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.
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
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.
Momentum Technologies expands platform to support national supply chain for rare earth elements Momentum Technologies Expands Platform to Support National Supply Chain for Rare Earth Elements: Initially the MSX technology was developed by CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It is licensed to Momentum, which has continued to develop the process as it scales it from laboratory bench to commercial scale.
CMI project lead named in World's Top 2% Scientist list CMI Project Lead Patrick Zhang, Florida Industrial & Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR Institute) and Florida Polytechnic University, is named to the Stanford University's prestigious World's Top 2% Scientists annual list.
Western Digital, Microsoft launch initiative to recycle critical minerals from disused data center equipment Story about a CMI technology for acid-free dissolution recycling being used in a pilot project with CMI Team member Western Digital, Microsoft, CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling, and PedalPoint Recycling.
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.
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.
