INL News Archive

Licensing

Connecting INL Technologies With Commercial Opportunities

See how Idaho National Laboratory licenses inventions, software and other intellectual property for use beyond the laboratory. These stories highlight technologies moving toward commercialization, the companies putting INL innovations to work and the partnerships that help turn federally funded research into real-world solutions.

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The pistachio trees of Coalinga, California, are thirsty. The nearest river is miles away, but beneath their roots lies an untapped water source — untapped because it’s full of salt...

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Anyone who has flown on a commercial flight, crossed an international border, visited a government building or attended a concert knows you’re not getting inside until you pass the security...

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Idaho National Laboratory technologies and projects won more than $7.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) program. TCF is a highly competitive program that...

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Idaho National Laboratory researchers love seeing their technologies at work in the marketplace, bolstering the nation’s economy, energy industry and communities. “It’s a win for America because these technologies provide...

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Batteries play a pivotal role in the world’s mission to reach net-zero carbon emissions, from electric vehicles to grid-scale electricity storage to home use. This includes helping nuclear power work...

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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...

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Idaho National Laboratory’s software marketplace is officially open for business....
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Thousands of innovations and technologies have been discovered at Idaho National Laboratory since its establishment more than 70 years ago. The discoveries include everything from cybersecurity software that reduces risk...

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A series of free webinars will showcase 12 innovative cybersecurity technologies available for commercial licensing from 10 U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories....
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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...
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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...
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INL and West Yost have entered into an agreement that will allow engineers from both organizations to help protect critical infrastructure....
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Twelve cybersecurity technologies from four DOE national laboratories will be showcased to the public during a series of free webinars starting this month....
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An Idaho Innovation Award was awarded to the Electrochemical Recycling Electronic Constituents of Value, a tool used to reclaim valuable metals and REEs....
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INL has teamed with Dynexus Technology to provide the energy storage industry with first-of-a-kind technology for advanced battery health diagnostics....
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INL's Reactor Excursion and Leak Analysis Program5-3D (RELAP5-3D) reached a milestone this week when it signed its 100th active license agreement....
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INL recently was awarded three Far West Regional Awards in 2017 from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC)....
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A Invention Disclosure Record (IDR) measures an innovation's ability to create jobs, improve national security, and improve or save lives....
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INL has launched the Rapid Technology Deployment Program to expedite the use of inventions that can be used to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Technology transfer at INL has come a long way since President Carter directed national labs to shepherd government innovations into the private sector....