Ames Laboratory

We Create Materials and Energy Solutions

Ames Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory dedicated to creating materials, inspiring minds to solve problems, and addressing global challenges. We are leaders in the discovery, synthesis, analysis, and application of new materials, novel chemistries, and transformational analytical tools.

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News & Highlights

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Ore operations at MP Materials rare earth mine

In the News

CNBC: New U.S. plan to rival China and end cornering of market in rare earth metals

News Release

With this new science, plastics could see a second life as biodegradable surfactants

Feature Story

First author: undergraduate internship at Ames Laboratory jump-starts research career

Feature Story

Ames Lab 101: What is NMR?

Inside cover art, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

News Release

New NMR spectroscopy research reveals the dynamics of catalysts in 3D space

Research Divisions

Ames Lab organolead mixed-halide perovskites

Chemical and Biological Sciences

Metal powder particles formed by high-pressure gas atomization

Materials Sciences and Engineering

Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science

Critical Materials Institute

Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP)

Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals

Services & Resources

Materials Preparation Center

Purification, preparation, and characterization of metals, alloys, and single crystals for research and industry

Sensitive Instrument Facility

Houses state-of-the-art electron microscopes in a vibration- and static-free environment for the highest possible resolution

Partner with Ames Lab

Through multi-institutional collaborations, industry partnerships, and technology licensing, we transition basic energy science through early-stage research to commercialization.

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