Reusing, not throwing away :)

Some of the final collisions captured by the sPHENIX and STAR detectors at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a nuclear physics research facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Collisions were between two beams of oxygen nuclei smashing into one another at nearly the speed of light. Credit: sPHENIX and STAR Collaborations

Science done right. :)

"RHIC has been one of the most successful user facilities operated by the DOE Office of Science, serving thousands of scientists from across the nation and around the globe," said DOE Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil. "Supporting these one-of-a-kind research facilities pushes the limits of technology and expands our understanding of our world through transformational science—central pillars of DOE's mission to ensure America's security and prosperity."

Gil was in the Main Control Room of Brookhaven Lab's collider complex to officially end the 25th and final run at RHIC in advance of announcing the next major milestone in the construction of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art nuclear physics research facility that will be built by reusing major components of RHIC.

Reusing, not throwing away, gotta love this approach to doing science the right way. :)