Two Cool: A Pair of Patents Filed on Breakthrough Materials for Next-Gen Refrigerators

Scientists at the research consortium CaloriCool® are closer than ever to the materials needed for a new type of refrigeration technology that is markedly more energy efficient than current gas compression systems.
15-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Revealing the Mysteries of Superconductors: Ames Lab’s New Scope Takes a Closer Look

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has successfully demonstrated that a new type of optical magnetometer, the NV magnetoscope, can map a unique feature of superconductive materials that along with zero resistance defines the...
9-May-2018 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Ames Lab Takes the Guesswork Out of Discovering New High-Entropy Alloys

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has developed a method of computational analysis that can help predict the composition and properties of as-yet unmade high performance alloys.
1-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Is a Grind. This New Process Takes a Simpler Approach

A new recycling process developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) turns discarded hard disk drive (HDD) magnets into new magnet material in a few steps, and tackles both the economic and environmental issues...
19-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

CMI Expands Research in Tech Metals as Rapid Growth in Electric Vehicles Drives Demand for Lithium, Cobalt

As increasing consumer interest in electric vehicles drives the demand for supplies of lithium and cobalt (ingredients in lithium-ion batteries), the Critical Materials Institute will begin new efforts this July to maximize the efficient processing,...
11-Apr-2018 3:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Iowa Cornfields Could Play a Role in Recycling Old Electronics

A new biochemical leaching process has been developed that uses corn stover as feedstock, and recovers valuable rare earth metals from electronic waste.
15-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Seeing the Future of New Energy Materials

Ames Laboratory has recently received new funding to study energy materials by developing and applying new techniques in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
19-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Missing Link to Novel Superconductivity Revealed at Ames Laboratory

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.
13-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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