Latest news from Brookhaven National Laboratory on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/study-tracks-chromium-chemistry-in-irradiated-molten-salts/?sc=rsin /articles/study-tracks-chromium-chemistry-in-irradiated-molten-salts/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:05:40 EST Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-rhic-enters-25th-and-final-run/?sc=rsin /articles/relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-rhic-enters-25th-and-final-run/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:40:27 EST Today, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, entered its 25th and final year of operations, smashing together the nuclei of gold atoms traveling close to the speed of light. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/exploring-quantum-materials-for-a-new-generation-of-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/exploring-quantum-materials-for-a-new-generation-of-technology/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:00:17 EST A technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, or RIXS, is particularly suited for probing samples as thin as one atomic layer and material states that change very rapidly. With recent technological developments, researchers expect this technique to enable studies that were unthinkable only five years ago. This progress gave Mark Dean and three colleagues -- Matteo Mitrano, Steven Johnston, and Young-June Kim -- the impetus to chart where the field is going as a whole. So, they summarized the technique's state of the art and how they expect the field to progress in a Perspective paper, recently published in Physical Review X. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/aiml039-s-bright-future-at-nsls-ii/?sc=rsin /articles/aiml039-s-bright-future-at-nsls-ii/?sc=rsin Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:30:21 EST The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) -- a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory -- is among the world's most advanced synchrotron light sources, enabling and supporting science across various disciplines. Advances in automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) are transforming how research is done at NSLS-II, streamlining workflows, enhancing productivity, and alleviating workloads for both users and staff. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/media-advisory-first-of-its-kind-electron-ion-collider-eic-takes-shape-as-relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-rhic-enters-final-run/?sc=rsin /articles/media-advisory-first-of-its-kind-electron-ion-collider-eic-takes-shape-as-relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-rhic-enters-final-run/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:40:00 EST WHAT: Meet scientists who are exploring how the fundamental building blocks of matter behaved in the early universe and are seeking to understand how those building blocks interact within the visible matter of today's world. This Press Roundtable at the American Physical Society's Global Physics Summit will feature brief remarks from scientists conducting research at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/quantum-career-fair-celebrates-100-years-of-quantum-mechanics/?sc=rsin /articles/quantum-career-fair-celebrates-100-years-of-quantum-mechanics/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:15:33 EST The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers hosted the fourth annual QIS Career Fair on Jan. 22, 2025. The virtual event, led by the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), a National QIS Research Center led by DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, kicked off the centers' celebration of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/peeling-back-the-layers-exploring-capping-effects-on-nickelate-superconductivity/?sc=rsin /articles/peeling-back-the-layers-exploring-capping-effects-on-nickelate-superconductivity/?sc=rsin Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:55:52 EST A team led by researchers at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) used cutting-edge X-ray techniques to gain new insights into "infinite-layer" nickelate materials Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/artificial-imagination/?sc=rsin /articles/artificial-imagination/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:40:37 EST Kevin Yager, the Electronic Nanomaterials Group leader at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), has articulated an overarching vision for the role of AI in scientific research. It's called a science exocortex -- "exo" meaning outside and "cortex" referencing the information processing layer of the human brain. Rather than simple chatbots and scientific assistants, the conceptualized exocortex will be an extension of a scientist's brain. Researchers will interact with it through conversation, without the need for any invasive brain-computer interfaces. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/fresh-direct-evidence-for-tiny-drops-of-quark-gluon-plasma/?sc=rsin /articles/fresh-direct-evidence-for-tiny-drops-of-quark-gluon-plasma/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:10:59 EST A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny specks of a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/brookhaven039-s-top-10-discoveries-of-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/brookhaven039-s-top-10-discoveries-of-2024/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:35:04 EST With one-of-a-kind research facilities leveraged by scientists from across the nation and around the world, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory is a veritable city of science. