tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092445270459112752024-03-21T17:33:02.888-05:00Ames Laboratory In the NewsAmes Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-74251870803348315162010-09-10T08:51:00.005-05:002010-09-10T09:05:02.813-05:00Securing the Supply of Rare Earths<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0Q9wHoPcA_oyVQyH_0MJlhie8dn7Tgkbi1axyUSEy0lNxsdOW8Utn9wj7mGSuoiTjHR1vqFS_b5Q-OlUiWr0nHTdwEQcjvomyLcRi2kL_iQFLRr-EGXYgftY9axgFgkUBEcqEiazd5o8/s1600/cencover8302010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0Q9wHoPcA_oyVQyH_0MJlhie8dn7Tgkbi1axyUSEy0lNxsdOW8Utn9wj7mGSuoiTjHR1vqFS_b5Q-OlUiWr0nHTdwEQcjvomyLcRi2kL_iQFLRr-EGXYgftY9axgFgkUBEcqEiazd5o8/s200/cencover8302010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515284955360660754" /></a><br /><br />In the cover story from the Aug. 30 issue of <span style="font-style:italic;">Chemical and Engineering News</span>, reporter Mitch Jacoby writes about how green-energy and high-tech industries are growing anxious over China's monopoly on these valuable resources. Jacoby talks with Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner, metallurgist Iver Anderson and Ames Lab Director Alex King as well as experts from industry and other research institutions. (<a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/88/8835cover.html">go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-79149392234124779042010-07-01T11:36:00.004-05:002010-07-01T12:04:05.862-05:00Figuring Out Water<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q4R2B0Df2rDzfeDkNDaSvc7nAF7Kw9GZhZYuxUEx17FO3R0BdsoZMxv7O7YTJleNgMgrZ66SWx-tq2Xx8N_-ZnyNNIL4JKpkbMQiNVc7cMazM3TfimDvoeDhyphenhyphengVbV5LDBONzHZPd4XYq/s1600/innovate_logo_main.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 45px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q4R2B0Df2rDzfeDkNDaSvc7nAF7Kw9GZhZYuxUEx17FO3R0BdsoZMxv7O7YTJleNgMgrZ66SWx-tq2Xx8N_-ZnyNNIL4JKpkbMQiNVc7cMazM3TfimDvoeDhyphenhyphengVbV5LDBONzHZPd4XYq/s200/innovate_logo_main.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488982422941597906" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Innovation</span> picked up an article from the 2010, Issue 1 of <span style="font-style:italic;">Inquiry</span>, Ames Laboratory's semi-annual science magazine. The article details research to be undertaken by Theresa Windus, Mark Gordon, and Monica Lamm to study fundamental questions about the nature and behavior of water. The work is made possible by a Department of Energy’s prestigious award known as the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment, or INCITE.Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-18123112881018876222010-05-24T09:02:00.006-05:002010-06-14T10:02:05.316-05:00Four Rare Earth Elements That Will Only Get More Important<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hb8QdmIkMq3TjpiUjwngQnkUw-71G4V_-XoYo2XC1Zt1DJ-OOKrWn-uF2aPK8RPHK67GasS7fjbaNU-Z1kexgcNQLAk6AZhb5B8_K5FhZ6hwMk2otBg4xYOvMsoxqGd150YvR2zn_Hf7/s1600/PopMech.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 21px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hb8QdmIkMq3TjpiUjwngQnkUw-71G4V_-XoYo2XC1Zt1DJ-OOKrWn-uF2aPK8RPHK67GasS7fjbaNU-Z1kexgcNQLAk6AZhb5B8_K5FhZ6hwMk2otBg4xYOvMsoxqGd150YvR2zn_Hf7/s200/PopMech.