15-Aug-2006 Sandia's rapidly deployable chemical detection system tested at McAfee Stadium DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication Through late June and early July, Sandia researchers in Livermore tested the Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System (RDCDS) during Oakland A's games at McAfee Stadium. The system, which can be packaged and deployed within 24 hours locally, is designed to provide swift yet effective protection at high-profile events. Funder Department of Homeland Security
9-Aug-2006 Sandia National Laboratories and Monsanto Company announce cooperative research agreement DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Business Announcement Sandia National Laboratories and Monsanto Company today announced a three-year research collaboration that is expected to play a role in both organizations' interests in biology and bioenergy.
8-Aug-2006 Sandia experimental package of piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication For the past three years a Sandia research team has been investigating the performance of piezoelectric polymer films that might one day become ultra-light mirrors in space telescopes. In 2007, an experimental package of polymers will be part of a NASA experiment on the upcoming Materials International Space Station Experiment.
8-Aug-2006 Sandia experimental package of piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication For the past three years a Sandia research team has been investigating the performance of piezoelectric polymer films that might one day become ultra-light mirrors in space telescopes. In 2007, a Labs' experimental package of polymers will be part of a NASA experiment on the upcoming Materials International Space Station Experiment.
2-Aug-2006 Sandia researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication Rough hydrophobic surfaces, self-assembled by nanotechnology techniques, attract each other under water over long distances by lowering the pressure between them. This occurs because water, to escape water-hating surfaces, turns into water vapor, creating a cavity of lower pressure than the water around it. Journal Nature
26-Jul-2006 Sandia-developed device determines how well wind turbines operate DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication Sandia's Wind Energy Technology Department has developed a device, the Accurate Time Linked Data Acquisition System (ATLAS II), to help engineers determine efficiency and health of wind turbines. The device can also provide all of the information necessary to the understand how well a machine is performing.
21-Jul-2006 Sandia work launched on space shuttle shows live cells influence growth of nanostructures DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication Sensors, TB modeling, cell preparation and surgical implant safety may all be improved by a Sandia Labs and University of New Mexico discovery that live cells improve nanostructures when inserted in slurry that, drying, self-assembles into them. The nanostructures support single-cell life forms that are sensitive to and interact with their environment.
11-Jul-2006 Sandia researchers apply energy surety model to military bases DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication A Sandia National Laboratories research team has taken a labs-developed energy surety model to a tangible level by applying it to military bases.
11-Jul-2006 Sandia applies a surety approach in creating solutions to energy challenges DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Peer-Reviewed Publication Sandia is looking at what energy practices can best answer U.S. current needs while not making compromises for future generations. The information is in a recently-released internal SAND report, Toward an Energy Surety Future.
7-Jul-2006 Sandia wins two R&D 100 awards DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Grant and Award Announcement Sandia researchers and their collaborators have won two R&D 100 awards for the Compute Process Allocator, a computer algorithm technology, and the HTSS10V solid-state fluoride-based battery.