On Wednesday, June 28, Ames Laboratory Director Adam Schwartz and other scientific leaders spoke at "Materials Science: Building the Future", a hearing of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Schwartz calls out research being done at CaloriCool as an example of the impact and importance of materials science. Check out the video:
CaloriCool researchers, together with Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University, helped organize and host the 28th annual Rare Earth Research Conference in Ames, Iowa June 18 -22. Over 200 scientists from around the world joined in the multi-day symposium on the latest in rare-earth research.
“Rare earth science is more exciting than ever,” said Ames Laboratory Director Adam Schwartz to the assembled scientists. “The technological applications of rare earth elements are at an all-time high, and that just makes the work that all of you do all much more important.”
CaloriCool Director Vitalij Pecharsky joined Iowa Public Radio’s River to River host Ben Kieffer to talk about the future of refrigeration and air conditioning technology. Listen to the podcast of the conversation here.
CaloriCoolTM, an early stage research consortium led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, expects to test new materials for use in improved refrigeration technologies sometime this year.
The Ames Laboratory Inquiry looks into CaloriCool's goal to change refrigeration technology within a decade. Link to see the two-page story.
Vitalij Pecharsky, lead scientist of CaloriCool, narrates video "CaloriCool, Caloric Materials Consortium" (1:24)
At a launch meeting held last week at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, the scientists and engineers of CaloriCoolTM, a materials research consortium, began making the to-do list for an ambitious goal: improving the energy-efficiency of refrigeration technology by 20 to 30 percent within a decade through the use of caloric materials for cooling.
Story in Cedar Rapids Gazette, by Vanessa Miller
The U.S. Department of Energy recently dedicated $40 million in the current budget year toward a new initiative to move the country ahead in the international race for clean energy. As part of that enterprise, it chose The Ames Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus to conduct groundbreaking refrigeration research.
On UK-based CoolingPost.com: USA: Research into the development of caloric materials for more environmentally-friendly refrigeration is to receive a share of $40m of annual US government funding.
The US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory in Iowa will be the home of CaloriCool, a new research consortium sponsored by the US DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
On KCCI Des Moines channel 8: AMES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory will be working to design a new generation refrigerator. Officials said the current refrigeration process has basically been unchanged for more than 100 years. It takes a lot of energy and creates a lot of heat to keep things cool.
