National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC

Sandia Corporation

Varioscale, Inc.

David P Adams

Michael David Henry

Robert K Grubbs

V Carter Hodges

Randy J Shul

Karl Douglas Greth

Ronald S Goeke

Michael J Vasile

Jeffrey Stevens

Kira L Fishgrab

William C Sweatt

Michael B Sinclair

Dianna S Blair

Nicolas Argibay

Michael T Dugger

Richard Karl Harrison

Brad Boyce

Liam D Claus

Michael E Chandross

Joel McDonald

Aaron C Hall

James Ewers Levy

Blythe G Clark

Ping Lu

Deidre Hirschfeld

Bradley Howell Jared

Robert V Reeves

Thomas M Mayer

Douglas R Nichols

Daniel J Dorsey

William Charles Rice

Matthew Jordan

Scott Silverman

A neutron detector including a plurality of layers of converter material and a plurality of layers of detector material. Each layer of converter material can be immediately adjacent to at least one layer of detector material and each layer of detector material can be immediately adjacent to at least one layer of converter material. The neutron detector may further include a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) that is electrically coupled to the plurality of layers of detector material. A value output by the ROIC may be indicative of a neutron interacting with a layer of converter material from amongst the plurality of layers of converter material.

Mutli-layered neutron detector

The present invention relates to metal coatings and methods thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to ultra-low wear noble metal alloys, such as for use in electrical contact coatings.

Stable nanocrystalline metal alloy coatings with ultra-low wear

The present invention relates to a lateral via to provide an electrical connection to a buried conductor. In one instance, the buried conductor is a through via that extends along a first dimension, and the lateral via extends along a second dimension that is generally orthogonal to the first dimension. In another instance, the second dimension is oblique to the first dimension. Components having such lateral vias, as well as methods for creating such lateral vias are described herein.

Lateral vias for connections to buried microconductors and methods thereof

Lateral vias for connections to buried microconductors

The present invention relates to the design and manufacture of an ignitable solid, where the solid is composed of an array of ignitable regions. In some examples, the array provides a three-dimensional periodic arrangement of such ignitable regions. The ignitable region can have any useful geometry and geometric arrangement within the solid, and methods of making such regions are also described herein.

Ignitable solids having an arrayed structure and methods thereof

The present invention relates to solar absorptive coatings including a ceramic material. In particular, the coatings of the invention are laser-treated to further enhance the solar absorptivity of the material. Methods of making and using such materials are also described.

High durability solar absorptive coating and methods for making same

A method of pulsed laser intrinsic marking can provide a unique identifier to detect tampering or counterfeiting.

Method of intrinsic marking

Methods and apparatus whereby an optical interferometer is utilized to monitor and provide feedback control to an integrated energetic particle column, to create desired topographies, including the depth, shape and/or roughness of features, at a surface of a specimen. Energetic particle columns can direct energetic species including, ions, photons and/or neutral particles to a surface to create features having in-plane dimensions on the order of 1 micron, and a height or depth on the order of 1 nanometer. Energetic processes can include subtractive processes such as sputtering, ablation, focused ion beam milling and, additive processes, such as energetic beam induced chemical vapor deposition. The integration of interferometric methods with processing by energetic species offers the ability to create desired topographies at surfaces, including planar and curved shapes.

Method and apparatus for creating a topography at a surface

A process for fabricating coils using a Damascene process uses a curved substrate having a surface extending along and about an axis made of a first material. A groove is formed in the curved surface along and around said axis, and the groove is filled with a second material that is different from the first material to form a coil of second material in said first material. Excess second material is then removed from the surface of the first material, leaving the coil of second material in the groove.

Damascene fabrication of nonplanar microcoils

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