Immunology
Using biomimicry to detect outbreaks faster
Our immune systems are made up of billions of white blood cells searching for signs of infections and foreign invaders, ready to raise the alarm.
Apr 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Finding COVID-19 needles in a coronavirus haystack
COVID-19 researchers the world over face a daunting task of sifting through tens of thousands of existing coronavirus studies, looking for commonalities or data that might help in their urgent biomedical investigations.
Jul 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Preventing collateral damage in cancer treatment
Using a simple concept and a patented Sandia sensor that detects radioactive materials, a team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a patch to stop damage to healthy tissue during proton radiotherapy, one of the ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Health
Sandia tests distillery's hand sanitizer developed to address severe shortage
Distillery-developed hand sanitizer is leaving a New Mexico warehouse as quickly as it disappeared from grocery stores after Sandia National Laboratories helped confirm the product meets all federal requirements for distribution.
May 7, 2020
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Biomedical technology
Scientists develop more holistic and efficient way of testing personal protective equipment
A team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a faster and more comprehensive way of testing personal protective equipment, or PPE. The basic principle: modeling a device to fit the human form and human behavior.
Aug 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use public data to forecast new coronavirus cases
Global data networks that connect people through their devices have made it possible to create accurate short-term forecasts of new COVID-19 cases, using a method pioneered by two researchers at Sandia National Laboratories.
Jun 30, 2020
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Health
Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hikers provide data for Sandia study of health, performance
It takes a special type of person to hike from one rim of the Grand Canyon to the other in a single day. These motivated, resilient athletes now are helping researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of ...
Jan 18, 2017
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