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Ames Lab Scientist and Distinguished Professor, CBS Division, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University
A new Al-Ce additive manufacturing alloy invented by the Critical Materials Institute, an Energy Innovation Hub sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, will be featured at the Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo Oct. 8-10, National Harbor, Maryland.
Scientist III, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics and Astronomy
U.S. Department of Energy, Ames National Laboratory
Scientists at Ames Laboratory are looking at using shape memory alloys -- think unbreakable eye-glass frames -- taking advantage of their elastocaloric effect, which is a cooling effect that happens when the alloy is cyclically acted upon by mechanical forces. Heat pumping systems designed in that way could lead to greener, more energy efficient HVAC and refrigeration systems than currently available gas compression models.
The 300 million tons of plastics created and discarded annually consume 6 to 8 percent of the crude oil and natural gas produced worldwide.