A 'fairly simple' breakthrough makes accessing stored hydrogen more efficient A new catalyst extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily and efficiently.
A well-known iron-based magnet is also a potential quantum information material Scientists pursuing better performance in an iron-based magnet also discovered wide-gap semiconducting behavior and a quantum state useful for quantum information processing—all in a single low-cost material.
New algorithms advance the computing power of early-stage quantum computers A group of scientists has developed computational quantum algorithms that are capable of efficient and highly accurate simulations of quantum systems.
Two CMI technologies named 2021 R&D100 Award winners Two technologies developed by the Critical Materials Institute won 2021 R&D 100 Awards
Computational discovery of complex alloys could speed the way to green aviation Recent discoveries may help power-generation and aviation industry develop more efficient engines, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Tough magnet tech scores an R&D100 award for Critical Materials Institute at Ames Laboratory A tougher, less brittle samarium-cobalt magnet produced by researchers at the Critical Materials Institute has won a 2021 R&D 100 award.
Two CMI technologies named R&D100 Award finalists The finalists were announced by R&D Magazine and are presented annually to the top 100 scientific innovations as selected by an independent panel.
Ames Lab awarded up to $2.89M for fundamental rare-earth separations research A team led by scientists at Ames Laboratory will research separation processes taking place in ionic adsorption clays
Scientific Publishing Organizations and National Laboratories Partner on Transgender-Inclusive Name-Change Process for Published Papers Name Changes Allow Researchers of All Genders to Own Their Academic Work
Scientists shuffle atomic layers like playing cards to make new quantum materials Materials scientists can now shuffle layered compounds together, much like combining two different decks of cards.