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Researchers develop a tantalizing method to study cyberdeterrence
News Article, November 27, 2023 • TANTALUS — The online game simulates how success or failure is within a player’s reach. Experimental war gaming provides insightful data for real-world cyberattacks In Greek mythology, Tantalus was the king of Sipylus who so angered Zeus with his treachery that his punishment was to go thirsty and hungry while...
Revealing the kinetics of atmospheric corrosion damage through in-situ x-ray computed tomography and machine vision
News Article, June 8, 2023 • In-situ XCT enables both the growth rate and morphology (yellow) of pits to be directly characterized in relationship to the evolving electrolyte (blue) and prior stages of pit morphology (black). Atmospheric corrosion is a critical materials degradation problem, yet the ability to predict its kinetics remains elusive. Conventional approaches provide...
Rich Lehoucq chosen as Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematical Fellow
News Article, August 13, 2025 • Rich Lehoucq was chosen as a SIAM Fellow for his significant contributions to the fields of applied mathematics, computational science, and data science. His work spans nonlocal modeling, numerical linear algebra, continuum mechanics, and the applications of probability to optimization and high dimensional data analysis. Lehoucq’s innovative approach to extending...
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Facility • The sled track provides a controlled environment for high-velocity impact, aerodynamic, acceleration, and other related testing for both small and large test items.
RUBISCO – Soil carbon working group: Collaborative science to enhance predictive understanding.
News Article, April 30, 2024 • Project Description Current Energy Earth System Models (ESM) representation of soil organic matter (SOM) and its response to future environmental changes are not certain. The objective of SOM working group is to enhance our predictive understanding of the response of SOM under future environmental changes. The team hopes to achieve...
Sandia 3D-imaging workflow has benefits for medicine, electric cars and nuclear deterrence
News Article, April 10, 2024 • Sandia researchers have created a method of processing 3D images for computer simulations that could have beneficial implications for several industries, including health care, manufacturing and electric vehicles. Read more about Sandia 3D-imaging workflow
Sandia and DataDirect Networks Collaboration delivers next generation storage solution for future DOE systems
News Article, May 8, 2024 • (Image courtesy of DataDirect Networks) Sandia National Laboratories and DataDirect Networks (DDN) have partnered over the last 3.5+ years to design a next generation parallel storage system to meet the needs of current and future scientific workloads executing on large-scale High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. This partnership has successfully resulted...
Sandia and DataDirect Networks Collaboration delivers next generation storage solution for future DOE systems
Post, November 9, 2023 • Sandia National Laboratories and DataDirect Networks (DDN) have partnered over the last 3.5+ years to design a next generation parallel storage system to meet the needs of current and future scientific workloads executing on large-scale High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. This partnership has successfully resulted in designing extensions for their...
Sandia and Google unleash new possibilities in quantum computing
News Article, August 21, 2024 • Electronic stopping power calculations involve simulating the passage of a single ion (blue arrow) passing through a degenerate plasma background (red and yellow). The passage of the ion kicks up excitations of the plasma in its wake (green), slowing the ion down. This visualization is from a classical simulation executed...
Sandia and NVIDIA explore new advanced memory architectures
News Article, May 5, 2026 • Figure 1a. Traditional 2.5D Integration. Traditional 2.5D designs place components side-by-side, resulting in long distance data transmission that increases power consumption and limits bandwidth scaling. While easier to cool, this horizontal layout creates large physical footprints and energy bottlenecks that challenge post-exascale performance. Figure 1b. Advanced 3D Integration. Advanced 3D...
Sandia cloud-resolving climate model meets world’s fastest supercomuter: Simulations show a year’s climate in a research day
News Article, April 23, 2024 • Focused on improving the accuracy of climate predictions, a Sandia-led computational team recently achieved a major milestone with a cloud-resolving model they ran on Frontier, the world’s first exascale supercomputer. Read more about Sandia cloud-resolving climate model
Sandia deploys cutting-edge Cerebras CS-3 testbed for AI workloads
News Article, November 12, 2024 • Technician positioning Cerebras wafer enclosure for installation in Kingfisher. Photo taken by Craig Fritz. In a partnership just reaching two years, Sandia and Cerebras Systems have unveiled a cluster composed of four Cerebras CS-3 systems to be used as a Sandia testbed, that will expand research into AI workloads for...
Sandia Hand
Page • Robots are used to perform more and more complex task and missions, and there is a need for a highly dexterous manipulation capability to support a wide variety of applications including, counter-improvised explosive device (IED), countermine, explosive ordnance disposal, search and rescue, casualty care, and operating in extreme environments. Need...
Sandia Nuclear Facilities
Page • Advancing nuclear technology through applied radiation sciences and unique nuclear environments. Advancing nuclear technology through applied radiation sciences and unique nuclear environments. Advancing nuclear technology through applied radiation sciences and unique nuclear environments. Advancing nuclear technology through applied radiation sciences and unique nuclear environments. Since the late 1950s, we have...
Sandia partners with Alabama A&M to open AI cage
News Article, April 10, 2024 • Nestled on the Alabama A&M University campus lies a state-of-the-art facility that allows faculty and students to conduct groundbreaking research and analyze the intelligence of artificial entities. On Nov. 28, AAMU and Sandia cut the ribbon on the university’s new artificial intelligence cage to conduct drone and robotic AI research....
Sandia partners with NextSilicon and Penguin Solutions to deliver ‘first of its kind’ runtime reconfigurable accelerator technology
News Article, May 8, 2024 • This printed circuit board assembly displays the Maverick ASIC and supporting circuitry. (Photo courtesy of NextSilicon) Sandia National Laboratories, leading a tri-lab consortium with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), announces a partnership with NextSilicon Inc. and Penguin Solutions to deliver the next Advanced Architecture Prototype...
Sandia partners with NextSilicon and Penguin Solutions to deliver ‘first of its kind’ runtime reconfigurable accelerator technology
Post, November 9, 2023 • Sandia National Laboratories, leading a tri-lab consortium with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), announces a partnership with NextSilicon Inc. and Penguin Solutions to deliver the next Advanced Architecture Prototype System (AAPS). These prototype systems are an important part of the National Nuclear Security Administrations...
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