Released: 4-Jul-2001 12:00 AM EDT
Brain Chemistry and Addiction, AIDS, and ADHD
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A two-hour media briefing on leading edge research in brain chemistry and neuroimaging, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, exclusively for working journalists. Hear directly from researchers who are advancing our understanding of the neurological manifestations of addiction, AIDS, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Released: 9-Nov-2001 12:00 AM EST
Epilepsy Drug May Treat Addiction
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A study in rats at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory shows that topiramate, currently used for the treatment of epilepsy, can block nicotine-triggered changes in brain chemistry, and may have potential for treating nicotine addiction.

Released: 21-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
New Food-Addiction Link Found
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists have found that the mere display of food causes a significant elevation in brain dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of pleasure and reward. This activation is distinct from the role the brain chemical plays when people eat, and may be similar to what addicts experience when craving drugs.

Released: 29-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EST
Nanoscience Briefing: Small Is Next Big Thing
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A two-hour media briefing on leading edge nanoscience research, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, exclusively for working journalists. Hear directly from nanoscientists about research with minuscule structures - about one-ten-thousandth the diameter of human hair - that have the potential to make a huge impact and represent the next "big" thing in science.

Released: 22-Oct-2003 1:40 PM EDT
Shedding Light on Disease: A Briefing for Journalists
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A two-hour Webcast on leading edge disease research, exclusively for working journalists. Hear directly from scientists at Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), who are using advanced imaging technologies in order to identify and understand a range of diseases.

Released: 4-Mar-2013 10:55 AM EST
Solar Energy to Get Boost From Cutting-Edge Forecasts
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A new research initiative is designed to lead to unprecedented 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the Sun, thereby helping utilities obtain energy more efficiently from solar energy power plants.

Released: 4-Mar-2013 11:00 AM EST
Laser Mastery Narrows Down Sources of Superconductivity
Brookhaven National Laboratory

MIT and Brookhaven Lab physicists measured fleeting electron waves to uncover the elusive mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity.

Released: 11-Mar-2013 12:35 PM EDT
Pushing X-Rays to the Edge to Draw the Nanoworld Into Focus
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A new x-ray imaging technique yields unprecedented measurements of nanoscale structures ranging from superconductors to solar cells.

Released: 13-Mar-2013 1:50 PM EDT
Accelerating Particles Accelerates Science — with Big Benefits for Society
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Tackling the most challenging problems in accelerator science attracts the world's best and brightest to Brookhaven Lab. It's only natural that ideas and techniques born here take root in new research facilities around the world — and spark a host of spin-off applications for industry, medicine, national security, and more.

Released: 14-Mar-2013 12:20 PM EDT
New Evidence Strengthens Case That Scientists Have Discovered a Higgs Boson
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The new particle discovered at experiments at the Large Hadron Collider last summer is looking more like a Higgs boson than ever before, according to results announced today.

Released: 10-Apr-2013 3:00 PM EDT
Lights, Chemistry, Action: New Method for Mapping Brain Activity
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Building on their history of innovative brain-imaging techniques, scientists at Brookhaven have developed a new way to use light and chemistry to map brain activity in fully-awake, moving animals, opening a new window to the study of brain diseases.

Released: 24-Apr-2013 11:00 AM EDT
New York City Police Department and Brookhaven Lab to Conduct Airflow Study in New York City Streets and Subways This Summer
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The New York City Police Department and the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are scheduled to conduct this July the largest urban airflow study ever to better understand the risks posed by airborne contaminants, including chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) weapons as they are dispersed in the atmosphere and in the City's subway system. The NYPD will use the data collected during the three days of research to optimize emergency response following an intentional or accidental release of hazardous materials.

Released: 25-Apr-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
Brookhaven National Laboratory

In a paper to be published in an upcoming issue of Energy & Environmental Science (now available online), researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory describe details of a low-cost, stable, effective catalyst that could replace costly platinum in the production of hydrogen. The catalyst, made from renewable soybeans and abundant molybdenum metal, produces hydrogen in an environmentally friendly, cost-effective manner, potentially increasing the use of this clean energy source.

Released: 8-May-2013 11:00 AM EDT
Revolutionary Muon Experiment to Begin with 3,200-Mile Move of 50-Foot-Wide Particle Storage Ring
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists are moving a 40-ton complex electromagnet that spans 50 feet in diameter from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois.

Released: 16-May-2013 10:25 AM EDT
DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures
Brookhaven National Laboratory

DNA “linker” strands coax nano-sized rods to line up in way unlike any other spontaneous arrangement of rod-shaped objects. The arrangement—with the rods forming “rungs” on ladder-like ribbons could result in the fabrication of new nanostructured materials with desired properties.

Released: 23-May-2013 4:00 PM EDT
Atomic-Scale Investigations Solve Key Puzzle of LED Efficiency
Brookhaven National Laboratory

MIT and Brookhaven Lab scientists use electron microscopy imaging techniques to settle a solid-state controversy and raise new experimental possibilities

Released: 11-Jun-2013 3:30 PM EDT
Exposure to Air Transforms Gold Alloys Into Catalytic Nanostructures
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven Lab scientists create promising gold-indium oxide nanoparticles through room-temperature oxidation

Released: 27-Jun-2013 7:15 PM EDT
Tiny Nanocubes Help Scientists Tell Left From Right
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and Ohio University has developed a new, simpler way to discern molecular handedness, known as chirality, which could improve drug development, optical sensors and more.

