(Phys.org) —Infrared beams produced at facilities like the National Synchrotron Light Source represent the lower-energy part of the emitted light spectrum, yet are still much brighter than other sources, allowing scientists ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 26, 2013
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Using a compact but powerful laser, a research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a new way to generate synchrotron X-rays.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 24, 2013
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(Phys.org) —"Phew!" Andrei Fluerasu breathes a sigh of relief as he looks over the plans for the beamline he has been building with a team of scientists, engineers and technicians at the National Synchrotron Light Source ...
General Physics
Nov 21, 2013
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(Phys.org) —As microelectronics get smaller and smaller, one of the biggest challenges to packing a smartphone or tablet with maximum processing power and memory is the amount of heat generated by the tiny "switches" at ...
Nanophysics
Oct 25, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Streptomycin was the first antibiotic developed to treat tuberculosis yet until recently, scientists did not completely understand how it works at the molecular level. They knew that streptomycin blocks a critical ...
Biochemistry
Sep 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Using x-rays at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), a group of researchers has studied, in great detail, the nanoscale workings of a lithium-ion battery, learning new information about the chemical ...
Materials Science
Aug 30, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Designing accelerators requires years of research and development. Throughout the Lab's history, scientists and engineers at Brookhaven have helped lead the way in designing accelerator technologies for cutting-edge ...
General Physics
Aug 22, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Why does a packet of electrons whizzing around a half-mile ring at nearly the speed of light need a state-of-the-art mirror? It's not to check its hair, that's for sure.
General Physics
Aug 16, 2013
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified two promising candidates for the development of drugs against human adenovirus, a cause of ailments ranging from colds to gastrointestinal ...
Biochemistry
Jul 2, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) have obtained high-resolution measurements in the infrared spectrum that could change the way research is conducted using synchrotron light.
General Physics
Jul 1, 2013
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