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474836704624986546" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Popular Mechanics</span> writer Maggie Koerth-Baker provides a great explanation of the most common rare earth elements and what they're used for. Her story quotes Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner, noted rare earth metal expert. (<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/news/important-rare-earth-elements">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-67602378600022861352010-05-11T13:10:00.004-05:002010-05-11T13:25:14.720-05:00Spin Doctors: Opening the door to studying new, very fast quantum processes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48cxqzn9o5hW7amrFKRdLRsNR_STgn_gxlsTlehgeJSWNo5xkJl4qQnkbDUSUkVssKemUYfBMrQRsSdQX4Sr2bY-3Wftb3tnhBF9idhn3zvroffT-Furq_kuzsTAAPmtohbyYl4UPMZ2A/s1600/Nanotechnology.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48cxqzn9o5hW7amrFKRdLRsNR_STgn_gxlsTlehgeJSWNo5xkJl4qQnkbDUSUkVssKemUYfBMrQRsSdQX4Sr2bY-3Wftb3tnhBF9idhn3zvroffT-Furq_kuzsTAAPmtohbyYl4UPMZ2A/s200/Nanotechnology.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470079242716572322" /></a><br />Nanotechnology Now carried a story on Ames Lab theoretical physicist Viatcheslav Dobrovitski, who recently was part of a team that produced and controlled rotations of a single quantum spin at rates less than one trillionth of a second. (<a href="http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=38156">Go to story</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-74854594380904678692010-04-28T16:00:00.000-05:002010-05-10T08:51:04.363-05:00World's Most Powerful Supercomputer Coming to Iowa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8B42P6czdNUTC-4x_EkRpk7B6NU29TyiAKPke8p3pw8h3Qml-ot1tn7LCk3mJCkMdYblBufl11Wm7QbpQuDl0luLz6cEtUqoNJijk8KJVEifS8ewcl1mtrhb3MkWsIeO9Ilsy9XR49Xa/s1600/fn-header.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8B42P6czdNUTC-4x_EkRpk7B6NU29TyiAKPke8p3pw8h3Qml-ot1tn7LCk3mJCkMdYblBufl11Wm7QbpQuDl0luLz6cEtUqoNJijk8KJVEifS8ewcl1mtrhb3MkWsIeO9Ilsy9XR49Xa/s200/fn-header.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469637148331829586" /></a><br /><br />Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers are working to scale up their computational chemistry tools for the Blue Waters supercomputer being developed at the University of Illinois and its National Center for Supercomputing Applications. (<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/28/supercomputer-iowa-ncsa-ibm-bluewater/">Go to story</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-74501705080535740102010-04-27T15:27:00.006-05:002010-04-27T15:34:08.466-05:00Engineering the Perfect Algae Strain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHE2D1VC3OrJT_FBDiea1BGKkK1qUeJYnSlE20ba3rl2DWAzRZxP9wAKkVMdw5yQjGaJzs0hddjpxLI4xfNSpVmftKe53zIJx9g0WdZK_A5zfyEB1zFHgKtPZFGCs270LPzQj57rxKYg1/s1600/biodieselmag.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHE2D1VC3OrJT_FBDiea1BGKkK1qUeJYnSlE20ba3rl2DWAzRZxP9wAKkVMdw5yQjGaJzs0hddjpxLI4xfNSpVmftKe53zIJx9g0WdZK_A5zfyEB1zFHgKtPZFGCs270LPzQj57rxKYg1/s200/biodieselmag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464917105950380162" /></a><br /><br />An article in the May 2010 issue by Nicholas Zeman details research by a group of Iowa State University researchers working to develop hybrid strains of algae with desirable characteristics for use in bio-fuels production. Ames Laboratory associate scientist Basil Nikolau is a member of the research team. (<a href="http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=4156">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-29171091449242544132010-04-20T16:50:00.002-05:002010-04-20T16:54:24.663-05:00Restarting U.S. rare-earth production<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQU9p1nP3oUkldY9ylfPOZ1pGS6cZX-CtHdgu26HLkgJGXmp9xxBFNf2nZZDWXAaMx-6IduqST6IqEq0Bh2B0XlnJFWEfzMLesUJ4qiga6gOb_g0UqembEB3U2V9B02Baz9t-MayzJHRs/s1600/EARTH.