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Sandia Labs Technology Used In Fukushima Cleanup
A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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Unique approach to materials allows temperature-stable circuits
Sandia National Laboratories materials science researcher Steve Dai has come up with a unique approach to creating materials whose properties won't degenerate with temperature swings.
Technology Ventures helps NM scientists
ALBUQUERQUE - We all have great ideas but there are few people who can turn those ideas into something that can actually make money.
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Sen. Bingaman to speak at 2012 Wind Turbine Blade Workshop
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman will speak about the future of wind energy at the opening session of the nation's only conference devoted to wind turbine blades sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories.
Sandia technology used in Fukushima cleanup
Crystalline silico-titanate, or CST, is an inorganic molecular sieve that can capture and separate highly volatile elements from radioactive wastewater.
Smart bullet set to make Wanted a reality
Do you remember the movie Wanted? That particular show had the babelicious Angelina Jolie act as one of the world's deadliest assassins, who is capable of bending a bullet around an obstacle before hitting the target some distance away.
New Mexico fire grows, forces evacuation
' A wildfire in Gila National Forest burned through more timber and brush lands as it forced the evacuation of residents living near a privately owned ghost town in southwestern New Mexico, officials said.
Smoke from massive fire spreads across NM, Ariz.
As smoke from a massive blaze in the southwestern New Mexico wilderness spread across the state Friday, health officials as far away as Albuquerque and Santa Fe warned residents to limit outdoor activity over Memorial Day weekend due to growing air-quality concerns.The privately owned ghost town of Mogollon was placed under a voluntary evacuation ... (more)
Smart bullet ready to leave the lab, hit target more than 1 mile away
A tiny light-emitting diode, or LED, attached to a self-guided bullet at Sandia National Laboratories shows a bright path during a nighttime field test that proved the battery and electronics could survive the bullet's launch.
Firefighters prepare for arroyo rescues
"We'll throw a rope to the person in the water in the hopes that they'll be able to hang on to it long enough," said Chris Carlsen, talking about a high water training exercise at the Embudito Channel on Morningside NE between Cutler and Prospect.
Albuquerque resident Vishal Temburni looks to see where the sun will be when the eclipse starts atop of the Sandia Mountains Sunday May 20th, 2012 near Albuquerque.
In Person: 'Chief skunk' at Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works
Alton D. Romig Jr. heads Lockheed Martin's weapons-development facility in Palmdale, Calif., dubbed "Skunk Works," which got its nickname because the plant used to be next to one with a pronounced odor.
Tram reaches ridership milestone
ALBUQUERQUE - It's been taking visitors up and down the mountain for the past 46 years, and today the Sandia Peak tram welcomed aboard its 10-millionth passenger.
Mesa del Sol's Aperture Center unveils its new smart grid system - first of its kind in the nation
May 17, 2012 - Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque's visionary mixed-use, master planned community in the southern part of the city, once again made history when it unveiled its new Smart Grid System - the first of its kind in the nation.
Reactor Pulse-Repeatability Studies at the Annular Core Research Reactor
The Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National Laboratories is a water-moderated pool-type reactor designed for testing many types of objects in the pulse and steady-state mode of operations.
Navy pilot training enhanced by AEMASE smart machine
Sandia National Laboratories computer scientist Rob Abbott, left, and computer software developer Jon Whetzel show how the Automated Expert Modeling & Student Evaluation cognitive software application will be used to help train Navy personnel on flight simulators.
Sandia researchers develop conceptual model for Low Temperature Combustion
Conceptual model for conventional diesel combustion , left, and LTC combustion, right, for heavy-duty engines.
On April 11, Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD '80 concluded a review of an intellectual property rights situation with CoolChip Technologies, winner of the 2011 MIT $200K Clean Energy Prize Contest.
Web tool helps determine best energy storage options
Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers, and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs.