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Science Highlights
Understanding Superconductivity via Atomic Lattice Fluctuations
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Researchers use X-rays to measure slow, subtle fluctuations of the lattice of a high-temperature (Tc) superconductor.
Insights into Preceramic Polymer-Based Inks for 3D Printing
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Researchers explore a promising route to better feedstocks for 3D printing that could lead to better 3D-printed products.
Slow Atomic Movements Shed New Light on Unconventional Superconductivity
Monday, December 9, 2024
Researchers discover how atomic relaxation changes in the presence of quantum states that intertwine in cuprate superconductors.
Xiaoqian Chen Earns DOE Early Career Award for Quantum Materials Research
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Chen's research on materials with quantum behaviors would provide new insights into quantum entanglement.
NSLS-II User Profile: Roopali Kukreja, UC Davis
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
In the "Leading Lights" series, visiting researchers sit down with NSLS-II staff for a Q&A on their research and user experience.
Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: Brookhaven Lab Scientists Develop New Computational Approach to Reduce Noise in X-ray Data
Monday, April 18, 2022
Software developed at NSLS-II greatly improves data quality for a versatile x-ray technique.
Building Bridges for Reinforcing Polymers
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Scientists reveal how a network of nanoparticles relates to the polymer’s behavior, opening the pathway to designer polymers
Building Tough 3D Nanomaterials with DNA
Friday, March 19, 2021
The materials can withstand harsh conditions, making them promising for electronics, energy, and other applications.
3D Nanomaterials Assembly via Material Voxels
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Using shape-programmable DNA frames, scientists established a new nanofabrication platform for directing nanomaterial components of different natures
Unraveling 3D Printing Dynamics
Monday, November 30, 2020
Scientists used ultrabright x-rays to uncover how the printing and curing process of a polymeric material influences the material’s properties.
Quantum X-ray Microscope Underway at Brookhaven Lab
Monday, November 23, 2020
Researchers at NSLS-II will use the quantum properties of x-rays to “ghost image” biomolecules.
Optimizing the NSLS-II Beam Parameters
Sunday, May 31, 2020
NSLS-II’s scientists calibrate the particle accelerator to ensure high quality x-rays for world-class research.
Nano-objects of Desire: Assembling Ordered Nanostructures in 3-D
Monday, January 13, 2020
A new DNA-programmable nanofabrication platform organizes inorganic or biological nanocomponents in the same prescribed ways.
AFRL Looks to Fine Tune Process of 3D Printing Composite Inks
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory came to NSLS-II to improve 3-D printing.
Creating 'Speckle Pattern' Movies of Thin Film Growth
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Coherent x-rays at NSLS-II enable researchers to produce more accurate observations of thin film growth in real time.
Unique High-brilliance X-ray Sheds New Light on Additive Manufacturing Process
Friday, October 27, 2017
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate used the National Synchrotron Light Source II to improve 3-D-printed materials by studying their structure in real-time during processing.
Nanoscale 'Conversations' Create Complex, Multi-Layered Structures
Thursday, December 22, 2016
New technique leverages controlled interactions across surfaces to create self-assembled materials with unprecedented complexity
