Upton and away: Humble start, brilliant future at BNL
By TOM MARINER // When the first U.S. Army recruits marched across the pine barrens of Upton, Long Island, in 1917, few could have imagined the global scientific breakthroughs that…
National Synchrotron Light Source-II
A summer of switcheroos for big Island names, firms
By GREGORY ZELLER // Across industries and sectors, an A-list of major Long Island names is updating its resumés this summer. The latest: Former New York State Chief Administrative Judge…
Albany, DOE bet on the future in BNL’s Discovery Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // New discovery abounds at Brookhaven National Laboratory, figuratively and literally. The Upton-based U.S. Department of Energy lab has officially broken ground on Phase One of its…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
No. 570: In which Kellogg’s, Cracker Jack snacks and tartar sauce all get a taste – and science strikes back
Will this never end? Yes, it will, dear readers! Not only does this latest wintry workweek wrap up today, but the snow does, too – and, lo and behold,…
SBU space man returns for stellar SSERVI sequel
By GREGORY ZELLER // A blockbuster summer sequel will see Stony Brook University soar into space, once again. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has selected eight research teams to…
No. 310: Remaking the Nassau Expressway, recognizing Feinstein’s finest and why your laundry may soon be fungus-fresh
It’s still May? Strange but true, dear reader – Memorial Day is already two days gone and still the month of the emerald and the Crataegus monogyna has another day…
BNL snags key role in $50M battery effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // A host of advanced Brookhaven National Laboratory technologies will bolster a $50 million national campaign to create next-generation electric-vehicle batteries. The laboratory’s National Synchrotron Light Source II…
SBU, Brookhaven Lab scientists charging towards the future
BY GREGORY ZELLER Good news for the future of Long Island’s innovation economy: Batteries are included. Supercharged by a $10 million research grant and wielding next-level tools that provide unprecedented…