Ultra-high-resolution Lidar Reveals Hidden Cloud Structures Centimeter-scale view into lab-created clouds uncovers features important to rainfall, brightness, and atmospheric models

This is some of the first experimental data showing of how cloud droplet properties near the tops of clouds differ from those in the cloud interior.

These differences are crucial to understanding how clouds evolve and form precipitation.

Scientists Capture a Glimpse into the Quantum Vacuum New STAR detector findings on particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from “nothing”

The quantum vacuum — once thought of as empty space — provides important ingredients to transform virtual “nothingness” into the matter that makes up our world. #RHIC @nature.com

Just after 9 a.m. on Feb 6, the last particle beams circulated through the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and crashed together at nearly the speed of light. #RHIC

The final collisions cap a quarter century of experiments that produced groundbreaking discoveries about the building blocks of matter.

We were pleased to host @microsoft.com for a full-day workshop that explored strategic areas for collaboration across #AI, #quantum, and #energy.

The robust discussion featured remarks from both of our organizations' leaders, and we identified several opportunities to support the #GenesisMission.

Take a look at some of the final collisions captured by the sPHENIX and STAR detectors at #RHIC.

These images show the result of two beams of oxygen nuclei smashing into one another at nearly the speed of light.

X-ray tomography is a powerful tool that enables scientists to peer inside of objects in 3D, without performing anything invasive.

Now, scientists at #NSLSII used #AI to improve this technique and apply it to more samples, like computer chips. https://bit.ly/45j8QQZ

Capturing Ghosts Quantum “ghost” imaging research at NSLS-II is paving the way for high-resolution data with reduced X-ray exposure.

Quantum "ghost imaging" could reduce the dose of X-rays needed to capture high-resolution images. #NSLSII

Clouds Are Weirder at the Top Than We Thought A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before.

Our new high-res lidar is essentially a microscope for clouds. 🔬 ☁️ ☁️

Brookhaven Lab Builds Successful 'Cloud in a Box' Researchers will use a new convection cloud chamber to tackle fundamental unknowns that remain about clouds.

We've built a successful convection cloud chamber — one of only two in the nation.

Researchers can use this customizable one-cubic-meter metal box to create and study clouds under controlled conditions.

We're looking for our next director to inspire the Laboratory with an exciting vision for the future.

Are you a unifying leader who can guide Brookhaven through scientific program transitions, improve operational performance, and strengthen partnerships?

Apply today: https://bit.ly/3ZfewrP

Congratulations to the winners of the Global Physics Photowalk!

View the winning photographs and explore the rest of the submissions, which feature stunning particle physics photos from around the world: https://bit.ly/4tzu9bh

Educators: Do you want to take your class on field trip to Brookhaven Lab?

Our Exploration Labs for grades 5-12 offer hands-on activities grounded in real research. #BrookhavenSciEd

From DNA extraction to electrochemistry for batteries, these labs cover many #STEM topics. https://bit.ly/3LqqrzR

Brookhaven Physicist Teams with AI to Solve a Decades-old Physics Maze By partnering with AI, Brookhaven researcher Weiguo Yin has solved a long-standing physics problem.

This is the first research paper to emerge from the U.S. Department of Energy and OpenAI 1,000-scientist #AI Jam Session.

Laying the Groundwork: Inside the EIC's Infrastructure Team with Dirul Nassar Dirul Nassar is the deputy division director and group leader for infrastructure engineering for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) project.

Meet Dirul Nassar, deputy division director and group leader for infrastructure engineering for the #ElectronIonCollider.

Ultra-high-resolution Lidar Reveals Hidden Cloud Structures Centimeter-scale view into lab-created clouds uncovers features important to rainfall, brightness, and atmospheric models

Scientists have developed a new type of lidar that can observe cloud structures at the scale of a single centimeter. @pnas.org

The Big Questions: Mary Bishai on Mining for Neutrinos DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow Mary Bishai shares her reflections on a career investigating the mysterious particles called neutrinos.

What can #neutrinos reveal about the evolution of our universe?

Brookhaven physicist Mary Bishai is finding the answer.

