News Releases

DOE Office of Science announces renewed funding for plastics upcycling research

The Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) has been awarded funding to continue their work transforming discarded plastics into feedstocks for new materials and chemicals.

New understanding of a common plant enzyme could lead to better crop management

New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently.

Researchers find unexpected excitations in a Kagome layered material

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory have discovered an unexpected chiral excitation in the kagome layered topological magnet TbMn6Sn6.

Ames National Laboratory to host new SCGSR student James Knoop

James Knoop, a graduate student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was selected for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award.

Ames National Laboratory partners with NETL and other DOE labs to launch a new critical materials research facility

Ames National Laboratory will partner with eight other DOE National Laboratories to support the Critical Materials Supply Chain Research Facility recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. Ames Lab will lead the Critical Materials Refinery Center, one of four Centers to be established in the Facility.

Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory have identified the first unconventional superconductor with a chemical composition also found in nature.

Iowa Regional Middle School Science Bowl to be held March 2

Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University will host the 21st annual Iowa Regional Middle School Science Bowl. The event will take place Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024, on the Iowa State campus.

Ames National Laboratory announces search for Chief Operations Officer

Ames National Laboratory announced today that they will conduct a search for its next Chief Operations Officer, who will assume oversight of the Laboratory’s business, facilities, and operations management.

Scientists shed light on the inner workings of a new class of unconventional superconductors

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has provided new data and analysis on infinite-layer nickelates. This material is a recently discovered class of unconventional superconductors. The results provide new insights into how these superconductors work and how they differ from other superconductors.

Congratulations to the Iowa Regional Science Bowl winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the 34th annual Ames National Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional Science Bowl!