Ames Lab Director Adam Schwartz appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Dec. 10 to discuss the importance of critical materials. You can view the testimony below.
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12/10/2019
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12/02/2019
An international research team led by the University of Maryland has developed a novel elastocaloric cooling material that is highly efficient, eco-friendly and easily scaled-up for commercial use. The researchers new cooling material is a nickel-titanium alloy that was sculpted using additive technology (3-D printing). Their work is published in the November 29 issue of Science.
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10/23/2019
In a recently published study in the journal ACS Central Science, the multi-institutional team, including Ames Laboratory scientists, reported a catalytic method for selectively converting discarded plastics into higher quality products, such as lubricant oils or waxes. In turn, the waxes can be processed into everyday products like detergents and cosmetics.
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10/08/2019
From DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:
Affordable lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized the world by powering our mobile electronics and with the potential of electric vehicles, demand for batteries is expected to rapidly grow. As we look to the opportunity of domestic battery manufacturing as this market grows, one challenge for the United States is that the United States is not a large producer of minerals such as lithium, manganese, cobalt, or graphite—all important components of today’s lithium-ion batteries.
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09/18/2019
In honor of Postdoc Appreciation Week, Sept. 16-20, we're spotlighting some of the Lab's amazing postdocs who make our research possible.