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Ames Laboratory senior scientist Bill McCallum talks about controlling the element cerium for use in rare-earth magnets. McCallum is working to develop a rare-earth magnet that uses more abundant cerium in place of neodymium. McCallum's work is being funded through a recent grant by ARPA-E, the Department of Energy's advanced research agency.
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The Des Moines Register's Marco Santana talks with Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies founders Andrew Heidloff and Joel Rieken after the Ames Lab startup company's business plan was selected as the winning entry in the Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition. IPAT received $25,000 for having the top business plan.