Latest news from Sandia National Laboratories on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/materials-scientist-elected-to-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin /articles/materials-scientist-elected-to-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:45:32 EST Sandia National Laboratories' Fellow Tina Nenoff has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the academy announced on Dec. 10, 2024. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/sandia-s-economic-impact-soars-to-5-2b-in-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/sandia-s-economic-impact-soars-to-5-2b-in-2024/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:35:32 EST Sandia National Laboratories achieved a record-breaking economic impact of $5.2 billion for 2024, surpassing the previous year's figure by more than $423 million. This total includes the salaries of the 16,900 people employed by Sandia in 2024, including 1,900 student interns, as well as the $1.08 billion paid to small business suppliers and the $133 million in gross receipts taxes paid to the state of New Mexico. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/to-prevent-an-energy-crisis-sandia-labs-cofounds-new-microelectronics-research-center/?sc=rsin /articles/to-prevent-an-energy-crisis-sandia-labs-cofounds-new-microelectronics-research-center/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:10:36 EST Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with other research institutions to head off a potential future energy crisis that could be driven in part by artificial intelligence. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/hey-where-s-my-qubit/?sc=rsin /articles/hey-where-s-my-qubit/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:30:19 EST Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have for the first time demonstrated a practical way to detect atom loss in neutral atom quantum computers. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/new-sandia-rd-agreements-reach-levels-not-seen-in-three-decades/?sc=rsin /articles/new-sandia-rd-agreements-reach-levels-not-seen-in-three-decades/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:55:32 EST Sandia National Laboratories secured the most partnerships in three decades for research and development work. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/sandia-study-supports-superior-bits/?sc=rsin /articles/sandia-study-supports-superior-bits/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:05:37 EST In golf, a great caddie helps tune a professional golfer's performance, matching their skill, choice of club and type of swing to the course and weather conditions. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/new-program-aims-to-bridge-gap-in-solar/?sc=rsin /articles/new-program-aims-to-bridge-gap-in-solar/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:55:26 EST Sandia National Labs and Red Cloud Renewable are teaming up to train Native American women in photovoltaic panel installation. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/detecting-battery-failures-quicker2/?sc=rsin /articles/detecting-battery-failures-quicker2/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:30:15 EST Batteries in electric vehicles can fail quickly, sometimes catching fire without much warning. Sandia National Laboratories is working to detect these failures early and provide sufficient warning time to vehicle occupants. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/study-asks-can-cell-phone-signals-help-land-a-plane/?sc=rsin /articles/study-asks-can-cell-phone-signals-help-land-a-plane/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:25:42 EST Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Ohio State University are taking experimental navigation technology to the skies, pioneering a backup system to keep an airplane on course when it cannot rely on global positioning system satellites. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/sandia-tests-heat-shields-for-space/?sc=rsin /articles/sandia-tests-heat-shields-for-space/?sc=rsin Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:30:56 EST For decades, Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility has harnessed the power of the sun to expose aerospace materials to intense heat, replicating the harsh conditions of faster-than-sound flight and atmospheric reentry to ensure the materials' ability to protect the rest of the vehicle. The most recent of these tests is in support of two exciting NASA missions. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/great-minds-in-stem-recognizes-sandia-microgrid-engineer/?sc=rsin /articles/great-minds-in-stem-recognizes-sandia-microgrid-engineer/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:45:19 EST Rachid Darbali-Zamora an electrical engineer specializing in microgrids with renewable energy resources at Sandia National Laboratories has been honored with a Luminary Award by Great Minds in STEM. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/old-ways-making-way-for-new/?sc=rsin /articles/old-ways-making-way-for-new/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:05:24 EST "They say water is life, and that couldn't be truer," said Anne Francis, who has spent her life on the Navajo Nation, watching how water sustains the land, the crops and the herds of cattle on her family ranch. But life on the Navajo Nation is hard. The vast landscape is dotted with old-fashioned windmills, and many places are untouched by modern conveniences like electricity. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/swifter-simulations-for-modern-science-all-of-it/?sc=rsin /articles/swifter-simulations-for-modern-science-all-of-it/?sc=rsin Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:05:51 EST In a machine learning paper recently published in the journal npj Computational Materials, a team of researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Brown University have introduced a universal way to accelerate virtually any kind of simulation. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/work-toward-a-cleaner-way-to-purify-critical-metals/?sc=rsin /articles/work-toward-a-cleaner-way-to-purify-critical-metals/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:20:10 EST Rare-earth elements are everywhere in modern life, found in everything from the smart device you're reading this on to the LED lightbulbs overhead and neodymium magnets in electric vehicles and wind turbines. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/lighting-the-way-for-quantum-innovation/?sc=rsin /articles/lighting-the-way-for-quantum-innovation/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:05:10 EST Sandia National Laboratories and Arizona State University, two research powerhouses, are collaborating to push the boundaries of quantum technology and transform large-scale optical systems into compact integrated microsystems. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/sandia-science-038-technology-park-injecting-billions-into-state-economy/?sc=rsin /articles/sandia-science-038-technology-park-injecting-billions-into-state-economy/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:05:40 EST The Sandia Science and Technology Park is being credited with playing a critical role in New Mexico's economy over the last 25 years, creating high-paying jobs and bringing state-of-the-art technologies to the marketplace. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/steadying-the-hands-of-time/?sc=rsin /articles/steadying-the-hands-of-time/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:05:04 EST Sandia National Laboratories scientist Dan Thrasher is working with Japanese tech company Nichia Corporation to build the world's most accurate compact atomic clock. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/the-mother-of-all-motion-sensors/?sc=rsin /articles/the-mother-of-all-motion-sensors/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:05:41 EST For the first time, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have used silicon photonic microchip components to perform a quantum sensing technique called atom interferometry, an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration. It is the latest milestone toward developing a kind of quantum compass for navigation when GPS signals are unavailable. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/sandia-researcher-recognized-for-electrification-work-with-tribal-communities/?sc=rsin /articles/sandia-researcher-recognized-for-electrification-work-with-tribal-communities/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:05:37 EST Sandia National Laboratories Senior Scientist Stan Atcitty has been honored with the A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his leadership and innovation in the rural electrification of U.S. tribal nations. Sandia National Laboratories /articles/transforming-environmental-testing-one-shake-at-a-time/?sc=rsin /articles/transforming-environmental-testing-one-shake-at-a-time/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:05:55 EST Testing weapons and components in a lab-controlled environment has always been at the center of Sandia National Laboratories' mission. A newly developed method is getting better results, with fewer tests, in less time. Sandia National Laboratories