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/reimagining-scientific-discovery-with-ai-at-pubsci/?sc=rsin /articles/reimagining-scientific-discovery-with-ai-at-pubsci/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:15:07 EST Curious minds gathered at Napper Tandy's in Bay Shore, New York, on Nov. 19, 2024, for the latest installment of PubSci, a science cafe presented by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory. The event connects scientists and the community for a casual chat about the Lab's research. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/c2qa-fosters-growth-of-quantum-workforce-through-educational-programs/?sc=rsin /articles/c2qa-fosters-growth-of-quantum-workforce-through-educational-programs/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:00:05 EST To increase awareness of quantum opportunities and help grow the U.S. quantum workforce, the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) hosts and co-hosts educational programs that introduce students to the foundational principles of QIS and foster the development of skills needed for a successful career in this rapidly expanding field. The programs held this year, including the QIS & Engineering High School-Level Program, QIS 102: Quantum Computing Summer School, and QIS 303: Quantum Error Mitigation, reached more than 170 participants worldwide, from students who just completed their first year of high school to full-fledged QIS researchers -- and enthusiastic learners from every level of expertise in between. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/accelerator-experiments-at-rhic-inform-eic-design/?sc=rsin /articles/accelerator-experiments-at-rhic-inform-eic-design/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:35:58 EST When building a one-of-a-kind particle collider filled with groundbreaking technologies, it's extremely helpful to have a place to test things out. Thankfully that's the case for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, where physicists are using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to test key accelerator strategies for a new state-of-the-art Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/spooky-action-at-a-very-short-distance-scientists-map-out-quantum-entanglement-in-protons/?sc=rsin /articles/spooky-action-at-a-very-short-distance-scientists-map-out-quantum-entanglement-in-protons/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:55:43 EST Scientists have a new way to use data from high-energy particle smashups to peer inside protons. Their approach uses quantum information science to map out how particle tracks streaming from electron-proton collisions are influenced by quantum entanglement inside the proton. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/media-advisory-media-tour-of-bankhead-national-forest-atmospheric-observatory/?sc=rsin /articles/media-advisory-media-tour-of-bankhead-national-forest-atmospheric-observatory/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:55 EST Media and invited guests are welcome to tour a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) atmospheric observatory recently installed in Alabama's Bankhead National Forest. Speak with scientists and federal and local officials, see a weather balloon launch, and get a tour of the state-of-the-art atmospheric instruments installed at the observatory. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/much-ado-about-vacuum/?sc=rsin /articles/much-ado-about-vacuum/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:05:38 EST Meet NSLS-II Vacuum Group Leader Robert Todd and learn about the crucial role high-tech vacuum systems play in maintaining ultra-bright X-ray light for cutting-edge scientific research. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/scientists-calculate-predictions-for-meson-measurements/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-calculate-predictions-for-meson-measurements/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:00:39 EST Nuclear physics theorists have demonstrated that complex calculations run on supercomputers can accurately predict the distribution of electric charges in mesons, particles made of a quark and an antiquark. The calculations also help validate a method that will be used to make predictions for and analyze data from high-energy experiments at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/imaging-nuclear-shapes-by-smashing-them-to-smithereens/?sc=rsin /articles/imaging-nuclear-shapes-by-smashing-them-to-smithereens/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is complementary to lower energy techniques for determining nuclear structure. It will add depth to scientists' understanding of the nuclei that make up the bulk of visible matter. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/reaction-conditions-tune-catalytic-selectivity/?sc=rsin /articles/reaction-conditions-tune-catalytic-selectivity/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new theoretical framework for more accurately predicting the behavior of catalysts. The study reveals how conditions such as temperature and pressure can change a catalyst's structure, efficiency, and even the products it makes -- and can potentially be used to control reaction outcomes. Brookhaven National Laboratory /articles/high-voltage-gun-accelerates-electrons-from-zero-to-80-percent-the-speed-of-light/?sc=rsin /articles/high-voltage-gun-accelerates-electrons-from-zero-to-80-percent-the-speed-of-light/?sc=rsin Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:00 EST Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed and tested the world's highest voltage polarized electron gun, a key piece of technology needed for building the world's first fully polarized Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). Brookhaven National Laboratory