Sandia Lab News

December 5, 2019

Building a medical-isotope producing reactor; Internships fuel research for Puerto Rico engineering students; Power plants get watered down; State of the Labs; New wind technology breathes life into turbine siting; Two Sandians honored at annual SWE awards; Tracy Vogler named APS Fellow; Sandia teaches undergrads a lesson or two about cybersecurity; DNA science reveals hidden family connection

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November 21, 2019

Fuel property put to the test at Sandia's CRF; R&D 100 Awards; Defending the planet from the only preventable natural disaster; Veterans honored at annual New Mexico celebration; California veterans honored at annual ceremony; Indian Energy Internship Program; Congressman Swalwell visits Sandia/California; Sandia Gives California

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November 7, 2019

Advanced microscopy reveals unusual DNA structure; AI center to combine hardware, software for practical gains; Strategic Priority No. 7; Exceptional service in the national interest; Labs historian Rebecca Ullrich presents 70 years of Sandia; Building Sandia; With grit and determination; From Afghanistan to Alaska, with atmosphere in between; Stephanie Hansen elected APS Fellow; John Shadid awarded Hughes Medal from USACM; ...

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October 24, 2019

MESA fabs get an upgrade; Armoring satellites to survive, operate through attacks; Lowering the bar for hydrogen-powered technology; Engineering success through predicting failure; Security in a heartbeat; Sandia health educator invited to speak at Virgin Pulse HERO forum; Sandia celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

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September 26, 2019

'Switching on' iron in clay minerals; Containing a nuclear accident with ground-up materials; Q&A with Truman Fellows Thomas Hardin and Josh Rackers; Asian American conference selects Sandian 'most promising engineer'; California site celebrates Family Day; Record-breaking crowds attend Sandia’s New Mexico Family Day; ‘Imagineering World Class Results’; Sandia Gives: 2,020 in 2020

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September 12, 2019

Seeing infrared: Sandia's nanoantennas help detectors; Experiments at sun temperature offer solar model solutions; Strategic Priority No. 5; HOT SHOT findings could save defense technology developers time and money; PSEL wraps up nonreflective solar panel testing; Younger: A Sputnik moment is coming

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August 15, 2019

Earthquake or underground explosion?; From farm to computer lab; Sandia abuses batteries for better energy storage; Strategic Priority No. 4; Time is money; Coming home; DOE expo highlights small-business services; Project on Nuclear Issues conference held at Sandia; Three Sandia teams win NA-50 Awards of Excellence; Building digital bridges across New Mexico; Operation Backpack

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August 1, 2019

Hydrogen materials service advanced by new multilab consortium; Sandia Labs manufacturing spinoff steps into national market; Four Sandia researchers win Presidential Early Career Award; Sandia and AWE sign strategic intent document; NNSA associate principal deputy administrator visits Sandia; Crime in the metro; Iron woman; New Mexico Science Fiesta; 'Safety is a State of Mind(fulness)'

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July 19, 2019

Dragonflies: A lesson in missile defense; Personalized medicine software vulnerability uncovered by Sandia researchers; Man on the moon; Praising Sandia’s culture of innovation; Dave Clovis awarded Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Erik Webb testifies before Congress on fossil energy research; Sandia welcomes new class of interns; National Senior Games attracts Sandia athletes; STAR fellows 2019; Family Day memories

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Apollo 11 Anniversary

March 28, 1969: Sandia Labs Completes 'Crash' Testing Program for Apollo; May 23, 1969: Sandia Helps in Apollo Moon Program; August 1, 1969: Labs Tested Nuclear Heaters Left on Moon by Apollo 11

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July 5, 2019

Portable gas detection shrinks to new dimensions; Budgets double for small business assistance projects; Strategic Priority No. 3; Steve Younger joins roundtable to expand trades in New Mexico; Sandia breaks ground on new California data center; Family Day at Sandia; Sky's the limit

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June 20, 2019

Don’t set it and forget it — scan it and fix it with tech that detects wind blade damage; Rooftop solar panels get boost from Sandia tool; Global collaboration to study photovoltaic performance, reliability; Kyle Fuerschbach earns 2019 Kevin P. Thompson Optical Design Innovator Award; Students compete for best 3D-printed design during Sandia robotics camp

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May 23, 2019

Thwarting oil-pipeline corrosion by identifying nanoscale villains; UNM collaboration bolsters national security, science; A day in the life of Sandia — 70 years and counting; Interns race to victory at Chem-E-Car competition; Employees become entrepreneurs at inaugural Idea Sprint; Sandia author examines carbon storage in deep saline formations; Building health through better buildings; Sandia revs its engines

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May 9, 2019

High-speed experiments improve hypersonic flight predictions; Breakthroughs in neuromorphic computing demonstrate high efficiency, performance; Heroux is SIAM fellow; Experiments at Z Machine earn Gomez research honors; Forbes names Sandia a top large employer for 2019; Army Lab geophysicist details shifting Alaska climate; Training to defend; California middle school students get look at STEM careers

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April 25, 2019

B61-12 team reaches milestones in nuclear deterrence mission; Future hypersonics could be artificially intelligent; Sandia aerospace engineer to head national institute; Nanomaterials researcher wins mid-career research award; Sandia lends expertise to hydrogen center; Sandia, NMSU ink research deal; Testing solar irradiance; NM Legislature marks impact of Sandia Science and Technology Park; ...

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March 14, 2019

CALLING GAMERS: Future nuclear security experts train with Sandia-designed game; Process modernization; W80-4 Life Extension Program achieves major milestone; Flying from the glass; New lab offers mobile testing for devices that turn ocean waves into electricity; Air Force officials learn about Sandia/CA weapons contributions; ‘MANOS’ needs a hand

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February 28, 2019

Sandia spiking tool improves artificially intelligent devices; Extreme fast-charging batteries; Robotics system demilitarizes 700,000 Army submunitions; Hear ye, hear ye: open call for algae; Space surgeon’s prescription for success; Power to spare: New Battery Test Facility boosts work of power sources team, with big benefits for customers; A trajectory for fulfillment; When winter weather hits

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February 14, 2019

Digesting hydrocarbons; International Year of the Periodic Table; EXERCISE: Drone attack, pipe bomb put Sandia to the test; Sandia named one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity; Three Sandia Labs researchers earn national honors in leadership and technology; NNSA administrator visits Sandia, Jan. 29; ‘Agile Manifesto’ co-author launches clean code training at Sandia

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January 17, 2019

Modeling terrorist behavior with Sandia social-cultural assessments; Sandia Labs spending tops $1 billion, economic impact booms in FY18; Heat it and read it; Celebration at the intellectual property finish line includes family and friends; Tamara Kolda named editor-in-chief of new SIAM Journal on Mathematics of Data Science; “White Christmas” and a wish for current and future generations

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January 3, 2019

Sandia microneedles technique may mean quicker diagnoses of major illnesses; Quantum computing steps further ahead with new Labs projects; The benefits of engineered light; Sandia/California hosts DOE deputy secretary; Sandia staff engages in cyber wargames with college students; Toy drives in New Mexico; Sandia/California donation helps support 9,500 meals in Bay Area

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