Brookhaven National Laboratory News Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies. Brookhaven also builds and operates major facilities available to university, industrial, and government scientists. http://www.bnl.gov en-us WebServices@bnl.gov (BNL Web Services) Brookhaven National Laboratory News http://www.bnl.gov/world/images/BNLlogo_4web.gif http://www.bnl.gov Aminoff Prize 2014 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has dedicated the Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography 2014 to NSLS user Yigong Shi, of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11578 Tue, 1 Oct 2013 13:30:00 EST Stony Brook University Student Sara Callori Wins 2013 Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber Prize Sara Callori, a Stony Brook University (SBU) graduate student, has been awarded the 2013 Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber Prize, consisting of $1,000 and a certificate.  http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11576 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:00:00 EST Nanocrystal Catalyst Transforms Impure Hydrogen into Electricity Brookhaven Lab scientists use simple, 'green' process to create novel core-shell catalyst that tolerates carbon monoxide in fuel cells and opens new, inexpensive pathways for zero-emission vehicles. http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11575 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:30:00 EST Vocal Ensemble Tenet to Perform at Brookhaven Lab October 9 The sopranos of early-music group Tenet, Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, accompanied by period instruments, will present a concert titled UNO + ONE: Italia Nostra, based on the works of Claudio Monteverdi, at BNL on Wednesday, October 9, at noon in Berkner Hall.  http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11574 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:30:00 EST Violinist Ruth Palmer to Perform at Brookhaven Lab September 18 Violinist Ruth Palmer will present a solo recital, titled "Hidden Acoustics," at Brookhaven Lab on Wednesday, September 18, at noon in Berkner Hall.  http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11573 Tue, 3 Sep 2013 11:00:00 EST New Evidence to Aid Search for Charge 'Stripes' in Superconductors Brookhaven Lab scientists used an indirect method to detect fluctuating "stripes" of charge density—a key signature to look for as they seek ways to better understand and engineer superconductors for future energy-saving applications. http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11570 Tue, 3 Sep 2013 07:30:00 EST Shedding New Light on the 'Electron Highways' of Organic Solar Cells Researchers at Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook University have developed a way to map out the degree of "traffic congestion" on the electron highways within the photoactive layer of organic solar cells. http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11567 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:30:00 EST Cancelled: Can Women Scientists Balance Family and Successful Careers? A Talk at Brookhaven Lab, September 18 Mina Bissell, a distinguished scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and well known for her contributions to breast cancer research, will give a talk, "Wife, Mother, Scientist — Or is it The Other Way Around?" at BNL on Wednesday, September 18, at 4 p.m. in the Physics Department conference room, Building 510.  http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11572 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:30:00 EST Nobel Laureate Astrophysicist Adam Riess to Speak at Brookhaven Lab on Sept. 23 & 24 Nobel laureate and distinguished astrophysicist Adam Riess will present two George B. Pegram Lectures at Brookhaven Lab on Monday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11571 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:30:00 EST Elevated Levels of Copper in Amyloid Plaques Associated with Neurodegeneration in Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease Findings published in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging suggest excess copper may be neurotoxic or at least indicative of early abnormality. http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11569 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 15:30:00 EST