2003 Lab News Sandia research reactor back on line after upgrades; sandia develops new generation of microfuzes for safer, more reliable and secure weapons control; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
January 24, 2003 Lab News Stockpile surveillance program vital to managing aging stockpile; SnifferStar sniffs outs chemical agents; Telemetry systems for flight test units; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
January 10, 2003 Lab News DOE Secretary Abraham announces extension of Lockheed Martin contract to manage Sandia National Labs; Sandia scientists' efforts recognized by C and E News; 2003 Sandia org chart; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
December 13, 2002 Lab News Geothermal energy gets boost in form of polyurethane grout; Sandia scientist sleuthes smallpox outbreak; Visualization hardware brings distant collaborators closer together; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 29, 2002 Lab News Smart heat pipes, cool laptops; labs scientists win prestigious Gordon Bell supercomputer award; Carbon sequestration; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 15, 2002 Lab News Blast suppression foam; Concurrent design and manufacturing at Sandia; Labs researchers involved in studying fusion energy futures; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 1, 2002 Lab News Sandia, Cray seek to build world's fastest computer; Marine orders decon formulation in deployment quantities; Labs-developed shooter id kit helps solve real crimes; Reactor experiments provide data to update shipping regulations; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
October 18, 2002 Lab News B61 trainer delivered; Army orders decon foam in deployment quantities; Polygraph policy update; RSA for health care or child care explained; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
October 4, 2002 Lab News Jeff Brinker wins DOE's E.O. Lawrence Award; Neutron generator team attains milestone; Benefits Choices 2003 info; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
September 20, 2002 Lab News Retinal prosthesis advances; Boeing, Sandia sign CRADA; Mexican indigenous group views labs' solar work; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
September 6, 2002 Lab News Paul Robinson on 9/11; Miniaturized lipid biosensors; CAMU begins treatment at chemical waste landfill; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
August 23, 2002 Lab News Microarray technology could aid in disease diagnosis, prevention; Sandians involved in Yucca Mountain research; New compound could immobilize AIDS virus; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
August 9, 2002 Lab News Researchers pursue biologically fueled microcells; Center for Integrated Nanotechnology advances; Joint Computational Engineering Facility launched; California lab gets Genomes to Life projects; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
July 26, 2002 Lab News DOE announces "Genomes to Life" grants; Labs explosive detection technology deployed at CN Tower; President Bush reviews DOE labs' counterterrorism R& D; Sandia and Air Forcde test arsenic removal technologies; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
July 12, 2002 Lab News Sandia teams win R& D 100 awards; Labs VP discusses energy and critical infrastructures; Sandia/California breaks ground on new Distributed Information Systems Lab; Lockheed Martin honors Sandia for post 9/11 efforts; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 28, 2002 Lab News Labs purrsues biotechnology as a new technology area; sandians win DOE Weapons Excellence awards; California renames IMTL lab MANTL to focus on micro and nanotechnologies; Sandian Merrill Jones retires after 54 year at Labs; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 14, 2002 Lab News Rings around the Earth a clue to climate change?; First EUVL tool on order; Labs names Osbourn a Sandia Fellow; Sandia names Dave Nokes as newest VP; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 31, 2002 Lab News Sandia, Lockheed Martin share Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation award; Labs helps evaluate simpler, better helicopter rotor system; US, Mexico sign bi-national lab pact; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 17, 2002 Lab News Safer building glass; rapid prototyping could aid in spine surgery; testing acceleration data recorders; New explosive detection portal unveiled; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 3, 2002 Lab News Researchers observe molecular shuttling that mimics cellular behavior; Tungsten photonic lattice developed; Labs, industry test hydrogen-powered locomotive; Russian, US lab directors meet; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
April 19, 2002 Lab News Vibration-powered sensors could be embedded in bridges, structures; Innovative back-support system aims to alleviate lower back pain; Nanotube transistors could have more functionality at reduced size; Paul Robinson Senate testimony; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
April 5, 2002 Lab News New stun device is reusable, more effective; Labs team perfects portable cluster computing; One-way network link is secure; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
March 22, 2002 Lab News Quiet revolution underway in solid-state lighting; Massive MESA project advances to next step; RSVP program detects disease outbreaks; OPSEC practices; Sandia targets play key role in missile defense test; and more . . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
March 8, 2002 Lab News State of the Labs address to the community focuses on war on terrorism; Homeland Security Director Ridge visits Labs; Anthrax detector; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
February 22, 2002 Lab News Annual Lab News State of the Labs interview with Paul Robinson and Joan Woodard; DOE approves pension plan changes; Sandia technology used in shoe bomb case; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
