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R&D 100 Winners for 2023 are announced: CMI recycling technology wins R&D 100 Award

R&D 100 Winners for 2023 are announced
CMI recycling technology wins R&D 100 Award

R&D 100 Finalists for 2023 are announced

A total of 156 Finalists for the 2023 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 61st year, received entries from 15 different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 45 well-respected industry professionals from across the world.

Cal State LA and Ames National Laboratory receive grant to engage underrepresented students in clean energy research

Cal State LA has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide more research and training opportunities in STEM fields for students while addressing important energy and climate challenges. The three-year grant project is a collaboration between Cal State LA and the Ames National Laboratory called “Designing Photoresponsive Nanosponges for Efficient and Reversible Capture and Release of Carbon Dioxide.”

Yangyang Liu with Cal State LA chemistry students in her lab.

NETL researcher talks on discovery of REEs from carbon ore deposits at Ramaco Research Rodeo

CMI Team members presented at one of the world’s leading research conferences focused on carbon and coal-to-products research. The Ramaco Research Rodeo v3.0 (R3) was hosted by Sheridan-based carbon technology and critical minerals company Ramaco Carbon with the International Centre for Sustainable Carbon, a technology collaboration program sponsored by the Paris-based International Energy Agency.

Florida company TAPs into answers

For a company in Florida, a simple internet search for information that could help him extract high-value minerals from used cellphones and laptops led to a connection at Idaho National Laboratory, then with DOE’s Energy I-Corps program and help through the lab’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP).

Structure of Boron Monoxide Investigated

A team from Ames National Laboratory discovered the structure of boron monoxide.

Rare Earths MMI: The Rare Earths Downward Spiral Finally Flattens

Article on rare earths notes CMI technology for acid-free dissolution recycling, which is licensed exclusively to TdVib in Boone, Iowa

Rice University, Ames Lab team up on "stacked pancake" physics of magnetism

Rice University teamed up with Ames National Laboratory to explain the behavior of magnetic materials

Iowa State's Mallapragada named to key DOE advisory committee

Ames National Laboratory Scientist and Iowa State University Associate Vice President for Research, Surya Mallapragada, was sworn in as a member of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC).

Mini hydro company raises $18M to generate power in canals

CMI's award-winning, licensed technology shown in action

CMI technology at work in water turbines by CMI Team member Emrgy