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India Education Diary: Ames Laboratory: green rare-earth recycling goes commercial in the US

India Education Diary ran the Ames Laboratory story about commercialization for a rare earth recycling technology developed by CMI

Two CMI technologies named 2021 R&D 100 Award winners

Two technologies developed by the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) won 2021 R&D 100 Awards in the Mechanical Devices/Materials category. R&D World announced the top 100 scientific innovations of the year, as selected by independent panel of more than 50 judges representing R&D leaders in a variety of fields.

3D-printed permanent magnets outperform conventional versions, conserve rare materials

CMI researchers from Ames Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated in research that was conducted at ORNL to demonstrate that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials.

University of Pittsburgh: Designing a more sustainable electric vehicle

CMI technology developed by researchers at Ames Laboratory with CMI Team member Powdermet has received additional funding to further the technology in a project between Powdermet and the University of Pittsburgh.

CNBC: New U.S. plan to rival China and end cornering of market in rare earth metals

CNBC story quotes CMI Director Tom Lograsso and mentions CMI partner MP Materials and CMI research at Ames Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory

Ore operations at MP Materials rare earth mine

Argonne innovations and technology to help drive circular economy

DOE Newswise shared the story from Argonne National Laboratory that cites the Critical Materials Institute at Ames Laboratory

Plastics are made of many different types of materials, each with features that determine how long a plastic will last in a specific environment. Argonne is helping scientists develop materials at the start of the manufacturing process that are easily reused and less harmful to the Earth.

Breakthrough research: Wastewater from potato processing plants could be used in the recycling of high-tech devices

Potato News Today published a story about CMI-funded research led by Idaho National Laboratory

Today’s high-tech devices usually contain components made of rare earth elements, a class of metallic elements including neodymium and dysprosium, which is found in everything from cellphones and computers to wind turbines and electric vehicles.

CleanTechnica: Harnessing the power of battery RD&D to battle climate change

CleanTechnica.com shares story of battery research development and deployment, including the Critical Materials Institute

DOE: Harnessing the power of battery RD&D to battle climate change

The U.S. Department of Energy describes strategies to develop better batteries, including research at the Critical Materials Institute

US government acts to reduce dependence on China for rare-earth magnets

Physics Today story quotes CMI Founding Director Alex King and mentions companies that are CMI Affiliates