RHIC Newsroom
Press Releases
Transformation of RHIC to EIC Begins
Monday, April 13, 2026
Work starts to remove and repurpose accelerator and detector equipment from RHIC to prepare for the Electron-Ion Collider
A Smashing Success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Wraps up Final Collisions
Friday, February 6, 2026
Capstone collisions mark a quarter century of groundbreaking discoveries and advances in accelerators, detectors, and computing.
Scientists Capture a Glimpse into the Quantum Vacuum
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
New STAR detector findings on particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from “nothing”
AI Streamlines Deluge of Data from Particle Collisions
Monday, February 2, 2026
Custom algorithm compresses particle detector data and speeds processing to capture more collisions for discoveries
Feature Stories
RHIC and EIC: Celebrating Success and Looking to the Future
Thursday, June 11, 2026
A symposium commemorated a quarter century of operations at RHIC and kicked off the transition to the EIC.
The Apex of RHIC Physics: 2026 Users' Meeting Recap
Thursday, June 11, 2026
The first Users’ Meeting following final collisions featured reports on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider's last run and preparations for the Electron-Ion Collider.
PubSci Ponders the Secrets of Matter and Journey to the Electron-Ion Collider
Monday, June 1, 2026
The latest PubSci event brought together three Brookhaven physicists and the public for an informal chat about gearing up for the world’s next particle smasher.
AI Shapes the Design of the Electron-Ion Collider
Monday, May 18, 2026
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping major design and research decisions for the planned Electron-Ion Collider, a next-generation nuclear physics research facility that will collide electrons with protons or nuclei to probe matter’s structure.
