Canadian Light Source

• Saskatoon hosts international students at prestigious accelerated physics program

  The International Accelerator School (IAS) is teaching courses on superconductivity and how it's applied to main accelerator technologies.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023
  
• New hyper-detailed images of cannabis help researchers find optimal harvest times

  New highly detailed images taken by the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon will help cannabis researchers to discover optimal harvesting times for the plant.

  Cannabis

  Mar 21, 2023
  
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• New magnetic material could make smartphones significantly cheaper

  New magnetic materials being developed by UBC and USASK could bring down the price of smartphones and data storage servers by creating high entropy magnets. 

  Tech

  Mar 15, 2023
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• Canadian Light Source used to invent new drug tracking material in the body

  The new drug tracking material could be used to track medication given to patients who have cancer or bone diseases. The Canadian Light Source was used to help in the process.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2022
• HIV vaccine researchers using Canadian Light Source at USask uncover problematic protein

  A professor at the University of Toronto is using the Canadian Light Source to research HIV and investigate the key proteins in hopes of understanding how it works.

  Science

  May 28, 2022
• University of Guelph students working with CLS to create protein-filled alternatives

  There’s not many options for protein-filled vegan foods but that won’t be the case for long as the U of G students work to create vegan alternatives.

  Consumer

  Mar 20, 2022
• USask scientists hopeful recycled materials can minimize potholes

  Haithem Soliman and his colleague, Mai Alawneh, are testing asphalt mixtures used to build roads to make them stronger and minimize potholes.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2022
• Could leftover canola be the next fuel to heat homes?

  Ajay Dalai has spent over five years researching the feasibility of turning leftover materials from crop production into biofuel.

  Science

  Jan 8, 2022
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• Research team seeks ways to use opiates for more effective pain management

  A research team from across Canada is looking into how natural opiates are produced and how they can be used for more effective pain management.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
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• University of Guelph team uses CLS to explore the mystery of chocolate-making

  Alejandro Marangoni says a major problem in chocolate-making is tempering — the art of manipulating cocoa butter into the correct gloss.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2021