Written by Angela Leroux-Lindsey Upton, New York – Aleksey Bolotnikov, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named a 2013 Fellow of the SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. …
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 …
UPTON, NY – Applications are now being accepted for the Renate W. Chasman Scholarship for Women, offered each year by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in scientific and …
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- …
By Angela Leroux-Lindsey Covert war plans, hidden weapons stockpiles, top-secret containment strategies: Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, a cache of declassified documents sheds new light on military and political circumstances that …
UPTON , NY - Violinist Kristin Lee, praised by The Strad for her “rare stylistic aptness” and “mastery of tone” will perform in a concert at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, March 6, at noon in Berkner Hall. …
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. …
The following press release from the National Center for Atmospheric Research details a new multi-agency project on solar forecasting, funded by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The Long Island Solar Farm on the Brookhaven Lab …
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 …
International jury recognizes Bozovic for innovative contributions to the material aspects of superconductivity, an important component for solutions to Nation’s energy challenges June 18, 2012 Ivan Bozovic Upton, NY — Ivan Bozovic, a physicist in the …
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 …
