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Ames National Laboratory research project awarded $4.5M to understand and control properties of rare earth materials

The Department of Energy recently announced the winners for the 2022 Chemical and Materials Sciences to Advance Clean-Energy Technologies and Transform Manufacturing (CEM) awards.

A breakthrough in magnetic materials research could lead to novel ways to manipulate electron flow with much less energy loss

Newly discovered magnetic interactions in the Kagome layered topological magnet TbMn6Sn6 could be the key to customizing how electrons flow through these materials. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted an in-depth investigation of TbMn6Sn6 to better understand the material and its magnetic characteristics.

Graphical representation TbMn6Sn6 crystal structure

Scientists use copper nanowires to combat the spread of diseases

An ancient metal used for its microbial properties is the basis for a materials-based solution to disinfection. A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, and University at Buffalo developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of copper nanowires onto high-touch surfaces in public spaces.

Ames Laboratory is now Ames National Laboratory

Ames Laboratory has changed its name to Ames National Laboratory

A unique catalyst paves the way for plastic upcycling

A recently developed catalyst for breaking down plastics continues to advance plastic upcycling processes.

Business plan to commercialize Ames Lab technology wins competition

A team of undergraduate students from Stanford University won the 2022 EnergyTech University Prize with a project based on a mechanochemical recycling process for lithium-ion batteries that was developed at the U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory. The competition winners were announced on March 25, 2022.

New Fermi arcs could provide a new path for electronics

Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of electronics based on electron spins.

New magnetic band splitting explained with graphics.

Artificial intelligence paves the way to discovering new rare-earth compounds

Artificial intelligence advances how scientists explore materials.

Rxn Rover software helps small chem labs easily access AI for reaction optimization

A new open-source software helps small chem labs access artificial intelligence.

Green rare-earth recycling goes commercial in the US

An innovative method of recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste has gone commercial