August 26, 2009

Researchers have demonstrated a reliable path for sculpting an intricate x-ray focusing lens out of diamond, a valuable development for future light sources.

July 23, 2009

The third annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Research and Educational Access in Science and Engineering (INCREASE) stressed the importance of amplifying the participation of faculty and students from minority-serving institutions.

July 17, 2009

See the brightest light on Long Island, and learn how it is used to look into everything from batteries to viruses. Learn about NSLS-II, a bright new light; take the synchrotron-science quiz. Be mesmerized by the “Laser Light Spectacular” show. Summer Sundays are free and open to the public.

July 14, 2009

Brookhaven scientists Jason Graetz and Paul Sorensen are among 100 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young research professionals.

July 13, 2009

There’s a familiar building on the front of the July edition of symmetry magazine, along with a couple of low-flying, beam-zapping UFOs.

July 08, 2009

Almost 27 years after the dedication of the National Synchrotron Light Source, the man who helped bring the facility to fruition received his own ceremony.

July 01, 2009

A new agreement between Syracuse University and Brookhaven National Laboratory will enable Syracuse faculty and students to use Brookhaven’s state-of-the-art research facilities.

June 03, 2009

Pointing to long-awaited increases in support for science, government and Laboratory officials painted a bright picture for the future of research in the United States and Brookhaven at the 2009 joint meeting of the National Synchrotron Light Source and Center for Functional Nanomaterials user communities. (L to R, above: Emilio Mendez, Chi-Chang Kao and Steve Dierker.)

June 02, 2009

Scientists will describe current findings with applications in nanoscience, biomedicine, and energy from National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), and how their research will be advanced at NSLS-II, just starting construction at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

May 19, 2009

The National Synchrotron Light Source User Executive Committee will give this year's Community Service Award to Safety Engineer Keith Klaus for outstanding service, innovation, and dedication to users of the NSLS.

May 18, 2009

Recent highlights of research at the National Synchrotron Light Source include discoveries of an "on switch" for a cell death signaling mechanism and a new protein function. Research highlights at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials include a BNL-developed DNA-based assembly line for precision nano-cluster construction and the discovery of a potential on-off switch for nanoelectronics.

April 22, 2009

The residue of a process used to build arrays of titania nanotubes, previously unnoticed, plays an important role in improving the performance of the nanotubes in solar cells that produce hydrogen gas from water.

April 16, 2009

Since 1999, students from around the world have gathered at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) every spring for RapiData, a week-long crash course designed to introduce participants to the best and latest equipment and techniques for macromolecular x-ray crystallography.

February 10, 2009

The bacterium behind one of mankind's deadliest scourges, tuberculosis, is helping researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Brookhaven National Laboratory move closer to answering the decades-old question of what controls the switching on and off of genes that carry out all of life's functions.

January 28, 2009

After creating the compound boron boride, scientists from Florida International University brought samples to Brookhaven’s National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) for analysis. At the NSLS, powerful beams of x-rays and infrared light revealed the atomic and electronic structure of the compound.

January 23, 2009

Brookhaven National Laboratory has received grants from the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health totaling $28 million to support an X-ray Crystallography Research Resource at the Laboratory’s National Synchrotron Light Source.

January 09, 2009

Using two simultaneous light-based probing techniques at Brookhaven National Laboratory, a team of researchers has illuminated important details about a class of enzymes involved in everything from photosynthesis to the regulation of biological clocks.

March 09, 2006

As more and more people rely on cell phones, laptop computers, personal organizers, and even hybrid electric-gas vehicles, scientists are working to develop rechargeable batteries that are ever smaller, cheaper, lighter, safer, and longer-lasting. At the National Synchrotron Light Source, a collaboration of scientists is deeply involved in this effort. They are investigating a group of promising new materials for use in lithium-ion batteries, the most common type of battery found in portable ele