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10-Dec-2009
Probing life's extremes in Yellowstone
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Frank Roberto trawls Yellowstone's thermal pools for viruses and microbes. On a recent trip to the park, he hunted for bacteria that could aid in the production of biofuels and bioplastics.
17-Nov-2009
Advanced nuclear fuel sets global performance record
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Idaho National Laboratory scientists have set a new world record with next-generation particle fuel for use in high temperature gas reactors.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
- Meeting
- American Nuclear Society Meeting
24-Sep-2009
New INL project tackles nuclear fuel recycling science
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
A new research project at Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory will use an innovative approach to learn how to get more use from nuclear fuel.
INL has won a competitive research grant that could help nuclear fuel be recycled or used for longer periods of time to produce more energy. The INL team in Idaho will collaborate with scientists at the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System user facility in Illinois.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
24-Sep-2009
New INL project will improve nuclear reactor simulations
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory, led by INL's Giuseppe Palmiotti, won a competitive grant from the US Department of Energy's Office of Science. The researchers will use the money to develop more accurate, and more universally applicable, nuclear reactor simulations. As a result, engineers should be able to design better, more efficient reactors down the road.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
15-Sep-2009
Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility chooses 2 new projects
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
Two new research teams have been selected to perform experiments with the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory. The NSUF program grants university-led scientific groups free access to the ATR -- one of the world's premier research reactors -- and other resources at INL and affiliated institutions
13-May-2009
A wealth of liquid fuel right under our feet
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
INL has partnered with Baard Energy to design one of the nation's first coal-to-liquids plants, a project that could help power the US transportation system without relying on foreign oil.
15-Oct-2008
Sensitive laser instrument could aid search for life on Mars
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Minuscule traces of cells can be detected in a mineral likely present on Mars, researchers report in the current online issue of the peer-reviewed Geomicrobiology Journal. The results, obtained using a technique developed at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, could help mission scientists choose Martian surface samples with the most promise for yielding signs of life.
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- Geomicrobiology Journal
- Funder
- NASA
25-Sep-2008
Idaho National Laboratory partners revitalizing BNCT research
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
As cancers go, glioblastoma multiforme is just about as bad as it gets.
23-Sep-2008
INL engineer's long-term nuclear fuel research pays off
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Science doesn't happen overnight, and Idaho National Laboratory Fellow Dave Petti knows that better than many. His research has required a long-term commitment from him and his colleagues -- one that is starting to pay off as the products of their work are breaking barriers and receiving national consideration.