September 2021

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  Moving Safely Forward

  NSLS-II shares news about NSLS-II operations during 2021-3 cycle, remote experimentation, new website, and more.
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  Fueling Scientific Discovery and Communication

  This year’s virtual National Synchrotron Light Source II & Center for Functional Nanomaterials Users' Meeting featured 12 scientific workshops and two plenary sessions, showing the breadth of scientific discoveries at both national user facilities.
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  Student Researchers Published Study on Micrometeorites

  The team used x-rays to help understand these extraterrestrial particles that explain the geology and chemistry of Earth and beyond.
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  Exploring the Electrochemistry of Water-Based Batteries

  Research on a rechargeable, water-based battery paves a new path towards grid-scale energy storage.
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  Automatically Steering Experiments Toward Scientific Discovery

  Scientists have been developing an automated experimental setup of data collection, analysis, and decision making.

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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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