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DOE LogoObama Administration Announces More Than $327 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Science Research
U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go toward scientific research, instrumentation, and laboratory infrastructure projects.

Scanning electron micrograph shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteriaTrapped! Scientists Immobilize Bacteria in Fibrous Hydrogel
Scientists at Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook University have devised a way to encapsulate bacteria in a synthetic polymer hydrogel.

BSCCO CrystalMagnetic Measurements Question Assumptions About High-Tc Superconductors
Brookhaven Lab scientists have grown large enough crystals of one well-studied high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductor to directly measure its magnetic properties. These measurements cast considerable doubt on assumptions commonly made in trying to understand the role magnetism plays in these materials’ ability to carry current with no resistance.

ATLASLarge Hadron Collider and New Developments in Dark Matter Focus of NYU Workshop, Aug. 3
New York University will host a public workshop to provide an overview of the Large Hadron Collider, featured in this summer’s “Angels & Demons,” on Monday, August 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium.

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PianofestPianofest Noon Recitals at Brookhaven Lab, July 1 and July 29
Participants in Pianofest, a summer workshop held in the Hamptons, will showcase two recitals at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, July 1, and Wednesday, July 29, at noon in Berkner Hall. Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages the Lab, the concert is free and open to the public.

Frank VignolaConcert Featuring Guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo at Brookhaven Lab June 12
Frank Vignola, an accomplished guitarist and composer, will perform at Brookhaven Lab on Friday, June 12, at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the BNL Music Club, the concert at the Brookhaven Center is open to the public.

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