Critical Materials Innovation Hub News

DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge Celebrates Women’s History Month

DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge Celebrates Women’s History Month story features CMI Project Lead Ruby Nguyen at Idaho National Laboratory

Rio Tinto Plans New $2.9M Tellurium Recovery Plant

Power Bulk & Solids story of Rio Tinto planning a new tellurium recovery plant in the United States cites the company's work with the Critical Materials Institute

Argonne innovations and technology to help drive circular economy

DOE Newswise shared the story from Argonne National Laboratory that cites the Critical Materials Institute at Ames Laboratory

Plastics are made of many different types of materials, each with features that determine how long a plastic will last in a specific environment. Argonne is helping scientists develop materials at the start of the manufacturing process that are easily reused and less harmful to the Earth.

Breakthrough research: Wastewater from potato processing plants could be used in the recycling of high-tech devices

Potato News Today published a story about CMI-funded research led by Idaho National Laboratory

Today’s high-tech devices usually contain components made of rare earth elements, a class of metallic elements including neodymium and dysprosium, which is found in everything from cellphones and computers to wind turbines and electric vehicles.

Potato wastewater could feed bacteria used to recycle high-tech devices

CMI research at Idaho National Laboratory, with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Arizona, shows promise for wastewater treatment and recycling high tech devices

CleanTechnica: Harnessing the power of battery RD&D to battle climate change

CleanTechnica.com shares story of battery research development and deployment, including the Critical Materials Institute

DOE: Harnessing the power of battery RD&D to battle climate change

The U.S. Department of Energy describes strategies to develop better batteries, including research at the Critical Materials Institute

US government acts to reduce dependence on China for rare-earth magnets

Physics Today story quotes CMI Founding Director Alex King and mentions companies that are CMI Affiliates

How can we fix the massive e-waste problem?

CMI Director Tom Lograsso and scientist Ikenna Nlebedim are featured in a feature video from CNN about electronic waste.

New engine capability accelerates advanced vehicle research

CMI and Eck Industries developed a novel aluminum-cerium alloy that is part of testing at ORNL of an engine built to run inside a neutron beam line, to investigate structural changes in new alloys designed for the environment of a high-temperature, advanced combustion engine operating in realistic conditions.

ORNL is designing a neutronic research engine to evaluate new materials and designs for advanced vehicles using the facilities at the Spallation Neutron Source at ORNL.