Sandia scientists search for genetic bullet to battle COVID-19
LIVERMORE, Calf. — Two researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are using genetic resequencing tools to find a way to stop the COVID-19 pandemic in its tracks. Biochemist Joe Schoeniger and...
View ArticleSandia tests distillery’s hand sanitizer developed to address severe shortage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Distillery-developed hand sanitizer is leaving a New Mexico warehouse as quickly as it disappeared from grocery stores after Sandia National Laboratories helped confirm the product...
View ArticleSandia Labs collects $245,000 for Native American neighbors
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As COVID-19 began ravaging Native American communities in the Southwest last month, a sense of urgency was mounting for Sandia National Laboratories tribal government relations...
View ArticleTeens pay it forward, use 3D printers built at Sandia to make face shields
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Teens who built 3D printers during a weeklong robotics camp at Sandia National Laboratories last year have used them to make more than 3,000 face shields that have been donated to...
View ArticleHospitals, manufacturers partner with Sandia amid high demand for...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is teaming with local hospitals and medical device manufacturers to increase the availability of respirator masks for health care workers. Respirator...
View ArticleSandia researchers use public data to forecast new coronavirus cases
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Global data networks that connect people through their devices have made it possible to create accurate short-term forecasts of new COVID-19 cases, using a method pioneered by two...
View ArticleKeeping medical workers safe while collecting patient samples during COVID-19
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is offering free-of-charge the design and complete instruction manual for building a low-cost, drive-up outdoor shelter that shields healthcare workers...
View ArticleFinding COVID-19 needles in a coronavirus haystack
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — COVID-19 researchers the world over face a daunting task of sifting through tens of thousands of existing coronavirus studies, looking for commonalities or data that might help in...
View ArticleHelping protect medical professionals
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 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 medical facilities....
View ArticleSandia helps safeguard biological data threatened during COVID-19 pandemic
LIVERMORE, Calif. — A partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and the Boston firm BioBright LLC to improve the security of synthetic biology equipment has become more relevant after the United...
View ArticleSuccessful crash test meets major milestone for nuclear deterrence program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A full-scale crash test involving a semitruck impacting the side of the first prototype of a new weapons transporter successfully took place at Sandia National Laboratories this...
View ArticleVirtual support from Sandia enabled B61-12 flight test on F-35A jet fighter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Overcoming COVID-19 pandemic challenges through virtual means, teams from Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Air Force under the guidance of the National Nuclear Security...
View ArticleSandia secures six regional technology transfer awards
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For responding with innovative solutions during the pandemic, developing solar cell and hydrogen research technology, and creatively working with companies, Sandia National...
View ArticleFlight tests to show B61-12 will work on Air Force’s newest fighter jet
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A mock B61-12’s strike in the dusty Nevada desert successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests with the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter jet, demonstrating the bomb’s...
View ArticleSearch and rescue volunteers from Sandia respond to wilderness misadventures
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — By day, Craig Tenney is a chemical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. But sometimes as he readies for bed, he gets a call and instead finds himself on an icy trail, mere feet...
View ArticleReusable respirator could ease COVID-19 medical mask shortages
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Many medical professionals and other essential, front-line workers have struggled for the past year with persistent shortages of N95 masks. Soon, they might get relief from a Sandia...
View ArticleSimulating sneezes and coughs to show how COVID-19 spreads
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two groups of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have published papers on the droplets of liquid sprayed by coughs or sneezes and how far they can travel under different...
View ArticleSandia Labs wins seven R&D 100 Awards and two specialty honors
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Competing in an international pool of universities, corporations and government labs, inventions from Sandia National Laboratories captured seven R&D 100 Awards (one in...
View ArticleGreat Minds in STEM celebrates two Sandia engineers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories systems engineer Kenneth Armijo has been named a 2021 Most Promising Engineer Advanced Degree at the Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards...
View ArticleA more holistic and efficient way of testing PPE
Michael Omana affixes a mask to the current generation of the 3D printed head while testing at Sandia National Laboratories. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image....
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