Ames Laboratory

We Create Materials and Energy Solutions

Ames Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory dedicated to creating materials, inspiring minds to solve problems, and addressing global challenges. We are leaders in the discovery, synthesis, analysis, and application of new materials, novel chemistries, and transformational analytical tools.

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News & Highlights

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News Release

Light-induced twisting of Weyl nodes switches on giant electron current

News Release

Borrowing from birds, experts reduce search times for novel high-entropy alloys to seconds

In the News

Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory lead charge in plastics "upcycling" research

In the News

How can we fix the massive e-waste problem?

Research Highlight

Determining the Edge Termination of h-BN Nanosheets

Research Divisions

Ames Lab organolead mixed-halide perovskites

Chemical and Biological Sciences

Metal powder particles formed by high-pressure gas atomization

Materials Sciences and Engineering

Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science

Critical Materials Institute

Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP)

Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals

Services & Resources

Materials Preparation Center

Purification, preparation, and characterization of metals, alloys, and single crystals for research and industry

Sensitive Instrument Facility

Houses state-of-the-art electron microscopes in a vibration- and static-free environment for the highest possible resolution

Partner with Ames Lab

Through multi-institutional collaborations, industry partnerships, and technology licensing, we transition basic energy science through early-stage research to commercialization.

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