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Sandia Research May Bring Smaller, Longer-Life Lithium Batteries Into Our Lives

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research underway at Sandia National Laboratories to improve lithium battery materials may result in smaller, longer- lasting batteries for applications as diverse as portable computers and electric vehicles.

Simple Method May Save Lives By Reliably Sorting Data

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A data-sorting method based upon the human ability to visually group objects seen near each other, rather than upon complex mathematical equations, has proven so successful that Sandia will use it in its hand-held sensors to defend battlefields, airports, and other vulnerable areas.

Journal: Accounts of Chemical Research
Funder: US Department of Energy

Intel Provides Royalty-Free License to US Government: Sandia Labs to Develop Radiation-Hardened Pentium® Processor for Space & Defense Needs

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Intel Corp. and the Department of Energy (DOE) announce that Intel will provide a royalty-free license for its Pentium® processor design to DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories for the development of custom made microprocessors for US space and defense purposes. The agreement saves US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in microprocessor design costs and provides the federal government with a 10-fold increase in processing power over the highest performing existing technology.

Sandia, Compaq Smash World Record In Large Database Sorting

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A government lab -- interested in better defense simulations and in providing tools to identify patterns of medical fraud as well as threats to on-line banking and communications systems -- teams with the largest maker of personal computers, Compaq -- interested in $15 billion data market -- to assemble an off-the-shelf computer called Kudzu that sorts information three times faster than the previous record (held by a supercomputer) at 2/3 the cost.

Funder: U.S. Dept. of Energy; Compaq Computers

"World's Smallest Combination Lock" Promises To Foil The Best Computer Hacker,Say Sandia Developers

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The “world’s smallest combination lock,” a minuscule mechanical device developed at Sandia National Laboratories, promises to build a virtually impenetrable computer firewall that even the best hacker can’t beat.

Funder: DOE

Program Encourages Use Of Renewable Energies In Mexico

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A growing number of people in Mexico are using renewable energy technology to irrigate their land, light their houses, pump well water, and otherwise improve their lives, thanks to a Sandia National Laboratories cooperative program.

Funder: US Agency for International Development; Dept. of Energy

Sandia-Developed Tests Ensure Satellite Electronics Endure Long-Term Radiation Exposure

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Fewer failures in satellites used for everything from communications to surveillance may be the result of bipolar electronics reliability tests developed by Sandia National Laboratories, a Department of Energy national security research lab, and a consortium headed by the Defense Special Weapons agency.

Funder: Defense Special Weapons Agency

Continuing Support For U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: National Study Conducted By University Of New Mexico Shows Public Believes US Faces Nuclear Threats

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Though the Cold War has been over for more than seven years, most Americans continue to believe the U.S. remains at risk of nuclear conflict, and they support maintenance of a stockpile of nuclear weapons to ensure the safety of the country. These were among the many findings of a recently completed study of attitudes about nuclear weapons and national security conducted for Sandia National Laboratories by researchers at the Institute for Public Policy of the University of New Mexico.

Funder: Sandia National Laboratories

Microscopic Machines May Replace Quartz Crystals: Pollen-Grain-Sized Parts May Appear In Watches, TVs, Computers

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A microelectromechanical device that functions as a clock source has been built in prototype at Sandia. The miniscule machines with moving parts the size of a pollen grain perform the same job as quarz crystals, the traditional technology used in timing devices in all digital electronics.

Funder: DOE

These Seashells Not Sold At The Seashore: Sandia, UNM Mimic Structure Of Seashells To Create Strong, Tough Coatings

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Seashells have been valued for their beauty and utility for thousands of years. Now, in the journal Nature, Sandia scientists disclose a rapid and efficent method to self- assemble diverse materials into coatings that mimic seashell structures and are twice as strong as the same materials mixed randomly.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Sandia Laboratory Research and Development and National Science Foundation, DOE