The Computational Science Initiative at Brookhaven Lab will develop modeling and simulation applications for nuclear and high-energy physics, focusing on lattice quantum chromodynamics calculations and computational chemistry code NWChem. The projects aim to optimize societal impact in fields like climate science and materials science.
Researchers have discovered a phenomenon where certain oxides oscillate when exposed to water vapor, generating oxygen gas and exhibiting flexibility unlike expected. The exact frequency of the oscillations can be precisely tuned, which could have practical applications in battery materials and water-splitting devices.
The five finalist projects at Brookhaven National Laboratory are the MoSoy Catalyst for producing hydrogen, Nanostructured Anti-reflecting and Water-repellent Surface Coatings for self-cleaning materials, Hard X-ray Scanning Microscope with Multilayer Laue Lens Nanofocusing Optics for high-resolution imaging, Flex Plate for protein cry...
Researchers found that local electron pairs form a 'superfluid' that flows without resistance, enabling the material to conduct electricity at unusually high temperatures. This discovery challenges standard theory of superconductivity and paves the way for engineering materials that become superconducting at room temperature.
Physicists develop Big PanDA system to optimize LHC computing needs, demonstrating a new tool for handling monumental data demands. The approach breaks up complex analysis jobs and simulations into smaller chunks, maximizing available resources.
Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have created a new imaging technique that allows scientists to probe the internal makeup of a battery during charging and discharging using different x-ray energies while rotating the battery cell. The technique produces a three-dimensional chemical map, enabling scientists to track chemica...
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to guide the self-assembly of multiple molecular patterns within a single material, creating new nanoscale architectures. This technique enables the spontaneous formation of complex nanostructures without exhaustive preliminary patterning.
Researchers developed a mathematical model to represent gluon distributions within protons, identifying fluctuations as essential for explaining experimental data. The model's results suggest that gluon fluctuations can help explain collective phenomena observed in proton-nucleus collisions.
Researchers have determined the structure and function of an enzyme called Rumi, which adds a glucose molecule to several signaling proteins. This modification plays a crucial role in turning genes on and off inside cells, and alterations to Rumi have been linked to certain cancers.
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory engineered a novel enzyme to alter lignin structure in aspen trees, resulting in increased access to biofuel building blocks without inhibiting plant growth. The modified trees released up to 62% more simple sugars and had an almost 50% increase in ethanol yield
A new study confirms the existence of polymorphs in nanomaterials, revealing two unique structures for gold nanocluster Au144(SR)60. This discovery opens up new avenues for designing nanoparticles with desired properties, paving the way for more efficient materials and applications.
Researchers have designed DNA frames to connect nanoparticles into precisely structured lattices, enabling the creation of nanomaterials with tailored properties. The team's method uses DNA origami to self-assemble particles into desired shapes, reducing dependence on particle modification.
Researchers found one-dimensional magnetic excitations in a metallic material, typical of insulating materials, with spinons contributing to the magnetism. The discovery could lead to new technologies harnessing orbital magnetism for quantum computing components.
The PROSPECT experiment aims to study the properties of elementary particles and better understand neutrino emission from reactors. The project seeks to probe questions about neutrino oscillation, including the possible existence of sterile neutrinos.
Researchers confirmed the 'superexchange' model explaining MnO's long-range magnetic order by studying short-range magnetic interactions. The study used a new mathematical approach called mPDF analysis to measure correlations in fluctuating moments, providing crucial information about magnetic interactions and their role in superconduc...
Scientists have developed two new molecular catalysts that can drive the key oxygen-oxygen bond-formation step in water oxidation, a crucial process for artificial photosynthesis. These ruthenium complexes enable faster and more efficient water oxidation, potentially leading to the creation of clean fuels from solar energy.
Researchers developed a technique to visualize lithium ion battery discharge mechanisms in nanosized iron-oxide material, revealing the intercalation and conversion reactions that occur during lithiation. The study provides insights into how to improve battery performance and increase their longevity.
Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have produced direct evidence of a predicted state of electronic matter in superconductors. The discovery, confirmed through the use of scanning tunneling microscopy, reveals periodic variations in Cooper pair density across space, validating the 50-year-old prediction.
Scientists develop hybrid quantum dot/tin disulfide material that enhances light-harvesting properties and boosts photocurrent response, paving the way for improved solar cells and photodetectors. The research demonstrates promise for designing better energy-conversion materials.
Researchers create thin films of a copper-oxide compound to study its electronic behavior at near absolute zero. They find that decreasing doping levels or increasing magnetic fields suppresses superconductivity, while Hall resistivity measurements reveal quantum fluctuations and electronic memory.
Researchers at RHIC detected a key effect of the color interaction, which binds quarks within protons, for the first time. This measurement tests theoretical concepts essential for mapping the proton's three-dimensional internal structure.
Researchers found that young leaves grow at the same time as older ones perish, causing a shift in tree canopy towards younger leaves with higher photosynthetic capacity. This internal dynamics of the rainforest drives seasonal changes in photosynthesis, which was not previously accounted for in climate models.
Scientists use soda-lime glass to create resilient and high-performing graphene, improving technologies from solar cells to touch screens. The sodium in the glass enhances electron density in the graphene, overcoming challenges in achieving this balance.
The Daya Bay Collaboration has obtained the most precise measurement of reactor antineutrinos' energy spectrum, revealing two intriguing discrepancies with theoretical predictions. The data indicates an excess of antineutrinos at an energy of around 5 million electron volts, a deviation of up to four standard deviations.
