Idaho National Laboratory wins four R&D 100 Awards Idaho National Laboratory wins four R&D 100 Awards, including one developed by CMI researchers at INL for RE-Metal
Tough magnet tech scores an R&D100 award for Critical Materials Institute at Ames Laboratory A tougher, less brittle samarium-cobalt magnet produced by researchers at the Critical Materials Institute has won a 2021 R&D 100 award.
Phys.org: New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements CMI researchers at Penn State and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory identified a new method to improve extraction and separation of rare earth elements from unconventional sources. The method could eventually be scaled up to help develop a domestic supply of rare earth metals from industrial waste and electronics due to be recycled.
Penn State News: New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements CMI researchers at Penn State and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory identified a new method to improve extraction and separation of rare earth elements from unconventional sources. The method could eventually be scaled up to help develop a domestic supply of rare earth metals from industrial waste and electronics due to be recycled.
Mining News North reports on solving the critical cobalt conundrum The Mining News North story "Solving the critical cobalt conundrum" describes the CMI project with First Cobalt and Colorado School of Mines, "Physio-chemical Beneficiation of Cobalt-bearing Iron Creek Ores"
Two CMI technologies named R&D100 Award finalists The finalists were announced by R&D Magazine and are presented annually to the top 100 scientific innovations as selected by an independent panel.
3D-printed permanent magnets outperform conventional versions, conserve rare materials CMI researchers from Ames Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated in research that was conducted at ORNL to demonstrate that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials.
University of Pittsburgh: Designing a more sustainable electric vehicle CMI technology developed by researchers at Ames Laboratory with CMI Team member Powdermet has received additional funding to further the technology in a project between Powdermet and the University of Pittsburgh.
ORNL licenses rare earth magnet recycling process to Momentum Technologies CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a process that can help recover magnets from used computer hard drives, which was licensed to Momentum Technologies
ORNL: Magnets—coming around again CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated how rare earth magnets can be removed from used computer hard drives and repurposed in an axial gap motor
