Groundbreaking Technique Yields Important New Details on Possible ‘Fifth Force’
Researchers uncovered new information about an important subatomic particle and a long-theorized fifth force of nature
subatomic particles
Radar and Ice Could Help Detect an Elusive Subatomic Particle
Scientists create new experiment to find neutrinos
Underground Neutrino Experiment Sets the Stage for Deep Discovery about Matter
Collaborators of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an experiment led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have shown they can shield a sensitive, scalable 44-kilogram germanium detector array from background radioactivity
Surprising Result Shocks Scientists Studying Spin
Findings on how differently sized nuclei respond to spin offer new insight into mechanisms affecting particle production in proton-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
Scientists Detect a Quantum Crystal of Electrons And "Watch" It Melt
New observations confirm an 80-year-old quantum theory
Scientists Develop a Path toward Improved High-Energy Accelerators
Scientists use the high-energy beams, which must be stable and intense to work effectively, to unlock the ultimate structure of matter
Scientists Model the "Flicker" of Gluons in Subatomic Smashups
Model identifies fluctuations in the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons as essential to explaining experimental data on proton structure
A Glimpse Inside the Atom
Using electron microscopes, it is possible to image individual atoms
Two Large Hadron Collider Experiments First to Observe Rare Subatomic Process
Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, have combined their results and observed a previously unseen subatomic process.
2014's Top-10 Scientific Achievements at Brookhaven Lab
From new insights into the building blocks of matter to advances in understanding batteries, superconductors, and a protein that could help fight cancer, 2014 was a year of stunning successes for the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. Oh, and did we mention the opening of a brand new facility that will push the limits of discovery across the scientific spectrum? For details on these and the rest of our Top-10 breakthroughs, check out the items below. You can follow Brookhaven Lab on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to learn about the discoveries of 2015 as they happen.