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Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)

The mission of the CES is to advance the frontier of understanding and control of the materials, mechanisms, and critical currents of superconductors, including existing and new materials, and to communicate Center and other research results throughout national and international communities. More...


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Jason Graetz and Qiang Li

Meet Jason Graetz and Qiang Li

February 06, 2012

Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) has granted tenure to 10 BNL scientists. The newly tenured scientists will be featured in the coming weeks. Today, find out about the contributions of the Sustainable Energy Technologies Department’s Jason Graetz and the Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Department’s Qiang Li.

Visualization of nanoscale disruptions in electron interactions

Impurity Atoms Introduce Waves of Disorder in Exotic Electronic Material

October 17, 2011

Sophisticated electron-imaging technique reveals widespread “destruction,” offering clues to how material works as a superconductor. Findings may have implications for understanding superconductivity in other materials.

DOE

Department of Energy Awards $156 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects

September 29, 2011

Arun Majumdar, Director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), today announced 60 cutting-edge research projects aimed at dramatically improving how the U.S. produces and uses energy.

Eight BNL Researchers honored as New York State Leaders In Superconductivity

Eight BNL Researchers Honored as New York State Leaders In Superconductivity

August 22, 2011

Eight Brookhaven researchers were among those named as New York State Leaders in Superconductivity during the Centennial celebration of the technology.

high-temperature superconductor

Link Between Competing Phases in Cuprates Leads to New Theory

July 21, 2011

Discovery in parent of one high-temperature superconductor may lead to predictive control.

Last Modified: February 9, 2012