Ames Laboratory

We Create Materials and Energy Solutions

Ames National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory dedicated to creating materials, inspiring minds to solve problems, and addressing global challenges.

News & Highlights

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In the News

DOE’s Critical Materials Innovation Hub Awards $10 Million for Early-Stage Research and Development

Research Highlight

Adsorption of Rare Earths on Kaolinite and Selective Stripping with Deep Eutectic Solvents

tructure of lanthanum borohydride complex

Research Highlight

Solid-state NMR & Al-MD Spot Active Catalyst Structure

molecular and heterogeneous catalyst comparison

Research Highlight

Group 4 Metallocenes Supported on Sulfated Zirconium Oxide Catalyze Benzene C‒H Borylation

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In the News

Nature Protocols features iCOUP plastic upcycling method

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

Research Programs

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Critical Materials Innovation Hub

Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics

Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals

Machine Learning Accelerated Materials Discovery Center

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 National Laboratory

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

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