By Angela Leroux-Lindsey Upton, NY – Twin sisters Shilpa and Shweta Iyer are convinced that producing affordable, abundant clean energy is a vital problem that demands action. Not content to wait for other researchers to find a solution, the sisters—who …
UPTON, NY — Applications are now being accepted for the ninth Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Association (APAA) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The annual $1,000 scholarship was …
The following news release is being issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. LHC organization. It describes the latest results from two experiments …
The Town of Brookhaven has recognized Brookhaven National Laboratory's Diane Hatton as one of the 2013 Women of the Year. Hatton was given the honor for her contributions to business. As the Photon Sciences Directorate Chief Operating Officer and in …
The following press release was issued Wednesday, Feb. 11, by the InterAction Collaboration. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory participated in the event and invited local photographers on a behind-the-scenes tour of cutting- …
UPTON, NY — Over the last quarter century, scientists have discovered a handful of materials that can be converted from magnetic insulators or metals into “superconductors” able to carry electrical current with no energy loss—an enormously promising idea …
EVENT: Get the latest on the science news that topped multiple “Top-10” lists for 2012—the discovery of a new elementary particle that fits all descriptions of the long-sought Higgs boson. Physicists from ATLAS and CMS, the two experiments at the Large …
By Angela Leroux-Lindsey UPTON, NY - John Smedley, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Charles Hirsch Award in …
Reshmi Mukherjee UPTON, NY – Reshmi Mukherjee, a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University, NY, will give a talk entitled, “Exploring the Extreme Universe: Results from the VERITAS Gamma-ray Observatory” at the U.S. …
UPTON, NY – Identifying the mysterious mechanism underlying high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) remains one of the most important and tantalizing puzzles in physics. This remarkable phenomenon allows electric current to pass with perfect efficiency …
UPTON, NY – The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory has been awarded a LEED gold rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. NSLS-II is Brookhaven’s newest building, and its half- …
June 20, 2012 UPTON, N.Y. — Every day researchers add another sea of data to an ocean of knowledge on the world around us — billions on top of billions of measurements, images and observations of the tiniest subatomic particles up to the movement of …
Findings may lead to new ways to produce raw materials for renewable fuels in microscopic “green factories” June 18, 2012 Brookhaven researchers Jilian Fan, Changcheng Xu, and Chengshi Yan with cultures of algae that were shown to increase oil production …
June 8, 2012 A mantis shrimp shows off its fist-like clubs, which can accelerate underwater faster than a 22-caliber bullet. Photo credit: Silke Baron. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ( www.ucr.edu) — Military body armor and vehicle and aircraft frames could be …
Prolific and award-winning inventor and electrochemist Esther Takeuchi joins BNL June 8, 2012 Esther Takeuchi, Brookhaven Lab’s new Chief Scientist for the Global and Regional Solutions directorate, visits the construction site of the Interdisciplinary …
June 7, 2012 UPTON, NY — Participants in Pianofest, a summer workshop held in the Hamptons, will be showcased in two recitals at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, June 27, and Wednesday, July 25, at noon in …
June 5, 2012 The MINOS far detector is located in a cavern half a mile underground in the Soudan Underground Laboratory, Minnesota. The 100-foot-long MINOS far detector consists of 486 massive octagonal planes, lined up like the slices of a loaf of bread. …
Findings suggest ways to increase oil production for biofuels and industrial processes June 4, 2012 Former Brookhaven postdoc Carl Andre and Brookhaven biochemist John Shanklin. UPTON, NY — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven …
Ever-increasing data needs inspire evolutionary and revolutionary advances May 17, 2012 EVENT: More than 500 physicists and computational scientists from around the globe, including many working at the world’s largest and most complex particle …
May 14, 2012 UPTON, NY — More than 540 science projects from 118 Suffolk County schools were entered into the 2012 Elementary School Science Fair, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. The Laboratory’s Office of …
