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• March 18 , 2005 Lab NewsTiny 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