2012 Annual Report
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Sandia National Laboratories 2011 LDRD Annual Report Laboratory Directed Research and Development 2012 ANNUAL REPORT Exceptional service in the national interest 1 Sandia National Laboratories 2011 LDRD Annual Report Cover photos: Clockwise from Upper Left: • Crystals of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), substances that act as Laboratory Directed Research and Development molecular nanocages in which other molecular species can be trapped 2012 ANNUA L REPORT for diverse applications, such as the microcantilevers developed in project 141691 • Sandian Steve Dai prepares his low-temperature co-fired localized temperature stable dielectric developed in project 148900 • Tamper-resistant miniaturized system for capturing atmospheric samples for analysis, developed in project 151318, with each sampler about the size of an earplug. • Sandian Juan Elizondo-Decanini displays his miniature tritium-free solid- state neutron generator developed in project 158850. Exceptional service in the national interest 1 Issued by Sandia National Laboratories, operated for the United States Department of Energy by Sandia Corporation. NOTICE: This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of Abstract the United States Government. Neither the United States Government, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or This report summarizes progress from the Laboratory their employees, make any warranty, express or implied, or assume any legal liability Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, during fiscal year 2012. In addition to a programmatic apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represent that its use would not infringe and financial overview, the report includes progress privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process reports from 433 individual R&D projects in 10 or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily categories. Information for 163 projects in their final constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government, any agency thereof, or any of their contractors or subcontractors. The year is presented in a more-comprehensive format, views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the while for those 270 in pre-final years, only an abstract United States Government, any agency thereof, or any of their contractors. is presented herein. Printed in the United States of America. This report has been reproduced directly from the best available copy. Available to DOE and DOE contractors from U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program P.O. Box 62 laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Oak Ridge, TN 37831 Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract Telephone: (865)576-8401 DE-AC04-94AL85000. Facsimile: (865)576-5728 E-Mail: [email protected] SAND 2013-2089P Online ordering: http://www.doe.gov/bridge March 2013 Available to the public from LDRD Annual Report Staff: U.S. Department of Commerce National Technical Information Service Hank Westrich 5285 Port Royal Rd Sheri Martinez Springfield, VA 22161 Vin LoPresti Donna Chavez Telephone: (800)553-6847 Yolanda Moreno Facsimile: (703)605-6900 Carol Ashby E-Mail: [email protected] Rachel Silva Online order: http://www.ntis.gov/help/ordermethods.