BNL Overview

Length: 00:08:19

Established in 1947 on Long Island, Upton, New York, Brookhaven is a multi-program national laboratory operated by Brookhaven Science Associates for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Six Nobel Prizes have been awarded for discoveries made at the Lab. Brookhaven has a staff of approximately 3,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff and over 4,000 guest researchers annually.

RHIC 'Perfect' Liquid

Length: 00:01:21

Evidence to date suggests that RHIC's gold-gold collisions are indeed creating a new state of hot, dense matter, but one quite different and even more remarkable than had been predicted. Instead of behaving like a gas of free quarks and gluons, as was expected, the matter created in RHIC's heavy ion collisions appears to be more like a "perfect" liquid.

National Synchrotron Light Source

Presented by Steven Dierker  |  Length: 00:05:24

A tour of Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source, hosted by BNL Associate Laboratory Director for Light Sources, Steven Dierker.

RHIC - Exploring the Universe Within

Presented by John Marburger  |  Length: 00:06:29

A guided tour of Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider conducted by past Laboratory Director John Marburger. This tour explains RHIC's purpose and the physics behind its operation.

Center for Functional Nanomaterials Overview

Length: 00:06:05

Staff from Brookhaven's new Center for Functional Nanomaterials describe how this advanced facility will focus on the development and understanding of nanoscale materials, with an eye to solving the nation's energy challenges.