Explosives for Geothermal Energy (IMAGE) DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Caption From left to right, Joseph Pope, a Sandia National Laboratories technologist, Sivana Torres, a New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology doctoral student, Veronica Espinoza, a NM Tech student, and Eric Robey, a Sandia mechanical engineer, examine a plexiglass cube fractured by a small-scale explosion. This study could be used to create new geothermal energy systems. Credit Photo by Bret Latter/Sandia National Laboratories Usage Restrictions With Credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.