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The National Inventors Hall of Fame has released a new video profile of Esther Takeuchi, chair of our Interdisciplinary Science Department, and her groundbreaking research on energy storage.

Her story is an inspiring reminder of the difference science makes in people’s lives.
At the Heart of Innovation: The Esther Sans Takeuchi Story
Helping hearts keep a steady beat, National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inductee Esther Sans Takeuchi led the development of the lithium/silver vanadium oxide (Li/SVO) battery technology used to power the majority of today's lifesaving implantable cardiover...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This #AI model will help scientists understand how plants absorb essential metals from soil.
Scientists Use AI to Predict Protein Structure and Function
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence workflow that could help them grow biofuel crops on infertile soil and protect the plants from infectious diseases.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
As researchers await the return of minerals from Mars, they study an analog much closer to home.
Destination: Mars. First Stop: Iceland?
With terrain and climate similar to Mars, Iceland's minerals may offer clues about rocks 194 million miles away on Mars.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today's #RHIC run report:

🦃 Event display features multiple well-resolved turkey tracks
🦃 Trajectory reconstruction shows a clean, right-to-left crossing with minimal angular dispersion
🦃 Energy: low

Happy Thanksgiving from Brookhaven Lab and our wild turkeys!
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Lipid nanoparticles are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine.

Now, scientists have discovered that the particles come in a surprising variety of configurations. #NSLSII
Nanoparticle Blueprints Reveal Path to Smarter Medicines
Scientists reveal the complex shapes of lipid nanoparticles and how those structures can be optimized to deliver medications.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Alex Eslinger, a mechanical engineer at Jefferson Lab, helps design subdetectors for the #ElectronIonCollider that will image particles of light emerging from collisions.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Scientists have engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products.
Scientists Harness Plants' Plasticity to Make Key Industrial Chemical
Precursor for degradable plastics among products of poplar trees engineered to boost bioenergy and bio-manufacturing
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Explore the #ElectronIonCollider's one-of-a-kind machine, and the groundbreaking science it will enable, with our interactive platform: https://www.bnl.gov/eic/explore/
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Unique particle pairs tracked by the STAR detector at #RHIC offer an ideal “thermometer” to nail down the temperature of the quark-gluon plasma, a primordial soup that filled the early universe. ⚛️
Rare Particle Pairs Point to Primordial Soup's Temperature at Different Stages
STAR data capture key quark-gluon plasma measurements for insight into nuclear phase transition.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This new recipe for catalysts could dramatically improve performance and durability of fuel cells for powering trucks. #NSLSII #CFNatBrookhaven
Scientists Develop Fuel-Cell Catalyst for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
New recipe for catalysts could dramatically improve performance and durability of fuel cells for powering trucks
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Like centuries-old efforts to map out the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of substances like water, scientists at #RHIC are searching for the "critical point" that marks phase changes in nuclear matter.
More Signs of Phase-change 'Turbulence' in Nuclear Matter
STAR Collaboration unveils most precise data yet in search for a ‘critical point' in nuclear phase transitions
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November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Samples of #Ryugu contain signatures of chemical processes that occurred in the early days of the solar system.

Now, we're uncovering the details of this asteroid's chemistry to better understand Earth's history. #NSLSII
Ryugu Asteroid Research Reveals Mineral History Predating Any on Earth
Scientists analyze Ryugu asteroid samples using X-ray techniques at NSLS-II, revealing a complex mineral and chemical history
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November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This summer, college and high school students had an immersive, four-week experience at our user facilities through the Brookhaven User Facility Summer School.

They conducted hands-on research at the Tandem Van de Graaf, #NSLSII, and #CFNatBrookhaven.

#BrookhavenSciEd #STEM
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This newly identified protein isn't found in animals or fungi, but plants can't survive without it. 🌱 #bioenergy
Biologists Identify Plant-specific Protein Essential for Survival
A newly identified protein — not found in animals or fungi — plays a key role in sterol synthesis.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
TIME named the Rubin Observatory one of the best inventions of 2025!

"With giant mirrors concentrating starlight into a 3,200-megapixel camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to reveal billions of cosmic objects in the next decade."
Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The Best Inventions of 2025
Find out why Vera C. Rubin Observatory is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts 3️⃣ times longer than today’s best versions.

This is a major step toward practical #quantum computers.

#C2QA #QuantumComputing
Princeton's New Quantum Chip Built for Scale
In a major step toward practical quantum computers, Princeton engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts three times longer than today’s best versions.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Pharma’s hot zone: A new generation of radiotherapies promises a more targeted attack on cancer. @science.org
New radioactive isotope therapies promise more targeted attacks on cancer
Recent clinical successes, and profits, have prompted a rush among pharma companies to try new isotopes and targeting strategies
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November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Scientists at #RHIC observed a quark-gluon plasma reaching approximately 3.3 trillion degrees Celsius.

That’s about 220,000 times hotter than the core of the sun. ☀️
Rare Particle Pairs Point to Primordial Soup's Temperature at Different Stages
STAR data capture key quark-gluon plasma measurements for insight into nuclear phase transition.
www.bnl.gov
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM