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Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study confirms the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists that uses sensors and machine learning to locate leak points at oil and gas fields, promising new automatic, affordable sampling across vast natural gas infrastructure.

Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

High-speed video (39,000 frames per second) of the initiation of a detonator holding 40 milligrams of PETN, encased in an acrylic holder.

'Iconic' Sandia researcher wins Indigenous Excellence Award

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories engineer and Native American STEM icon Sandra Begay has received the 2020 Indigenous Excellence Award.

First companies picked for Sandia's new Mentor-Protégé Program

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories has selected three companies as its first protégés in a new partnership program designed to help small businesses develop and build solid foundations when competing for federal and industry opportunities.

Los Alamos National Laboratory named a top employer by Latina Style

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory was selected as one of the 2020 Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work in the U.S. by LATINA Style Inc. The Lab ranked 33 out of 50, based on 2019 data.

Los Alamos National Laboratory brings next-generation HPC to the fight against COVID-19

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed the installation of a next-generation high performance computing platform, with aim to enhance its ongoing R&D efforts in support of the nation's response to COVID-19.

Material found in house paint may spur technology revolution

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The development of a new method to make non-volatile computer memory may have unlocked a problem that has been holding back machine learning and has the potential to revolutionize technologies like voice recognition, image processing and autonomous driving.

Journal: Advanced Materials
Funder: Sandia Laboratory Directed Research and Development

Six Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists elected 2020 Fellows of the American Physical Society

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Six Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society this year. The Lab's 2020 APS Fellows are Luis Chacon, Andrea Favalli, Ralph Menikoff, Andrea Palounek, Nikolai Sinitsyn, and Blas Uberuaga.

Evelyn Mullen named American Nuclear Society Fellow

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Evelyn Mullen, chief operating officer for Global Security at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was named a fellow of the American Nuclear Society for her leadership in nuclear national security and ensuring the nation's experimental capability in nuclear criticality.

Sandia helps safeguard biological data threatened during COVID-19 pandemic

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

A partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and the Boston firm BioBright LLC to improve the security of synthetic biology equipment has become more relevant after the United States and others issued warnings that hackers were using the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their activities.

Funder: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program

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