February 8, 2002 Lab News Gun residue detection technology; Nevada Sen. Harry Reid praises labs, cites future roles; Explosive Destruction System deployed to Aberdeen for more tests; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
January 25, 2002 Lab News Water-solid interface behavior explained; Architects receptive to surety concepts; Labs, Goodyear sign umbrella CRADA; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
January 11, 2002 Lab News water resoruces calculator; Modernized use-control codes; Sandia Secure Processor; World's smallest microchain drive; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
Dec. 14, 2001 Lab News Hi-temp electronics could boost geothermal research; assesing dam security; Assuring 'food-to-fork' food safety; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 30, 2001 Lab News Labs demo technologies to Homeland security Director; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 16, 2001 Lab News Labs experts help assess vulnerability of buildings to terror attack; Integrated Nanoscience Center advances; DAKOTA software to be available for free download; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
November 2, 2001 Lab News Labs experts help industry analyze chem plant security; Labs-developed bio/chem foam sees duty in war on terror; Labs well-poised to aid in war across a broad front of technologies; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
October 19, 2001 Lab News DOE national labs, industry extend next generation microchip CRADA; Labs-developed bio/chem foam sees duty in war on terror; Sandia's aggressive hiring program on track; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
October 5, 2001 Lab News Sandian offers techniques for assessing water system vulnerabilities; Sandia terrorism expert offers views on bin Laden network, and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
September 21, 2001 Lab News Sandians respond to World Trade Center attack (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
August 24, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Z-machine; Nanoscience; battery advances; national energy grid; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
August 10, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Tracking blue whales; Labs completes work on chem waste ;landfill excavation; Sen. Jeff Bingaman on energy policy; US, Mexican officials explore bi-national lab concept; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
July 27, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Sandia researchers win R& D 100 awards; Labs works with NRC on next- generation nuclear plant regulation; Rep. Heather Wilson on balanced energy; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
July 13, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Visulazation corridor displays wall-sized images; Sandia VPs discuss Global Nuclear Future; Sen. Jeff Bingaman hears briefings on alternative energy; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 29, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Pac man-like microfluidic devices; Sandia researchers working on tomorrow's nuclear plant designs; Sen. Jeff Bingaman talks about nuclear energy, other issues; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 15, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Sandia teams with Emcore on optical comm devices; Labs software makes bomb robots smarter; Sandia/Californians seek new energy efficiencies; CPlant code released to public; Sandia security team competes in 'Duel in the Desert' ; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
June 1, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Sandia sees opportunities in nuclear energy; Diversity strides since "Building Bridges" standdown; Sandians win IEEE pulsed power awards; Sandia, Lockheed Matin honor science teachers; Peter Esherick, musician and physicist ; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 18, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Upgrading prison security; Russian scientists briefed on capitalism; Labs' health care costs rising; Venture capitalists hear sales pitches; savings bond campaign launched; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
May 4, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Cutting the chatter in milling machines; MicroChemLab moves toward commercialization; International Arms Control Conference; DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham visits Sandia; Employee Recognition Awards; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
April 20, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Industry warms up to promise of Cold Spray Extreme excitment marks EUVL event; Nanostructures change color to mark changes in environment; Paul Robinson white paper addresses 21st century weapons policy; New version of ALEGRA code released; MTI satellite images; Sandia wood artist on way to Smithsonian craft show; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
April 6, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Compressed air as an energy source; pension fund analysis; US-Mexico bi-national labratory; Backyard dream train; Sandia HazMat team; "Pulse stretcher" timekeeper counts time in trillionths; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
March 23, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Downhole fiber optics aid well-drilling; Dierect-write system enhances building small, complex multi-layer electronics; Sandians rescue snowbound couple; Distributed Information Systems Lab opens; Sandia-Ardesta CRADA will commercialize MEMS; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
March 9, 2001 Lab News Articles on:Arsenic trapper technology could help cities meet tough new EPA standards; Sandia's CTH shock code gets update; Explosive Destruction System neutralzies '50s-vintage sarin-filled bombs; Labs president and executive VP spell out Labs vision in community address; Sandia exhibit at Alamagordo Space Center; Retiree is famous movie director's dad; and more. . . (Click on issue date for links to .pdf and html versions of Lab News.)
