Subscribe
Stay connected with the latest news and research breakthroughs from NLR.
News and Feature Stories
The following news stories take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how NLR is leading energy systems innovation and integration.
Search or filter for a specific story using the options below.
November 2026
Can Super Intelligence Turn Raw Bioprocessing and Biological Data Into Predictions?
Discover three ways NLR Is leveraging super intelligence and machine learning to move insights to industry more quickly.
NLR Researchers Uncover Natural Design Laws That Shape Tree Cell Walls
NLR researchers found that despite genetic variation, all tree genotypes within a species, poplar, have virtually identical cell wall architecture.
The Fast Lane: 3 Modern Inventions To Advance Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy has enormous potential. These three inventions could help the industry drill faster.
October 2026
How 2 Startups Are Turning Plant Waste Into Products
The latest companies selected for an NLR accelerator program will test and refine their technologies with help from laboratory experts.
Modeling Tool Can Help Developers Recycle Waste Heat
Updates to a building energy modeling tool enable city planners to evaluate energy distribution to save time and money.
News Release: NLR Joins New DOE Consortium To Advance Battery Manufacturing and Strengthen US Competitiveness
NLR is joining the BattMan consortium, a national collaboration to address critical manufacturing barriers impeding the scale-up and market deployment of new battery technologies.
Partners for Critical Minerals: NLR and Natural Resources Research Institute Enhance Collaboration
NLR and NRRI are working together to design a new, scalable method to recover and recycle elements necessary to build many of today’s modern defense technologies.
Super Intelligence Speeds Up Transportation Research at National Laboratory of the Rockies
NLR researchers are using super intelligence techniques including data fusion, neural networks, and sentiment analysis to accelerate the pace of the laboratory’s transportation and mobility research.
Commercialization Hub Aims To Ease Marine Energy Path to Market
NLR’s Water Power Commercialization Hub aggregates the information and resources marine energy developers need to advance technology readiness and navigate market barriers.
Building Energy Modeling Made Easy With Natural Language Prompts
The new OpenStudio-MCP connects an ordinary AI assistant to expert-level simulation tools, so a plain-language prompt can produce real, physics-based answers.
Share
Last Updated Sept. 30, 2026