Taking the terror out of terror: Sandia team re-thinks physical security for homeland defense
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16-Mar-2005
Snow brings green machining to laboratory
DOE/Los Alamos National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a novel machining technique that uses a jet of solid carbon dioxide (CO2) to cool/lubricate the surface of metal parts and remove the cut material during machining. Called Snow-Machining, the process could someday eliminate the use of oil-based or synthetic chemical fluids for metal cutting and metal parts cleaning in industry.
11-Mar-2005
Improving automative coating
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
"Clearcoats" applied over layers of automotive paint not only enhance automobile appearance, but also serve as a first line of defense against attack from moisture, acid rain, and ultraviolet radiation.
11-Mar-2005
Shaping future
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
In its next-generation aircraft carrier, the Navy, with assistance from Sandia, is seeking to reduce manpower by 10 to 30 percent, but not by heaping more work on individual sailors. The goal is to use increased technology and improvements
to carrier air wing flight operations, maintenance, and support functions to reduce the overall workload per sailor.
8-Mar-2005
Sampling 'small atmospheres' in the tiny new worlds of MEMS
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesPeer-Reviewed Publication
Just as astronomers want to understand the atmospheres of planets and moons, so engineers want atmospheric knowledge of worlds they create that are the size of pinheads, their "skies" capped by tiny glass bubbles. The most advanced sampling procedure known - requiring only picoliters of gas to evaluate the contents of these small atmospheres - is now in place at Sandia National Laboratories.
7-Mar-2005
Sandia underground geo-tools aid in earthquake research
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesPeer-Reviewed Publication
Geothermal researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed sensors that can be placed in hotter and higher-pressure underground environments than previous instruments, a capability that is allowing geologists worldwide to make more precise measurements of subterranean conditions before and after large earthquakes occur.
3-Mar-2005
Texas police, border agents using Labs' sniffer to nab drug traffickers
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesPeer-Reviewed Publication
On a South Texas highway local police and border agents are using a hand-held sniffer developed at Sandia National Laboratories to help stem the flow of illegal drugs northward into the U.S.
24-Feb-2005
New Mexico research institutions to sign Inter-Institutional Agreement
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesBusiness Announcement
Seven New Mexico research institutions will join together this week to sign the Inter-Institutional Agreement, a contract that allows bundling of patents for economic development.
15-Feb-2005
Tests confirm the Explosive Destruction System's (EDS) ability to destroy biological agents
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesPeer-Reviewed Publication
A just-released study at Sandia confirms the Explosive Destruction System's (EDS) effectiveness against biological agents, bio-contaminated containers, and improvised biological devices. The report, says Sandia researchers, augments the system's already established capability to destroy explosively configured munitions containing chemical agents.
18-Jan-2005
Online database highlights opportunities to license Sandia intellectual property
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesBusiness Announcement
A new online database created to highlight opportunities to license Sandia National Laboratories' intellectual property is now available to the general public.