CMI has a new report that summarizes 10 years of achievements
Ames National Laboratory produced this video about A Continuous Hot Roll Process To Manufacture Nanograin Neo Magnet, where CMI focus area deputy Ikenna Nlebedim describes the process developed in a CMI project led by Jun Cui. This CMI technology won a 2023 R&D 100 Award.
Focus Areas
News & Highlights
2024 US-UK Bilateral Critical Minerals R&D Workshop
Applicability of less-critical Sm-Fe-N magnets in motors
Applied magnetic field increases magnetic anisotropy in HDDR-processed Nd-Fe-B alloy
Accelerated magnet development via microstructure design
Record 18 kOe coercivity for hot-rolled Nd-Fe-B magnets
CMI Speeds Innovation
CMI has operated for more than 10 years, and these measures of success are cumulative.
2023 marked the end of a second five-year phase of operation, and the beginning of a third.
The Critical Materials innovation Hub focuses on technologies that make better use of materials and eliminate the need for materials that are subject to supply disruptions.
- About CMI
- CMI Research
- CMI Phase I: 2013-2018
- CMI Phase II: 2018-2023
- CMI Phase III is the current phase of operation, which began in the last quarter of 2023
- CMI Invention Disclosures CMI technology is available for licensing
- Workforce Development
- Membership
CMI harnesses the scientific and engineering expertise of national laboratories and universities to American know-how in manufacturing. With dozens of partners, we discover the materials, processes, and technologies necessary to address critical material supply chain challenges.
”Thomas LograssoCMI Director
Link to the report at the
U.S. Department of Energy's
Office of Scientific and
Technical Information:
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2338076/
Did You
Know?
CMI has a new report that summarizes 10 years of achievements