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A Tongan volcano plume produced the most intense lightning rates ever detected

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters showed that the plume emitted by the Hunga Volcano eruption in 2022 created the highest lightning flash rates ever recorded on Earth, more than any storm ever documented.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters

Sandia scientists achieve breakthrough in tackling PFAS contamination

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A team at Sandia National Laboratories is developing materials to tackle what has become one of the biggest problems in the world: human exposure to a group of chemicals known as PFAS through contaminated water and other products. Sandia is now investing more money to take their research to the next level.

Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories grew its Mentor-Protégé program from three companies to five with the addition of Dynamic Structures and Materials, LLC of Franklin, Tennessee, and Compunetics Inc., of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The program not only helps small businesses develop and grow, but also helps foster long-term relationships that help Sandia achieve its mission.

Sandia switches to hydrogen weather balloons

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

More than three years ago, the Sandia National Laboratories-operated atmospheric measurement facility in Alaska switched from launching helium-filled weather balloons to launching weather balloons filled with hydrogen produced on-site. By switching the gas used in their weather balloons, they have reduced their metaphorical footprint on the fragile Arctic ecosystem. Since then, they have launched nearly 5,000 hydrogen balloons with minimal issues.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Using math to map social connections

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Mike Brzustowicz and his team are using a mathematical principle and Sandia’s computing capabilities to probe the mysteries of connections between people and things, and create a predictive measure for everything from energy grid resiliency to A.I.

Let’s get cracking: Sandia scientists detect gases from fractured rock

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Geoscientists have detected specific gases being released from fractured rocks in real time after a series of small chemical explosions set underground. This fundamental research, led by Sandia National Laboratories geoscientist Steve Bauer, could one day improve the prediction of earthquakes or detection of underground explosions.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

An unlikely plan is helping the U.S. fast-track hypersonic conventional weapons

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has piloted a new way to transfer technical designs to defense contractors for the common hypersonic glide body, which detaches from a rocket and soars at speeds above Mach 5.

Testing coatings to conserve canisters against corrosion

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

To shield steel from the corrosive threats posed by sea air, Sandia National Laboratories researchers tested a variety of nickel mixtures as protective coatings on stainless steel. The researchers found that the specific material applied, and the specific application process used, impacted the properties of the coating, including how protective it was against corrosion.

Journal: Frontiers in Metals and Alloys
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Gone for good? California’s beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2012-2015 megadrought won’t recover to pre-drought densities, reducing an important storehouse for atmospheric carbon.

Journal: Frontiers in Environmental Science
Funder: Los Alamos National Laboratory LDRD, University of California National Laboratory Fees Research Program

National Black engineer awards celebrate Sandia Labs scientists

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

Three Sandia National Laboratories professionals recently received 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards. Danielle Stephenson was lauded as a Senior Technology Fellow, Coby Davis as a Science Spectrum Trailblazer and Ned Adams as a Modern-Day Technology Leader.

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