In the News

Western Digital, Microsoft launch initiative to recycle critical minerals from disused data center equipment

Story about a CMI technology for acid-free dissolution recycling being used in a pilot project with CMI Team member Western Digital, Microsoft, CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling, and PedalPoint Recycling.

Nuclear USS Iowa sub calls to mind Ames' role in the Manhattan Project

Wendy Wintersteen, President of Iowa State University, shares how Iowa State quietly saved the Manhattan Project, assured an Allied victory, and forever changed history.

Historic photo of a man working on uranium billets.

Iowa State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem helps two energy startups set their paths

By chance, the founders of two energy startups aiming to commercialize campus discoveries enrolled in Cohort 14 of the Iowa State University Startup Factory.

Internships introduce students to Ames Lab

When junior Noor Emaan applied for an internship at Ames National Laboratory last fall, she still was deciding on a major. A fortuitous placement worked out well for everyone.

AAAS honors two Ames National Laboratory scientists

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected Ames Lab scientists Wenyu Huang and Ruslan Prozorov as AAAS Fellows.

IEEE Spectrum: Inside an American rare-earth boomtown

The IEEE Spectrum story "Inside an American rare-earth boomtown" mentions CMI and CMI Team members, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Recycling Today: DOE to invest $17M in critical minerals supply chain

CMI research in magnets is noted in the Recycling Today article "DOE to invest $17M in critical minerals supply chain"

U.S. Department of Energy Invests $17 Million to Shore Up America's Energy Security with Robust Supply Chain for Critical Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an investment of $17 million across 14 projects that will accelerate critical materials innovation while promoting safe, sustainable, economic, and efficient solutions to meet current and future supply chain needs. The projects, which span 11 states, are strengthening and streamlining manufacturing for high-impact components and technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, magnets for high-efficiency motors, high-performance lithium-ion batteries, and high-yield low-defect power electronics.

AL Circle: CMR bags $500,000 from DOE for its eco-friendly Wind Turbine Recycling Process

CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling is in the news for U.S. Department of Energy funding through the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

AL Circle: CMR bags $500,000 from DOE for its eco-friendly Wind Turbine Recycling Process

CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling is in the news for U.S. Department of Energy funding through the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize