Idaho a step closer to having largest research dairy in US
The University of Idaho's plan to build the nation's largest research dairy and experimental farm cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday......»»
Micron announces US$15 billion in new fab investment in Idaho following Chips Act
Micron Technology has announced plans to invest approximately US$15 billion through the end of the decade to construct a new fab for leading-edge memory manufacturing in Boise, Idaho. This will be the first new memory manufacturing fab built in the U.....»»
"If they can"t make it, none of them will." These Idaho salmon may hold key to survival
In less than 20 years, wild Chinook salmon may disappear. But one group nestled in Central Idaho's rugged wilderness may be the key to the threatened species' recovery throughout the Northwest......»»
Uncovering the past: Researchers create 3D images of fossils
Idaho National Laboratory is perhaps best known for innovative research that helps shape the clean energy economies of today and tomorrow—and for good reason. But while much of the laboratory's work is focused on building a sustainable future, INL.....»»
Tim Cook goes for a ride in Rivian electric pickup at Sun Valley ‘summer camp for billionaires’
As reported earlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook is attending the Sun Valley Conference this week in Idaho, often referred to as a “summer camp for billionaires.” While we rarely learn much about what goes on at Sun Valley each year, a fun Frid.....»»
The Energy In Nuclear Waste Could Power the US For 100 Years, But the Technology Was Never Commercialized
There is enough energy in the nuclear waste in the United States to power the entire country for 100 years with clean energy, says Jess C. Gehin at the Idaho National Laboratory. CNBC reports: There are 93 commercial nuclear reactors at 55 operating.....»»
As hurricane season approaches, experts say to beware of more rapidly intensifying storms
Maggie and Mike McKinney, their pets and a friend sought refuge in a bathroom of their home in Florida's Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018 with three shot glasses and a bottle of Jameson Irish whiskey......»»
Idaho water officials issue emergency drought declaration for majority of state
The Idaho Department of Water Resources on Friday issued an emergency drought declaration for all but 10 of the state's 44 counties......»»
Google routinely hides emails from litigation by CCing attorneys, DOJ alleges
"Adding legal": Google fights monopoly suit by copying lawyers on emails, DOJ says. Enlarge / Google CEO Sundar Pichai uses his phone during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2018, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (credit: Ge.....»»
How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle
The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd—hurricanes helping to fuel wildfires.....»»
Karl Malone Auto Group and Jerry Seiner Dealerships among dealership buyers in Q4, Q1 transactions
Six dealerships sell in fourth-quarter and first-quarter transactions across Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Connecticut and Georgia......»»
Climatologists: Drought to worsen in Oregon, Idaho this year
Climate scientists in the U.S. Pacific Northwest warned Thursday that much of Oregon and parts of Idaho can expect even tougher drought conditions this summer than in the previous two years, which already featured dwindling reservoirs, explosive wild.....»»
Researchers team up to clearer picture of molten salts
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge, Brookhaven and Idaho national laboratories and Stony Brook University have developed a novel approach to gain fundamental insights into molten salts, a heat transfer medium important to advanced en.....»»
NASA Seeks Ideas For a Nuclear Reactor On the Moon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.org: NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system. NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho N.....»»
Citing liberty, Idaho Lt. Gov. McGeachin bans vaccine mandates in power grab
Gov. Brad Little will reverse all McGeachin.'s actions when he gets back to state. Enlarge / Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin speaks during a mask-burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021, in Boise, Idaho. (credit: Getty.....»»
US Military Seeks Comments on Its Plan to Build a Small, Transportable Nuclear Reactor
America's Department of Defense "is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho," reports the Associated Press: The department began a 45-day comment period on.....»»
Idaho COVID crisis: Hospitals overflowing with sicker, younger patients
"These people didn't need to die now, and they didn't need to die like this." Enlarge / A coronavirus preparedness tent setup outside a hospital emergency room entrance at Gritman Medical Center in the northern Idaho city of Moscow in March 2020.....»»
Idaho drought surprises experts, results in watering cutbacks for farmers, residents
The 100-degree temperatures are taking a toll on Idaho farmers, and worries about water usage are becoming commonplace......»»
What"s in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist explains its dangerous components
Something unusual happened this year in Idaho. Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about the health risks of wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal. With almost the entire U.S. West in drought, it was only a matter of time befo.....»»
Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit 122° Fahrenheit
Man watered dish to cool it down but overheating knocked it offline for 7 hours. Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish and equipment in the Idaho panhandle's Coeur d'Alene National Forest. (credit: Wandering-coder) A Starlink beta user in Arizona.....»»