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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Paul Canfield working at flux-growth furnace

News Release

Researchers use crystal-growth technology to improve materials prediction and discovery

Computer simulations of spin wave behavior.

News Release

Scientists discover new way to control magnetic waves for future quantum technologies

In the News

R&D World: Can AI solve the critical materials challenge?

News Release

Iowa State, U.S. Department of Energy extend contract for Ames National Laboratory

In the News

$1M award will establish new chemical reaction dynamics facility at UH Mānoa

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

metal letters C M I on a brown background

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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