News By Location

News from NM

Select a state to view local articles and features

Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hikers provide data for Sandia study of health, performance

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia and the University of New Mexico researchers are collecting and study biometric data to determine if declines in physical or cognitive functions can predict a medical emergency for Grand Canyon hikers. Called R2R WATCH, for Rim-to-Rim Wearables at the Canyon for Health, the study draws on the research team's expertise in biology and cognitive science.

Funder: Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Sandia forms Spray Combustion Consortium to improve engine design

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories has formed an industry-funded Spray Combustion Consortium to better understand fuel injection by developing modeling tools. Control of fuel sprays is key to the development of clean, affordable fuel-efficient engines.

Funder: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Convergent Science Network Foundation and the European Commission Horizon 2020, DOE/Argonne National Laboratory, Renault, Hino Motors, Toyota Motor Corp., Cummins, DOE/Sandia National Laboratory, Isuzu and Ford Motor Co.

Honey, I shrunk the circuit

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have shown it's possible to make transistors and diodes from advanced semiconductor materials that could perform much better than silicon, the workhorse of the modern electronics world.

DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Through a new study of the coccobacillus Francisella, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are working to use DNA markers to discern related but relatively harmless species as they are identified and to provide a means to distinguish them from the harmful F. tularensis.

Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Funder: Science and Technology Directorate, US Department of Homeland Security

American Vacuum Society honors Sandia technologist

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

The American Vacuum Society has recognized Sandia National Laboratories technologist Michael F. Lopez with its Thin Film Division Distinguished Technologist Award for his exceptional technical support of thin film research and development.

First detection of boron on the surface of Mars

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Boron has been identified for the first time on the surface of Mars, indicating the potential for long-term habitable groundwater in the ancient past.

Meeting: 2016 AGU Fall Meeting

Sandia Labs, Singapore join forces to develop energy storage

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the government of Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) that will tap into the labs' expertise in energy storage.

EDGE bioinformatics brings genomics to everyone

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new bioinformatics platform called Empowering the Development of Genomics Expertise (EDGE) will help democratize the genomics revolution by allowing users with limited bioinformatics expertise to quickly analyze and interpret genomic sequence data.

Journal: Nucleic Acids Research

Aircraft inspectors have new Sandia course to help detect composite material damage

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

In the midst of holiday travel season, airline customers want to feel safe in the new aircraft made of composite materials. Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new course being offered to the airline and aircraft manufacturing industries on how to inspect solid-laminate composites in aircraft.

Radiation security team from Sandia works behind the scenes at events to protect public

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Richard Stump has been to five Super Bowls and hasn't seen a single pass, run or touchdown. Stump works security -- a very special kind of security -- at large public events. He's a senior scientist on Sandia National Laboratories' Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) team.

69
70
71
72
73