Vitalij Pecharsky, Ames Lab Scientist and Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University, dies Vitalij Pecharsky was a materials scientist and long-time senior scientist at Ames National Laboratory
New discoveries made about a promising solar cell material, thanks to new microscope A team of scientists from the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells.
Improving rare-earth-free magnets through microstructure engineering Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) and Ames National Laboratory have improved the properties of a rare-earth-free permanent magnet material and demonstrated the process can be upscaled for manufacturing.
Ames National Laboratory to host SCGSR student Timothy Liao, graduate student from University of Texas at Austin, an awardee of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program will conduct part of his thesis research at Ames National Laboratory.
Fundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials Scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University developed a colloidal synthesis method for alkaline earth chalcogenides.
Ames National Lab will host Ames Fire Department for training exercises Training exercises will be held Sept. 20-22 on the Ames National Laboratory campus.
Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals funding renewed for next four years CATS has been awarded continuing funding of $12.6 million.
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.
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.