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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Jul-2025 21:11 ET (26-Jul-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

22-Jul-2025

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Atomic Canyon to accelerate nuclear licensing with AI

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and artificial intelligence company Atomic Canyon signed a memorandum of understanding to streamline the licensing process for nuclear power plants with artificial intelligence for license application reviews.

18-Jul-2025

Idaho National Laboratory to lead advancements in US semiconductor manufacturing

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Business Announcement

(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has been chosen to serve as the chief digital officer for the Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA Institute (SMART USA). This Manufacturing USA Institute, funded by the National Institute for Standards and Technology CHIPS for America program and launched in 2025, is led by Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation.

16-Jul-2025

Innovation Crossroads welcomes six entrepreneurs for Cohort 2025

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The 2025 Innovation Crossroads cohort brings together six entrepreneurs who will collaborate with ORNL to accelerate advancements in energy and emerging technologies that strengthen U.S. competitiveness and regional economic growth.

16-Jul-2025

Idaho National Laboratory collaborates with Microsoft to streamline nuclear licensing

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Business Announcement

(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) have announced a collaboration to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline the nuclear permitting and licensing application process.

9-Jul-2025

JuggerBot 3D, ORNL to expand possibilities for pellet-fed 3D printing

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and JuggerBot 3D, an industrial 3D printer equipment manufacturer, have launched their second research and development collaboration through the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, Technical Collaboration Program.

30-Jun-2025

Licensed ORNL technology makes magnets with fewer critical minerals

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

United Rare Earths has licensed two innovative technologies from Oak Ridge National Laboratory aimed at reducing dependence on critical rare earth elements. These technologies support the creation of high-performance magnets engineered to use significantly less rare earth content.

30-Jun-2025

Groundbreaking cancer therapy clinical trial with US Department of Energy’s accelerator-produced actinium-225 set to begin this summer

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Isotope Program, within the Office of Science, will supply a U.S. based company with accelerator produced actinium-225 (Ac-225) in support of an upcoming U.S. clinical trial for cancer therapy for the first time. This is a significant milestone in the advancement of radiopharmaceutical development and cancer therapy because it opens a potential new pipeline for this lifesaving isotope.

23-Jun-2025

Quantum bootcamp

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

Sandia National Laboratories and Central New Mexico Community College are partnering to create a training program for quantum technicians.