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The suitcase-like handle are the two nanowires, one above the other. The darkest areas are gallium arsenide crystal. The two lighter areas in the shape of “plus” signs are gold gates at the top and bottom of the device. (Sandia scanning electron microscope image)

Voltage Increases Up to 25 Percent Observed in Closely Packed Nanowires

On January 27, 2012, in News, News & Events

Unexpected voltage increases of up to 25 percent in two barely separated nanowires have been observed at Sandia National Laboratories. Designers of next-generation devices using nanowires to deliver electric currents—including telephones, handheld computers, batteries and certain solar arrays—may need to make allowances for such surprise boosts. “People have been working on nanowires for 20 years,” [...]


This illustration of a metal-organic framework (MOF) shows the metal center bound to organic molecules. Each MOF has a specific framework determined by the choice of metal and organic. Sandia chemists identified a MOF whose pore size and high surface area can separate and trap radioactive iodine molecules from a stream of spent nuclear fuel. (Credit: Sandia National Laboratories)

New Material to Remove Radioactive Gas from Spent Nuclear Fuel

On January 27, 2012, in News, News & Events

Research by a team of Sandia chemists could impact worldwide efforts to produce clean, safe nuclear energy and reduce radioactive waste. The Sandia researchers have used metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to capture and remove volatile radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel. “This is one of the first attempts to use a MOF for iodine capture,” said [...]


U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu engaged in a dialogue and answered questions from members of the Sandia workforce during a town hall meeting. (Photo by Randy Montoya)

Secretary Chu Highlights Innovation at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico

On January 26, 2012, in Events, News, News & Events

  Read the story posted at the DOE website.


Sandia combustion researchers Craig Taatjes and David Osborn discuss data found from the detection and measurement of Criegee intermediate reactions. The apparatus seen on the left was used to make the measurements, which researchers believe will substantially impact existing atmospheric chemistry. (Photo by Dino Vournas)

Sandia Researchers, UK Partners Publish Groundbreaking Work on Criegee Intermediates in Science Magazine

On January 13, 2012, in CRF, Energy, News, News & Events, Transportation Energy

In a breakthrough paper published in the January 13, 2012, issue of Science magazine, researchers from Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility, the University of Manchester, and Bristol University report direct measurements of reactions of a gas-phase Criegee intermediate using photoionization mass spectrometry. (Click here to see a short video of Sandia combustion chemists discussing the research.) Criegee [...]


The University of Vermont will host the newly formed Center for Energy Transformation and Innovation, a joint center for research in areas such as energy efficiency, complex systems, consumer response and acceptance, and energy policy and governance.

Vermont and Sandia National Laboratories Announce Energy Research Center

On December 20, 2011, in Energy Efficiency, Grid Integration, Microgrid, Modeling & Analysis, News, Partnership, SMART Grid

Vermont—a leader in energy efficiency and deployment of so-called smart-grid technology—will become home to a $15 million national energy research project, officials announced Monday. The Center for Energy Transformation and Innovation will be housed at the University of Vermont. The three-year project is a partnership among the state of Vermont, Sandia National Laboratories of New [...]


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