Ames Laboratory In the News

Securing the Supply of Rare Earths

2010-09-10T08:51:00.005-05:00

In the cover story from the Aug. 30 issue of Chemical and Engineering News, 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. (go to article)

Figuring Out Water

2010-07-01T11:36:00.004-05:00

Innovation picked up an article from the 2010, Issue 1 of Inquiry, 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.

Four Rare Earth Elements That Will Only Get More Important

2010-05-24T09:02:00.006-05:00

Popular Mechanics 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. (Go to article)

Spin Doctors: Opening the door to studying new, very fast quantum processes

2010-05-11T13:10:00.004-05:00

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. (Go to story)

World's Most Powerful Supercomputer Coming to Iowa

2010-04-28T16:00:00.000-05:00

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. (Go to story)

Engineering the Perfect Algae Strain

2010-04-27T15:27:00.006-05:00

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. (Go to article)

Restarting U.S. rare-earth production

2010-04-20T16:50:00.002-05:00

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 (Go to story)

Rare Earths R&D funding critical to stemming brain drain in U.S. materials manufacturing

2010-04-12T16:26:00.003-05:00

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. (Go to the article)

Global Scramble Looms for Vital 'Clean Energy' Minerals

2010-04-12T15:21:00.005-05:00

The New York Times 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 (Go to article - see page 2)

A Cloud in Every Silver Lining: The New Obstacle to a Green-Tech Revolution

2010-04-01T14:30:00.004-05:00

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. (Go to the posting)

Ames scientist stresses to Congress importance of rare-earth elements

2010-03-30T14:59:00.004-05:00

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. (Go to the article)

Congress Aims for Independence from China on Rare Earth Elements

2010-03-18T08:50:00.000-05:00

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)

Testimony: Mastery of rare earth elements vital to U.S. security

2010-03-17T15:42:00.000-05:00

R&D Magazine covered Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner's testimony before a House Subcommittee on China's monopoly on rare-earth materials. (Go to the article)

Ames research on cover of Analyst magazine

2010-02-15T15:59:00.005-06:00

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

2010-02-15T15:55:00.002-06:00

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

2010-02-15T15:52:00.002-06:00

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)

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

2010-02-01T16:07:00.004-06:00

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

2010-02-01T16:02:00.003-06:00

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

2010-02-01T15:56:00.003-06:00

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

2010-02-01T15:50:00.003-06:00

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

2010-02-01T15:40:00.003-06:00

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)

Ames High to compete in Science Bowl

2010-01-29T13:55:00.003-06:00

Ames Tribune 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. (Go to the article)

Base-Catalyzed Insertion of Dioxygen into Rhodium−Hydrogen Bonds: Kinetics and Mechanism

2010-01-27T11:40:00.004-06:00

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 Base-Catalyzed Insertion of Dioxygen into Rhodium−Hydrogen Bonds: Kinetics and Mechanism.

The cover illustrates the mechanism of oxygen insertion into the Rhodium-Hydrogen bond. (read more about the cover)

Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry

2010-01-27T11:34:00.003-06:00

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. (Go to the article)

Inorganic Chemistry features Ames Lab's Corbett

2010-01-19T10:22:00.006-06:00

This issue of Inorganic Chemistry magazine (2010, 49 (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. (go to article)

Ames Lab researchers contribute to two articles in Science

2010-01-19T10:15:00.006-06:00

Several Ames Laboratory physicists are contributors on two different articles published in the January 8 issue of Science magazine. Paul Canfield, Sergei Bud'ko and Ni Ni co-authored an article by Brookhaven researchers on yet another breakthrough with iron-arsenide superconductors. And Costas Soukoulis was quoted in an article by Science editor Robert Service on the next wave of metamaterials.

