NSLS-II Science Highlights
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.
X-Ray Diffraction to Predict Stronger Welds in Reactor Steel
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction detected tiny structural changes, improving predictions of long-term reactor vessel performance.
Atomic-Scale Control Drives Electrocatalyst Performance
Tuning gold content can control high entropy alloy structures to create durable, efficient catalysts that use fewer precious metals.
Protein Assemblies Shape Membranes to Control Cell Death
Small-angle X-ray scattering at the LiX beamline at NSLS-II was used to study the shapes of multimeric BAX and dimeric BCL-w.
New Quantum Imaging Method Uses Correlated X-Ray Photons
Quantum-inspired X-ray imaging approach could enable high-resolution measurements with significantly reduced X-ray dose
New Insights into Nanoplate Self-Assembly
Researchers demonstrate how gibbsite nanoplates self-assemble into larger, ordered “mesocrystals.”
Previously Unknown Strain-Relief Mechanism Revealed
Scientists discover previously unseen nanoscale strain-relief mechanism where hydrogen bonding drives the twisting of atomic layers.
How Molecule Length Shapes Self-Assembling Materials
The length of liquid-crystal-like molecules can shape self-assembled structures without changing their core chemistry.
