Mechanical engineer Jonathan Bellon designed and built this life cycle fixture to test a radiofrequency bridge for the #ElectronIonCollider. The system allows tests to occur in vacuum while providing a view of the internal elements, enabling engineers to detect early failures.

Congratulations to Brookhaven physicist Lijuan Ruan on receiving the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the most prestigious science and technology awards bestowed by the U.S. government.👏

The award recognizes Ruan's leadership and ingenuity at #RHIC: bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

This dip in #RHIC data could help scientists find the long-sought "critical point" in nuclear matter phase transitions, a key value for understanding the makeup of the early universe. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

We're partnering with @NY__Creates and @BerkeleyLab to speed up innovation and the manufacture of semiconductor chips.

This program connects the microelectronics industry with world-class instruments and materials-science expertise from #NationalLabs. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

What is this physicist drawing?

Wrong answers only.

High school student Ruochen Xu helped scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II create software to accurately assess complex mirror shapes. #NSLSII #BrookhavenSciEd bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Realizing the next generation of nuclear reactors requires in-depth understanding of materials used for nuclear fuel, reactor components, and storage technologies — as well as how the materials’ properties change when exposed to harsh conditions. #NSLSII bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Finding particles of interest in air pollution samples can take days.

That's why researchers developed X-AutoMap, software that can make the data collection process at X-ray microscopes more than four times faster. #NSLSII bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

We sat down with @GrinnellCollege professor Kristen Burson for a Q&A on her noble gas nano cage project, student mentorship, and a growing collaboration with Brookhaven Lab through @doescience's Visiting Faculty Program. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

How small can a collision system get and still create a quark-gluon plasma? Results from oxygen-oxygen smashups at #RHIC have set a new lower boundary. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Brookhaven physicist Lijuan Ruan has been named a 2026 Fellow of @APSphysics. 👏

The recognition honors her major contributions to #RHIC and her original research on the quark-gluon plasma, the nearly perfect liquid that filled the early universe. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

These 14 organic molecules from the Murchison meteorite were imaged at #CFNatBrookhaven.

They are among thousands of other carbon-based molecules uncovered from the meteorite, suggesting the chemical foundation for life is woven into the universe. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

How do you efficiently store 12,000-pound magnets?

Brookhaven Lab intern and @RITtigers student Robert Desjardins helped solve this pivotal question as we transition the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider into the #ElectronIonCollider: bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

This prestigious @ENERGY award recognizes #RHIC’s impactful physics discoveries and scientific explorations of nuclear matter over 25 years — and the wide-ranging capabilities that made this science possible. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Before the @VRubinObs First Look event, its engineering camera captured exquisite details of star formation taking place in the Seagull Nebula.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

It's time for the next PubSci! 🍻⚛️ bnl.gov/pubsci

Join scientists for drinks and casual conversation about the new free-space optical link between Brookhaven Lab and @stonybrooku.

Where: Napper Tandy's (Smithtown, New York)
When: Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
Admission: Free!

Something dark is lurking in the universe. 👻

We can't see it directly, but we can observe its gravitational effects.

So every Halloween, we celebrate scientists' search for the spookiest mystery in physics: dark matter.

Happy Halloween and #DarkMatterDay! 🎃

This first-of-a-kind chip mimics human brain networks using superconducting circuitry.

#BrookhavenCS @PPPLab @GreatSkyAI @d3dfusion bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

What can an internship at Brookhaven Lab lead to?

Through the Community College Internships program, Bryan Aleman contributed to software projects and built skills for his future career. #BrookhavenSciEd bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Brookhaven scientist Xin Qian has been named a 2026 Fellow of @APSphysics. 👏

The recognition honors his significant contributions to precision neutrino oscillation measurements at the Daya Bay reactor antineutrino experiment and MicroBooNE. bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…