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RuBisCo
A high-quality feedstock to address scaling and sustainability challenges associated with the growing global demand for protein Global demand for high quality digestible protein is expected to substantially outpace population growth over the coming decades. RuBisCo (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase) is the photosynthetic enzyme in the green leaves of plants and is...

Tunable Fracture Toughness in Composite Laminate
A process to prevent delamination failure and increase the long-term safety and performance of composite structures while reducing costs and adverse impacts. Toughened interleaves encourage crack jumping between plies, ultimately raising the structure’s toughness and arresting interply-delamination crack growth Delamination is a common failure in laminate composite structures. Delamination between...

Green Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Waste
A new method converts coal waste into a domestic source of rare earth elements with significantly improved environment, health, and safety outcomes over existing methods Current methods of mining and separating rare earth elements are not only expensive and labor intensive, they also take a devastating toll on the environment....

Additively Manufactured Crystalline Materials
Highly localized, site-specific additive manufacturing of high power conversion efficiency (PCE) crystalline materials for semiconductors and functional devices Shown above: Laser direct-write of free-form perovskites Semiconductors are foundational materials that underpin all modern electronic devices ranging from integrated circuits, LEDs, and photovoltaics. One class of crystalline semiconductor material that has...

Architected Porous Stamp for Liquid Transfer Printing
An architected porous stamp fabricated using multiphoton lithography (MPL) can achieve very fine tunable features and exceptional control in liquid transfer printing Mass production roll-to-roll printing techniques such as flexography, gravure, and offset are undergoing re-examination for their suitability in the emerging area of printed electronics. These methods rely on...

Inductive Circuit Sensor for Intrusion Detection
Sandia’s intrusion detection system uses inductive power transfer to reliably sense whether a barrier has been opened, closed, or breached relative to a stationary surface. Over the last forty years, balanced magnetic switching (BMS) has become the standard form of intrusion detection for secure sites throughout the United States. BMS...

Electromechanical Grip Tester
Sandia’s electromechanical grip tester allows for simultaneous electrical and mechanical testing, resulting in reduced testing time and decreased costs. Sandia's electromechanical grip tester The increasing demand for products to meet industry accepted performance standards such as ASTM and ISO has resulted in the need for improved test equipment designs that...

Refractory High-Entropy Alloy (RHEA) Compact Heat Exchanger
Recent breakthroughs in hybrid advanced manufacturing and advanced alloys can significantly extend the temperature and pressure operational range of heat exchangers Description When it comes to their material properties, high-efficiency compact heat exchangers require a suitable combination of creep, high-temperature strength, oxidation resistance, and thermal shock. Current heat exchanger designs...

Enhanced Functional Alloys with High Strength and Ductility
A technique for tailoring the mechanical properties of traditionally low-strength and low ductility alloys using laser beam powder bed fusion (LB-PBF) additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented design freedom that can lead to novel materials development. Intermetallic alloys have useful magnetic properties such as high permeability, low coercivity, and...

Additive Manufacturing Printhead for Exotic Materials
A customized printhead for safe and high-quality additive manufacturing of exotic and piezo-responsive materials Recent adaptations to fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing (AM) techniques have created pathways for the printing of exotic materials, including those that are electrically or magnetically oriented or chemically endo or exothermic. AM printing of...

Thorium
As a simple, architecture-agnostic job scheduler that allows users to run data processing jobs with zero deployment files, Thorium saves money by automatically and efficiently managing data infrastructure. Modern business needs for data management have resulted in a surge in the fields of data science, machine learning, and big data...

Highly Conductive, High Resolution Printed Electrical Traces and Components
A two-step additive manufacturing approach for forming highly conductive, high-resolution electrical traces and components with properties suited for flexible and hybrid electronics Electrical traces and conductive components are essential features of electronic devices, power electronics, and printed circuit boards. Specific characteristics such as trace width and thickness can greatly influence...

