The Future of Recycling? New Catalyst Transforms Waste into Valuable and Eco-Friendly Products
A team of scientists, led by Aaron Sadow, a researcher at Ames National Laboratory, Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University, and Director of the…
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Ames Laboratory is a national research facility located in Ames, Iowa, and operated by Iowa State University for the U.S. Department of Energy. Established in 1947, the lab specializes in materials science and engineering, and it has a significant history in developing new materials and advancing scientific understanding in this field. Ames Laboratory is known for its work in the synthesis, analysis, and characterization of materials, contributing to innovations in energy storage, magnetic materials, and computational materials science. The lab collaborates with academic institutions, industry, and other national laboratories to address scientific challenges and promote technological advancements that support the nation’s energy and security goals.
New Microscope Uncovers Exciting Insights Into Promising Solar Cell Material
A new characterization tool was developed by a team of scientists, allowing them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells….
“A Big Deal” – Physicists Solve 20-Year Mystery of Stable Chiral Nanostructures
Researchers have finally succeeded in building a long-sought nanoparticle structure, opening the door to new materials with special properties. Alex Travesset does not have a…
A Unique Catalyst for Breaking Down Plastics Paves the Way for Plastic Upcycling
Plastic upcycling technologies are being advanced by a recently developed catalyst for breaking down plastics. A team of scientists lead by Ames Laboratory scientists discovered…
The Future of Electronics: New Fermi Arcs Discovered
Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of electronics based on electron spins. These new Fermi arcs were…
Department of Energy’s “Fairly Simple” Breakthrough Makes Accessing Stored Hydrogen More Efficient
A new catalyst from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily and efficiently. The process occurs…
Innovative New Algorithms Advance the Computing Power of Early-Stage Quantum Computers
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have developed new quantum algorithms that improve the simulation of quantum systems’ static and dynamic properties,…
Light-Induced Twisting of Weyl Nodes Switches on Giant Electron Current – Useful for Spintronics and Quantum Computing
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a…
Metal-Free Catalyst Discovery May Revolutionize Bio and Fossil Fuel Production
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered a metal-free carbon-based catalyst that has the potential to be much less expensive and…
Using Chaos as a Tool: Scientists Discover New Method of Making 3D-Heterostructures
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and their collaborators from Iowa State University have developed a new approach for generating layered, difficult-to-combine,…
Discovery of Light-Induced Switching Mechanism Advances Optically Controlled Quantum Computation
Scientists at Ames Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the University of Alabama Birmingham have discovered a light-induced switching mechanism in a Dirac semimetal. The mechanism…
Turning Plastic Trash Into Treasure: Upcycling Plastic Into High-Quality Liquid Products
Catalytic method upcycles single-use plastic into high-quality liquid products. Single-use plastics might have more inherent value than you think. Researchers have developed a new method…
Ames Laboratory Seeks to Make Science Fiction a Reality
As researchers at Ames Laboratory aim to move innovations from the realm of science fiction closer to reality, they developed a method to evaluate different…