Looking to the salvage yard for rare-earth elements
INL is looking to the salvage yard to see what might be lurking under the hoods and in the doors of lcars and trucks in the search for rare earth elements.
Celebrating disability awareness
To celebrate National Disability Awareness Month, INL employees open up about their experiences with working and living with disabilities.
Spotlighting three INL employees with Hispanic heritage
Three INL employees explore their roots in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of hispanic cultures from across the world.
Mackay STEM students ready for Discovery Day
For a community like Mackay, the impact of an event like Middle School Discovery Day can’t be understated, which is why INL brought STEM to the event.
And the winner is… over 100 interns present summer projects at INL intern expo, awards ceremony
Every summer, students from across the country and globe participate in the INL internship program. The summer is capped off with the annual Intern Expo.
Researchers compete in pitch competition
INL researchers gathered at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) for the National Lab Accelerator Pitch Competition.
Solution to this growing environmental crisis may come from an unlikely combination
The solution to a environmental crisis may come from the combination of an Idaho Falls entrepreneur’s invention and an INL nuclear waste treatment tech.
INL research leads to new discovery on key nuclear fuel
Uranium dioxide is one of the hardest piezomagnetic materials known; however, new INL research is making it possible to better understand its properties.
Idaho researchers search for flaws before they become failures
INL researchers at the lab’s Battery Test Center have developed a new metric called self-discharge current to detect early internal battery shorts.
INL helps Pocatello portable energy storage company with battery cell testing
Idaho National Lab regularly offers up to 40 hours of expertise each year to small businesses that intersect and support the laboratory’s mission areas.
Unraveling a mammoth-sized mystery
An INL archeologist, is the corresponding author on a new article about Owl Cave for American Antiquity for the Society for American Archaeology.
INL leads nuclear industry push to implement computer-based procedures
An INL human factors researcher has been instrumental in an effort to take advantage of the benefits of computer-based procedures in the nuclear industry.
Authentic Leadership: The Power of Being You
INL Human Resources & Diversity invited guest speaker Mark Hacker to talk with colleagues about the real-world results he’s seen from authentic leadership.
Idaho lab lends expertise to California rare earth mining operation
INL and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute are developing solutions to build a domestic supply chain of rare earth elements.
INL celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In May, the United States celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Some INL employees share what the month means to them.
Unique obsidian geochemical signatures provide a scientific lens to the past
INL archaeologists are obsidian originating in southeast Idaho to provide clues about Native American travel and trade routes over the past 13,000 years.
Falcon supercomputing system recognized as one of the top supercomputer systems in operation
Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Falcon supercomputer is being recognized by TOP500 as one of tthe most powerful computer systems currently in operation.
Search dogs aid in the hunt for pioneer remains on Idaho site
An INL archaeology team is leading an effort to uncover the remains of a pioneer buried beneath the ground somewhere within the desert Site.
Hybrid power plant boosts power by combining three energy sources
Enel Green Power North America’s Stillwater geothermal plant is being analyzed for its potential to concentrate on solar power.
Idaho Falls Mayor deems February 23 Harold McFarlane Day
PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Harold McFarlane has served his community, state and nation admirably for more than four decades; and WHEREAS, Feb. 21-27 is National Engineers Week, which is the perfect time to honor a citizen who has distinguished himself and can serve as an example to Idaho’s youth about the importance of a science, technology, engineering […]