Critical Materials Innovation Hub News

Two CMI technologies named R&D100 Award finalists

The finalists were announced by R&D Magazine and are presented annually to the top 100 scientific innovations as selected by an independent panel.

3D-printed permanent magnets outperform conventional versions, conserve rare materials

CMI researchers from Ames Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated in research that was conducted at ORNL to demonstrate that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials.

University of Pittsburgh: Designing a more sustainable electric vehicle

CMI technology developed by researchers at Ames Laboratory with CMI Team member Powdermet has received additional funding to further the technology in a project between Powdermet and the University of Pittsburgh.

ORNL licenses rare earth magnet recycling process to Momentum Technologies

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a process that can help recover magnets from used computer hard drives, which was licensed to Momentum Technologies

CMI researchers at ORNL developed a process that can help recover magnets from used computer hard drives.

ORNL: Magnets—coming around again

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated how rare earth magnets can be removed from used computer hard drives and repurposed in an axial gap motor

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated how rare earth permanent magnets can be harvested from used computer disk drives and repurposed in an axial gap motor.

ORNL: Automated disassembly line aims to make battery recycling safer, faster

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a robotic disassembly system for used electric vehicle batteries to make the process safer, more efficient and less costly.

ORNL: Process to recover metals from batteries licensed by Momentum Technologies

CMI technology for membrane solvent extraction (MSX), developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is licensed by Momentum Technology

CMI project lead Ramesh Bhave at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Potato wastewater could feed bacteria used to recycle high tech devices

The East Idaho News ran a story from Idaho National Laboratory about CMI research on potato wastewater, which could feed bacteria used to recycle high tech devices

DOE announces over $65 Million in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

2021 Technology Commercialization Fund Awards connect private-sector partners to DOE National Labs

CNBC: New U.S. plan to rival China and end cornering of market in rare earth metals

CNBC story quotes CMI Director Tom Lograsso and mentions CMI partner MP Materials and CMI research at Ames Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory

Ore operations at MP Materials rare earth mine