January 2025

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  Looking Back on our Achievements and Towards New Opportunities

  NSLS-II Director Elke Arenholz reflects on the accomplishments of the past year, provides updates on the exciting projects that lie ahead, talks about plans for our upcoming annual Users’ Meeting, and more.
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  Peeling Back the Layers: Exploring Capping Effects on Nickelate Superconductivity

  Scientists gain new insights on "infinite-layer" nickelates, a promising class of high-temperature superconductors.
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  Xiaoqian Chen Earns DOE Early Career Award for Quantum Materials Research

  Chen's research on materials with quantum behaviors would provide new insights into quantum entanglement.
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  Explore NSLS-II's Remarkable Journey Since First Light

  On Oct. 23, 2014, NSLS-II achieved “first light.” See how our user community, dedicated staff, array of unique beamlines, and illuminating discoveries have only continued to grow since then.
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  New Catalyst Recycles Methane Emissions at Room Temperature

  Brookhaven-led collaboration develops an inexpensive catalyst to convert methane emissions into useable products without the need for ultra-high temperatures.
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  How Does Data Science Optimize Experiments?

  Daniel Allan, a computational scientist in the Data Science and Systems Integration division at NSLS-II, discusses how the thought processes behind the controls system of space lasers and the abstraction of cows into simple spheres can lead to streamlined systems and software. Meet the team that works behind the scenes, alongside Allan, to help NSLS-II's complex facility run smoothly.

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Watching catalysts at work • Imaging the nanoscale • Capturing natural complexity

National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) shines ultra-bright light into the unknown using an array of advanced scientific instrumentation at beamlines with x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light. It is one of the newest and most advanced synchrotron facilities in the world. It enables the study of material properties and functions with nanoscale resolution and exquisite sensitivity. It provides research tools needed to foster new discoveries and create breakthroughs in critical areas of science, such as energy security, environment, and human health. And its journey is just beginning.

NSLS-II is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Brookhaven National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-SC0012704.

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