Scientists have discovered a way to generate very low-resistance electric current in zirconium pentatelluride, a semi-metallic material. The discovery relies on the separation of right- and left-handed particles, creating a powerful electric current.
Researchers proposed a new mechanism for DNA replication called the 'pumpjack' mechanism, which involves a molecular machine with two distinct conformations that rock back and forth to split the DNA double helix. This linear translocation mechanism appears different from previously thought mechanisms in more primitive organisms.
Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have devised a method to trap and arrange nanoparticles in a way that mimics the atomic structure of diamond using DNA scaffolds. The technique, developed by Oleg Gang, employs fabricated DNA as a building material to organize nanoparticles into 3D spatial arrangements.
Physicists propose a smaller secondary inflationary period to account for the universe's estimated dark matter abundance. This new theory suggests a 'hidden sector' of physics, where interactions dilute primordial particle abundances, leaving behind the observed dark matter density.
A team of scientists from the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory developed a hierarchical cathode material with two levels of complexity, protecting reactive materials from degradation. The structure allowed lithium ions to enter the material, enabling improved high-voltage cycling behavior.
Scientists have successfully implemented an innovative scheme to increase proton collision rates at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), resulting in doubled peak and average luminosity measures. This enables researchers to collect more data to answer important questions about proton spin and nuclear physics.
RHIC scientists found that shape affects particle production and flow in collisions, enabling them to separate results by geometry. This discovery represents a paradigm shift in understanding quark-gluon plasma formation.
Researchers deciphered the atomic-scale structure of a botulism toxin-bound protein, revealing how it stays intact in acidic conditions and disassembles in neutral pH environments. This knowledge may help develop new vaccines or treatments targeting the deadly neurotoxin.
An international team of physicists has calculated direct 'CP' symmetry violation, a tiny effect in particle decays. The calculation does not yet indicate a difference between experiment and theory, but future precision may uncover new physics.
Researchers propose a novel way to create robust electron waves by exploiting magnetic ions to bind together electron's direction of movement and its spin. This could drive advances in data- and energy-storage technologies.
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have measured the attractive force between pairs of antiprotons for the first time, shedding light on antimatter's existence and symmetry. The study's findings may help explain why the universe is dominated by ordinary matter and not antimatter.
Researchers have produced the first-ever images of the protein complex that unwinds, splits, and copies double-stranded DNA, revealing a counterintuitive architecture. The helicase coordinates with polymerases to duplicate each strand, suggesting potential molecular quality control and developmental biology implications.
Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Cornell University have characterized a key arrangement of electrons in a high-temperature superconductor. The study identifies the atomic-scale origins and influences that produce the density wave in cuprates, revealing a link between the electron density wave and pseudogap phase.
Researchers found that flipping the molecular attachments on an iridium hydride catalyst improves its ability to transform CO2 into formate and carbon monoxide, two precursors for methanol production. The study offers insights into designing more effective catalysts for a carbon-neutral society.
The latest results from ultrarelativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions offer insight into the building blocks of matter and the hearts of neutron stars. Scientists are studying quarks and gluons in extreme conditions to understand the early universe.
The Daya Bay Collaboration has achieved the most precise measurements of neutrino oscillation to date, tracking the transformation of neutrinos and confirming that the experiment is paving the way for further research. The new results will have far-reaching implications for understanding the nature of neutrinos and the universe.
New RHIC data reveals clear-cut evidence of primordial soup's signature particle flow in collisions of 3-particle ions with gold nuclei, confirming earlier suspicions that smaller particles can create droplets of free-flowing QGP. The analysis shows a triangular pattern consistent with the creation of three tiny droplets of QGP.
A new study reveals an iron-telluride material develops superconductivity without long-range electronic or magnetic order, with a competing disordered magnetic phase. The researchers found that the ordering is extremely local and fleeting, similar to a liquid-like behavior.
Researchers developed a theoretical model to explain the origins of self-replicating molecules. Their work suggests that complex polymers can form rapidly through a template-assisted ligation mechanism, which would have allowed early life on Earth to emerge.
A new technique combines electron microscopy and synchrotron X-rays to track chemical reactions under real operating conditions. This powerful operando approach reveals atomic-scale changes during catalytic reactions, providing unparalleled insight into nanoparticle structure.
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory developed a new technique to create multi-layered, self-assembled grids with fully customizable shapes and compositions. The result enables the production of high-tech coatings, improved solar cells, and touchscreen electronics.
The STAR collaboration has observed a 'chiral magnetic wave' rippling through the quark-gluon plasma created at RHIC's energetic particle smashups. This finding provides evidence for the chiral magnetic effect, a quantum phenomenon causing electric charge separation along the axis of a magnetic field.
Researchers created bundles of double-helix molecules and used them to form a rigid framework, then added complementary strands to glue nanoparticles in place. This method produced predictable clusters and arrays with tailored structures and functions.
Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to selectively rearrange nanoparticles in three-dimensional arrays, producing different configurations or phases from the same nano-components. This allows for dynamic control over material properties, such as response to light or magnetic fields.
Researchers use precision spectroscopic-imaging scanning tunneling microscope to map out defects, superconductivity, and quantum vortices. Vortex pinning depends on shape of damage tracks and collateral damage, enabling strategic engineering of materials for energy applications.
Researchers developed a method to fabricate structured composite materials using directional bindings of shaped particles for predictable assembly. The approach uses linker molecules made of complementary strands of DNA to control the arrangement of particles, achieving long-range order in large-scale assemblies and clusters.