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- A song of ice and fiber Sun, 11 Apr 21, 7:00pmThis is the first time a distributed acoustic sensing interrogator system had been used to capture data on the seafloor of the Arctic or Antarctic oceans, and the team sees many advantages for future use.
- Bio-inspired membrane captures 90% of CO2 in power plant emissions Wed, 9 May 18, 3:06amResearchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new biologically inspired membrane that can capture carbon dioxide from power plant smoke...
- New fractal concentrated solar power receivers absorb sunlight more efficiently Fri, 27 Oct 17, 10:51pmConcentrated solar power facilities are often large, sprawling across desert landscapes or the futuristic California of Blade Runner 2049. But smaller plants could offer a clean energy option for villages - if researchers...
- Biofuels from bacteria Fri, 25 Aug 17, 3:00amSandia Labs News Releases August 21, 2017 From Sandia National Labs Sandia helps HelioBioSys understand new clean energy source LIVERMORE, Calif.—You might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels standpoint, it’s...
- The good, the bad and the algae Thu, 10 Aug 17, 9:00amFrom Eurekalert Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Sandia tests Salton Sea-grown algae as new fuel source and pollution solution DOE/Sandia National Laboratories BRAWLEY, California — Sandia National Laboratories is testing...
- Lindzen at Sandia National Labs: ‘climate models are flawed’ Thu, 26 Jul 12, 1:19amThis press release was provided by Sandia National Labs: In an effort to shed light on the wide spectrum of thought regarding the causes and extent of changes in Earth’s climate, Sandia National Laboratories has invited...
- The “cool” particle Sat, 14 Jan 12, 3:11pmTwo press release on this this week, both below From the University of Manchester Researchers discover particle which could ‘cool the planet’ In a breakthrough paper published in Science, researchers from The...
- Largest nuclear bomb dismantled to date in the US arsenal, the B53 Wed, 26 Oct 11, 4:40amAccording to Wikipedia, this warhead (9.1 megatons) was apparently never tested, although an experimental TX-46 predecessor design was detonated 28 June 1958 as Hardtack Oak, which detonated at a yield of 8.9 Megatons. From...
- Largest nuclear bomb in the US arsenal, the B53, is dismantled Wed, 26 Oct 11, 4:40amAccording to Wikipedia, this warhead (9.1 megatons) was apparently never tested, although an experimental TX-46 predecessor design was detonated 28 June 1958 as Hardtack Oak, which detonated at a yield of 8.9 Megatons. From...
- Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Powered Brayton Cycle Turbine to Increase Efficiency By 50% Sat, 5 Mar 11, 8:00amWhile one can always look for new sources of renewable energy, there is a lot to be said for simply improving the efficiency of current systems. That is what researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories are working on...
- Amazing Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Look Like Golden Snowflakes Thu, 24 Dec 09, 1:00amAs snowstorms sweep the country, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are warming up our winter blues with the creation of these gorgeous snowflake-shaped photovoltaic cells...
- Researchers Build Machine That Turns CO2 Into Fuel Thu, 26 Nov 09, 1:00amImagine a machine that could suck carbon dioxide right out of the air and magically transform it into a usable product. It may seem like wishful thinking, but that’s exactly what researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories...