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New process tackles pollution on two fronts: plastic waste and fuel emissions

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory recently developed a chemical conversion process that makes diesel out of plastic waste.
2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry

Scientists at the Critical Materials Innovation (CMI) Hub, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory, have developed a new process, mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperatures, or MELLT, to increase and...
26-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory have identified the first unconventional superconductor with a chemical composition also found in nature.
13-Mar-2024 9:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Theoretical modeling illuminates a new nonlinear Hall Effect

An international team of researchers including a team from the Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals (CATS), an Energy Frontier Research Center under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science led by Ames National Laboratory,...
30-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers use AI to find new magnetic materials without critical elements

A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory developed a new machine learning model for discovering critical-element-free permanent magnet materials based on the predicted Curie temperature of new material combinations.
5-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers develop a unique quantum mechanical approach to determining metal ductility

A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Texas A&M University developed a new quantum-mechanics-based approach to predict metal ductility. The team demonstrated its effectiveness on refractory multi-principal-element alloys.
14-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Squeeze a little science onto your toothbrush

Ames National Laboratory partnered with the Colgate-Palmolive Company to improve stannous fluoride, an FDA approved ingredient that prevents tooth decay and plaque formation, and combats gum disease.
8-Aug-2023 9:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Structure of the elusive boron monoxide finally determined after 83 years

In an effort to discover new 2D materials, a team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory determined the structure of boron monoxide using new NMR methods and previously unavailable analytical tools.
18-Jul-2023 9:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Exploring Mysteries on the Surface

Ames Laboratory scientists Pat Thiel and Michael Tringides are explorers, discovering the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials and metals grown on graphene, graphite, and other carbon coated surfaces.
10-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST

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