November 23, 2011 Cartography of iron species within a sample of ore. Close-up of a region identified as chlorite, mapping Fe 3+ /Fe total . Plate tectonics in its current form is believed to have started one billion years ago. A study of two billion …
Named a finalist by the New York Academy of Sciences for her contributions to physics November 23, 2011 Ruth Van de Water displays her Blavatnik Award medal. UPTON, NY — Ruth Van de Water, an assistant physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s …
November 22, 2011 David Bouchier UPTON, NY — Essayist David Bouchier will give a talk at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, December 14, at noon in Berkner Hall. Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages the Lab, …
November 18, 2011 Dava Sobel Photo credit: Mia Berg UPTON, NY — Dava Sobel, an award-winning author and former science reporter for The New York Times , will give a talk titled “A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos” at …
Largest solar project in New York State seen as key to Long Island’s energy, economic, and environmental future. Solar farm will produce enough energy to power up to 4,500 Long Island homes avoiding the use of fossil fuels November 18, 2011 Upton, NY- …
November 14, 2011 The Horszowski Trio UPTON, NY — The Horszowski Trio will perform at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, November 30, at noon in Berkner Hall. Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, …
November 13, 2011 COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons, while increasing rain, snowfall and the …
High-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis across scientific disciplines November 8, 2011 EVENT: Computational scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory will present a talk, demonstrations, and 18 …
Staff members at Battelle affiliated national labs add more than $2.2 million, bringing the total to $4.7 million November 7, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Battelle and its world-renowned scientific staff, as well as the highly skilled employees at its …
November 7, 2011 Stephen Quake UPTON, NY — Stephen Quake, Professor of Bioengineering, Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University, will give a BSA Distinguished Lecture titled “Precision Measurements in Biology” in Berkner Hall at the U.S. …
November 6, 2011 Summary Scientists have determined the structure of an enzyme complex that regulates vital cell functions. Disregulation of such complexes is associated with diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. The new work provides drug …
One of nine groups to receive Secretary’s Achievement Honor Award October 27, 2011 UPTON, NY — U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has selected the staff of the RHIC/ATLAS Computing Facility (RACF) at Brookhaven National Laboratory — …
October 20, 2011 Ya Ha UPTON, NY — Ya Ha, an associate professor of pharmacology at the Yale University School of Medicine, will give a talk titled “A Step Closer to Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease” at the Laboratory’s Berkner Hall on Thursday, …
Sophisticated electron-imaging technique reveals widespread “destruction,” offering clues to how material works October 17, 2011 UPTON, NY — It’s a basic technique learned early, maybe even before kindergarten: Pulling things apart — from toy cars to …
October 13, 2011 Zhixun Dou and Brookhaven Lab's Beth Lin, widow of Dr. Mow Shiah Lin UPTON, NY — Zhixun Dou, a graduate student in Stony Brook University, has won the seventh annual Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship sponsored by the Asian Pacific …
October 5, 2011 Joanna Fowler UPTON, NY — Joanna Fowler, a senior chemist and director of radiotracer chemistry, instrumentation, and biological imaging at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), will give a talk …
October 5, 2011 Orion Weiss and Anna Polonsky UPTON, NY — Pianists Orion Weiss and Anna Polonsky will perform duets by Schubert, Schumann, and Ravel in a concert at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, …
September 29, 2011 Washington, D.C. — Arun Majumdar, Director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), today announced 60 cutting-edge research projects aimed at dramatically improving how the U.S. produces and uses …
September 29, 2011 Suresh Babu UPTON, NY — Suresh Babu, a manager in the Global and Regional Solutions Directorate at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, has received the Don Klass Award for Excellence in Thermochemical …
September 26, 2011 Nima Arkani-Hamed UPTON, NY — Nima Arkani-Hamed, a professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, will give a BSA Distinguished Lecture titled “Space-Time, Quantum Mechanics …
