Critical Materials Innovation Hub Research Highlights

CMI researcher moves from LLNL to Solcoa

CMI researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory conducted the research for this highlight

CMI leadership leads panel at international conference

CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory and Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight

CMI Director moderated a panel at the American Chemical Society Fall 2026, including CMI Deputy Director and the DOE program manager for CMI.

CMI Interns, researchers tour mine at Mountain Pass, California

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Rutgers conducted the research for this highlight.

Five CMI interns at the Mountain Pass mine

Experimental thermodynamics of rare earth tengerites

CMI researchers at Arizona State University conducted the research for this highlight

Rare earth-tengerite (REE2(CO3)3⋅3 H2O) enthalpies of formation (from oxides) are plotted against ionic radius as synthesized.

High coercivity in rare-earth-free FeCo nanorods

CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Arlington conducted the research for this highlight

CMI K-12 outreach at the Mines Museum CMI Exhibit

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight

20 high school students from around the Denver metro area, part of NLR PSS learning about critical materials at the CMI museum exhibit, July 8, 2026.

Systems modifications of EC leaching for better economic & environmental benefits of Te recovery by CdTe solar panel recycling

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory conducted the research for this highlight

Patent granted for hot-roll nano-neo magnet technology

CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory conducted the research for this highlight

Two CMI student researchers land energy internships

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight

Former intern at Colorado School of Mines Alex Nelton is working as an analytics intern for BP.

Critical mineral mines do not necessarily have greater social acceptance

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight