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Iowa State's Mallapragada named to key DOE advisory committee

Ames National Laboratory Scientist and Iowa State University Associate Vice President for Research, Surya Mallapragada, was sworn in as a member of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC).

Mini hydro company raises $18M to generate power in canals

CMI's award-winning, licensed technology shown in action

CMI technology at work in water turbines by CMI Team member Emrgy

What can we do about all the plastic waste?

A collaborative effort led by scientists at Ames and Argonne national laboratories is working to keep plastic out of landfills by finding ways to turn it into valuable products.

Ames Lab, Iowa State alumna Hoffman recognized with Enrico Fermi Award

Darleane C. Hoffman is a newly announced recipient of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award

Acid Free Dissolution Recycling: A Second Chance for Rare Earth Elements

The U.S. Department of Energy developed a story about the CMI techology acid free dissolution recycling, which is patented and licensed to TdVib.

Ford Opening Michigan Plant to Make Batteries That Could Bring EV Costs Down

CMI Affiliate Ford Opening Michigan Plant to Make Batteries That Could Bring EV Costs Down

DOE working to advance Al-Ce alloys; addressing the rare earth balance problem

Green Car Congress highlights the U.S. Department of Energy work with Critical Materials Institute on addressing rare earth balance problem by creating new uses for cerium in aluminum-cerium alloys

Scientists enhance recyclability of waste plastic

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) have developed a new method for recycling HDPE.

New superalloy could cut carbon emissions from power plants

Sandia Laboratory partnered with Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, and Bruker Corporation.

Commercializing the Aluminum-Cerium Alloy

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