Monday, February 15, 2010

Ames research on cover of Analyst magazine



A research team led by Ames Laboratory chemist Ning Fang has the cover story in the February issue of the Royal Society of Chemistry magazine, Analyst. The article details advances in optical imaging of non-fluorescent nanoparticle probes in live cells. (Go to article)

Hempstead places third in Science Bowl

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald carries a news brief on the Dubuque Hempstead High School team's third-place finish in the 2010 Ames Lab/ISU Regional Science Bowl, held in Ames on Jan. 30. (Go to article)

NHS Team competes in Science Bowl

The Newton Daily News carries a story about the Newton High School team competing in the 2010 Ames Lab/ISU Regional Science Bowl competition. (Go to article)

Monday, February 1, 2010

Iowa State, Ames Lab engineer works to develop better batteries for energy alternatives


Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he'll reach for a sheet of graph paper.

Martin, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering in Iowa State University's department of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, will fill that sheet with the chemical formulas of various lithium compounds and materials. He'll add a few sketches of carbon atoms forming layers of hexagons. He'll even jot down some lithium-silicon formulas. (Go to article)

Regina, CCA vie for science title


Science students from Regina High and Clear Creek Amana High could be going to Washington, D.C.

To do so, they will have to be the top finishing team at the 20th annual Ames Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional High School Science Bowl on Saturday at ISU in Ames. (Go to article)

Engineer developing better batteries for energy alternatives


Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he’ll reach for a sheet of graph paper.

Martin, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering in Iowa State University’s department of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, will fill that sheet with the chemical formulas of various lithium compounds and materials. He’ll add a few sketches of carbon atoms forming layers of hexagons. He’ll even jot down some lithium-silicon formulas. (Go to article)

Iowa State, Ames Lab engineer works to develop better batteries for energy alternatives


Steve Martin, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering in Iowa State University's department of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, is working on the electrochemical reactions that make batteries work and how new materials could be used to make better, safer batteries. (Go to article)

Developing better batteries for energy alternatives



Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he'll reach for a sheet of graph paper.Martin, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering in Iowa State University's department of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, will fill that sheet with the chemical formulas of various lithium compounds and materials. He'll add a few sketches of carbon atoms forming layers of hexagons. He'll even jot down some lithium-silicon formulas. (Go to the article)