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Researchers find first experimental evidence of elusive quantum state

The work is believed to be the first experimental evidence of this type of quantum state and could one day lead to the next-generation of electronic devices.

Change Agent: Aaron Sadow, finding the chemistry to add value, utility to plastic waste

Ames Lab scientist Aaron Sadow is the latest entry in a series of Iowa State University articles telling the personal stories of faculty and scientists whose work is changing the world for the better.

Researchers discover a 'layer hall effect' in a 2D topological Axion antiferromagnet

The finding signals a much sought-after topological Axion insulating state.

McQueeney awarded inaugural John and Mary Weaver Professorship

Robert McQueeney, professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University and senior scientist at Ames Laboratory, has been named the inaugural John and Mary Weaver Professor of Physics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Porting a computational chemistry code to exascale architectures

A series aimed at sharing best practices in preparing applications for the supercomputer Aurora

DOE announces over $65 Million in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

2021 Technology Commercialization Fund Awards connect private-sector partners to DOE National Labs

iCOUP scientist on PBS News Hour: Recycling has been an uphill challenge

iCOUP scientist Max Delferro is featured in a PBS News Hour segment about about plastics recycling

Researchers build structured, multi-part nanocrystals with super light-emitting properties

Researchers combined perovskite nanocubes with spherical nanoparticles to form a regular, repeating structure called a superlattice.

NWChemEx: Computational Chemistry Code for the Exascale Era

A team working on biofuel research is rewriting the decades-old NWChem software program for the exascale era.

Old friends find new way of breaking down plastic for recycling

Luzinov and Balema first met more than 20 years ago at Iowa State. While they share a background in chemistry, it wasn’t science that brought them together.