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
How can we fix the massive e-waste problem? CMI Director Tom Lograsso and scientist Ikenna Nlebedim are featured in a feature video from CNN about electronic waste.
Department of Energy Critical Materials Institute selects four projects to support critical materials supply chain innovation The DOE CMI announced four projects to support critical materials supply chain innovation were selected through the Open Innovation Project (OIP) process.
Deputy Secretary Menezes tours Critical Materials Institute Deputy Secretary Menezes tours Critical Materials Institute
TdVib receives $200,000 STTR award from US Department of Energy to Develop Innovative Critical Materials Recycling Method The Iowa State University Startup Factory today announced that cohort eight team member TdVib, LLC has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for $200,000 from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to conduct research and development (R&D) work on an innovative recycling method to reclaim rare earth metals from electronic waste.
Ames Tribune: Energy secretary says research at Ames Lab is critical to reducing reliance on China for rare minerals The Ames Tribune reported the Secretary of Energy visit to Ames Laboratory on June 17, 2020
Research conducted at Ames lab critical to national security, U.S. official says The Des Moines Register reported on the Secretary of Energy visit to Ames Laboratory on June 17, 2020
Secretary of Energy responds to Trump's criticism of renewable energy industry KCCI-TV reports on the Secretary of Energy visit to Ames Laboratory on June 17, 2020
Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette lauds Ames Laboratory materials effort In an op-ed published in the Des Moines Register, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouilette lauded research being conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory as playing "a key role in advancing transformational research, development, and solution deployment across the entire critical materials supply chain."
