Brookhaven Lab

Congratulations to the Muon g-2 Collaborations at @CERN, @Fermilab, and Brookhaven Lab on receiving the @brkthroughprize in Fundamental Physics. 👏 The award recognizes their multi-decade, groundbreaking contributions to physics. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Our Maglev Competition challenges students to think like engineers and address real-world transportation problems. Students must design and build small-scale magnetic levitation vehicles that balance speed, stability, cost, and passenger capacity. #BrookhavenSciEd #STEM

Local K-6 students showcased science projects at our 2026 Elementary School Science Fair Competition. Students explored hypotheses about the world around them, their hobbies, favorite foods, and more. #STEM #BrookhavenSciEd bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Scientists used cryo-electron microscopy at our Laboratory for BioMolecular Structure to reveal part of a transporter protein that helps bacteria maintain zinc levels just right for survival. This protein may be a useful target for to fight antibiotic-resistant infections.

Our scientists use lasers to cool atoms down to a temperature colder than you can imagine — just tens of a millionth of a Kelvin. This technique enables researchers to control atoms to a high level of precision for applications in #quantum sensing and networking.

In 1962, using the world's first-ever neutrino beam, researchers at @BrookhavenLab discovered another flavor of neutrino: the muon neutrino. bnl.gov/bnlweb/history… 📸: Brookhaven National Laboratory #Neutrino70

In 1958, scientists @BrookhavenLab discovered that all neutrinos are left-handed. Other particles come in both varieties. Today, we are still hunting for hypothetical "right-handed" neutrinos. neutrinos.fnal.gov/mysteries/hand… #Neutrino70 📸: Brookhaven National Laboratory

Researchers from @Harvard came to #NSLSII to characterize 3D-printed fibers that could one day enable programmable artificial muscles. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

As the demand for electricity grows, especially from facilities like data centers, we're developing AI models to expand the power grid rapidly and efficiently. GridSearch is our “AI for AI” solution. #AI #GenesisMission youtu.be/M1jGcCvREgg?si…

Tiny tech for tomorrow's innovators 🎓 Students entering grades 7-9 can register for our Tiny Tech: Introduction to Microelectronics workshop to work with digital circuit boards and learn to write code this August! bit.ly/4uI8HAi #BrookhavenSciEd #STEM

New data from near-miss collisions at #RHIC will help physicists map the "glue" that holds visible matter together. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

#AI is helping shape the future #ElectronIonCollider, from accelerator tuning and detector design to real-time data analysis. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Following the final collisions at #RHIC, the 2026 Users' Meeting covered the collider's last run, honored the history of RHIC, and explored the next phase of nuclear physics with the #ElectronIonCollider. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) recently trained with @NYPDnews's Aviation and Counterterrorism Unit at @BrookhavenLab on detection and identification of radiological sources from above. NEST’s work with state and local partners will help keep Americans safe during major events like the World Cup, America’s 250th birthday celebrations, and today’s NYC victory parade for the NBA champion @nyknicks!

Brookhaven Lab intern Jasmin Lin shares her takeaways from exploring humanoid robots and embodied artificial intelligence. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

We're kicking off our open house tours with Family Fun Day on June 28. Explore interactive #STEM exhibits at the Science Learning Center, tour the Lab's firehouse, learn about the Lab's land and history, and so much more! #ExploreBrookhaven bnl.gov/sundays/2026/

Thousands of scientists from around the world have used #RHIC data to: ⚛️ explore quarks and gluons, visible matter’s most fundamental building blocks ⚛️ map out the phases of nuclear matter ⚛️ investigate the origins of proton spin bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

This coordinated team of #AI-powered robots takes on work using learning processes rather than preprogrammed steps, much like a human researcher. #NSLSII bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Understanding plant genes will help biologists develop #bioenergy crops that thrive on mineral-deficient land. Our microscopy experiments recently revealed that plants with the PtrbHLH011 gene deactivated had more lignin in their stems and more iron in their leaves. 🌱

We're developing a free-space optical link with @stonybrooku that can send #quantum information through the air, rather than through fiber-optic cables. Having a variety of communications channels will give us the best chance to, one day, achieve a quantum internet.

We are very fortunate to have two recent Ph.D. defenses in our @CUBoulder Experimental Nuclear Physics Group group. Congratulations to Dr. Dan Lis and Dr. Joey Clement, for their thesis work on the @BrookhavenLab sPHENIX Experiment under the direction of my colleague Jamie Nagle! These young scientists helped build and operate a new collider detector, and then go on to personally produce some of the first physics results - a rare and impressive accomplishment.