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W80-4: Sandia California works on nuclear weapon Life Extension Program

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is performing a Life Extension Program on the W80-4 nuclear weapon. The Life Extension Program is refurbishing the W80 warhead with replacement components for aging technology and components that have limited lifespans. Much of the work is being done at Sandia's California site.

Los Alamos-led consortium works to enhance fuel cell technology

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory is leading a Department of Energy- Fuel Cells Technologies Office-funded project to enhance the performance and durability of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, while simultaneously reducing their cost.

Bay Area national labs team to tackle long-standing automotive hydrogen storage challenge

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories will lead a new tri-lab consortium to address unsolved scientific challenges in the development of viable solid-state materials for storage of hydrogen onboard vehicles. Better onboard hydrogen storage could lead to more reliable and economic hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Dirt-cheap catalyst may lower fuel costs for hydrogen-powered cars

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Bringing closer a mass market for hydrogen-powered cars, Sandia researchers are upgrading $0.37/gram molybdenum disulfide, 'molly' for short, to take the place of $1,500/gram catalyst platinum. Unlike gasoline, hydrogen as fuel releases water, not carbon, into the air.

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

Large trees -- key climate influencers -- die first in drought

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In forests worldwide, drought consistently has had a more detrimental impact on the growth and survival of larger trees, new research shows. In addition, while the death of small trees may affect the dominance of trees in a landscape, the death of large trees has a far worse impact on the ecosystem and climate's health, especially due to the important role that trees play in the carbon cycle.

Journal: Nature Plants
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Smithsonian Competitive Grants Program for Science, Laboratory Directed Research and Development

Los Alamos explores hybrid ultrasmall gold nanocluster for enzymatic fuel cells

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

With fossil-fuel sources dwindling, better biofuel cell design is a strong candidate in the energy field. In research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Los Alamos researchers and external collaborators synthesized and characterized a new DNA-templated gold nanocluster (AuNC) that could resolve a critical methodological barrier for efficient biofuel cell design.

Los Alamos explores hybrid ultrasmall gold nanocluster for enzymatic fuel cells

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With fossil-fuel sources dwindling, better biofuel cell design is a strong candidate in the energy field. In research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Los Alamos researchers and external collaborators synthesized and characterized a new DNA-templated gold nanocluster (AuNC) that could resolve a critical methodological barrier for efficient biofuel cell design.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society

Techniques could create better material, design in high-consequence uses

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is studying additive manufacturing and its potential for high-consequence applications. Two aspects of that effort are to understand both the properties of newly formed materials and how to design to get just what's needed without over-designing.

Nothing but water: Hydrogen fuel cell unit to provide renewable power to Honolulu port

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

A new chapter in clean energy is starting in Hawaii. At Young Brothers Ltd.'s Port of Honolulu facility, Sandia National Laboratories is leading the Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell project to test a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered generator as an alternative to conventional diesel generators.

'Laboratory Biorisk Management' details safety, security methods for biosciences sites

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Book Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories announces a new book, titled 'Laboratory Biorisk Management.' It's the first full-length manuscript detailing the implementation of biorisk management principles to improve the safety and security of biosciences labs.

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