Materials Sciences and Engineering News

Fundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University developed a colloidal synthesis method for alkaline earth chalcogenides.

Unit cells & electron micrographs of alkaline earth chalcogenide nanocrystals.

Ames National Laboratory research project awarded $4.5M to understand and control properties of rare earth materials

The Department of Energy recently announced the winners for the 2022 Chemical and Materials Sciences to Advance Clean-Energy Technologies and Transform Manufacturing (CEM) awards.

Discovering materials for gas turbine engines through efficient predictive frameworks

Current turbine blade materials have already reached their operational limit. To combat this problem, a team developed a framework capable of predicting the oxidation of high-entropy alloys.

A breakthrough in magnetic materials research could lead to novel ways to manipulate electron flow with much less energy loss

Newly discovered magnetic interactions in the Kagome layered topological magnet TbMn6Sn6 could be the key to customizing how electrons flow through these materials. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted an in-depth investigation of TbMn6Sn6 to better understand the material and its magnetic characteristics.

Graphical representation TbMn6Sn6 crystal structure

Scientists use copper nanowires to combat the spread of diseases

An ancient metal used for its microbial properties is the basis for a materials-based solution to disinfection. A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, and University at Buffalo developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of copper nanowires onto high-touch surfaces in public spaces.

New Fermi arcs could provide a new path for electronics

Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of electronics based on electron spins.

New magnetic band splitting explained with graphics.

Artificial intelligence paves the way to discovering new rare-earth compounds

Artificial intelligence advances how scientists explore materials.

Ames Lab science two times a finalist in EnergyTech University competition

Lithium-ion battery recycling tech highlighted at collegiate tech transfer contest

New algorithms advance the computing power of early-stage quantum computers

A group of scientists has developed computational quantum algorithms that are capable of efficient and highly accurate simulations of quantum systems.

Computational discovery of complex alloys could speed the way to green aviation

Recent discoveries may help power-generation and aviation industry develop more efficient engines, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions.