Critical Materials Innovation Hub News

LLNL: Inspired by nature, proteins pick out mission-critical metals

CMI research at CMI Team members Penn State and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created the technology that has now been licensed to CMI Team member Alta Technologies.

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Report: US concerns over minerals deal with Ukraine leading to potential losses

News article quotes CMI Deputy Director Rod Eggert, Colorado School of Mines

Digging deep: critical mineral supply chains, electric vehicles, and the role of technological innovation

Article on Resources for the Future mentions Critical Materials Innovation Hub research on recycling electronic waste.

WVLT: Breaking Ground: Saved from the scrapyard, a big Tennessee economic boost

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in television story about their work.

DOE: Reflections on 2024: FECM’s Year in Review

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) reflects on 2024

Missouri S&T: S&T professor, alumnus elected Fellow of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

Missouri S&T news about CMI Focus Area lead elected SME Fellow

IEEE Spectrum: Inside an American rare-earth boomtown

The IEEE Spectrum story "Inside an American rare-earth boomtown" mentions CMI and CMI Team members, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Recycling Today: DOE to invest $17M in critical minerals supply chain

CMI research in magnets is noted in the Recycling Today article "DOE to invest $17M in critical minerals supply chain"

World-class innovators: Florida Poly professors among top 2% scientists globally

CMI Team member Florida Poly professor among top 2% scientists globally

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The EC Leach Team’s Recycling Technology Already in High Demand

The CMI technology for electrochemical leaching was developed at CMI Team member Idaho National Laboratory and participated in AMMTO's Energy I-Corps program during Cohort 12. Since graduating from the program, the team’s technology has been licensed in the battery sector and other companies are pursuing licenses including in the mining sector.

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