Sandia National Laboratories heralded a milestone at the end of May: the first of a new type of nuclear gravity bomb was built ahead of schedule.

Sandia National Laboratories has started to work on the B61-13 nuclear bomb program, as shown in an image of the weapon’s first joint test assembly released on its website on Mar. 19, 2025.

Sandia’s expansion comes as the U.S. national laboratory network, run by the Department of Energy, have seen differing impacts from the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts.

The Department of Energy’s national labs have an especially critical role to play in the advancement of artificial intelligence systems and research into the technology, a top federal official said ...

Sandia maintains a Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD)program to enable current and future national security missions and maintain investments across all stages of research and ...

CU Boulder’s second annual Sandia Day drew over 160 registered attendees for a packed agenda highlighting the strong partnership between the university and Sandia National Laboratories, potential ...