Paul Menser Archives - Idaho National Laboratory

INL Earns Spot #8 as a Best Place to Work for Women, Diverse Managers

September 5, 2023 7:13 am

For the fourth straight year, Idaho National Laboratory earned a place on DiversityMBA’s annual list of best places to work for women and diverse managers, this time coming in at No. 8, its highest ranking yet. DiversityMBA is an organization that specializes in analyzing and benchmarking inclusion in talent management practices. Its annual “50 Out Front” list, which appears in

Florida company TAPs into answers

July 24, 2023 7:19 am

For Juan Carlos Villatoro, what began as a simple internet search for information that could help him extract high-value minerals from used cellphones and laptops might now seem like a big twist of fate. The clean energy entrepreneur from Jacksonville, Florida, most likely didn’t expect a connection to Idaho National Laboratory that would eventually result in his business, Alquimista, receiving

It’s your nickel: Small changes in materials could lead to big improvements in fast charging

June 5, 2023 6:21 am

The key to developing an electric vehicle battery that can charge as quickly as it takes to fill a car with gasoline lies within its materials. High-nickel, layered-oxide cathode materials have potential to make EV batteries charge faster, go farther and last longer. Now a team of researchers led by Idaho National Laboratory has learned that cathodes made of a

Making a smaller target for hackers: Technology keeps industrial control systems safer by limiting online access

April 17, 2023 11:03 am

You don’t have to be William Tell with a bow and arrow to know that a smaller target is harder to hit. In today’s world of cybersecurity, the fewer opportunities there are for hackers to make trouble, the less chance there is of it happening. OpDefender, an innovation developed at Idaho National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Advanced research agency funds two Idaho National Laboratory net-zero research projects

January 26, 2023 6:20 pm

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPAE) has awarded more than $5.8 million to Idaho National Laboratory to support research that boosts domestic supplies of the critical elements needed to meet the nation’s clean energy goals.

Idaho technology changing outlook of advanced materials development

December 14, 2022 2:06 pm

Idaho National Laboratory is on a new path of exploration, as it has executed multiple agreements with Innovyz USA, a Chicago-based company that works with universities and laboratories to find new technologies ready for commercialization.

Nuclear forensics team braves winds to learn fallout collection techniques

December 5, 2022 1:18 am

Although the likelihood of a terrorist nuclear attack is extremely low, a lot of work is required to prepare for such an unthinkable event. That’s why a response team assembled by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently trained in eastern Idaho’s desert on ways to collect and analyze simulated debris from a nuclear detonation.

Guarding the breach: Cyber Summer Camp teaches students to think like hackers

October 14, 2022 4:26 pm

At its 2022 Cyber Summer Camp, INL’s Cybercore Integration Center and local education partners gave Idaho high school students a weeklong course in how to think like hackers.

Spence Carter receives professional society ‘5 Under 35’ award

October 12, 2022 1:37 pm

Spence Carter has received the 5 Under 35 award from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.

Idaho lab unveils industrial-scale advanced manufacturing technology

September 27, 2022 1:21 pm

The future of the manufacturing industry depends on advancements that lead to decarbonization. At Idaho National Laboratory, a ribbon cutting event recently unveiled first-of-its-kind electric field assisted sintering (EFAS) technology. At the event, the lab showcased the world’s largest direct current sintering equipment, DCS-800.

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