Released: 2-Jul-2013 12:00 PM EDT
Scientists Identify Promising Antiviral Compounds
Brookhaven National Laboratory

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 disorders to pink eye. A paper published in FEBS Letters, a journal of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, describes how the researchers sifted through thousands of compounds to determine which might block the effects of a key viral enzyme they had previously studied in atomic-level detail.

11-Jul-2013 10:15 AM EDT
Key Step in Molecular 'Dance' that Duplicates DNA Deciphered
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists have captured new details of the biochemical interactions necessary for cell division. The research may suggest ways for stopping cell division when it goes awry.

11-Jul-2013 11:00 AM EDT
Imaging Electron Pairing in a Simple Magnetic Superconductor
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Using a technique to measure the energy required for electrons to pair up and how that energy varies with direction, scientists have identified the factors needed for magnetically mediated superconductivity—as well as those that aren’t.

Released: 22-Jul-2013 11:00 AM EDT
Researchers Help Show New Way to Study and Improve Catalytic Reactions
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Highly controlled process can identify active catalyst sites -- may be a new paradigm for fine-tuning catalysts used in everything from making new materials to environmental remediation.

1-Aug-2013 4:00 PM EDT
Scientists Discover Hidden Magnetic Waves in High-Temperature Superconductors
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Advanced x-ray technique reveals surprising quantum excitations that persist through materials with or without superconductivity.

Released: 5-Aug-2013 8:50 AM EDT
Interface Superconductivity Withstands Variations in Atomic Configuration
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven Lab scientists discover that critical temperature remains constant across interface superconductors regardless of changes in electron doping levels, challenging leading theories.

21-Aug-2013 10:00 AM EDT
New Results from Daya Bay: Tracking the Disappearance of Ghostlike Neutrinos
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The international Daya Bay Collaboration has announced new results about the transformations of neutrinos - elusive, ghostlike particles that carry invaluable clues about the makeup of the early universe. The latest findings include the collaboration's first data on how neutrino oscillation varies with neutrino energy, allowing the measurement of a key difference in neutrino masses known as "mass splitting."

Released: 3-Sep-2013 10:30 AM EDT
New Evidence to Aid Search for Charge 'Stripes' in Superconductors
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory used an indirect method to detect fluctuating "stripes" of charge density in a material closely related to a superconductor. The research identifies a key signature to look for in superconductors as scientists seek ways to better understand and engineer these materials for future energy-saving applications.

Released: 18-Sep-2013 9:30 AM EDT
Nanocrystal Catalyst Transforms Impure Hydrogen into Electricity
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven Lab scientists use simple, ‘green’ process to create novel core-shell catalyst that tolerates carbon monoxide in fuel cells and opens new, inexpensive pathways for zero-emission vehicles

Released: 1-Oct-2013 12:00 PM EDT
New Kind of 'X-Ray/CT Vision' Reveals Objects' Internal Nanoscale Structure, Chemistry
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Researchers have developed a new kind of “x-ray vision”—a way to peer inside real-world devices such as batteries and catalysts to map the internal nanostructures and properties of the various components, and even monitor how properties evolve as the devices operate.

Released: 1-Oct-2013 2:00 PM EDT
Supercomputing the Transition from Ordinary to Extraordinary Forms of Matter
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Calculations plus experimental data help map nuclear phase diagram, offering insight into transition that mimics formation of visible matter in the universe today.

Released: 1-Oct-2013 2:30 PM EDT
Supercomputers Help Solve a 50-Year Homework Assignment
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A group of theoretical physicists has solved half of a 50-year homework assignment—a calculation of one type of subatomic particle decay aimed at helping to answer the question of why the early universe ended up with an excess of matter.

Released: 17-Oct-2013 11:00 AM EDT
A Grand Unified Theory of Exotic Superconductivity?
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists introduce a general theoretical approach that describes all known forms of high-temperature superconductivity and their "intertwined" phases.

18-Oct-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Mixing Nanoparticles to Make Multifunctional Materials
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists have developed a general approach for combining different types of nanoparticles to produce large-scale composite materials. The technique opens many opportunities for mixing and matching particles with different magnetic, optical, or chemical properties to form new, multifunctional materials or materials with enhanced performance for a wide range of potential applications.

Released: 18-Oct-2013 8:10 AM EDT
Scientists Identify Key Genes for Increasing Oil Content in Plant Leaves
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified the key genes required for oil production and accumulation in plant leaves and other vegetative plant tissues. Enhancing expression of these genes resulted in vastly increased oil content in leaves, the most abundant sources of plant biomass-a finding that could have important implications for increasing the energy content of plant-based foods and renewable biofuel feedstocks.

