Laboratory experts help states learn more about advanced nuclear deployment
Idaho National Laboratory is poised to lend its deep bench of experts to a new resource for states wanting to learn more about advanced nuclear energy deployment. The Advanced Nuclear State Collaborative, launched in February, has already received interest from 23 states. Now states have a platform for peer-to-peer discussions and one-stop easy access to […]
Making a smaller target for hackers: Technology keeps industrial control systems safer by limiting online access
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 […]
From research to rescue: INL employee volunteers for search and recovery team
Angelica Petrovic works with a team to strategically support and lead critical mission projects by developing work plans, reports, and other project tasks. She is currently in the pre-project planning stage for sustaining thermal irradiation capabilities at INL for decades to come.
Taking charge of our future: New federal program enhances nationwide electric vehicle infrastructure
Before electric vehicles can lead the way into a cleaner energy future, drivers must have confidence that they can find a charger when they need one. The new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, formula program is addressing that challenge head-on. A series of federal recommendations announced last week aims to make electric vehicle charging […]
From atoms to earthquakes to Mars: High-performance computing a Swiss Army knife for modeling and simulation
At Idaho National Laboratory, computational scientists use INL’s supercomputers to perform “virtual experiments” to accomplish research that couldn’t be done by conventional means.
Meet the Idaho National Laboratory experts supporting TerraPower’s advanced reactor development
Idaho National Laboratory experts supporting TerraPower’s advanced reactor development
An electrifying future: Idaho National Laboratory’s role in White House efforts to make vehicle charging more accessible
Idaho National Laboratory’s role in White House efforts to make vehicle charging more accessible.
High and dry: Idaho National Laboratory-developed software helps farmers manage water usage
Idaho National Laboratory-developed software helps farmers manage water usage. INL scientists explore key issues such as water supply and extreme weather events, like drought, through the laboratory’s energy and environmental research efforts.
Microgrid in a Box opening new possibilities in defense, utilities, disaster relief
Microgrid in a Box, it includes 320 kilowatt-hours of battery storage, and can tie seamlessly into a modern electrical grid and coordinate the distribution of electricity for a small village, military base, or, in the event of a disaster, a hospital, transportation depot, or other critical infrastructure building.
Cybersecurity technologies to star in national lab showcase
A series of free webinars will showcase 12 innovative cybersecurity technologies available for commercial licensing from 10 U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories.
Starting small: Three microgrid projects bring clean energy to Army in Kuwait
To help reduce carbon emissions from troops abroad, Idaho National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Defense are developing three pilot demonstration projects that will establish clean energy and sustainability solutions for the U.S. Army Central Command in Kuwait.
Advanced research agency funds two Idaho National Laboratory net-zero research projects
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 National Laboratory opens application period for 2023 K-12 education grants
Idaho National Laboratory’s K-12 Education Program has opened the application period for its STEM grants.
Study shows advantages of charging electric heavy-duty vehicles with small modular nuclear reactors
Nuclear energy from small modular reactors or microreactors could provide electricity or hydrogen for recharging electric trucks. That’s according to a University of Michigan study funded by Emerging Energy Markets Analysis, an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) initiative. This analysis addresses a critical aspect of low-emission energy transitions, said Steve Aumeier, senior advisor of INL’s strategic […]
Idaho National Laboratory’s 2023 Bright Future in Energy Scholarship opens
Idaho National Laboratory is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 Bright Future in Energy Scholarship competition.
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.
INL technology hits the marketplace
The marketplace debut of Idaho National Laboratory’s Colorimetric Detection of Actinides, or CoDeAc, isn’t the finish to the award-winning technology’s story. According to its inventors and now investors, it’s just the beginning of a new chapter.
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.
Simulation Code Probes Microscale Mysteries of Advanced Manufacturing
INL’s MALAMUTE simulation code gives researchers a new perspective on advanced manufacturing techniques that could reduce the environmental impact of producing high-performance materials.
Supporting innovation with automation: INL researcher develops autonomous hot cell tool
An INL researcher has designed a robotic system to autotomize post-irradiation examination using a hot cell at Idaho National Laboratory.