July 2026
Students To Help Identify Retirement Options for Energy Technologies
The Technology Recycling and Repurposing (T-ReX) Collegiate Competition challenges undergraduate and postsecondary students to brainstorm new options for components and materials.
Energy Discovery Awaits Within the Spin of Atoms
Not only can NMR serve much of NLR’s research umbrella, but it could also launch homegrown innovation to give U.S. energy, chemical, material, and critical mineral industries a competitive edge.
New Advanced Air Mobility Framework Helps Industry Prepare for Future of Flight
NLR published a first-of-its-kind “capability maturity matrix” to help the aviation sector chart out its readiness to support and deploy advanced air mobility across seven domains.
NLR-Led Center Could Spur Industrial Adoption of New Membrane Technologies
Three national laboratories are merging expertise in designing, fabricating, and testing membranes to create a single pathway to launch new membrane technologies that could reduce energy demand and costs across a range of industries.
As Jet Fuel Supplies Tighten, Can Other Fuels Meet Demand?
Researchers from NLR have released new research evaluating the potential of five emerging aviation fuels.
News Release: NLR Awarded 12 Genesis Mission Projects Ranging From Semiconductors to Alaska Utility Optimization
NLR received 12 project awards from the Genesis Mission’s Phase I request for application.
Affordable Homes, Cooling Centers, and a Faster Grid? Yes, Please
Four new companies earned funding through IN2’s Scalable Tech Track and will soon trial their technologies in cities, power grids, and homes across the United States.
Water Power Winners Emerge As Collegiate Competitions Surge
Top teams claim prizes at 2026 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition final events, and DOE welcomes a record 45 teams for the 2027 season.
NLR and ExxonMobil Launch Accelerate Program for Advanced Materials Innovators
NLR is collaborating with ExxonMobil to launch a program to help innovators overcome the challenges in scaling and de-risking their technologies on the path to commercialization.
US Hydropower Faces Supply Chain Challenges With Large Power Transformers
A new report identifies nine unique challenges that hydropower facilities face when upgrading or replacing large power transformers.
NLR Expands Computational Capability for Large-Scale Decision Optimization Under Uncertainty
A recent demonstration has shown that a class of planning models—built using stochastic optimization—can now be executed at a faster pace and on larger problems than previously possible at the laboratory.
HERO’s Mission: Building a Blueprint for Wave Energy Components
The latest HERO WEC mission status update examines how a new charge controller design could fill a gap in the wave energy industry.
New Partnerships With State of Alaska and University of Alaska Fairbanks Expand on Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
NLR Laboratory Director Jud Virden signs partnership agreements at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage.
June 2026
Entropy Facilitates Charge Separation, Even in One-Dimensional Semiconductors
New study challenges existing understanding by revealing entropy’s role in one-dimensional systems.
How To Climb a Critical Mineral Mountain? Come Together, Right Now
At the 2026 Partner Forum, industry, academia, government, and researchers convened to talk U.S. supply strangleholds, modern mining, and optimism.
From Mine to Megawatt: How NLR Is Securing Critical Mineral Supply Chains for the Power Grid
In the latest Tell Me Something Grid, Sarah Inskeep talks supply chain for energy technologies and one NLR model that brings them together.
Cradle-to-Crisis Approach Improves Battery Safety and Performance
NLR researchers use advanced analytical techniques and real-world data to deliver unique insights into battery safety.
Sienna Grid Modeling Team Puts Power in the Hands of People
Researchers equip organizations across the country with the skills to tackle their transmission planning challenges.
Kolker, Digon Selected for Distinguished Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program
As fellows, NLR’s Amanda Kolker and David Digon are recognized as exceptional leaders in the national laboratory complex.
AI Research Digs Deep Into Mining Operations
NLR researchers are working on new methods to shore up critical minerals discovery, mining, and processing into materials and eventually devices.
Last Updated April 28, 2026