September 2023

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  More Beamlines, More Users, More Science

  NSLS-II Interim Director Erik Johnson shares updates on the busy summer cycle, productive shutdown period, and search for the next NSLS-II director. 
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  Transferring Information at the Speed of "Magnons"

  Scientists at Brookhaven Lab uncovered a previously unknown spectrum of magnon excitations in an antiferromagnetic thin film.
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  Keeping Water-Treatment Membranes from Fouling Out

  NSLS-II reveals chemical bonds within fouling layers of reverse osmosis water filtration membranes.
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  The Problems with Coal Ash Start Smaller Than Anyone Thought

  How well toxic elements leach out of coal ash depends on the ash’s nanoscale composition
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  Understanding the Tantalizing Benefits of Tantalum for Improved Quantum Processors

  Scientists decode the chemical profile of tantalum surface oxides to understand loss and improve qubit performance.

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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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