News Releases

Lograsso named Critical Materials Institute Director

Thomas Lograsso has been named director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) at Ames Laboratory. He currently serves as the interim director, and his appointment to the permanent position will be effective immediately.

Ames Lab scientists find another clue to explain unconventional superconductivity

Physicists have successfully performed measurements of an iron-based superconductor in a but difficult-to-reach regime where critical quantum fluctuations dominate the physics.

diagram demonstrating the presence of quantum phase transitions within a superconducting material

New discovery helps close the gap towards optically-controlled quantum computation

Finding the beat: New discovery settles a long-standing debate about photovoltaic materials

Ames Lab settles a long-standing debate about photovoltaic materials

Media Advisory: Congressional Delegation to visit Ames Laboratory

A Congressional delegation will be visiting Ames Laboratory on Monday, Feb. 24.

Stability by fluctuation: topological materials outperform through quantum periodic motion

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered that applying vibrational motion in a periodic manner may be the key to preventing dissipations of the desired electron states that would make advanced quantum computing and spintronics possible.

Rare-earths experts at CMI debut a unique new research capability

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute have a new and more accurate tool—a start-to-finish, controlled atmosphere materials processing system.

Controlled Atmospheric Materials Processing System

Ames Lab’s testing device speeds the way to new refrigeration technology

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory is employing a testing device that pairs materials science with engineering systems development. Called CaloriSMART (Caloric Small-scale Modular Advanced Research Test-stand), the one-of-a-kind system is being used to rapidly test new materials that might eventually be part of an entirely new kind of refrigeration technology for the 21st century and beyond.

Lucas Griffith with the CaloriSMART system

Ames High wins 2020 High School Science Bowl

Ames High won the 2020 Ames Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional High School Science Bowl on Jan. 25.

Ames High confers on an answer to a bonus question.

Ames Lab to Host 30th High School Science Bowl Jan. 25

Team members confer during the 2019 Ames Laboratory High School Science Bowl