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 47px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQU9p1nP3oUkldY9ylfPOZ1pGS6cZX-CtHdgu26HLkgJGXmp9xxBFNf2nZZDWXAaMx-6IduqST6IqEq0Bh2B0XlnJFWEfzMLesUJ4qiga6gOb_g0UqembEB3U2V9B02Baz9t-MayzJHRs/s200/EARTH.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462340671856370962" /></a><br />EARTH writer Harvey Liefert writes about recent testimony before a House subcommittee on the need to reinvest in rare-earth research and development, quoting Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner who was one of several rare earth experts to testify (<a href="http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/328-7da-3-19 ">Go to story</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-3843614055899192012010-04-12T16:26:00.003-05:002010-04-12T16:33:44.765-05:00Rare Earths R&D funding critical to stemming brain drain in U.S. materials manufacturing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivU58wBkqC8eT-FMmSZvq_OKBfPUV4eR30p7XUv7bOJi4iGdaj8TREv7h9d-vh6FfLbExtrGxUesUF3tp-h2jlEfkhOLZcxr2gZXx4N15NTqr1WNACvHn-lkbOQBZdco2RFqVm7Y3yxwYo/s1600/topstocksaulogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivU58wBkqC8eT-FMmSZvq_OKBfPUV4eR30p7XUv7bOJi4iGdaj8TREv7h9d-vh6FfLbExtrGxUesUF3tp-h2jlEfkhOLZcxr2gZXx4N15NTqr1WNACvHn-lkbOQBZdco2RFqVm7Y3yxwYo/s200/topstocksaulogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459365742256095938" /></a><br />Mineweb writer Dorothy Kosich's article on the shortage of rare-earth materials research prominently quotes Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner on the cause behind the problem and the need for greater funding of rare-earth research in the U.S. (<a href="http://www.topstocks.com.au/stock_discussion_forum.php?action=show_thread&threadid=468729">Go to the article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-2639054865295018722010-04-12T15:21:00.005-05:002010-04-12T15:34:50.244-05:00Global Scramble Looms for Vital 'Clean Energy' Minerals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2_nD5PGUeqWasa1o8QaTrqowucWUsdSufjmlvHvcZif2N_gX_4-xolFltN0R5U2kilypOGTFU0dS0PIBQWpG_2YfyzOEuJ7pmp9BgEmpxcSqbbp-aB33CnFu0UWlAXKTwBcYoVNwWW_p/s1600/nytlogo175.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2_nD5PGUeqWasa1o8QaTrqowucWUsdSufjmlvHvcZif2N_gX_4-xolFltN0R5U2kilypOGTFU0dS0PIBQWpG_2YfyzOEuJ7pmp9BgEmpxcSqbbp-aB33CnFu0UWlAXKTwBcYoVNwWW_p/s200/nytlogo175.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459349351973549810" /></a><br />The <span style="font-style:italic;">New York Times</span> carried a story by writer Katie Howell on the global scramble for rare-earth materials. Howell notes Ames Lab's historic role as the U.S. center for rare-earth research and quotes Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/04/12/12greenwire-global-scramble-looms-for-vital-clean-energy-m-53232.html?pagewanted=1">Go to article - see page 2</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-40227990200383486112010-04-01T14:30:00.004-05:002010-04-01T15:06:52.262-05:00A Cloud in Every Silver Lining: The New Obstacle to a Green-Tech Revolution<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKc23LScfYs1ClwzteZpGfhYFdZVQB9IpW_XMfU3vXNb00JJWaHHYND4CmRbSaeQZoJ0ni12OS6Zbs1BQsB54I5dgUOrtuGUlpRW8J5vARPQTa4lkhit-vm4r98Uw4isDk6HUFzcludki/s1600/Huffingtonlogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 70px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKc23LScfYs1ClwzteZpGfhYFdZVQB9IpW_XMfU3vXNb00JJWaHHYND4CmRbSaeQZoJ0ni12OS6Zbs1BQsB54I5dgUOrtuGUlpRW8J5vARPQTa4lkhit-vm4r98Uw4isDk6HUFzcludki/s200/Huffingtonlogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455253904319980802" /></a><br /><br />The March 31st edition of the Huffington Post carried a blog by Bill Chameides, Dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment; Member