The Idaho National Laboratory has changed the world for more than 75 years through work in nuclear energy, national security and other innovative technologies. From early nuclear reactor demonstrations to establishing tomorrow’s robust electrical grid, here are 10 of the most impactful INL achievements that benefit our nation and the world:

Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE)—the world’s first test of a molten chloride salt fast reactor.

The 2025 Army-Navy college football game kicks off Dec. 13 in Baltimore, Maryland, continuing one of America’s most storied rivalries.

First played in 1890, Army-Navy has endured through wars, peace and generations of cadets and midshipmen. Army-Navy stands apart as more than game — it’s a national tradition that honors service and sacrifice. Every player on the field has taken an oath to defend the nation with their lives. Its traditions embody duty, discipline and respect between rivals who serve the same nation.

A 2024 review by Sau, Orimo, and co-workers reveals universal design principles for fast ion conductors by organizing materials according to their structural frameworks rather than chemical composition. This approach identifies key features—3D interstitial networks, polarizable lattices, cooperative ion motion—that enable solid electrolytes to achieve liquid-like ionic conductivities, advancing all-solid-state battery development.

With human-robot collaboration at the core of Industry 5.0, a research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has made significant progress in this field, developing a new generation of “human-machine symbiotic” collaborative manufacturing systems. In addition to perceiving complex environments in real time and accurately interpreting operators’ intentions, the system can achieve skill transfer and self-learning via simple demonstration, while carrying out autonomous process code generation and automatic adjustment for highly accurate task execution. It has been successfully applied to high-end manufacturing tasks such as autonomous drilling on large aircraft and the disassembly of electric vehicle batteries, laying a solid foundation for a new model of human-centric smart manufacturing.

JMIR Publications today released a new analysis in its "News & Perspectives" section, examining a potential turning point for artificial intelligence in mental health care.

Whether we should stretch before sports or general exercise remains uncertain. Does stretching prevent or minimize delayed onset muscle soreness? Is it effective in preventing injury? The implementation of stretching routines into practice is highly controversial and widely debated among athletes, therapists, and coaches. Scientific evidence remains inconsistent. Some studies recommend stretching, others advise against it, and some find no impact. This confusion is resulting in an opaque jungle of empirical recommendations.

In Finland, Lapland’s tourism has grown so rapidly that Rovaniemi, the region’s capital and number‑one destination, where Santa Claus has his office, is already operating at full capacity. Attention has therefore turned to the next rising destinations in Lapland—one of which has been found along the Swedish border in Torne Valley, an area with a long and rich but largely forgotten tourism history.