U.S. Department of Energy Research News

20-Mar-2012
New catalyst for safe, reversible hydrogen storage
A new catalyst reversibly converts hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide to a liquid under very mild conditions, with applications for efficient, safe storage and transport of hydrogen fuel.

30-Dec-2010
First beam time allocated to local classrooms through InSynC program
Students and teachers from three Long Island classrooms will use Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source to perform experiments this winter.

13-Feb-2006
Brookhaven scientists aid in homeland security field study
If an industrial accident or a terrorist act released dangerous contaminants into the atmosphere in New York City, the city's first responders would have to decide quickly whether people should shelter in place or be evacuated, and what evacuation routes should be considered. In the future they will be aided in making those decisions by information gathered during the New York City Urban Dispersion Program field studies, conducted in the city's urban canyons in March and August of 2005.

8-Jul-2005
Future space scientists in training at BNL's NSRL
How does deep-space radiation affect the brain? The heart? What is the danger of developing cancer during long space voyages -- and how can we best shield against it?

8-Jul-2005
Pushing the boundaries of high-temperature superconductors
A collaboration led by scientists at BNL has revealed a new mechanism that explains why adding calcium to a high-temperature superconductor increases its current-carrying capacity.

19-Apr-2005
Moving electrons at molecular, nanometer scales
Learning how to control the movement of electrons on the molecular and nanometer scales could help scientists devise small-scale circuits for many applications, including more efficient ways of storing and using solar energy.

1-Apr-2005
In 'ocean floor' lab at Brookhaven scientists create, study methane hydrates
Scientists at BNL have recreated the high-pressure, lowtemperature conditions of the sea floor in a tabletop apparatus for the study of methanehydrates, an abundant but currently out-of-reach source of natural gas trapped within sediments below the ocean floor.

1-Mar-2005
New, nondestructive soil-analysis device measures carbon, more, in situ
With funding assistance from DOE's Office of Science and the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Lucian Wielopolski of the Environmental Sciences Department (ES) has developed a device that can measure carbon and other elements in soils non-destructively and in situ.

2-Jun-2004
Future space scientists train at Brookhaven Lab
As astronauts spend more time in space, scientists need to better understand the dangers space travelers face from deep-space radiation -- and how to best shield them against these risks. A new NASA Summer Student Program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory will help provide a "pipeline" of researchers to tackle this challenge. The program begins June 1, 2004

6-May-2004
Brookhaven-developed recyclable catalyst may help to reduce hazardous industrial waste
Brookhaven chemists have developed a new, "green" catalyst -- one that converts chemical reactants into usable products without producing waste.

6-May-2004
Brookhaven develops clean, sustainable energy alternatives
Biofuel field testing, wind-energy design, battery-material development, natural-gas harvesting, clean hydrogen production -- these are several of the alternative-energy research initiatives now underway at Brookhaven. The goal is to transfer to industry technology that solves world-wide energy challenges in an innovative, economically feasible fashion.

6-May-2004
Latest RHIC results make news headlines at Quark Matter 2004
At the recent Quark Matter 2004 conference, new evidence was presented that gold-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider are producing an extremely dense form of matter -- which may, quite possibly, be the long-sought quark-gluon plasma.including the likelihood that RHIC's experiments have detected the existence of an "anti-pentaquark," an exotic type of particle containing five quarks, and may have uncovered signs of another dense form of matter called color glass condensate.

6-May-2004
New medical imaging technique first to use low-dose X-rays to reveal soft tissue
X-rays from the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven Lab are being employed for the first time in diffraction enhanced imaging, a new, low-dose experimental technique to visualize not only bone, but also soft tissue.

3-Mar-2004
Just say 'no' to adenovirus
Description of research on adenovirus at Brookhaven National Laboratory suggesting that nitric oxide might work as an antiviral agent.

1-Dec-2003
Brookhaven develops science-based solutions to national homeland-security issues
From safeguarding fissile materials to developing technology for detection of nuclear weapons, dirty bombs, toxic chemicals, biological pathogens, and conventional explosives, Brookhaven's homeland-security initiatives are focused on protecting the New York metropolitan area and our nation from future terrorist attacks.

2-Sep-2003
Scientists develop recyclable catalyst for solvent-free reactions
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a catalyst that can be recycled with no waste-eliminating the need for solvents used in synthesis of organic compounds such as agricultural products and pharmaceutical agents. The catalyst--beneficial for reducing waste and manufacturing costs--is described in the July 31, 2003, issue of Nature.

20-Jan-2003
RHIC results make headlines at Quark Matter 2004
Physicists from the four experimental collaborations collecting data at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) -- the world's largest facility for nuclear physics research, located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory -- presented their latest results and analyses at the Quark Matter 2004 meeting held in Oakland, California, January 11 � 17.

20-Jan-2003
Scientists devise tiny liquid crystal devices for telecommunications
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory have collaborated with scientists from Bell Laboratories to develop tiny crystal devices capable of correcting digital distortions in high-speed optical communications. Results of this collaboration appear in the December 30, 2002, issue of Applied Physics Letters.

11-Nov-2002
Scientists identify role of important cancer protein
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Synchrotron Light Source located at Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered how a known cancer protein disrupts the normal function of human cells. This discovery, which may lead to the design of new anticancer drugs, is reported in the November 1, 2002, issue of the journal Cell.

9-Jul-2002
Air quality study focuses on New England
In an effort to identify why the Northeastern US has some of the worst air quality in the country, NOAA's largest research vessel, along with the Department of Energy's Gulfstream research aircraft, will monitor air pollutants and their transport in the region this summer.

2-Jul-2002
Global climate change research at Brookhaven
BNL scientists are simulating the atmosphere of the mid-21st century to see how increased levels of carbon dioxide and other trace gases may affect various ecosystems.

2-Jul-2002
Obesity research at Brookhaven
Brookhaven scientists are using positron emission tomography to study the role of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of reward and pleasure, in human obesity.

1-Jul-2002
More clues about obesity revealed by brain-imaging study
The idea that obese people eat too much because they find food more palatable than lean people do has gained support from a new brain-imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The study reveals that the parts of the brain responsible for sensation in the mouth, lips, and tongue are more active in obese people than in normal-weight control subjects.

17-Jun-2002
Conducting-insulating materials reveal their secrets
Research by physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory provides new insight into why some materials made of stacks of metallic planes are conductors in the direction of the planes and are insulators in the direction perpendicular to the planes. Such behavior is in marked contradiction with scientists' traditional understanding of metallic conductivity, where the electrical current is carried by electrons in every direction.

14-Jun-2002
Energy Secretary Abraham announces Center for Nanosciences at Brookhaven Lab
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham today announced that the department plans to proceed with a center for nanoscale science research at its Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island.