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CATS group engaged in exciting collaboration and networking at the APS March Meeting

Members of the Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals (CATS) attended the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Could cars one day run on plastic waste? Ames National Lab researchers aim to find out

Ames National Laboratory scientists have developed a one-step process that uses a catalyst to break down the polymers that make up plastic and convert them into diesel.

Green Car Congress: CMI Hub researchers develop mechanochemical process for efficient extraction of lithium: MELLT

Green Car Congress story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: CMI Hub researchers develop mechanochemical process for efficient extraction of lithium: MELLT

image of five metal balls in a cup with powder: Ball milling chamber contents: spodumene, reactant, and steel balls.

Interesting Engineering: New mechanochemical process revolutionizes lithium extraction

Interesting Engineering story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: New mechanochemical process revolutionizes lithium extraction

image of two people wearing laboratory coats: Ihor Hlova (back) and Tyler Del Rose (front) placing the ball milling chamber into the machine for processing.

AZO Materials: Using mechanochemistry to revolutionize lithium extraction

AZO Materials story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: Using mechanochemistry to revolutionize lithium extraction

CleanTechnica: Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry

CleanTechnica story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry

Roadmap to close the carbon cycle: A holistic approach to reach net-zero carbon emissions across the economy

A multi-institutional effort, led by Wendy Shaw of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and including Ames National Laboratory, has produced a new roadmap to reducing emissions in hard-to-electrify segments of the economy.

Ames National Laboratory, CMI Scientist Ikenna Nlebedim to be featured on Science Friday Live

Ames National Laboratory and CMI Scientist will participate in an event hosted by Science Friday Live.

Two Ames National Laboratory scientist honored by AAAS

This year, two researchers from Ames National Laboratory were elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as AAAS Fellows.

iCOUP Deputy Director elected as AAAS Fellow

Massimiliano “Max” Delferro, iCOUP deputy director and Argonne National Laboratory scientist, was elected as a 2024 AAAS Fellow.