2014

Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II Approved to Start Routine Operations

Milestone marks transition to exciting new chapter.

Pursuit of Dark Matter Progresses at AMS

A possible sign of dark matter will eventually become clear, according to promising signs from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment.

Want to Print Your Own Cell Phone Microscope for Pennies?

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a sleek, simple and inexpensive way to turn a cell phone into a high powered, high quality microscope that can be used to identify biological samples in the field.

Study Sheds New Light on Why Batteries Go Bad

Rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium ion electrode as much as thought.

Buckyballs and Diamondoids Join Forces in Tiny Electronic Gadget

Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory craft two exotic forms of carbon into a molecule for steering electron flow.

Sending Electricity, Light Along Super-thin Wire May Open Door to Speed-of-light Computing

Optical and material scientists at the University of Rochester and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich find a new combination of materials can efficiently guide electricity and light along the same tiny wire.