of the National Academy of Sciences, that details the problem of China's monopoly on rare-earth metals and the threat to technology and security that poses. Chameides's blog, originally posted on TheGreenGrok.com, quoted Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner's testimony before a House Subcommittee on the rare-earth crisis. (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/the-cloud-obscuring-green_b_520768.html">Go to the posting</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-7444966460724854632010-03-30T14:59:00.004-05:002010-03-30T15:06:08.295-05:00Ames scientist stresses to Congress importance of rare-earth elements<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8mNzP9d51kCBoL-t0M88zxqRwYPNEUeh4zyrwVudp5amcvf5-om6IEoLf0GA3kLKRSaAKTy2pd7sPo7DOY25j2vUvXMRYW39WKz8TQdp-JA_gf90hpsV1XwZAXETXuQdNKr0qX72EozU/s1600/Ames+Tribune+logo.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 44px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8mNzP9d51kCBoL-t0M88zxqRwYPNEUeh4zyrwVudp5amcvf5-om6IEoLf0GA3kLKRSaAKTy2pd7sPo7DOY25j2vUvXMRYW39WKz8TQdp-JA_gf90hpsV1XwZAXETXuQdNKr0qX72EozU/s200/Ames+Tribune+logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454519721290961234" /></a><br />Ames Tribune staff writer James Pusey writes about Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner's testimony before a House subcommittee on the importance of rare-earth materials to the security of the United States. (<a href="http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/03/30/ames_tribune/news/doc4bb21d5beb2f0961915177.txt">Go to the article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-70589890123627871232010-03-18T08:50:00.000-05:002010-04-01T15:17:06.381-05:00Congress Aims for Independence from China on Rare Earth Elements<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5XWAHJMuAEm-rimlkpqL7MUvKdQa4BZgMCOfUUUrZP_CrT9vt6KDs12jiidjzSV-FC2c6Aj9cn3ddaE2quaqWKRkbXdB9cHn-7t_vxDeDuWhFzoH5QsyJxbj57A4kSHC8RinG2VMoQ6Y/s1600/tnd-logo.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 48px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5XWAHJMuAEm-rimlkpqL7MUvKdQa4BZgMCOfUUUrZP_CrT9vt6KDs12jiidjzSV-FC2c6Aj9cn3ddaE2quaqWKRkbXdB9cHn-7t_vxDeDuWhFzoH5QsyJxbj57A4kSHC8RinG2VMoQ6Y/s200/tnd-logo.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455264664032117778" /></a><br /><br />TechNewsDaily.com writer Jeremy Hsu's coverage of a House Subcommittee Hearing on China's monopoly of rare-earth materials. Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner was one of several expertise witnesses to testify during the hearing. (Go to the article)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-34364722691822007952010-03-17T15:42:00.000-05:002010-04-01T15:48:36.190-05:00Testimony: Mastery of rare earth elements vital to U.S. security<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnHAIetjbGE-qkMffBhyphenhyphenWZOBePjejoGhIqgdPqcSWSHJqcsDHVoGfD6MKkH-ZBUC_S9JZfBAIfcS6gTu7DSPw88n9ds6LC0VxIH5mOAbf_u2zCnR8HHRZxl8UQH6t82iyVzw3jXW134kK/s1600/rd_logo-new.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnHAIetjbGE-qkMffBhyphenhyphenWZOBePjejoGhIqgdPqcSWSHJqcsDHVoGfD6MKkH-ZBUC_S9JZfBAIfcS6gTu7DSPw88n9ds6LC0VxIH5mOAbf_u2zCnR8HHRZxl8UQH6t82iyVzw3jXW134kK/s200/rd_logo-new.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455272636667429794" /></a><br /><br />R&D Magazine covered Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner's testimony before a House Subcommittee on China's monopoly on rare-earth materials. (<a href="http://www.rdmag.com/News/2010/03/Materials-Policy-Industry-Testimony-Mastery-of-rare-earth-elements-vital-to-US-security/">Go to the article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-42273729888072034012010-02-15T15:59:00.005-06:002010-02-15T16:04:55.548-06:00Ames research on cover of Analyst magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGNgt8Q9XntHYReKT3FcU56ABvX-zRauVwPARDyQTPdV-XidzIZi8PacrJn7-ist6-c4LCuI0IROXmrfumtBWdI-e-NIfYd6zOYq1UUwqGUX9DLMwY1iJDDL57h0VJIjaIhyLbRM0-mlh/s1600-h/analyst-cover300.