September 2025
A Season of Science and Community
NSLS-II Director Elke Arenholz highlights how science thrives when people come together, shares the NEXT steps in designing world-class beamlines, and provides news and updates from across the facility.
A Message from Wilson Chiu, NSLS-II UEC Chair
UEC Chair Wilson Chiu reflects on strengthening connections, getting creative with communication, and serving the user community.
Ryugu Asteroid Research Reveals Mineral History Predating Any on Earth
Scientists analyze Ryugu asteroid samples using X-ray techniques at NSLS-II, revealing a complex mineral and chemical history
Making Waves: RIXS Illuminates Elusive Carriers of Angular Momentum
Using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, scientists achieve the first direct observation of magnon spin currents.
Scientists Unravel the Atomic Secrets of Alpha Plutonium
First NSLS-II experiments on α-Pu uncover evidence of covalent bonding, providing new insight on its structure and properties.
Lacy Jones Engineers the Framework that Supports Great Science at NSLS-II
Meet Lacy Jones, an operations engineer at NSLS-II who streamlines systems and workflows to support cutting-edge research.
Diagnosing Diseases with a Lower Dose of X-Rays
In this installment of NSLS-II Science Shorts, learn how diffraction-enhanced imaging can be a precise diagnostic tool while also reducing a patient's dose of X-rays.
Other News and Events
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The next beam time proposal deadline is Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET.
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The Synchrotron Environmental Science (SES) Symposium is being held at Stony Brook University from September 29-October 1, 2025.
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The 82nd annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference is being held at Brookhaven National Laboratory from October 9-12, 2025.
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The 12th Annual Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (APXPS) Workshop will be held from December 9-12, 2025.
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The NSLS-II Strategic Planning Workshop Series runs until October 29, 2025. You can still register for upcoming sessions.
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Finished with your experiments? Acknowledge NSLS-II in your papers.
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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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