Brookhaven Lab

Witness the final particle collisions at #RHIC ... LIVE! This Friday at 9 a.m. ET, beams of ions will crash into one another at nearly the speed of light for the final time, capping off 25 years of discoveries. Watch the stream and set a reminder 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=nhRbgI…

Our scientists are tapping into the quantum properties of light to reduce the X-ray dose needed for imaging. #NSLSII @OpticaWorldwide bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

An "imaging by smashing" technique at #RHIC's STAR experiment reveals uranium-238 may be shaped like a pear. physicsworld.com/a/what-shape-i…

At the center of Li’s work is AutoLab, a laboratory automation platform that uses machine vision, motion control, and precision robotics to handle delicate experimental tasks. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

The quantum vacuum — once thought of as empty space — provides important ingredients to transform virtual “nothingness” into the matter that makes up our world. #RHIC @Nature bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Ooh, ahh...magnets! 🧲 Take a look at this stockpile of electromagnets we have ready for the #ElectronIonCollider. Thanks to help from @argonne, we were able to repurpose these magnets from @advancedphoton for major cost savings!

With a deeper understanding of how plant genes and proteins work, biologists are developing #bioenergy crops that can thrive on iron-deficient, marginal land. @PlantBiotechJ @jgi #NSLSII #CFNatBrookhaven bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

#RHIC made surprising discoveries about the plasma that filled the early universe, "from which the particles that make up stars, galaxies, planets — and, eventually, us — descended." sciencenews.org/article/partic…

These clouds aren't for gazing. ☁️ Brookhaven researchers built a convection cloud chamber that can produce clouds in a controlled environment, enabling repeatable experiments to probe the physics underlying cloud processes.

Developing LuSEE-Night was like solving a puzzle — one where none of the pieces were provided. The collaboration had to create each component while envisioning how they would all fit and work together under strict mass and energy consumption limits. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

What can #neutrinos reveal about the evolution of our universe? Brookhaven physicist Mary Bishai is finding the answer. @doescience @DUNEScience bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

The #GenesisMission will tackle 26 major science and technology challenges, leveraging #AI to power the economy, secure our energy future, and keep America at the forefront of global innovation. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Take a look at some of the final collisions captured by the sPHENIX and STAR detectors at #RHIC. These images show the result of two beams of oxygen nuclei smashing into one another at nearly the speed of light.

Among the first alerts from @VRubinObs are detections of supernovae, variable stars, active galactic nuclei, and asteroids. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Our generative #AI tool called the Virtual Scientific Companion (VISION) will... ✅ bridge knowledge gaps at complex scientific instruments ✅ carry out more efficient experiments ✅ save researchers’ time ✅ accelerate discovery #CFNatBrookhaven #NSLSII bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Meet #CFNatBrookhaven's Preetha Sarkar, winner of our research SLAM. The SLAM challenges scientists to give easy-to-understand, 3-minute talks on their work. Sarkar is making qubits that will retain information longer and operate at higher temperatures. bit.ly/4uEqRV2

The Coherent Diffractive Imaging (CDI) beamline at #NSLSII is preparing to host its first guest researchers. This experimental station will enable powerful new X-ray imaging and scattering techniques. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Researchers in our Environmental Science and Technologies Department will contribute high-resolution simulations to this project, helping to understand how airborne plant pathogens travel and where they may concentrate. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Congratulations to Great Neck South Middle School and Ward Melville High School for winning our regional Science Bowl competitions! We wish our Long Island teams the best of luck at the National Science Bowl this spring. #BrookhavenSciEd bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

We've built a successful convection cloud chamber — one of only two in the nation. Researchers can use this customizable one-cubic-meter metal box to create and study clouds under controlled conditions. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Researchers from @ucsantabarbara have identified a robust new qubit in silicon, the material behind today’s computer chips. #C2QA #Quantum @C2QAdvantage @PhysRevB bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…