SURGE collaboration logo (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption The SURGE Topical Theory collaboration will develop calculations and a theoretical framework for discovering and exploring a saturated state of gluons, the particles that hold together the building blocks of visible matter. Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about this collaboration License Original 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.