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Please use our media library for downloadable images and usage rights.For nearly a century, Albuquerque has been a hub for scientific research. The city is home to Sandia National Laboratories, one of the National Nuclear Security Administration's R&D labs. In addition to researching nuclear weapons and technology, Sandia Labs also advances research in climate change, computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology and cognitive science.
Other engineering, aerospace and scientific businesses near Albuquerque include Spaceport America, a hub for aviation and space technologies location three hours south of Albuquerque, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, a R&D lab of the U.S. Department of Energy, located two hours north.
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