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Researchers Address Material Challenges to Make Commercial Fusion Power a Reality

Researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University are leading efforts to overcome materials challenges that could make commercial fusion power a reality.
18-Dec-2024 8:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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The Future of More Sustainable Cooling and Heating Technology Could Be Just Around the Corner

A team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost, and performance.
5-Dec-2024 9:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Ames National Laboratory to test new electrical transmission line that could improve grid resiliency

Material scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory are moving into the field-testing stage of a new type of high voltage overhead power conductor (cable).
9-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New understanding of a common plant enzyme could lead to better crop management

New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently.
2-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers find unexpected excitations in a Kagome layered material

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory have discovered an unexpected chiral excitation in the kagome layered topological magnet TbMn6Sn6.
21-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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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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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