New observations confirm an 80-year-old quantum theory

Scientists use the high-energy beams, which must be stable and intense to work effectively, to unlock the ultimate structure of matter

Model identifies fluctuations in the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons as essential to explaining experimental data on proton structure

Using electron microscopes, it is possible to image individual atoms

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.

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.

Researchers at Berkeley Lab ramp up energy of laser-plasma “tabletop” accelerator.

Daya Bay neutrino experiment publishes a new result on its first search for a "sterile" neutrino.

Step toward quantum computing, spintronic memory, better displays.

Astrophysicists at UC San Diego have measured the minute gravitational distortions in polarized radiation from the early universe and discovered that these ancient microwaves can provide an important cosmological test of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. These measurements have the potential to narrow down the estimates for the mass of ghostly subatomic particles known as neutrinos.