@brookhavenTODAY is produced by the Community, Education, Government and Public Affairs Directorate of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Writing, video and photography services are provided by the Media & Communications Office; Mona S. Rowe, manager. Online distribution and mechanics are provided by Web Services; Gary Schroeder, manager. http://www.bnl.gov/today/default.asp en-us www@bnl.gov http://www.bnl.gov/today/images/TODAY-110px.jpg http://www.bnl.gov/today/default.asp A new study shows that a “fingerprint” of high-temperature superconductivity remains intact above the super chilly temperatures at which these materials carry current with no resistance, offering hope for energy-saving applications under real-world conditions. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=994 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST Researchers have demonstrated a reliable path for sculpting an intricate x-ray focusing lens out of diamond, a valuable development for future light sources. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1384 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST BNLers place high in race/walk/picnic with 6,000 Long Islanders in 2009 Workplace Challenge at Jones Beach. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1396 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST With stimulus funds in hand, a collaboration of national laboratories, universities, and industry is testing a new material that could revolutionize the superconducting magnet field. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1393 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST Workers at the NSLS-II ring building construction site recently completed the first complicated concrete pour for the approximately 19-ft.-tall walls of the Utility Tunnel. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1382 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST In 1956, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) turned to Brookhaven National Laboratory to continue a program of medical evaluation and care of Marshall Islanders accidentally exposed to radioactive fallout following a U.S. nuclear weapons test at Bikini atoll on March 1, 1954. Brookhaven Lab was not involved in the weapons test. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=1002 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EST A new building extension at Brookhaven Lab is nearly ready to house computing equipment for huge quantities of data from experiments around the world. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1354 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST BNL scientist Andy Vogelmann’s team logged 59 flights sampling clouds over climate research sites to improve modeling of low-level clouds. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1374 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST 146 BNLers receive BNL Spotlight Awards awards for extraordinary efforts during FY08. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1376 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST Connie Yee, who graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) with a B.S. in mechanical engineering, has won the 2009 Renate W. Chasman Scholarship for Women. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=999 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:30:00 EST