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
Testing sensors in fog to make future transportation safer November 23, 2021 8:00 am Sandia fog facility enables technology testing, foundational research Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may... View Article
Sandia-operated Arctic measurement facility moves, research to continue November 11, 2021 9:16 am Atmospheric studies and more to continue at fixed Arctic observatory After eight great years of observations and research, a Sandia... View Article
DOE’s WETO commissions the National Rotor Testbed October 29, 2021 10:00 am The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office is in the process of officially commissioning the National Rotor Testbed,... View Article
Sandia scientists provide technical assistance to Rocking Solar, an American-Made Solar Prize Finalist with a product that could transform the urban landscape September 13, 2021 9:00 am Sandia National Laboratories’ researchers recently hosted Darin Palmer, CEO of Rocking Solar, for a demonstration of his potentially game-changing approach... View Article
Internship program paves successful path for American Indian and Alaska Native students August 9, 2021 8:11 am American Indian and Alaska Native science, technology, engineering, and math students face extraordinary odds when pursing higher education. As the... View Article
Testing heat exchangers helps move solar plans forward June 14, 2021 8:00 am Sandia researchers have completed a two-year effort to evaluate heat exchanger performance for the Labs’ latest concentrating solar power project.... View Article
Sandia wins $25 million DOE award to build next-generation CSP power plant May 4, 2021 10:38 am Sandia National Laboratories has won a $25 million award from The Department of Energy to build, test, and demonstrate a... View Article
New tool brings some West Texas wind to the Duke City — virtually February 2, 2021 3:12 pm Sandia researchers have a new tool that allows them to study wind power, to see whether it can be efficiently... View Article
Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test Facility launches R&D Voucher Program to further Concentrating Solar Power technologies January 29, 2021 9:21 pm Sandia National Laboratories is currently seeking applications from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and individuals to further technologies related... View Article