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Sandia Creates Terahertz-Speed Polarization Optical Switch
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Sandia Creates Terahertz-Speed Polarization Optical Switch

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and North Carolina State University performed optical information processing at terahertz speeds, a rate much faster...

Overcoming the Trust Barrier in Nuclear Weapons Verification Measurements
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Overcoming the Trust Barrier in Nuclear Weapons Verification Measurements

Sandia National Laboratories physicist Peter Marleau has developed a method for verifying warhead attributes without revealing sensitive design information.

Robot Rodeo Offers Bomb Squads an ­nbeatable Experience
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Robot Rodeo Offers Bomb Squads an ­nbeatable Experience

Sandia National Laboratories later this month will host the 11th annual Western National Robot Rodeo, a four-day event where civilian and military bomb squad teams...

Reversing the Curse
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Reversing the Curse

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level, possibly lifting the...

Sandia Adds Augmented Reality to Training Toolbox
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Sandia Adds Augmented Reality to Training Toolbox

Computer scientists have adapted augmented reality headsets to enhance physical security training and analysis at Sandia National Laboratories.

Honey, I Shrunk the Circuit
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Honey, I Shrunk the Circuit

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have shown it's possible to make transistors and diodes from advanced semiconductor materials that could perform much better...

Turning to the Brain to Reboot Computing
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Turning to the Brain to Reboot Computing

With computation stuck in a rut, computer scientists are scrambling for new ideas.

Supercomputers Receive Funding to Help Predict, Modify New Materials
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Supercomputers Receive Funding to Help Predict, Modify New Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy will invest $16 million over the next four years in supercomputer technology that will accelerate the design of new materials by combining...

New Cooling Method For Supercomputers to Save Millions of Gallons of Water
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New Cooling Method For Supercomputers to Save Millions of Gallons of Water

Sandia researchers are testing a cooling system expected to save millions of gallons of water annually to cool the lab's computing center in New Mexico.

Beating Bitcoin Bad Guys
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Beating Bitcoin Bad Guys

Sandia helps federal law enforcement develop a cryptocurrency forensics tools to prevent the use of Bitcoin by criminals.

Joining Forces: Military Students Get a Taste of National Lab Research
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Joining Forces: Military Students Get a Taste of National Lab Research

Fourty-five students from U.S. military educational institutions are participating in this summer's Military Academic Collaboration at Sandia National Labs.

Phononic Filter Could Revolutionize Signal Processing Systems
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Phononic Filter Could Revolutionize Signal Processing Systems

Sandia researchers have demonstrated a mechanism for coherent information processing in integrated photonics and say the concept could be the basis for powerful...

Supercomputer Benchmark Gains Adherents
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Supercomputer Benchmark Gains Adherents

A software program that ranks supercomputers on their ability to solve complex problems rather than on raw speed continues to gain traction in the high-performance...

Managing the Data Deluge For National Security Analysts
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Managing the Data Deluge For National Security Analysts

Sandia Labs researchers are developing solutions to help analyze huge amounts of data in real-time, including presenting sensor images in searchable form.

Computer Researcher at Sandia Wins IEEE Early Career Award
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Computer Researcher at Sandia Wins IEEE Early Career Award

Sandia Labs researcher Kurt Ferreira, whose research interests include operating systems and massively parallel system run-times, has been selected for the 2015...

Hardware From Old Nuclear Weapons Systems Becomes Valuable Teaching Resource
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Hardware From Old Nuclear Weapons Systems Becomes Valuable Teaching Resource

Sandia National Laboratories is preserving the history of nuclear weapons in hardware developed since the start of the nuclear era as a way to connect new generations...

Sandia, Georgia Tech Form Academic Collaboration
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Sandia, Georgia Tech Form Academic Collaboration

Sandia National Laboratories and Georgia Institute of Technology have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic collaboration that...

The Quest For Efficiency in Thermoelectric Nanowires
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The Quest For Efficiency in Thermoelectric Nanowires

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories say better materials and manufacturing techniques for thermoelectric nanowires could allow carmakers to harvest power...

Getting Bot Responders Into Shape
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Getting Bot Responders Into Shape

Through a project supported by DARPA, Sandia National Labs is developing technology to improve the endurance of legged robots to help them operate for long periods...

Studies Look at Long-Term Aging of Electronics in Nuclear Weapons
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Studies Look at Long-Term Aging of Electronics in Nuclear Weapons

Sandia National Laboratories is studying how environments, including radiation that originates from a nuclear weapon itself, could affect the performance of electronics...
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