Plasma Micronozzle Adapter
A micronozzle adapter capable of printing line widths and thicknesses 10x finer than existing 3D plasma jet printers Heightened interest in next-generation printable and flexible electronics is accelerating research and development in rapid and highly repeatable additive manufacturing (AM) processes and capabilities. Plasma jet printing, which converts a desired print...

Wire Rivet
An easy-to-install wire rivet for making electrical connections to multiple substrates in less time with fewer parts There is a need to provide a simple and quick electrical connection to one or many conductive substrates that does not require abrasion of the substrate surface or a complicated assembly process requiring...

Targeted Antibody Therapeutics
Highly potent SARS-CoV-2 antibodies show pre-clinical efficacy and delayed disease progression The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for the global community to rapidly acquire a diverse arsenal of prevention and therapeutic options to address SARS-CoV-2. A flexible and robust solution is needed to impact the current threat and shorten...

Magnetic Smart Tagging and Sensing Platform
A chip-scale, magnetic smart tagging and sensing platform with enhanced performance for the accurate tracking, sensing, and monitoring of assets The accurate tracking and sensing of assets is an area of growing interest across diverse industries and environments. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies face key limitations in settings with RF-based communications...

Tamper-Resistant Fastener
A tamper-resistant, threaded fastener for enhancing the security of vaults, safes, and other high-value physical assets The tamper-resistant fastener consists of a specialized cap and bolt (at right). The bolt (lower left) is laterally slotted and includes a cap retaining area. The cap (upper left) features a square, foot-like section...

ViralFx
ViralFx is an integrated approach to the diagnosis and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 that is accurate, rapid, repeatable, and easily deployed In pandemic scenarios, the capacity to complete laboratory diagnostic tests can be overwhelmed due to the need for specialized equipment and highly trained personnel to perform the complex workflows for...

Analog Matrix Vector Multiplication
Reduces the area and energy consumption of neural network accelerators using nonvolatile memory components (NVM) Analog matrix vector multiplication (MVM) using nonvolatile memories is limited by the accuracy of the memory elements and their analog variability. Variations in “on” or “off“ state current, or the low or high resistance state,...

High Performance Dual-Mode Oscillator Circuits
Dual-mode oscillator architectures for use with SC cut resonators Sandia researchers have developed two architectures that allow dual oscillators to operate simultaneous modes from a single resonator with a high degree of mode isolation. These techniques present a practical and more easily implemented pathway for the SC resonator type dual...

Fluid-Infused Elastomers with Improved Resistance to Degradation
Elastomers are polymeric materials with elastic properties used in gaskets, seals, tubing, and other products that provide critical sealing functions in diverse settings Elastomers are polymeric materials with elastic properties used in gaskets, seals, tubing, and other products that provide critical sealing functions in diverse settings. Throughout the course of...

RetSynth Software
RetSynth is a comprehensive tool for rapidly identifying all optimal and sub-optimal pathways for the bioproduction of high value target compounds The successful biological production of high value target compounds is a slow and complex process. Achieving production of relevant quantities requires the design and integration of pathways into a...

Lower-Cost Strengthened Glass Substrates
Lower-cost strengthened glass substrates for smart phones, smart watches, tablets, and other durable, impact-resistant applications Glass substrates with enhanced strength and durability are in high demand for use in handheld devices and electronic displays. Currently, glass strengthening is achieved using alkali ion-exchange techniques, where high temperature molten-salt baths are used...

Mode I Fracture Testing Apparatus
An apparatus that uses load frames to conduct Mode I Fracture Testing of bonded structures without surface prep, adhesive mixing, alignment jigs, or prolonged wait times Fracture testing drives material selection and design considerations for virtually all structural components. The conventional method for sample preparation and Mode I Fracture Testing...

GOPRIMPOLY
GOPRIMPOLY is an application for efficiently finding binary primitive polynomials from order 16 to 53 Description Robust error detection techniques are vital for reliable and efficient digital communication. Commonly occurring digital communication errors and changes are often a result of factors such as noise and interference. Cyclic redundancy check (CRC)...
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