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 www@bnl.gov http://www.bnl.gov/world/images/BNLlogo_4web.gif http://www.bnl.gov Supply and Demand Nancye Wright, Photon Sciences User Administration Office, has organized a wide range of vendors for you to visit at the 2013 NSLS/CFN Joint Users' Meeting, coming up on May 20-22. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3905&t=today Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30:00 EST Syosset High School Student Makes Finals in International Science Competition Syosset high school student advances to the final round of an international science competition for energy research conducted at Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3832&t=today Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST In the News Newsmakers among Photon Sciences staff, collaborators and user community. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3898&t=today Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST Temperature-dependent Radiolysis Reveals Dynamics of Bound Protein Waters A team of scientists from Case Western Reserve University used the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven Lab to develop a technique that pinpoints the location and motion of water molecules bound to proteins. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3840&t=today Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST Women @ Energy: Deborah Keszenman Pereyra Deborah J. Keszenman Pereyra is a Biologist Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory, working in the Biosciences Department, and a Beam Line Scientist of the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3877&t=today Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST Multilayer Laue Lenses Enable Studies of Nanostructures with Ultra-high Resolution After years of groundbreaking research, scientists developing the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe beamline at NSLS-II, along with their collaborators from Argonne Laboratory, University of Connecticut and Chosun University in Korea, have developed a novel Fourier-space "fitting" algorithm that enables the use of multilayer Laue lenses to do quantitative phase imaging of nanostructures with ultra-high resolution. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3883&t=today Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST SBU Professors Collaborate on NSF-Funded 'Materials Genome Initiative' Three Stony Brook University researchers have been selected to receive an $800,000 Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=1527&t=pr Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST Celebrating Achievement: Photon Sciences Recognizes 2012 Award Winners The Photon Sciences Directorate recognizes award winners in 2012. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3863&t=today Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST Structure Helps Yield Drug "Hypersensitivity" Tests for Patients Researchers are studying an antiviral drug known to cause hypersensitivity in patients who carry a particular gene. Using x-rays at Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source, they were able to "see" how at the molecular level, the drug binds to the protein created from the gene, triggering the immune response. http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3839&t=today Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST Battery Research at NSLS Aims to Solve Energy Storage Challenges The next big frontier for battery technology is efficient, grid-scale storage. Experiments to exploit the properties of single-use alkaline batteries for large-scale batteries could lead to the next energy revolution and provide safe storage for immense amounts of power.  http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/news.asp?a=3726&t=today Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST