An early start: INL STEM Scholars camp helps area students learn about clean energy
At Idaho National Laboratory’s STEM Scholars summer camp in July 2022, students in eastern Idaho learned more about how they can make a difference as our world grapples with a growing energy crisis.
Idaho National Laboratory researchers awarded $3.8 million, program renewals confirmed
Idaho National Laboratory researchers have won funding from one of the nation’s largest sponsors of research in the natural sciences.
More data could turbocharge efforts to build better batteries, researchers say
Battery scientists from the U.S., the United Kingdom and Germany have proposed the Battery Data Genome, a central repository for battery test information that could be accessed by researchers around the world.
Keeping cool: A common refrigerant shows promise for metal recycling
Idaho National Laboratory researchers have taken a water treatment technology and adapted it for another environmentally important function – selectively separating rare earth elements and transition metals.
Idaho lab unveils industrial-scale advanced manufacturing technology
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.
Send in the drones: INL unmanned aerial program offers independent testing and prototyping
For all the sophisticated equipment INL’s Unmanned Aerial Systems team has at its disposal for testing high-tech cameras, radios and sensors, there is still a lot of gearhead ingenuity involved.
Energy secretary tours INL with focus on clean energy, national security capabilities
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm made her first visit to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Wednesday.
Small business tests promising new battery at INL
INL is partnering with Cogent Energy Systems Program to improve battery cycling performance through the application of carbon nano-onions.
A new ETHOS: INL leads study of innovation culture at six national labs
The INL Tech Deployment team produced the ETHOS report to quantify innovation culture and assess the impact of innovation drivers within the national labs.
No small potatoes: Understanding risks and impacts to our agricultural supply
An INL research team is interested in addressing supply chain challenges related to food and agriculture.
Taking charge of safety: How the BADGE diagnostics platform will provide reliable electric vehicle battery data
INL researchers are addressing electric vehicle battery safety concerns with the recently deployed Battery Advanced DiaGnostics Evaluation (BADGE) platform.
Minerals called perovskites open new avenues of energy research
INL researchers are using perovskites for different energy applications and a new understanding of the minerals is leading to innovations.
Key to improved green tech efficiency found in simple acid treatment
INL has discovered a more efficient way of creating electrochemical cells for carbon-free hydrogen and large-scale electricity generation.
What to do with your old phone? INL’s E-RECOV might have the answer
The Idaho National Laboratory-developed technology known as E-RECOV is working to combat the world’s need to properly recycle electronics.
Idaho National Laboratory seeks partner for small hydropower field demonstration
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory are looking for field demonstration partners to help investigate how regional hydropower operators can integrate industrial-scale energy storage to make their plants capable of providing local emergency power during blackouts.
Spero Renewables ‘TAPs’ Idaho National Laboratory
Researchers at Spero Renewables tapped into INL’s Technical Assistance Program to work with researchers at the Biomass Feedstocks National User Facility.
Cracking under pressure: What teeth can teach us about modern materials
INL researchers are using dental enamel from animals to develop stronger and more resilient materials with uses across the energy sector.
Learning to improve chemical reactions with artificial intelligence
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory are learning to improve chemical reactions with the help of artificial intelligence.
Battle-ready recycling: DARPA ReSource project enlists INL research team
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – DARPA – has enlisted Idaho National Laboratory to help create a mechanical system that soldiers can use to separate their garbage and turn it into everything they need to survive
Garbage changing the game? How municipal waste is becoming a bioenergy champion
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) bioenergy researcher Rebecca Brown is leading new research that supports the Department of Energy’s efforts to decontaminate municipal solid waste, specifically for use as biofuels.