ATLAS Confirms Collective Nature of Quark Soup's Radial Expansion Particles pushed outward from heavy ion collisions offer new insight into fluid nature of quark-gluon plasma

Particles pushed outward from heavy-ion collisions offer new insight into the fluid nature and viscosity of a unique state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma. #RHIC @atlasexperiment.bsky.social

Great Neck South, Ward Melville Win Brookhaven Lab Regional Science Bowls Teams of quick-thinking students from Great Neck South Middle School and Ward Melville High School earned the top spots at regional Science Bowl competitions hosted by Brookhaven National Laboratory on Jan. 29 and 30.

Congratulations to Great Neck South Middle School and Ward Melville High School for winning our regional Science Bowl competitions!

We wish our Long Island teams the best of luck at the National Science Bowl this spring. #BrookhavenSciEd

Google DeepMind Supports U.S. Department of Energy on Genesis: a National Mission to Accelerate Innovation and Scientific Discovery Google and DOE are partnering to help realize the ambitious vision in the Genesis Mission.

Google is among 24 organizations collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy, Brookhaven Lab, and other national labs on the #GenesisMission.

"We've seen what’s possible when industry-leading technology can build upon the work of the National Laboratories." - Google DeepMind

Scientists Capture a Glimpse into the Quantum Vacuum New STAR detector findings on particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from “nothing”

Scientists get a glimpse of how matter emerges from the virtual “nothingness" of the quantum vacuum. #RHIC @nature.com

Novel AI Method Sharpens 3D X-ray Vision An AI-powered X-ray tomography breakthrough reveals nanoscale details despite missing data and limited viewing angles.

Scientists at #NSLSII combined the physics of X-rays with the power of #AI to produce 3D reconstructions of nanoscale objects like never before.

The Largest US Particle Collider Stops Its Collisions The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, or RHIC, has ceased operation. What's next for particle physics?

Brookhaven physicist Gene Van Buren joins @scifri.bsky.social to discuss the end of #RHIC operations, what we've learned from the collider, and what the future holds. 🎧

Brookhaven Physicist Teams with AI to Solve a Decades-old Physics Maze By partnering with AI, Brookhaven researcher Weiguo Yin has solved a long-standing physics problem.

"Frustrated magnets" have unique and fascinating properties that could translate to novel applications in energy and information technology.

ATLAS Confirms Collective Nature of Quark Soup's Radial Expansion Particles pushed outward from heavy ion collisions offer new insight into fluid nature of quark-gluon plasma

New measurements from @atlasexperiment.bsky.social reveal how the extreme conditions in particle collisions generate pressure gradients that drive the distribution of particles.

This state of matter mimics what the universe was like just after the Big Bang.

Take a look at particle tracks inside the sPHENIX detector at #RHIC.

While particle collisions produce a deluge of data, most of the volume of this house-sized detector is empty.

Our scientists just developed an #AI algorithm to compress this "sparse" data so detectors can record many more events.

DOE Approves Next Phase of Funding for Electron-Ion Collider The U.S. Department of Energy has approved Critical Decision 3B (CD-3B) for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), authorizing the second phase of federally funded long-lead procurements for this major new ...

#RHIC operations have come to an end, and #ElectronIonCollider preparations are ramping up.

The U.S. Department of Energy approved Critical Decision 3B for the EIC, authorizing the second phase of long-lead procurements.

This decision enables us to prepare for the construction phase.

A Smashing Success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Wraps up Final Collisions Capstone collisions mark a quarter century of groundbreaking discoveries and advances in accelerators, detectors, and computing.

Just after 9 a.m. today, the last particle beams circulated through the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and crashed together at nearly the speed of light. #RHIC

The final collisions cap a quarter century of experiments that produced groundbreaking discoveries about the building blocks of matter.

Today we are thrilled to welcome the U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil to Brookhaven.

In addition to officially ending the 25th and final run at #RHIC, Gil is joining us for a tour of the Lab and discussions on our widespread #AI capabilities.

The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise The famed collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has ended operations, but if all goes to plan, a new collider will rise from its ashes.

The era of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has reached its end. The particle collider switched off for good at a ceremony held at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y., on February 6.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/particle-collider-shuts-down-brookhaven

LIVE now: Witness the final particle collisions at #RHIC!