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New Tool for Cell Research May Help Unravel Secrets of Disease

01/10/2011

Advancements in understanding rotational motion in living cells may help researchers shed light on the causes of deadly diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, according to scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University.

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Iowa State, Ames Lab researcher developing bio-based polymers that heal cracks

01/06/2011

Michael Kessler of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory is researching biorenewable polymers capable of healing themselves as they degrade and crack. The self-healing properties can increase material lifetimes and reduce maintenance. There are challenges, but Kessler thinks there's potential to develop new and effective materials.

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Wind Turbines on Farmland May Benefit Crops

12/16/2010

Wind turbines might help help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and dryer, help them fend off fungal infestations and improve their ability to extract growth-enhancing carbon dioxide [CO₂] from the air and soil, according to research by scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory.

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Ames Lab, Iowa State physicist developing, improving designer optical materials

12/16/2010

Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University physicist Costas Soukoulis writes about advancements in fabrication technologies that may lead to superlenses and designer optics in an article titled "Optical Metamaterials-More Bulky and Less Lossy" published in the Perspectives section of the Dec. 17 issue of the journal Science.

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Ames Laboratory Kicks Off "Making Stuff"

12/07/2010

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory is taking its show on the road, so to speak, later this month and on through April 2011 as a coalition partner in the prestigious “Making Stuff” program, a four-part PBS series from the producers of Nova.

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Ames Lab, Iowa State Chemists Discover Proton Mechanism Used By Flu Virus To Infect Cells

10/21/2010

The flu virus uses a shuttle mechanism to relay protons through a channel in a process necessary for the virus to infect a host cell, according to a research project led by Mei Hong of the Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University.

The findings are published in the Oct. 22 issue of the journal Science.

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Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers identify structure that allows bacteria to resist drugs

09/23/2010

A research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has discovered the crystal structures of pumps that remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria, making them resistant to antibiotics. The findings are published in the Sept. 23 issue of the journal Nature.

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Former Intern at The Ames Laboratory Receives Prestigious Graduate Fellowship

08/16/2010

Andrew Fidler, a former student in the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has been awarded a prestigious DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship award.

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The Ames Laboratory Named an Industry Safety Leader

08/06/2010

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has been named a 2010 Industry Leader Award winner by the National Safety Council. The Ames Laboratory was one of only 81 companies/organizations to receive the award for their safety performance and the only DOE national laboratory on the list.

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Ames Laboratory Names Duane Johnson Chief Research Officer

07/09/2010

Duane D. Johnson has been named Chief Research Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory following a national search that spanned several months. Johnson becomes the first to hold the CRO position, which is responsible for initiating, developing and supervising the Lab’s scientific programs and overseeing the scientific division, including approximately 90 researchers, 200 students, and 20 support staff.

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