Running a synchrotron light source is a massive team effort that brings hundreds of highly skilled and specialized ...

On this day five years ago, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) achieved "first light"--its first successful delivery of x-ray beams. Signaling the start of operations at NSLS-II--one ...

The National Synchrotron Light Source II detects its first photons, beginning a new phase of the facility’s operations. Scientific experiments at NSLS-II are expected to begin before the end of the ...

The best light show in the U.S. isn’t in Las Vegas or Times Square; it’s about 67 miles east of the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street in the Long Island hamlet of Upton, N.Y., at the Brookhaven ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has given Brookhaven National Laboratory the go-ahead to begin using the National Synchrotron Light Source II. The Department of Energy on Sept. 22 approved the ...

Just weeks after NSLS-II achieved first light, a team of scientists tested a setup that yielded data on thermoelectric materials. To test the optical performance and components of the beamline, the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last week, we journeyed to Long Island, New York, to tour one of the ...

At NSLS-II, all five beamlines in the NSLS-II Structural Biology Program are co-located in a single area of the facility, with both user laboratories and a facility for biological Cryo-EM (Laboratory ...

Proposal Allocation, Safety, and Scheduling System (PASS) – one-stop system for submitting proposals and requests for beamtime, as well as experiment safety approval forms. Structural Biology Program ...

Joshua Carter is a co-founder and the CEO of Helix BioStructures, a contract research organization serving the pharmaceutical industry in early-phase drug discovery. Since starting Helix Biostructures ...

Just last year, MassBay Community College launched a chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) for ...

The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory has been awarded a LEED gold rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. NSLS-II is ...