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Idaho National Laboratory: It's in the water

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory show that lithium from geothermal brine could help meet growing demand for raw material and make geothermal power more cost efficient

This composite image from Idaho National Laboratory shows geothermal water and batteries, representing CMI research at INL that lithium from geothermal brine could help meet growing demand for raw material and make geothermal power more cost efficient.

Idaho Falls Magazine: It's in the water

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory show that lithium from geothermal brine could help meet growing demand for raw material and make geothermal power more cost efficient

CMI research at Idaho National Laboratory represented in this composite image from Idaho National Laboratory showing geothermal water and batteries

DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge Celebrates Women’s History Month

DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge Celebrates Women’s History Month story features CMI Project Lead Ruby Nguyen at Idaho National Laboratory

Ruby Nguyen, Idaho National Laboratory

INL: Looking to the salvage yard for rare earth elements

As the United States seeks a stable domestic supply of rare-earth elements – essential to high-tech instruments and electronics – researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are looking to the salvage yard to see what might be lurking under the hoods and in the doors of light-duty cars and trucks.

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