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Trash into treasure: Sandia could help biofuel pay for itself with goods made from waste

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent discovery by Sandia National Laboratories researchers may unlock the potential of biofuel waste -- and ultimately make biofuels competitive with petroleum. The researchers solved the structure of LigM, an enzyme that breaks down molecules derived from the biofuel waste product lignin. This opens a path toward new molecules and new, marketable products.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Sandia develops math techniques to improve computational efficiency in quantum chemistry

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed new mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level. Mathematical and algorithmic developments along these lines are necessary for enabling the detailed study of complex hydrocarbon molecules that are relevant in engine combustion.

Journal: Molecular Physics

New director says Sandia will respond to whatever future brings

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

New leadership takes over at Sandia National Laboratories.

Managing disease spread through accessible modeling

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new computer modeling study from Los Alamos National Laboratory is aimed at making epidemiological models more accessible and useful for public-health collaborators and improving disease-related decision making.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Defense Threat Reduction Agency

More small, clean-energy businesses will tap into Sandia technical expertise

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

The Department of Energy has chosen five more small, clean-energy businesses to work with Sandia National Laboratories to speed the commercialization of next-generation technologies and gain a global competitive advantage for the US.

Research from Sandia shows brain stimulation during training boosts performance

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from Sandia published in Neuropsychologia shows that working memory training combined with a kind of noninvasive brain stimulation can lead to cognitive improvement under certain conditions. Improving working memory or cognitive strategies could be very valuable for training people faster and more efficiently.

Journal: Neuropsychologia

Sandia honored for fighting Ebola, analyzing emerging biotechnologies

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories just received recognition from the Secretary of Energy for their work to mitigate the effects of the 2014 Ebola epidemic.

Better living through pressure: Functional nanomaterials made easy

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using pressure instead of chemicals, nanoparticles have been fabricated into nanowire arrays similar to those that underlie touch-screens for phones, computers, TVs, and sensors. The pressure process takes nanoseconds instead of the hours required by industry's current chemical means.

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

Drop of mock B61-12 is first of new flight tests

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

The drop of a mock nuclear weapon on Tonopah Test Range in Nevada marked the start of a new series of test flights vital to the nation's B61-12 weapon refurbishment program.

On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research breakthrough allowing the first direct, empirical, blood-based, cow-side test for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis (TB) could spare ranchers and the agriculture industry from costly quarantines and the mass slaughter of animals infected with this easily spread disease.

Journal: Analytical Sciences
Funder: New Mexico Small Business Assistance, US Department of Agriculture, Los Alamos Research and Development Directed Research Program

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