February 23, 2001 Lab News Articles on: The annual "State of the Labs" interview with Labs President C. Paul Robinson and Executive VP Joan Woodard. Also, Robotics developments at DOE's Pantex site; Z machine shoots pellets 20 times faster than a rifle bullet; camcorder-size iamgers spots gas leaks; Sandia student interns to fly NASA's "vomit comet." (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories. For a straight html version of the state of the Labs interview click here.)
February 9, 2001 Lab News Articles on: Molecular "sieves" that trap toxic wastes; Sandia's aid to NM small businesses; breakthroughs in thermal battery R and D; Supporting national missile defense; National Atomic Museum-Hollywood spy collection; Sandia's Campus Executives program; and more. (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories. Tip: Click on the image of Jupiter on page 1 of the .pdf document to read about Sandia's contributions to NASA's Galileo project.)
January 26, 2001 Lab News Stories on the world's smallest tracked robots; Senator Pete Domenici's Sandia colloquium; Sandia-Celera-Compaq 'superdupercomputer' agreement; Sandia's work with NASA on Space Shuttle mission; Lidar; . . . and more. (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories.)
January 12, 2001 Lab News Stories on Sandia Science Day, neutron generator certification, DOE weapons awards, diversity at Sandia, a new warhead rad-monitor, Former Sen. Spencer Abraham nominated as DOE secretary, and more. . . (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories.)
December 15, 2000 -- Pages 1-9 Lab News Stories on Gamma irradiation facility;Powerball lottery winners; alloy formation; MESA facility funding and more. . . (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories.)
December 15, 2000 Pages -- 10-16 Lab News Stories on wind power; renewable energy programs with Mexico; Trades Training Program; DOE-Navajo MOU, and more. . . (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories.)
December 1, 2000 Lab News Stories on Accident modeling software for nuclear power plants; Labs to standardize on Dell, HP PCs (and Macs and Unix boxes); Former KGB officer talks about Russian intelligence; and more. . . (Click on issue date for full publication; use bookmarks in .pdf file to navigate to specific stories.)
Cheesecloth-like photonics device bends light with little loss A tiny bar that in appearance resembles cheesecloth has bent infrared beams with very little loss of light in laboratory experiments at Sandia. The bar is fabricated from gallium arsenide. (November 3, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia's lightweight portable chemical vapor detection system being prepared for big test A Sandia-developed lightweight, portable chemical vapor detection system designed to identify chemical signatures from weapons of mass destruction proliferation is in the final preparation stages for the big test -- a field test simulating a chemical release. (November 3, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Test 'pops' scale model of nuclear plant pressure vessel In the unlikely event of a severe nuclear power plant accident such as a core meltdown, the cylindrical steel pressure vessel that houses the reactor's nuclear fuel rods would be subjected to extremely high temperatures and internal pressures, perhaps enough to rupture the vessel. (November 3, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Processing and Environmental Technology Laboratory to be formally dedicated Nov. 8 Labs Director Paul Robinson heads the list of speakers who will gather Nov. 8 to dedicate Sandia's Processing & Environmental Technology Laboratory (PETL, Bldg. 701), a $45.9 million, 151,000-square-foot DOE facility that provides materials support for nuclear weapons design, manufacture, surveillance, maintenance, and dismantlement. (November 3, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Trinity Test 'brighter than 20 suns and the most spectacular sunrise ever seen,' says Ben Benjamin The blast that lit up the entire New Mexico sky at 5:29:45 a.m. on July 16, 1945 was "brighter than 20 suns and the most spectacular sunrise ever seen." (November 3, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Hop to it: Sandia hoppers leapfrog conventional wisdom about robot mobility A hopping machine inspired by the clumsy jumping of grasshoppers may soon give robots unprecedented mobility for exploring other planets, gathering war-fighting intelligence, and assisting police during standoffs or surveillance operations. (October 20, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Tragic gas explosion propels potential pipeline safety technologies onto national priority list In a flash the scene out of a Norman Rockwell painting -- a family of 12 fishing on the banks of the Pecos River on a summer afternoon -- went from idyllic to tragic. (October 6, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia spin-off company to commercialize Labs-developed microsystems technology In what VP 1000 Al Romig calls a "bold and important