News & Highlights
WRTV: Recycle Force uses new technology to recover rare earth materials from electronic waste
WISH: Recycling center demonstrates how it extracts rare earth elements from e-waste
In the News
WFYI: Indianapolis' RecycleForce at forefront of U.S. Department of Energy program to recycle rare earth minerals
AL Circle: CMR bags $500,000 from DOE for its eco-friendly Wind Turbine Recycling Process
Des Moines Register: Iowa company wins prize for recycling rare earth materials from wind turbines, electronics
The Division of Critical Materials (DCM) is home of the Critical Materials Innovation Hub and leads critical materials discovery for Ames National Laboratory. Research methods and technologies developed by DCM have won more than a dozen R&D 100 Awards and recognition through the Federal Laboratory Consortium and TechConnect.
DCM conducts both basic and applied research funded through a variety of sources, including the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Office of Fossil Energy as well as strategic partnership projects; Ames National Laboratory, including Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects; National Science Foundation; Iowa Economic Development Authority; and industry.
Research and Capabilities
This video highlights a CMI technology that won an R&D 100 Award in 2023: A Continuous Hot Roll Process To Manufacture Nanograin Neo Magnet