Released: 21-Oct-2013 12:55 PM EDT
Nano-Cone Textures Generate Extremely "Robust" Water-Repellent Surfaces
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists create surfaces with differently shaped nanoscale textures that may yield improved materials for applications in transportation, energy, and diagnostics.

Released: 6-Dec-2013 11:00 AM EST
Tiny Drops of Hot Quark Soup—How Small Can They Be?
Brookhaven National Laboratory

New analyses of deuteron-gold collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider indicate that collisions between gold ions and much smaller deuterons, designed as control experiments, may be serving up miniscule drops of hot quark-gluon plasma.

Released: 16-Dec-2013 11:00 AM EST
Small Size Enhances Charge Transfer in Quantum Dots
Brookhaven National Laboratory

In a study published in the journal Chemical Communications, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and Syracuse University show that shrinking the core of a quantum dot can enhance the ability of a surrounding polymer to extract electric charges generated in the dot by the absorption of light.

18-Dec-2013 11:00 AM EST
Enlisting Cells' Protein Recycling Machinery to Regulate Plant Products
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists have developed a new set of molecular tools for controlling the production of (poly)phenols, plant compounds important for flavors, human health, and biofuels.

Released: 7-Jan-2014 5:00 PM EST
The Play-by-Play of Energy Conversion: Catching Catalysts in Action
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Before catalysis unfolds in a laboratory, scientists painstakingly assemble the materials and spark a reaction. But many experimental techniques only capture the static details before and after the reaction. Now, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated an unprecedented ability to peer into the dynamic, real-time reactions blazing along at scales spanning just billionths of a meter, producing a sort of play-by-play view of the chemistry in action.

Released: 15-Jan-2014 4:00 PM EST
Top-10 Brookhaven Lab Breakthroughs of 2013
Brookhaven National Laboratory

2013 was a banner year for science at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory—from our contributions to Nobel Prize-winning research to new insights into catalysts, superconductors, and other materials key to advancing energy-efficient technologies.

Released: 3-Feb-2014 9:10 AM EST
Big Chill Sets in as RHIC Physics Heats Up
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Run 14 at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) will feature a dramatic improvement in machine performance enabling detailed studies of the quark-gluon plasma of the early universe and its transition to the matter we see in the universe today.

Released: 13-Feb-2014 12:30 PM EST
Superconductivity in Orbit: Scientists Find New Path to Loss-Free Electricity
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have combined atoms with multiple orbitals and precisely pinned down their electron distributions. Using advanced electron diffraction techniques, the scientists discovered that orbital fluctuations in iron-based compounds induce strongly coupled polarizations that can enhance electron pairing—the essential mechanism behind superconductivity.

Released: 20-Feb-2014 10:40 AM EST
Mega-Bucks from Russia Seed Development of "Big Data" Tools
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Russian Ministry of Education and Science has awarded a $3.4 million "mega-grant" to Alexei Klimentov, scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, to develop new "big data" computing tools for the advancement of science.

Released: 3-Mar-2014 1:10 PM EST
Particle Beam Cancer Therapy: The Promise and Challenges
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Advances in accelerators built for fundamental physics research have inspired improved cancer treatment facilities. But will one of the most promising—a carbon ion treatment facility—be built in the U.S.? Participants at a symposium organized by Brookhaven Lab for the 2014 AAAS meeting explored the science and surrounding issues.

Released: 13-Mar-2014 8:20 AM EDT
Emil Bozin Receives 2014 Science Prize from Neutron Scattering Society of America
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) named Emil Bozin, a condensed matter physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, the recipient of their 2014 Science Prize for breakthrough research linking nanoscale form and function.

Released: 26-Mar-2014 10:50 AM EDT
Scientists Track 3D Nanoscale Changes in Rechargeable Battery Material During Operation
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have made the first 3D observations of how the structure of a lithium-ion battery anode evolves at the nanoscale in a real battery cell as it discharges and recharges. The details of this research could point to new ways to engineer battery materials to increase the capacity and lifetime of rechargeable batteries.

Released: 4-Apr-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Tracking the Transition of Early-Universe Quark Soup to Matter-as-We-Know-It
Brookhaven National Laboratory

By smashing together ordinary atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), scientists recreate the primordial soup of the early universe thousands of times per second. Using sophisticated detectors to track what happens as exotic particles emerge from the collision zone and “freeze out” into more familiar forms of matter, they are turning up interesting details about how the transition takes place.

Released: 8-Apr-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Tracking Sugar Movement in Plants
Brookhaven National Laboratory

A new study overturns a long-held theory in plant science, showing that plant sugars--not the the plant hormone auxin-- play a dominant role in regulating branching at plant stems.

Released: 16-Apr-2014 12:00 PM EDT
Scientists Capture Ultrafast Snapshots of Light-Driven Superconductivity
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists used ultrafast x-ray pulses to capture the disappearance of charge stripes that may be key to understanding room-temperature superconductivity

Released: 21-Apr-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Computer-Assisted Accelerator Design
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Accelerator physicist Stephen Brooks uses custom designed software to create a 3-D virtual model of the electron accelerator Brookhaven physicists hope to build inside the tunnel currently housing the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC).


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