Free Open-Access Quantum Computer Now Operational
Scientists worldwide can use ion-based testbed at Sandia National Laboratories. A new Department of Energy open-access quantum computing testbed is ready for the public. Scientists…
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International Research Team Begins Uncovering Mystery Lurking Beneath the Arctic Ocean
New study on submarine permafrost suggests locked greenhouse gases are emerging. Something lurks beneath the Arctic Ocean. While it’s not a monster, it has largely…
Super-Earth Atmospheres Probed With Sandia National Lab’s Powerful Z Machine
A step in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxy. The huge forces generated by the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories are being…
New Equipment Finds the Flaws in Everything – From Airplanes to Cell Phones
Fracture technology innovation allows faster materials testing. Tim Briggs has built a career at Sandia National Laboratories tearing and breaking things apart with his team…
Scientists Test Creative Sandwich of Materials to Protect Against COVID-19 As Well as N95 Respirators
A media comprised of a sandwich of materials, tested by Sandia National Laboratories, is being manufactured into N95-like respirators that could be used in local…
New Protection for US Energy Grid and Nuclear Weapons Systems
To deter attempts to disable U.S. electrical utilities and to defend U.S. nuclear weapon systems from evolving technological threats, Sandia National Laboratories has begun two…
Biologically Inspired Membrane Separates and Captures Greenhouse Gases
A biologically inspired membrane intended to cleanse carbon dioxide almost completely from the smoke of coal-fired power plants has been developed by scientists at Sandia…
Hands-On Tests at Sandia’s Z Machine Contradict Black Hole Models
Hands-on experiments performed at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine contradict a long-standing but unproven assumption about the X-ray spectra of black holes. Z, the most…
New Technique Could Benefit Diamond-Based Quantum Computers
In a newly published study, researchers from Harvard University, Sandia National Laboratories, and MIT reveal a new technique for creating targeted defects in diamond materials….
New Circuits That Can Control Light and Sound
A team of researchers has developed hybrid technologies that can control light and sound, allowing information to be stored, filtered, and manipulated with far greater…
Evidence Against the Hypothesis that a Comet Impact Wiped Out Prehistoric Humans
New research provides evidence against the hypothesis that a large comet impact or airburst caused the termination of the Clovis culture. Comet explosions did not…
The Z Machine Generates Pressures so Intense That It Can Melt Diamonds
Diamond is one of the toughest, naturally occurring materials found on Earth. Now, the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, can…
Sandia Engineers are Reevaluating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Working to advanced rotor technologies for U.S. offshore wind power generation, Sandia scientists are searching for the most-workable design for a vertical axis wind turbine…
Mathematical Model May Aid Oil Extraction, Water Recovery and Geological Studies
A better understanding of the variety of pore sizes and spatial patterns in strata would allow for more production from underground oil reservoirs and water…
Computer Chip-Shaped Neutron Source
Technological advances in the field of neutron generators are being made at Sandia National Laboratory. By thinking outside the box, scientists have come up with…
Computer Simulation Shows High-Gain Nuclear Fusion
In a method that appears to be 50 times more efficient than using X-rays, computer simulations showed that high-gain nuclear fusion is possible in a…
Researchers Develop “Smart Outlet” that Autonomously Measures, Monitors and Controls
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a “smart outlet” that includes four receptacles, each with voltage/current sensing; actuation (switching); a computer for implementing the…
Researchers Focus on Development of Neural Control of Prosthetics for Amputees
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are focusing on the development of biomaterials and peripheral nerves at the interface site between the nervous system and where…