External news and journal publications discussing FRIB science.
FRIB at Michigan State University opened the K500 Chip Testing Facility, a new national center for testing advanced microelectronics with heavy-ion radiation.
Known as KSEE, the facility will increase U.S. testing capacity by repurposing the world’s first superconducting cyclotron, the K500, which was built at MSU in the 1980s. A newly built high-bay testing area will allow researchers to evaluate microchips for resistance to cosmic-ray damage.
A refurbished superconducting cyclotron at Michigan State University is now at the center of a major national push to make microchips more reliable in space, defense systems and other high-radiation environments.
MSU on Thursday marked the inauguration of the K500 Chip Testing Facility—known as KSEE—FRIB. The project expands U.S. capacity for radiation effects testing on advanced microelectronics, a service in high demand from government agencies, defense contractors and the tech industry.
Michigan State University’s MSUFCU Arts Power Up Residency program welcomes internationally renowned artists this winter to engage in cross-disciplinary creative work with MSU researchers, students, and scholars. Among the residents is Detroit-based electronic music pioneer Carl Craig, who will work from mid-January through April 2026 in collaboration with FRIB, exploring intersections between scientific inquiry and artistic practice.
From mid-January to April, world-renowned Detroit DJ, producer and techno innovator Carl Craig will participate in the MSUFCU Arts Power Up Artist-in-Residence program. Hosted by the MSU Museum’s CoLab Studio, in collaboration with FRIB and sponsored by MSUFCU, the program aims to connect artists, researchers, and students together.
Over 1,200 community members of all ages gathered recently to celebrate PBS KIDS® Day with WKAR. Families across mid-Michigan came together for the event, hosted at the WKAR studios on the campus of Michigan State University on Saturday, January 31, 2026. FRIB participated as a partner of the event.
MSU on Thursday marked the inauguration of the K500 Chip Testing Facility — known as KSEE — at FRIB. The project expands U.S. capacity for radiation effects testing on advanced microelectronics, a service in high demand from government agencies, defense contractors and the tech industry.
FRIB researchers participated in an experiment at Argonne National Laboratory using the new Argonne Tandem Hall Laser Beamline for Atom and Ion Spectroscopy (ATLANTIS) to make precise measurements of unstable ruthenium isotopes, helping test modern models that describe how atomic nuclei behave. The results show strong agreement between measurements and theoretical predictions, increasing confidence in these models for understanding rare nuclei and the processes that shape matter in the universe.
FRIB researchers participated in an experiment at Argonne National Laboratory using the new Argonne Tandem Hall Laser Beamline for Atom and Ion Spectroscopy (ATLANTIS) to make precise measurements of unstable ruthenium isotopes, helping test modern models that describe how atomic nuclei behave. The results show strong agreement between measurements and theoretical predictions, increasing confidence in these models for understanding rare nuclei and the processes that shape matter in the universe.
Michigan State University has selected Carl Craig, one of Detroit’s most influential electronic music pioneers, as its 2026 MSUFCU Arts Power Up artist-in-residence, marking a rare crossover between techno culture, scientific research, and academic inquiry. Running from mid-January through April 2026, the residency places Craig in direct collaboration with researchers at FRIB, where Craig will explore how sound, technology, and experimental research environments can inform new creative and conceptual frameworks.
FRIB researchers participated in an experiment at Argonne National Laboratory using the new Argonne Tandem Hall Laser Beamline for Atom and Ion Spectroscopy (ATLANTIS) to make precise measurements of unstable ruthenium isotopes, helping test modern models that describe how atomic nuclei behave. The results show strong agreement between measurements and theoretical predictions, increasing confidence in these models for understanding rare nuclei and the processes that shape matter in the universe.
Researchers have reported new experimental results addressing the origin of rare proton-rich isotopes heavier than iron, called p-nuclei. Led by Artemis Tsantiri, then-graduate student at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and current postdoctoral fellow at the University of Regina in Canada, the study presents the first rare isotope beam measurement of proton capture on arsenic-73 to produce selenium-74, providing new constraints on how the lightest p-nucleus is formed and destroyed in the cosmos. The team published its results in Physical Review Letters “Constraining the Synthesis of the Lightest 𝑝 Nucleus 74Se”.
Researchers have reported new experimental results addressing the origin of rare proton-rich isotopes heavier than iron, called p-nuclei. Led by Artemis Tsantiri, then-graduate student at FRIB and current postdoctoral fellow at the University of Regina in Canada, the study presents the first rare isotope beam measurement of proton capture on arsenic-73 to produce selenium-74, providing new constraints on how the lightest p-nucleus is formed and destroyed in the cosmos.
