Safer, More Powerful Batteries for Electric Cars, Power Grid March 15, 2022 8:00 am Solid-state batteries with little liquid electrolyte are safer than lithium-ion batteries Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like... View Article
Improved nuclear accident code helps policymakers assess risks from small reactors February 23, 2022 8:00 am Sandia expands software to support regulators’ evaluation of next-generation reactors Sandia National Laboratories recently updated the Maccs code to better... View Article
Team develops roadmap to automated driving future February 21, 2022 8:00 am Imagine driving down a country road at night. It’s dark, raining and road construction cones block the lane ahead. Driving... View Article
Algorithm could shorten quality testing, research in many industries by months February 16, 2022 8:00 am Machine learning used to predict direction-dependent mechanical properties of metals A machine-learning algorithm developed at Sandia could provide auto manufacturing,... View Article
New testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting batteries December 6, 2021 8:00 am Using a microscopic method for measuring electrical potential, a team of scientists at Sandia National Laboratories may have discovered how... View Article
Tethered balloon system put to the test November 10, 2021 8:00 am A series of tethered balloon system (TBS) test flights conducted by Sandia were recently featured on the website of the... View Article
Underground tests dig into how heat affects salt-bed repository behavior November 9, 2021 8:00 am Study to refine computer models, inform policymakers for future spent nuclear fuel disposal Scientists from Sandia, Los Alamos and Lawrence... View Article
This device could usher in GPS-free navigation November 3, 2021 9:00 am Sandia Labs shows advanced wayfinding tech could finally become compact, fieldable Don’t let the titanium metal walls or the sapphire... View Article
Making the nation’s electric grid more resilient to electromagnetic events June 21, 2021 8:00 am An electromagnetic event, while not likely, could disrupt power over a large region of our nation, and mitigation efforts should... View Article
Sandia scientist, international researchers, author technical reference reports for photovoltaic community May 21, 2021 9:17 am Sandia National Laboratories researcher Joshua S. Stein recently co-led activities resulting in two new International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic Power... View Article