Nematic Electronic Structure in the "Parent" State of the Iron-Based Superconductor Ca(Fe1–xCox)2As2 (Canfield, Bud'ko, Ni Ni)

Next Wave of Metamaterials Hopes to Fuel the Revolution (Soukoulis)

High Tech Makeover in Store for Nation’s Power Transmission Lines

2010-01-19T09:19:00.004-06:00

Writer Tina Casey tells about research at Brookhaven National Laboratory into a potential breakthrough in being able to utilize superconducting materials to dramatically improve the efficiency of the nation's power grid. Ames Laboratory researchers led by Paul Canfield supplied the materials being studied. (Go to the article)

Ames Lab inventor continues to seek breakthroughs

2010-01-04T10:07:00.006-06:00

Ames Tribune ISU and Higher Education reporter James Pusey talks with Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Iver Anderson about his research successes and what keeps him motivated. (Go to story)

Metamaterials may eliminate friction

2009-12-10T16:46:00.004-06:00

Scientist Live carried a story on discovery by Ames Laboratory researchers that metamaterials can be used to create a repulsive Casimir force that may eliminate friction in nanoscale machines. (Go to story)

Eliminating mechanical friction in nanotechnology

2009-12-10T16:32:00.008-06:00

R&D Online carried a story on a discovery by Ames Laboratory researchers that uses chiral metamaterials to create a repulsive Casimir force that may eliminate friction in nanoscale machinery. (Go to story)

Resonant Approach to Quantum Problem

2009-12-04T11:23:00.006-06:00

David Bradley of SpectroscopyNow.com writes about a discovery that could bring quantum computing a step closer. Ames Laboratory physicist Slava Dobrovitski was a co-author of a paper published by researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara, "Gigahertz Dynamics of a Strongly Driven Single Quantum Spin" that appeared in the Nov. 19 online Science Express.

2009-11-10T16:03:00.002-06:00

Ames Laboratory Engineers Design and Build Glacier Simulation Machine (go to article)

2009-11-10T15:59:00.003-06:00

National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research (go to article)

2009-11-09T16:53:00.003-06:00

National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research

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2009-11-09T16:34:00.003-06:00

National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research
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2009-11-09T16:30:00.002-06:00

National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research

According to a recent report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States, once the world leader in the discovery and growth of crystalline materials, is now falling behind other nations. Citing a decline in large U.S. industrial research laboratories and new investment by foreign governments as the cause behind this slippage, the report also singles out the U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratories as one of the bright spots, citing the Ames Laboratory both as a center for new materials research and as a training ground for the next generation of researchers. (go to article)

Ames Lab masters materials research and development

2009-11-04T15:58:00.005-06:00

The Ames Tribune's Ames Business Quarterly magazine has a feature on the economic impact of Iowa State University on the local community, including an article on the Ames Laboratory. Ames Tribune reporter Bob Zintara speaks with Ames Lab Director Alex King. (go to the article)

T-ray a new tool for Ames Lab, ISU Researchers

2009-10-23T15:40:00.004-05:00

PhysOrg.com) -- A new, $500,000 instrument recently went about its work emitting and reading high-speed pulses of silent and invisible terahertz rays.

As it did, Thomas Chiou explained how the technology would allow Iowa State University researchers to take a close and unique look at materials reliability, biofuels combustion, environmental clean-up, cancer screening, biomass conversion, ionic liquids and many other research areas in science and engineering.

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2009-09-29T11:30:00.001-05:00

Laboratory Network carried an article on research being conducted by Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Rohit Trivedi to study the growth of crystals in the microgravity aboard the International Space Station. (Go to article)

Ames Laboratory researcher on The Daily Show

2009-09-24T10:04:00.007-05:00

Ames Laboratory researcher Gene Takle appeared on the Daily Show. Takle, who is investigating the effects of wind turbine farms on climate, is one of three scientists interviewed in a Daily Show segment on "Our Dead Planet." (Go to Video)

Ames Laboratory scientist using low-gravity space station lab to study crystal growth

2009-09-23T15:58:00.002-05:00

Innovations Report carried an article on research being conducted by Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Rohit Trivedi to study the growth of crystals in the microgravity aboard the International Space Station. (Go to article)

Crystals to grow in low gravity on Space Station

2009-09-23T15:35:00.003-05:00

An experiment to study crystal growth patterns in a microgravity environment that is on its way to the International Space Station may have important implications for developing new materials. (Go to article)

Crystals in Space

2009-09-23T15:09:00.005-05:00

R&D magazine online carried a story about an Ames Laboratory researcher, Rohit Trivedi, who will be studying crystal growth by conducting experiments aboard the International Space Station.
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