move," Sandia has spun off a private company, MEMX, Inc., to commercialize Labs-developed microsystems technology. (October 6, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia joins Next Generation Economy Initiative to establish new microsystems industry Sandia executives Al Romig, Lenny Martinez, and David Williams may soon be "fathers" of a new microsystems industry in the Albuquerque area that promises to bring thousands of high paying jobs to New Mexico. (October 6, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Agreement signed to create a 'smart' leg Over the past two years, Sandia has joined forces with the Russian nuclear lab Chelyabinsk 70 and American private industry to create a superior prosthetic foot and also a better prosthetic knee. (October 6, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia VCSEL generates ultraviolet light They won't cause sunburns or be found in tanning salons. But the first prototype solid-state microcavity lasers to operate in the ultraviolet (UV) range, with the capability to generate the white light most prized for indoor lighting, have been demonstrated by scientists at Sandia working with colleagues at Brown University in Rhode Island. (October 6, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Exploding demand for top training prods Labs bomb disablers to take show on road Back in 1994 Chris Cherry (5932) never would have guessed his experimental training workshop for bomb squad members, called Operation Albuquerque, would one day attract the international pedigree of bomb disabler it does today. (September 22, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Early and often: That's Sandia's hiring plan for FY01 and beyond Over the next year, Sandia plans to hire more than 500 new employees, three-quarters of them technical staff or technologists. And that's just the beginning. (September 8, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia's 'potentially revolutionary' material-modeling software receives R& D 100 award Sandia's R& D 100 winner this year is a team led by Doug Bammann (8726), a principal member of the technical staff with expertise in theoretical and applied mechanics. The team created material-modeling software to optimize safe, fuel-efficient designs and to reduce waste in heat treatment of gears of automotive parts. The Sandia team is among 20 winners from DOE facilities in this year's competition for innovative technology sponsored by R& D Magazine. (September 8, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Hybrid cars coming: Sandia's lithium-ion battery research paves way toward American electric hybrids In 15 years Americans will be routinely driving hybrid electric cars performing at 80 miles per gallon. Today's internal-combustion-engine-only vehicle will become an artifact of history. (September 8, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Your input needed now for October employee security meeting Employee input is now being sought for a "town hall" security meeting in early October to make sure employees have the information they need to properly safeguard sensitive and classified information and materials at the Labs. The meeting will also give employees an opportunity to provide feedback directly to Sandia's upper management and security officials about what's working and what's not. (September 8, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Keeping track of the trackers: New ham radio/Internet link helps keep order in search-and-rescue missions A couple of hundred bucks' worth of old computer and radio equipment sitting on top of a metal cabinet tucked away in a tiny second-floor supply room at Sandia's Robotics building could someday help save lives. (September 8, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia research may resolve major issue impeding successful magnetic confinement fusion Sandia researcher Bill Wampler (1111) and a Labs/industry/university team have resolved one of many issues impeding successful magnetic confinement fusion. They discovered a way to keep the fusion plasma from eroding divertor walls inside tokamak fusion machines. (August 25, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Survey shows public concerned over national security, still supports nuclear arsenal The world is a more dangerous place than it was during the Cold War, and the US needs nuclear weapons and ballistic missile defenses to maintain its security. Further, while the stockpile should be smaller, funding should be allocated to maintain the quality of the deterrent. (August 25, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
Sandia's off-the-shelf 'home-grown' supercomputer may become 20th fastest in world One thousand three hundred new computers from Compaq Computer Corporation have arrived at Sandia to increase the power of a "home-grown" Sandia computational cluster that already, linking only 600 desktop computers, ranks 44th among the world's fastest supercomputers. (August 11, 2000. Click on headline for full story)
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