Blood drive victory 🩸 In honor of World Blood Day, Sandia and @LosAlamosNatLab faced off in a friendly competition to collect the most blood donations. ➡️

Tiny tech for national security 🛡️ Sandia’s MESA complex specializes in creating trusted microelectronic components tailored to meet the needs of nuclear deterrence and national defense. ➡️

Upgraded, tested and ready 💥 Sandia’s Light Initiated High Explosives facility is entering a new era of weapons testing to meet the nation’s evolving nuclear deterrence needs. ➡️

A model partnership 🏢 Sandia and @LosAlamosNatLab are partnering to standardize 3D design and modeling practices to efficiently modernize facilities

On this Independence Day, we celebrate the freedom to innovate, discover and lead. @ENERGY’s National Labs are powering America’s future with science, security and a competitive edge. #DOENationalLabs

Q-Day 💥 There are only two types of data: quantum-safe and future-compromised. Sandia’s quantum computing research is making strides in overcoming data security challenges. ➡️

Sandia is the premier engineering laboratory, fulfilling a critical role in the nuclear security enterprise. “[We’re] delivering on missions that protect the nation,” said Labs Director Laura McGill. Read more ➡️ #DOENationalLabs

Flowing, molten nitrate salts 🧂 Sandia’s Molten Salt Test Loop is set to restart, providing a safe environment for industries to test components and systems at temperatures up to 600 degrees Celsius. ➡️

Creating a quantum workforce 🔬 A new quantum training lab designed by Sandia and @CNMsuncats is getting students ready to enter the industry. ➡️

Strengthening U.S. chip production 💪 Sandia is the first national lab to join the National Semiconductor Technology Center, which aims to restore America’s role in semiconductor manufacturing. Read more in @ABQJournal. 📰

A crew for all seasons 🌼 Sandia’s grounds and road crew plants flowers, cleans debris and maintains a world-class research campus that promotes well-being and safety. ➡️

Protecting nuclear facilities and materials ☢️ Sandia’s International Training Course on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities has now taught more than 1,000 participants from 70 countries ➡️

Delivering a safe, secure and reliable stockpile. Sandia and the nuclear security enterprise have completed the last production unit of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, achieving a major milestone in the Labs’ nuclear deterrence mission #DOENationalLabs

In response to the semiconductor industry’s growing need for talent, Sandia’s new intern program mentors the next generation of microelectronics experts ➡️

RT @NNSANews: We've said "semiconductor" a lot lately, but what do we mean? Well, we're talking about the microchips that power smartphones….

Demand for quantum technicians is on the rise 📈 A new quantum training lab designed by Sandia and @CNMsuncats is getting students ready to enter the industry. ➡️

As part of the #DOENationalLabs, Sandia helps resolve the nation's most challenging security issues through advanced defense, deterrence and intelligence technology. Learn more about our work ➡️

Awarding leadership and enthusiasm in STEM 🏆 The 34th annual Math & Science Awards honored dozens of high school juniors for their impressive performance in a math or science class ➡️

A lifelong passion for technology ⚙️ Sandia Truman Fellow Sam Peana has led a life of grand adventures in science and engineering, most recently making an important discovery in quantum photonics. ➡️

New brain-inspired computing system arrives at Sandia 🧠 Researchers deployed the world’s first large-scale SpiNNaker2 neuromorphic system. With 175 million digital neurons, it offers brain-like processing power to support nuclear deterrence research ➡️