NSLS-II Science Highlights
Measuring Semiconductors with Infrared Nanospectroscopy
Infrared Nanospectroscopy could eventually be applied as a precision tool to measure materials used in next-generation electronics
Customizable Protein Cages for Drug Delivery to Cells
Researchers design two-component protein cages that assemble into virus-like spherical cages with programmable size and function.
X-ray Data and Simulations Explore Porous Polymer Framework
Tunable 3D covalent organic frameworks show promise in applications like gas storage, chemical separation, catalysis, and more.
Manganese Oxide Holds More Organic Matter in Forest Soil
Scientists discover that manganese oxide in is much more effective at holding onto organic carbon than iron oxide in acidic soil.
Pore Structure Influences Nuclear Fuel Performance
A team of scientists create detailed 3D images of U-10Zr nuclear fuel to better understand how porosity effects performance.
Faster X-ray Imaging Requires Improved Beam Stability
Researchers develop and demonstrate a new fast feedback system using the electron beam itself to suppress X-ray beam vibrations.
Atomically Precise Materials Improve Artificial Neurons
Novel method creates material that makes smaller, more stable electrical oscillations that are less likely to overheat or fail.
Polymer Enables Low-Loss Energy Storage at High Temperatures
Scientists create plastic-based dielectric material that stores large amounts of energy with very little loss at high temperatures.
Hydrothermal Vent Twins Offer New Insights to Ocean Chemistry
Researchers recreate hydrothermal vent conditions to explore how trace metals react with cold seawater to form nanoparticles.
Development of DNA as an Electronic Memory Storage Device
Researchers showed how DNA molecules can switch between different memory states by using time-resolved X-ray crystallography.
Advanced Monolithic 2D Multilayer Laue Lens (MLL) Optics for Hard X-ray Nanofocusing and Nanotomography
Researchers develop new generation of monolithic 2D multilayer laue lens optics for high-resolution hard X-ray nanoimaging.
One Day's Work in an Hour: A Versatile, Fast-scanning, X-ray Microscope
NSLS-II scientists create high-resolution X-ray microscopy system generates 3D images 20 times faster than the previous system.
