April 15, 2009
Brookhaven sets free tours of ion collider, light source
The U.S. Department of Energy this summer will again open up its Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island for free public tours, allowing access to its relativistic heavy ion collider and the National Synchrotron Light Source.
 The Brookhaven Summer Sundays run from July 12 through August 9 and feature demonstrations, tours and chances to talk with Brookhaven’s scientists. All events are free and no reservations are necessary. Most events are family-friendly, but a few are listed as “appropriate for ages 10 and over.”
The 2009 Brookhaven schedule:
July 12 - Energy Solutions & the Center for Functional Nanomaterials
July 19 - National Synchrotron Light Source
July 26 - Family Fun Day
August 2 - National Weather Service and Our Environment
August 9 - Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Brookhaven National Lab is located at William Floyd Parkway, County Road 46 on Long Island.
 If you make the drive to Long Island, consider a slight diversion near Shoreham to Route 25A and Tesla Street, where you’ll find the remnants of Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe project, including the Stanford White-designed red-brick laboratory. There, the scientist built a massive tower intended to wirelessly transmit electrical power around the globe.
Just this past February, the North Shore Sun (story and pictures in pdf) reported that Suffolk County has begun the process to buy the 16.2-acre site and convert it into a science center and museum dedicated to Tesla. However, the Tesla Memorial Society of New York warns another buyer may yet step in and raze the remains.
Picture credits: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
April 15, 2009 10:46 AM in Cheap Stuff, Kids, Out of Manhattan
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