Brookhaven Labs

February 29, 2008 -- UPTON, NY - Today, researchers in the U.S. ATLAS collaboration joined colleagues around the world to celebrate a pivotal landmark in the construction of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the lowering of the final piece of the ATLAS particle detector into the underground collision hall at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Experiments conducted at this revolutionary LHC facility, poised to become the world's most powerful particle accelerator, may help scientists unravel some of the deepest mysteries in particle physics. The U.S. branch of the collaboration (U.S.    » read more »

Brain-imaging study may explain why some continue to eat, despite full stomachs

January 9, 2008 -- UPTON, NY - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found new clues to why some people overeat and gain weight while others don't. Examining how the human brain responds to "satiety" messages delivered when the stomach is in various stages of fullness, the scientists have identified brain circuits that motivate the desire to overeat.    » read more »

Study finds boost in vitamin D could outweigh skin cancer risks in certain populations

January 7, 2008 -- UPTON, NY - A new study by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and colleagues in Norway suggests that the benefits of moderately increased exposure to sunlight - namely the production of vitamin D, which protects against the lethal effects of many forms of cancer and other diseases - may outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer in populations deficient in vitamin D.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- UPTON, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted "Critical Decision 2" (CD-2) status to the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). This decision approves the facility's performance baseline based on preliminary design, signifying a major step forward in the process to make this state-of-the-art research complex a reality. CD-1, siting the facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory and approving its cost range, was announced in July 2007.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to grant "Critical Decision 2" (CD-2) status to the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. The project will produce broad and practical impacts on a wide range of initiatives in nanotechnology, biomedicine, and clean and affordable energy. This decision is a major step forward for Brookhaven in the long process to make this state-of-the-art research complex a reality.    » read more »

Leverages New York State investment in computational sciences

June 15, 2007 -- UPTON, NY - Stony Brook University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory today unveiled one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. The IBM Blue Gene supercomputer, named New York Blue and located at Brookhaven Lab, is the world's fastest supercomputer for general users and is expected to rank among the top ten fastest computers in the world.    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- UPTON, NY – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has won two awards for pollution prevention and promoting environmental stewardship: DOE’s Pollution Prevention Star Award and the White House Closing the Circle Award. Both awards will be presented to Brookhaven Lab in Washington, D.C., on June 7 and June 12, respectively.    » read more »

May 15, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $11.2 million in awards for research aimed at overcoming the scientific challenges associated with the production, storage and use of hydrogen.

"This funding will support transformational scientific research addressing major issues underpinning the hydrogen economy: hydrogen storage, essential for transportation; and catalysts, for hydrogen production, storage and use," Under Secretary for Science Dr. Raymond L. Orbach said.    » read more »