Setting up a smale-scale explosion (IMAGE) DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Caption Eric Robey, left, a Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer, and Joseph Pope, a Sandia technologist, prepare a plexiglass cube for a small-scale explosion. The information from this study could be used to create new geothermal energy systems in locations where it is currently not feasible. Credit Photo by Bret Latter/Sandia National Laboratories Usage Restrictions With credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.