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Using laser-driven neutrons to stop nuclear smugglers

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have successfully demonstrated for the first time that laser-generated neutrons can be enlisted as a useful tool in the War on Terror.

Los Alamos catalyst could jump-start e-cars, green energy

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical use of wind- and solar-powered electricity, as well as enhanced hybrid electric vehicles.

Journal: Nature Communications

Sandia, SRI International sign pact to advance hydrogen and natural gas research for transportation

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories and SRI International, an independent research and innovation center, will join forces to explore, test and evaluate a broad range of hydrogen and natural gas fuel systems and components for transportation applications under a new agreement. The five-year memorandum of understanding is the first agreement in Sandia's new Center for Infrastructure Research and Innovation, an alternative fuel research and innovation facility.

Key hydrogen report now available on OpenEnergyInfo wiki site

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

As part of the Open Government initiative launched by the Obama Administration, Sandia National Laboratories' Technical Reference on Hydrogen Compatibility of Materials has made its debut on the Energy Dataset of OpenEnergyInfo, or OpenEI. This will make the publication more widely available and easier to access.

Funder: DOE Fuel Cells Technologies Office

Army Ground Combat Systems adopts Sandia tool for choosing future warfighting vehicles

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories, working closely with the Army and other contractors, has developed key components of a software tool to help the Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems analyze countless what-if scenarios that can be manipulated as technology advances and the global environment, the federal budget or other factors change. Sandia calls this advanced combination of modeling, simulation and optimization decision support software the Capability Portfolio Analysis Tool.

Funder: US Army

Fertilizer that fizzles in a homemade bomb could save lives around the world

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

A Sandia engineer who trained US soldiers to avoid improvised explosive devices has developed a fertilizer that helps plants grow but can't detonate a bomb.

Softening steel problem expands computer model applications

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sandia National Laboratories worked with the National Nuclear Security Administration's Kansas City Plant on the rapid design of an annealing process to soften stainless steel tubing.

Researchers measure reaction rates of second key atmospheric component

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories' Combustion Research Facility, the University of Manchester, Bristol University, University of Southampton and Hong Kong Polytechnic have successfully measured reaction rates of a second Criegee intermediate, CH3CHOO, and proven that the reactivity of the atmospheric chemical depends strongly on which way the molecule is twisted.

Journal: Science
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Better monitoring and diagnostics tackle algae biofuel pond crash problem

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories is developing a suite of complementary technologies to help the emerging algae industry detect and quickly recover from algal pond crashes, an obstacle to large-scale algae cultivation for future biofuels. The research, which focuses on monitoring and diagnosing algal pond health, draws upon Sandia's longstanding expertise in microfluidics technology, its strong bioscience research program and significant internal investments.

Antibody evolution could guide HIV vaccine development

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Observing the evolution of a particular type of antibody in an infected HIV-1 patient, a study spearheaded by Duke University, including analysis from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has provided insights that will enable vaccination strategies that mimic the actual antibody development within the body.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

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