Lead author Yuanyuan Li (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption Lead author Yuanyuan Li, a research scientist at Stony Brook University's Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department who has a guest appointment in Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Division, performs an analysis on a sample using an infrared spectrometer. Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about this research License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.