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Louisiana Blue Ribbon Commission on Bayou Corne Safety

On May 9, 2013, in Capabilities, Carbon Capture & Storage, Climate, Earth Sciences Research Center, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Research & Capabilities

Secretary Stephen Chustz, from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LADNR), asked David Borns (in Sandia’s Geotechnology and Engineering Dept.) to serve on the blue ribbon commission (BRC) that was formed by Governor Bobby Jindal to provide science-based public safety recommendations regarding the sinkhole in the Bayou Corne area. The BRC will help LADNR continue [...]


Sandia Quantum Transport Article Was the 12th Most Downloaded Paper from AIP’s Applied Physics Letters in February

On May 1, 2013, in Capabilities, Materials Science, News, News & Events, Office of Science, Research & Capabilities

Research on topological insulators (TIs) has drawn intensive interests. The type-II InAs/GaSb heterostructure, due to its unusual alignment of the conduction and valence band edges of InAs and GaSb, is predicted to be a two-dimensional (2D) TI. Historically, type-II InAs/GaSb heterostructures have been extensively studied for infrared applications. With the new prediction as a 2D [...]


CRF Researchers Measure Reaction Rates of Second Key Atmospheric Component

On May 1, 2013, in Analysis, Capabilities, Climate, CRF, Energy, Facilities, Global Climate & Energy, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Office of Science, Research & Capabilities, Sensing & Monitoring, Transportation Energy

Researchers at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility, the University of Manchester, Bristol University, University of Southampton, and Hong Kong Polytechnic have successfully measured reaction rates of a second Criegee intermediate, CH3CHOO, and proven that the reactivity of the atmospheric chemical depends strongly on which way the molecule is twisted. The measurements will provide further insight into [...]


Caterpillar, Sandia CRADA Opens Door to Multiple Research Projects

On April 17, 2013, in Capabilities, Computational Modeling & Simulation, CRF, Materials Science, Modeling, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Partnership, Research & Capabilities, Sensors & Optical Diagnostics, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Transportation Energy

Sandia and industrial giant Caterpillar Inc. have signed their first umbrella cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA), opening the door to a wide range of scientific research. “This agreement will lead to an expanded relationship with Caterpillar,” said Vic Weiss, the Sandia business development specialist who helped negotiate the CRADA. “It’s a strategic collaboration.” The [...]


Better Monitoring and Diagnostics Tackle Algae Biofuel Pond Crash Problem

On April 17, 2013, in Biofuels, Biomass, Capabilities, Energy, News, News & Events, Renewable Energy, Research & Capabilities, Sensors & Optical Diagnostics, Systems Analysis, Transportation Energy

Sandia is developing a suite of complementary technologies to help the emerging algal biofuels industry detect and quickly recover from algal pond crashes, an obstacle to large-scale algae cultivation for potential biofuels. Sandia is addressing the algal pond crash issue in three complementary ways: developing a real-time monitoring tool for algal ponds that can detect [...]


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Last Updated: April 17, 2013
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