Potential Alnico-surpassing gap magnet CMI researchers at Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory and UC-Davis collaborated with researchers at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for this highlight on a potential Alnico-surpassing gap magnet
Electrolyte design for separation of rare earth metals (Pr & Nd) CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory worked with OLI Systems to create an electrolyte design for separation of rare earth metals (Pr & Nd)
Ozonolysis of Alkynes to a-Diketones. Synthesis of AI-2 The new method uses no metals and proceeds readily at sub-ambient temperatures.
Improving alnico magnets using thermomagnetic processing CMI researchers at Ames Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated increases in coercivity and energy product and tuning of phase transformation temperatures in alnico using high magnetic field processing
Finite Element Model for mechanical properties of SmCo5 CMI research conducted at Ames Laboratory developed a finite-element (FE) model for a SmCo5 magnet matrix with Sm2O3 impurities. The results accurately predict the stress distribution from a three-point bend analysis to identify domains of stress concentration and failure.
Magnetically aligned electrodes predicted to increase lithium-ion battery capacity by as much as 25% CMI research at Ames Laboratory developed a coupled electrochemical-thermal-mechanical model to predict the electrochemical degradation and performance of magnetically aligned electrodes in lithium-ion batteries for fast-charging applications
Transition Metal-like Carbocatalyst (NACs) for Activating Strong Bonds Discovery of the first metal-free carbocatalyst (nitrogen assembly carbons
Topological Electronic Control by Quantum Periodic Motion Imposing vibrational coherence into topological states may become a universal light control principle for reinforcing protected quantum transport.
Dark-state-based low-loss dual-response metasurfaces Hybrid dark-state metasurfaces achieved separate implementation of resonance and electromagnetic response, enabling more versatile and configurable metamaterials.
Determining the Edge Termination of h-BN Nanosheets Identifying the functional groups that passivate the edges of exfoliated h-BN nanosheets will facilitate the development of this important 2D nanomaterial.