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGNgt8Q9XntHYReKT3FcU56ABvX-zRauVwPARDyQTPdV-XidzIZi8PacrJn7-ist6-c4LCuI0IROXmrfumtBWdI-e-NIfYd6zOYq1UUwqGUX9DLMwY1iJDDL57h0VJIjaIhyLbRM0-mlh/s200/analyst-cover300.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438593812459505506" /></a><br /><br />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, <span style="font-style:italic;">Analyst</span>. The article details advances in optical imaging of non-fluorescent nanoparticle probes in live cells. (<a href="http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/AN/article.asp?doi=b916395f">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-60062602725041239312010-02-15T15:55:00.002-06:002010-02-15T15:58:43.422-06:00Hempstead places third in Science BowlThe 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. (<a href="http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=273027">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-85180004816920603372010-02-15T15:52:00.002-06:002010-02-15T15:59:04.692-06:00NHS Team competes in Science BowlThe Newton Daily News carries a story about the Newton High School team competing in the 2010 Ames Lab/ISU Regional Science Bowl competition. (<a href="http://www.newtondailynews.com/articles/2010/02/09/r_5eqwtehsscgbj6dndsdzxw/index.xml">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-35895873920591441682010-02-01T16:07:00.004-06:002010-02-01T16:55:09.449-06:00Iowa State, Ames Lab engineer works to develop better batteries for energy alternatives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFF1hTW0n24G0SZsGpqVlCHKwbFf1Tkoy9UrC3WJr8hPzr8hGyYJAPqacTBzC7G6XSm5fkL6RTZer-1q-0cnF3dTjx2iR3z64Ss0_DPRgnTmJD_AbRalzK-w63wr7NAW31iaZMKpQEHYV/s1600-h/reve.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFF1hTW0n24G0SZsGpqVlCHKwbFf1Tkoy9UrC3WJr8hPzr8hGyYJAPqacTBzC7G6XSm5fkL6RTZer-1q-0cnF3dTjx2iR3z64Ss0_DPRgnTmJD_AbRalzK-w63wr7NAW31iaZMKpQEHYV/s200/reve.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433400183110953570" /></a><br />Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he'll reach for a sheet of graph paper.<br /><br />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. (<a href="http://www.evwind.es/noticias.php?id_not=3636">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-24301450120156432022010-02-01T16:02:00.003-06:002010-02-01T17:01:48.830-06:00Regina, CCA vie for science title<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNBhIv2pGs7PuGxNnpuK1nNzwO51a-i1ct3eDfBMUMKqgI1cJdwMZsMohG1TBtamU2qw9yRX8C7kYglzh0BjNwOTw3X5BpYlJFRsKh27y74sefq05I8T-05RApFC530LFcZ5z5vqsF200/s1600-h/presscitizen.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 38px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNBhIv2pGs7PuGxNnpuK1nNzwO51a-i1ct3eDfBMUMKqgI1cJdwMZsMohG1TBtamU2qw9yRX8C7kYglzh0BjNwOTw3X5BpYlJFRsKh27y74sefq05I8T-05RApFC530LFcZ5z5vqsF200/s200/presscitizen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433399051073215730" /></a><br />Science students from Regina High and Clear Creek Amana High could be going to Washington, D.C.