Recycling products from the inside out
What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product was over? Scientists at Sandia are exploring the idea as a possible solution to plastic pollution.
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Hey! Where’s my qubit?
Vanishing atoms can ruin quantum calculations. Scientists have a new plan to locate leaks.
Study asks: Can cellphone signals help land a plane?
Experimental navigation technology, developed in partnership between Sandia and Ohio State, could keep an airplane on course when GPS is unreliable.
Work toward a cleaner way to purify critical metals
Over the past three years, Sandia researchers have been pioneering an environmentally friendly alternative to separating rare-earth elements from watery mixtures.
Lighting the way for quantum innovation
A collaboration between Sandia and Arizona State University combines integrated photonics and light-wave frequency for novel quantum information processing.
Researchers develop tantalizing method to study cyberdeterrence
Sandia developers build a multiplayer online war game to learn how people’s decisions during threatening situations can impact national security.
Labs researchers capture six R&D 100 Awards
Honorees include a seizure-predicting device, software that optimizes network microgrids, tech that streamlines additive manufacturing and others.
Testing new technology and research on orbit
Labs researchers and engineers are creating a process that uses the International Space Station as a proving ground to rapidly test and mature technology in space.
Detecting threats beyond the limits of human, sensor sight
A team of computer scientists has developed a software system that can find and track moving objects as small as a pixel. The technology can be used to analyze video and images from satellites, drones and far-range security cameras.
Remembering Al Narath
Albert Narath, a chemist and head of Sandia from 1989 to 1995, died May 2, leaving a legacy of commitment to research at the Labs.