Ames Laboratory

National laboratory

Ames Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory operated by Iowa State University. Ames Laboratory creates innovative materials, technologies, and energy solutions. Key areas of expertise are materials design, synthesis and processing; analytical instrumentation design and development; materials characterization; catalysis; computational chemistry; condensed matter theory; and computational materials science and materials theory. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information visit science.energy.gov.

Wed, 04/01/2015 - 16:21
Perfect PowderAmes Laboratory perfects metal powders for manufacturing
Mon, 01/22/2018 - 12:01
Iver Anderson and Emma White, metallurgists at Ames Laboratory, like to show off two samples of metal powders encapsulated in custom-made hourglasses to visitors. Dull gray, the powders are barely remarkable in and of themselves, let alone in…
New Process Recycles Rare-Earth Metals from Old ElectronicsTwo-step process makes recycling easier and more cost-effective
Wed, 04/01/2015 - 16:21
(Ames Laboratory: Ames, IA) -- Scientists at the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) at Ames Laboratory have developed a two-step recovery process that makes recycling rare-earth metals easier and more cost-effective. Rare-earth metals are valuable…