Ames Laboratory

We Create Materials and Energy Solutions

Ames Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory dedicated to creating materials, inspiring minds to solve problems, and addressing global challenges. We are leaders in the discovery, synthesis, analysis, and application of new materials, novel chemistries, and transformational analytical tools.

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News & Highlights

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Today’s high-tech devices usually contain components made of rare earth elements, a class of metallic elements including neodymium and dysprosium, which is found in everything from cellphones and computers to wind turbines and electric vehicles.

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Breakthrough research: Wastewater from potato processing plants could be used in the recycling of high-tech devices

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Scientists observe complex tunable magnetism tied to electrical conduction in a topological material

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Polystyrene waste is everywhere, and it’s not biodegradable. Scientists just found a way to break it down.

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Shaking up topology with light

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Better Refractory Formulations through Accelerated Scientific Discovery

Research Divisions

Ames Lab organolead mixed-halide perovskites

Chemical and Biological Sciences

Metal powder particles formed by high-pressure gas atomization

Materials Sciences and Engineering

Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science

Critical Materials Institute

Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP)

Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals

Services & Resources

Materials Preparation Center

Purification, preparation, and characterization of metals, alloys, and single crystals for research and industry

Sensitive Instrument Facility

Houses state-of-the-art electron microscopes in a vibration- and static-free environment for the highest possible resolution

Partner with Ames Lab

Through multi-institutional collaborations, industry partnerships, and technology licensing, we transition basic energy science through early-stage research to commercialization.

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