Exascale computing promises big boosts in technology Ames Laboratory's Theresa Windus is quoted in an article detailing advances that could be made possible through the Exascale Computing Project.
New Nitrogen Assembly Carbon catalyst has potential to transform chemical manufacturing Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered a metal-free carbon-based catalyst that has the potential to be much less expensive and more efficient for many industrial concerns, including manufacturing of bio- and fossil fuels, electrocatalysis, and fuel cells.
Happy 100th Birthday, Klaus! Klaus Ruedenberg, Ames Lab theoretical chemist and leading figure in the international field of quantum mechanics, will turn 100 years old on Aug. 25.
Ames Lab Scientist Theresa Windus named Fellow of American Chemical Society Theresa Windus, the Interim Director of Chemical and Biological Sciences at Ames Laboratory and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Professor at Iowa State University, has been named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
New technique sheds light on the mysteries of complex chemical reaction networks Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and their colleagues have discovered a way to untangle the mysteries of complex reaction networks by employing a measurement tool in a unique way.
Ames Lab-led research team wins a $12.8M boost from the Department of Energy to tackle plastic upcycling science A multi-institutional team of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, which has been working on the problem for almost three years, is growing into the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), with $12.8 million in funding over four years.
Ames Lab chosen to lead new Energy Frontier Research Center The new EFRC will research ways to upcycle plastics into more valuable materials.
Ames Laboratory’s Perras named to Early Career Research Program Ames Laboratory associate scientist Frederic Perras is one of 76 researchers selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science from across the nation to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE’s Early Career Research Program.
Rethinking the science of plastic recycling In a recently published study in the journal ACS Central Science, the multi-institutional team, including Ames Laboratory scientists, reported a catalytic method for selectively converting discarded plastics into higher quality products, such as lubricant oils or waxes. In turn, the waxes can be processed into everyday products like detergents and cosmetics.
Advanced NMR at Ames Lab captures new details in nanoparticle structures Advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques at Ames Laboratory have revealed surprising details about the structure of a key group of materials in nanotechology, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), and the placement of their active chemical sites.
