Iowa Business Podcast: Who’s behind Iowa’s new critical mineral “urban mining” operation? CMI technology for recovering rare earth elements from electronic waste is licensed to a company in Iowa, which describes the tech and how it is being used.
Ames Lab researchers receive Outstanding Small Research Team Award from Federal Laboratory Consortium Ames National Laboratory scientists Ikenna Nlebedim and Denis Prodius have been selected to receive a 2026 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Outstanding Researcher/Small Research Team Award for their pioneering work in developing and transferring a groundbreaking acid‑free rare‑earth recycling technology.
New Midland lithium facility could produce nearly half of US lithium output CMI scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed six technologies that were licensed to Element3 Resources, which has launched a new facility that can produce a lot of lithium at its new plant in Midland, Texas.
Bloomberg podcast Odd Lots: This is how the US can become a player in rare earth metals Podcast mentions Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory and several CMI partners.
Des Moines Register: Iowa startup pioneers ecofriendly rare-earth recycling with Ames Lab CMI technology developed at Ames National Laboratory is described in story about company that holds exclusive license
Ames Tribune: Boone startup, Ames Lab pioneer cleaner rare‑earth recycling tech CMI technology developed at Ames National Laboratory is described in story about company that holds exclusive license
AI-Powered National Lab collaboration launches to secure U.S. critical minerals supply A powerful new initiative—Critical Minerals and Materials to Unlock Supply (CM2US)—is harnessing artificial intelligence to transform how the U.S. discovers, develops, and delivers the critical minerals essential to modern technologies
LLNL: Energy-efficient process delivers rare-earth element for magnets CMI research described in story from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about research collaboration between LLNL, Case Western Reserve University and Ames National Laboratory.
ORNL: Moyer earns Carl Hanson Award for excellence in solvent extraction One of CMI's long-time leaders received an international award.
CMI project lead receives Hero of Industry Award CMI Project Lead Patrick Zhang, Florida Industrial & Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR Institute) received the annual Hero of Industry Award from the Florida Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
