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ORNL: Seven scientists named Battelle Distinguished Inventors

Two CMI scientists are among seven at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors.

composite image of two CMI scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who won inventor awards

DOE invests millions in America’s massive lithium-production potential

BIC Magazine story on DOE invests millions in America’s massive lithium-production potential

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CMI researcher Sheng Dai named DOE 2022 Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow

CMI researcher Sheng Dai, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is named one of two U.S. Department of Energy 2022 Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellows

image of man head and shoulders; CMI researcher Sheng Dai, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL and INL develop low-cost rare earth extraction technique

CMI research, technology transfer featured in Powder Metallurgy Review

Two people work in a science laboratory: Santa Jansone-Popova (L) and Ilja Popovs quantify rare-earth element concentrations in liquid samples using spectroscopy (Courtesy Genevieve Martin/ORNL, US DOE)

Materials - tailor-made molecules

CMI research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is described in a new scientific publication that is highlighted on the ORNL website. CMI researchers use state-of-the-art methods to shed light on chemical separations needed to recover rare-earth elements and secure critical materials for clean energy technologies.

illustration of chemical structures, used by CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to shed light on chemical separations to recover rare earth elements

Rio Tinto starts tellurium production at Kennecott

Rio Tinto starts production of critical mineral tellurium at Kennecott and credits collaboration with Critical Materials Institute

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Rio Tinto starts production of critical mineral tellurium at Kennecott

Rio Tinto starts production of critical mineral tellurium at Kennecott and credits collaboration with Critical Materials Institute

Rio Tinto starts tellurium production at Kennecott

Rio Tinto starts production of critical mineral tellurium at Kennecott and credits collaboration with Critical Materials Institute

Western Rare Earths joins Critical Materials Institute

Game-changing rare-earth elements separation technology licensed to Marshallton

CMI Team member Marshallton Research Laboratories has licensed a new technology for rare earths separation that was developed by CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory.

Santa Jansone-Popova, left, and Ilja Popovs quantify rare-earth element concentrations in liquid samples using a spectroscopy instrument. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy