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  • Iowa cornfields could play a role in recycling old electronics
    03/14/2018

    A new biochemical leaching process has been developed that uses corn stover as feedstock, and recovers valuable rare earth metals from electronic waste.

    It’s nothing new to Iowans that corn and its byproducts can be used for high-tech applications ranging from bioplastics to ethanol. Using corn stover for what is essentially a mining process may seem like a stretch even for Iowa – the world’s biggest producer of corn—but the new process does indeed use stover as a key ingredient. The research was directed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI)

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  • Ames Laboratory to host Middle School Science Bowl Feb. 24
    02/20/2018

    Middle school students from across Iowa will gather in Ames on Feb. 24 to compete in the 2018 Ames Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional Middle School Science Bowl. Twenty-four teams of students will compete to answer questions about biology, chemistry, earth and space science, energy, mathematics, and physics in the day-long, quiz-bowl format competition.

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  • DOE's National Laboratories lead scientific innovation
    02/16/2018

    MEDIA ADVISORY -- Feb. 16, 2018

    The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Laboratories are among the most innovative places on the planet.

    Forged in the fires of World War II, they have become wellsprings of discovery and innovation that have made – and continue to make – a profound and positive impact on the lives of millions. Partnering with industry and academia, the National Laboratories continue to drive fundamental research, innovation and commercialization, advancing U.S. leadership and unleashing American energy, ingenuity and genius.

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  • Missing link to novel superconductivity revealed at Ames Laboratory
    02/12/2018

    Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered a state of magnetism that may be the missing link to understanding the relationship between magnetism and unconventional superconductivity. The research, recently published in npj Nature Quantum Materials, provides tantalizing new possibilities for attaining superconducting states in iron-based materials.

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  • New joint industry project will recycle domestic rare-earth materials using Critical Materials Institute technology
    01/22/2018

    Contacts:                                                                                                                        For Release: Jan. 22, 2018
    Alex King, Director, Critical Materials Institute, (515) 296-4500

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