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Two researchers peer through an artistic representation of the chemical structure of a kind of clay

Can clay capture carbon dioxide?

March 23, 2023 8:00 am

The atmospheric level of carbon dioxide — a gas that is great at trapping heat, contributing to climate change —... View Article

A technologist operates additive manufacturing equipment

New superalloy could cut carbon emissions from power plants

March 22, 2023 8:00 pm

As the world looks for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have shown that... View Article

DOE honors Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge team

March 21, 2023 8:00 am

If you’ve searched online for a plane ticket recently, you may have noticed new information on display: the relative emissions... View Article

researcher stand behind a digitallly imposed image of the periodic table

Sandia scientists help enhance advanced nuclear reactor analysis

March 15, 2023 10:14 am

Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, and advanced reactors can add more of it to the... View Article

Two researchers stand in the desert. Power transformers are on the horizon in the background.

A fresh look at restoring power to the grid

January 31, 2023 8:50 am

Climate change can alter extreme weather events, and these events have the potential to strain, disrupt or damage the nation’s grid.... View Article

Two researchers stand by battery testing equipment

International team plans to transform battery databases

January 30, 2023 8:51 am

A consortium of researchers, including Sandia battery experts Yuliya Preger and Valerio De Angelis, are working together to stimulate battery... View Article

A team of Sandia National Laboratories researchers is testing materials to make the next generation of fusion reactors. This container is used to expose the samples to nuclear fusion. It holds seven samples of innovative tungsten alloys, post exposure. (Photo by Jonathan Coburn.)

Sandia work at the heart of next generation nuclear reactor

January 16, 2023 9:33 am

A team of Sandia National Laboratories researchers working on the reactor at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility is testing materials to make... View Article

Click to watch an animation of Sandia National Laboratories’ smart collar detecting a leak from a carbon dioxide storage reservoir. (Animation by Max Schwaber) Members of the media can download and use the animation.

Surveilling carbon sequestration: A smart collar to sense leaks

December 13, 2022 9:00 am

Sandia National Laboratories engineers are working on a device that would help ensure captured carbon dioxide stays deep underground —... View Article

The Arctic Ocean near Barrow, officially known as Utqiaġvik, in late June 2012. Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.

Sandia collaborating with UNM-led team on sea ice model

December 12, 2022 8:00 am

This fall, the Department of Energy announced funding for several projects aimed at improving their Energy Exascale Earth System Model... View Article

Yuliya tests batteries in her lab to understand how their performance degrades under different conditions.

Society of Women Engineers bestows awards on 3 Sandia staff, including its highest honor

October 24, 2022 8:00 am

The Society of Women Engineers has bestowed awards on three Sandia National Laboratories employees. Senior scientist Tina Nenoff received the... View Article

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