• 1 August 2026
• Interesting Engineering

A next-generation nuclear detection system that could aid US national security efforts has logged its first operational measurements in Michigan. The Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, known as GRETA, recently completed its initial characterization run at Michigan State University. Located at FRIB, the instrument met all primary performance targets during early beam testing.

• 26 July 2026
• SciTechDaily

For decades, some atomic nuclei have emitted more low-energy gamma rays than theory could explain. A collaboration led by researchers at FRIB has now traced this mysterious excess in zinc-70 to magnetic transitions occurring inside the nucleus. The findings are reported in a study recently published in Nature. 

• 7 May 2026
• MSUToday

Michigan State University and Apple hosted the inaugural Apple Manufacturing Academy Spring Forum, bringing together industry leaders, researchers, and manufacturers to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping manufacturing and supply-chain operations. The event included keynote sessions, poster presentations, and tours of facilities such as FRIB, where participants saw examples of advanced technology and operational innovation in practice.

• 4 March 2026
• Lansing State Journal

Michigan State University's K500 Chip Testing Facility, inaugurated in February at FRIB, cost approximately $14 million to establish, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Defense. The project repurposed the campus' K500 superconducting cyclotron, completed in 1982 for high-energy, heavy-ion research, including producing and accelerating ion beams to study nuclear structure, to now allow the facility to test semiconductors for space, defense and on-Earth applications.