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Ames Lab, CMI technologies are finalists in R&D 100 competition

Sponsored by R&D World magazine, this international science and innovation competition recognizes new commercial products, technologies, and materials.

Electronic waste is a gold mine waiting to be tapped

Ames National Laboratory and the Critical Materials Innovation Hub are featured in this C&EN round-up of the latest R&D in electronic waste recycling.

C&EN: Electronic waste is a gold mine waiting to be tapped. How can companies dig in?

Article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) includes CMI leader Ikenna Nlebedim and research at Ames National Laboratory

Iowa State University LAS projects awarded additional funding

Resumés touting Ames National Laboratory internships or expertise in artificial intelligence will help set Cyclone graduates apart from the competition, thanks to faculty-led projects in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS).

Chemistry for the greater good

Daniel Howell, Iowa State University graduate, worked with Wenyu Huang on iCOUP research during his time at Iowa State. His story was featured by Iowa State news.

Science Friday: How To Recycle Rare Earth Elements

On stage in Ames, Iowa, Ira Flatow talks with Dr. Ikenna Nlebedim and Dr. Denis Prodius, two materials scientists from the Critical Materials Institute at the Ames National Laboratory who have developed a new acid-free method to recycle rare earth metals found in magnets.

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.