Materials Sciences and Engineering News

DuctGPT demonstrates how AI can accelerate discovery of next-generation fusion materials

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that accelerates discovery of materials needed for next-generation fusion energy systems.

$AI-powered workflow for predicting tensile ductility in refractory alloys.$

Ames National Laboratory opens Advanced Magnet Facility

The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Ames National Laboratory celebrated a major milestone on March 10 with the official opening of its new Advanced Magnet Facility (AMF), marking a significant investment in U. S. leadership in magnet science and critical materials research.

Tim Kidd named director of Ames National Laboratory’s Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering

Tim Kidd, Ph. D., has been selected as the next director of the Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering (DMSE) at Ames National Laboratory. His tenure begins April 20, 2026.

Recent research reveals pathways for designing advanced spintronic materials

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory, in collaboration with Indranil Das’s group at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (India), have found a surprising electronic feature in transitional metal-based compounds that could pave the way for a new class of spintronic materials for computing and memory technologies.

Visualization of Fermi surface nesting in MnPd2In compound.

Ames National Laboratory awarded funding for commercializing energy technologies by the Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) announced an investment of more than $35 million in federal funds towards 42 projects through the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call.

New quantum echo discovered in superconductors

Scientists at the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University have discovered an unexpected "quantum echo" in a superconducting material. This discovery provides insight into quantum behaviors that could be used for next-generation quantum sensing and computing technologies.

Paul Canfield to receive the 2025 Frank H. Spedding Award for Research in Rare Earth Science

Paul C. Canfield, a scientist at Ames National Laboratory and Professor at Iowa State University, will be presented with the 2025 Frank H. Spedding Award for Research in Rare Earth Science on Sunday, June 15.

Ames National Laboratory Scientist Julie Slaughter featured in new video

Ames National Laboratory Scientist Julie Slaughter was featured in a new episode of "Undecided with Matt Ferrell," which discusses magnetocaloric cooling.

Ames National Laboratory scientist and inventor Iver Anderson retires

The Copper Country and curiosity were the bedrock of an inventive career in materials science.

AAAS honors two Ames National Laboratory scientists

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected Ames Lab scientists Wenyu Huang and Ruslan Prozorov as AAAS Fellows.