May 2024

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  Bringing Our Science Further in 2024

  NSLS-II Interim Director Erik Johnson shares updates on summer outreach activities, new beamlines, our upcoming 10-year anniversary of first light, new user proposal criteria, and more.
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  Finding the Catalyst for a More Sustainable Future

  Scientists explore alternative catalyst materials for affordable, stable hydrogen fuel cells.
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  Putting a New Spin on 1T Phase Tantalum Disulfide

  Researchers reveal a hidden electronic state of 1T-TaS₂ that could only be seen by a local structure probe like PDF.
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  Engineered Battery Chemistry for Fast Charging Capabilities

  An electrolyte additive increased the charging rate of lithium metal batteries and led to new discoveries about battery chemistry
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  Science Short (Video): Metals Under Pressure

  Matt Whitaker, a physicist at Stony Brook University, describes how scientists use high-energy x-ray beams to "see" the forging process used to strengthen metals for structures such as bridges and skyscrapers. In this installment of NSLS-II Science Shorts, learn how scientists use x-rays, combined with a unique hydraulic press, to examine metals at high pressures and temperatures and understand and improve the forging process.

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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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