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New experiment results bolster potential for self-sustaining fusion

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For more than 60 years, scientists have sought to understand and control the process of fusion, a quest to harness the vast amounts of energy released when nuclei in fuel come together. A paper published today in the journal Nature describes recent experiments that have achieved a burning plasma state in fusion, helping steer fusion research closer than it has ever been to its ultimate goal: a self-sustaining, controlled reaction.

Journal: Nature

2021 AAAS fellows announced

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Three Los Alamos scientists have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election to AAAS fellowship is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

Powerful Sandia machine-learning model shows diamond melting at high pressure

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Is there no backbone left in the world? Even diamond - the hardest material on Earth - melts when subjected to enough pressure. To learn why, and who or what may be next, read the article on the SNAP simulation model below.

Journal: ACM Computing Surveys

Atomic Armor for accelerators enables discoveries

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Protective coatings are common for many things in daily life that see a lot of use: we coat wood floors with finish; apply Teflon to the paint on cars; even use diamond coatings on medical devices. Protective coatings are also essential in many demanding research and industrial applications.

US Department of Labor recognizes Sandia Labs for hiring veterans

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh recently recognized Sandia National Laboratories as one of 849 recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by the Department of Labor. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act Medallion Program recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire and retain veterans.

How Sandia Labs is revealing the inner workings of quantum computers

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A precision diagnostic developed at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories is emerging as a gold standard for detecting and describing problems inside quantum computing hardware.

Journal: Nature

Four Sandians recognized by Society of Women Engineers

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

This fall, four Sandia National Laboratories employees were recognized by the Society of Women Engineers. Laura Biedermann, Annie Dallman, Erica Douglas and Chris LaFleur were recognized for their professional excellence, leadership and support of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

Economic Impact: Sandia spends $3.9B, exceeds small-business goals

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Supporting a growing workforce and a wide range of businesses, Sandia National Laboratories contributed an all-time high of $3.9 billion into the economy during fiscal year 2021.

Estimating the strength of selection for new COVID-19 variants

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As the discovery of the new omicron variant illustrates, new COVID-19 variants will continue to regularly emerge. In an effort to make sense of these new variants, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed methods to quantify how much more or less transmissible they are, which could have far-reaching implications for public health in terms of COVID-19 risk and the vaccination levels required to obtain herd immunity.

Journal: Nature Communications

Measuring a quantum computer’s power just got faster and more accurate

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new kind of benchmark test, designed at Sandia National Laboratories, predicts how likely a quantum processor will run a specific program without errors. revealing the technology's true potential and limitations.

Journal: Nature Physics
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

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