<br /><br />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. (<a href="http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100127/NEWS01/1270338/1079/news01/Regina-CCA-vie-for-science-title">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-24047834073311126932010-02-01T15:56:00.003-06:002010-02-02T10:32:14.131-06:00Engineer developing better batteries for energy alternatives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hy_Bde5hPuGj52QO_fUeriqGBZyPAbur4aBclxdQBkDZnkUUcqkA3zh18dbVjlDy-EdmGvHBhGsUaq_QI9oUWTnJYJS1qgvanqCbeR2j37j1jh_iGC7sadQd78ApotcyrDtX4qK61ZKC/s1600-h/Reliableplant.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hy_Bde5hPuGj52QO_fUeriqGBZyPAbur4aBclxdQBkDZnkUUcqkA3zh18dbVjlDy-EdmGvHBhGsUaq_QI9oUWTnJYJS1qgvanqCbeR2j37j1jh_iGC7sadQd78ApotcyrDtX4qK61ZKC/s200/Reliableplant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433397604381432114" /></a><br /> Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he’ll reach for a sheet of graph paper.<br /><br />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. (<a href="http://www.reliableplant.com/Read/22437/Engineer-developing-battery-alternatives">Go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-91010444432102158372010-02-01T15:50:00.003-06:002010-02-02T10:33:20.263-06:00Iowa State, Ames Lab engineer works to develop better batteries for energy alternatives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLURRdylAcxdu5aP-xWA40Gp-JFDJSFyg-usfsAMl4f6PJ91pBtO4iVAlrFt-4Li7EGgGa7f2_JJHnvb5Vw3CzXuQdXLLgligt-VEJritrdT9D5rLgAGu5PnEOVWbsI_xb6KDyZqUFOo1/s1600-h/ChemieDE.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 38px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLURRdylAcxdu5aP-xWA40Gp-JFDJSFyg-usfsAMl4f6PJ91pBtO4iVAlrFt-4Li7EGgGa7f2_JJHnvb5Vw3CzXuQdXLLgligt-VEJritrdT9D5rLgAGu5PnEOVWbsI_xb6KDyZqUFOo1/s200/ChemieDE.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433395880593263154" /></a><br />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)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-26061283100402223652010-02-01T15:40:00.003-06:002010-02-02T10:34:01.262-06:00Developing better batteries for energy alternatives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2U62pTIuFBqHvFlKUVyBDBaIEZYZBmuFjH-bCm7UMlyjl4cRCXw4NZb2yIizJIXXKGwAF9bRewmJf45q3XM7XqWfwNlzqO5myPkYI5FhkT2PDhXtTcHU4cVq3nf3d5Bff39z_XNG6Zvp/s1600-h/physorg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 71px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2U62pTIuFBqHvFlKUVyBDBaIEZYZBmuFjH-bCm7UMlyjl4cRCXw4NZb2yIizJIXXKGwAF9bRewmJf45q3XM7XqWfwNlzqO5myPkYI5FhkT2PDhXtTcHU4cVq3nf3d5Bff39z_XNG6Zvp/s200/physorg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433393840673005826" /></a><br /><br />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. (<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news183660225.html">Go to the article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-38643383963574590952010-01-29T13:55:00.003-06:002010-02-01T17:01:12.045-06:00Ames High to compete in Science Bowl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPvi7uzQcIqeNR7osspANVT-IFBtWRs2VB2bNsuTFd1uMfdjZvbU0DN5QkCf3X0Kq2tXFPH5nv6CrHEK2Q7IfOc2vUY4xSQelPGYuO7Wqx6fAmSiAUuSUJhT3s7f3wL5mAYjeYZ_n8ATi/s1600-h/TribAHSSB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPvi7uzQcIqeNR7osspANVT-IFBtWRs2VB2bNsuTFd1uMfdjZvbU0DN5QkCf3X0Kq2tXFPH5nv6CrHEK2Q7IfOc2vUY4xSQelPGYuO7Wqx6fAmSiAUuSUJhT3s7f3wL5mAYjeYZ_n8ATi/s200/TribAHSSB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432255025274973938" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Ames Tribune</span> education reporter James Pusey talks with the Ames High Science Bowl team as they prepare to compete in the Jan. 31 Ames Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional Science Bowl. This marks the 20th year for the competition and Ames High has particpated every year since the start. (<a href="http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/01/29/ames_tribune/news/doc4b6311fbd3f0d613728775.txt">Go to the article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-70721664496377186892010-01-27T11:40:00.004-06:002010-02-02T10:44:28.088-06:00Base-Catalyzed Insertion of Dioxygen into Rhodium−Hydrogen Bonds: Kinetics and Mechanism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_BtTG4voj7tk1Mxhj1ywqqdAtZ9KS1Xi-T0MScQ_tgfoFxBRccepaFnLzkSH0-1j3azLj4LxTcqkQlBLsa9wg5GvyOFvIcn976Xx10ZlvSeyBJhNLyf0lPycFjSBK2d0V577i2sNWwTG/s1600-h/InorgChem2-1-2010-150.