From smoky skies to a green horizon: Scientists convert fire-risk wood waste into biofuel

A simplified new process transforms wood waste from agriculture and forest management into ethanol

20-Apr-2021 - Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough. Teams from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories have collaborated to develop a streamlined and efficient ...

Prototype electrolyte sensor to provide immediate read-outs

Painless wearable microneedle device may reduce trips to doctors' offices

05-Jun-2014 - Patients trying to navigate today's complex medical system with its costly laboratory analyses might prefer a pain-free home diagnostic device, worn on the wrist, that can analyze, continuously record and immediately remedy low electrolyte levels.Runners, athletes in other strenuous sports and ...

Kinked nanopores slow DNA passage for easier sequencing

Sandia self-assembly and atomic-layer deposition improve process fivefold

04-Aug-2010 - In an innovation critical to improved DNA sequencing, a markedly slower transmission of DNA through nanopores has been achieved by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories researchers. Solid-state nanopores sculpted from silicon dioxide are generally straight, tiny tunnels more than a thousand ...

Asian Biosafety Practices Fall Short of International Standards

14-Aug-2006 - A report recently released by Sandia National Laboratories shows that researchers in 16 Asian countries often use insufficient biosafety practices. Biosafety Level (BSL) 2 practices are often employed for research involving BSL 3 agents. Nearly two-thirds of respondents investigating Japanese ...

Sandia National Laboratories And Monsanto Company Announce Cooperative Research Agreement

11-Aug-2006 - Sandia National Laboratories and Monsanto Company announced a three-year research collaboration that is expected to play a role in both organizations' interests in biology and bioenergy. The arrangement is aimed at aligning Sandia's capabilities in bioanalytical imaging and analysis with ...