Thin Explosive Films Provide Snapshot of How Detonations Start
Scientists at Sandia Labs are advancing fundamental knowledge of detonations by using physical vapor deposition to “grow’ paper thin films of PENT […] More
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Shall We Play a Game? SIGNAL Nuclear Deterrence Online Wargaming Opened to Public
Over the past century, military leaders and policy makers in the United States have sought to answer similar questions with seminar style […] More
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New Method for Testing Explosives Stored in Weapons Stockpiles
Stored small-scale and large-scale explosives, from blasting caps to nuclear weapons, need to be tested regularly for safety, whether those weapons are […] More
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Optical Particle Trap for Real-Time Detection of Threat Agents
Characterizing a particular harmful agent in the air can be difficult, delaying response time to a biological or chemical incident or attack. […] More
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Sandia Hosts Urban Shield Exercise to Test Responders in Active Shooter Scenario
How do emergency responders react if a disgruntled former employee and two other unidentified subjects come on site, kill people, and take […] More
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Marine Veteran Finds Niche in Sandia Explosives Group
Located between vastly dry desert terrain to one side and beautifully lush terrain — known as the “Green Zone” — to the […] More
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Sandia National Laboratories Hosting Supplier Open House Events
Sandia National Laboratories is offering open houses three times a month to provide a forum for suppliers to talk to staff and […] More
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Radiation Security Teams Protect Crowds at Super Bowl, Political Conventions
Richard Stump has been to five Super Bowls and hasn’t seen a single pass, run or touchdown. Stump works security — a […] More
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Sandia Advancing Fragment Tracking for Better Understanding of Explosive Threats
Using high-speed cameras, imaging techniques and computer modeling, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are able to study fragmenting explosives in ways that […] More
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Creating Whirling Fire ‘Tornados’ to Improve Modeling Tools
Fire that whirls and rotates, like a tornado or dust-devil, generates much higher heat fluxes than non-rotational fires. Researchers at the Sandia […] More
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Studying the Complexities of Plutonium
Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories have recently conducted plutonium experiments using Sandia’s pulsed power Z Machine that have reached regions of […] More
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Sandia Researchers Help Advance Suicide Bomb Detector
Suicide bombings are pervasive because they generate publicity and require little expertise, resources or planning. Between 1981 and 2015, an estimated 5,000 […] More
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