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_BtTG4voj7tk1Mxhj1ywqqdAtZ9KS1Xi-T0MScQ_tgfoFxBRccepaFnLzkSH0-1j3azLj4LxTcqkQlBLsa9wg5GvyOFvIcn976Xx10ZlvSeyBJhNLyf0lPycFjSBK2d0V577i2sNWwTG/s200/InorgChem2-1-2010-150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431476718106378978" /></a><br />The Feb. 1 issue of Inorganic Chemistry features a cover article by Ames Laboratory Ames Laboratory chemists Andreja Bakac and Ewa Szajna-Fuller have the cover article in the Feb. 1 issue of Inorganic Chemistry magazine. The article is titled <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic901808t">Base-Catalyzed Insertion of Dioxygen into Rhodium−Hydrogen Bonds: Kinetics and Mechanism</a>.<br /><br />The cover illustrates the mechanism of oxygen insertion into the Rhodium-Hydrogen bond. (<a href="http://pubs.acs.org/action/showLargeCover?issue=347214816">read more about the cover</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-84571810420442707592010-01-27T11:34:00.003-06:002010-02-02T10:37:06.191-06:00Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF6PvJqXRchqSgmQZ5NYJWWxSZvxxooAXfuO6ywNJVi728EjXnP_emi3X4jXRK64LA3owGaHN_WoSGXTvkWgwOi5EkHfe2uaH5He7tmAhp73cOLIKY9M8QCb-fb4Pxih5W2za5jN9obZc/s1600-h/C&ENcover75.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 75px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF6PvJqXRchqSgmQZ5NYJWWxSZvxxooAXfuO6ywNJVi728EjXnP_emi3X4jXRK64LA3owGaHN_WoSGXTvkWgwOi5EkHfe2uaH5He7tmAhp73cOLIKY9M8QCb-fb4Pxih5W2za5jN9obZc/s200/C&ENcover75.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431475403190585698" /></a><br />This issue of C&EN carries a feature story on Ames Laboratory senior chemist Pat Thiel who will be receiving the ACS Adamson Award for Surface Chemistry at the ACS Meeting in March. (<a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8803awards8.html">Go to the article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009244527045911275.post-36468128237696093822010-01-19T10:22:00.006-06:002010-02-02T10:38:36.104-06:00Inorganic Chemistry features Ames Lab's Corbett<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSatsf-UGpgdtd5sm7_Lp8tmWuVvnFTYDj8XLj0opEZIIVJxtNOMCAJsdKcOp8mkYnDqknoSem1beK4C1KbKFfPh4kroZiTxAgfT7mK8xJ_n7l1JeAWGQj6J4vqrjLjjFBcZXDcYIV4rnf/s1600-h/inorganic-cover500.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSatsf-UGpgdtd5sm7_Lp8tmWuVvnFTYDj8XLj0opEZIIVJxtNOMCAJsdKcOp8mkYnDqknoSem1beK4C1KbKFfPh4kroZiTxAgfT7mK8xJ_n7l1JeAWGQj6J4vqrjLjjFBcZXDcYIV4rnf/s200/inorganic-cover500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428487436567489394" /></a><br /><br />This issue of Inorganic Chemistry magazine (2010, <span style="font-weight:bold;">49</span> (1)) features an article by Ames Laboratory senior chemist John Corbett based on his address upon receipt of the 2008 American Chemical Society’s F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry. The cover of the issue was dedicated to Corbett's clever "cooking" parody of solid-state synthesis. (<a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic901305g">go to article</a>)Ames Laboratory, US DOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172371871312378325noreply@blogger.com0