New program aims to BRIDGE gap in solar
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Native American women nationwide are getting a special opportunity. They’re receiving hands-on training in photovoltaic panel installation, with the goal to equip...
Detecting battery failures quicker
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Batteries in electric vehicles can fail quickly, sometimes catching fire without much warning. Sandia National Laboratories is working to detect these failures...
Middle schoolers set to battle it out on the racetrack
Roosevelt Middle School’s Team 1 won the overall competition at 2023 NM Electric Car Challenge. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a...
Sandia underground geo-tools aid in earthquake research
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Geothermal researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed sensors that can be placed in hotter and higher-pressure underground environments than previous instruments,...
Sandia researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces
Panel A shows the tip/substrate position just prior to cavitation, which is shown ~33 msec later in Panel B. Panel C shows the cavity meniscus,...
Study asks: Can cell phone signals help land a plane?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dangling from a weather balloon 80,000 feet above New Mexico, a pair of antennas sticks out from a Styrofoam cooler. From that...
Sandia tests heat shields for space
Smoke billowing off NASA’s heat shield material during a recent test at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click...
Great Minds in STEM recognizes Sandia microgrid engineer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Rachid Darbali-Zamora’s career has been defined by two pivotal moments: his introduction to renewable energy at a high school outreach event and his...
Old ways making way for new
From left, Mike Lisk, owner of Remote Well Solutions; Ferdinand Notah, Navajo Nation project lead; Larson Uentillie of the Navajo Nation Water Division; and Sandia...
Deflecting doom: How Sandia research could save Earth from asteroids
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The most efficient way to prevent potentially dangerous asteroids from damaging or even obliterating Earth may involve a coordinated nuclear response based...