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Submit a poster for our Annual Users' Meeting and you could win a cash prize! If you are a student or postdoc who has done research at the CLS, submit your poster by May 7. We have six prizes available worth up to $500. 💰 Learn more: event.fourwaves.com/cls-aum-2026/p…

#Paper on manganese in #steel. Read "Decoding the role of pre-existing austenite in transformation pathways during slow heating of cold-rolled medium-Mn steel for process design" by @UniOulu @KTHuniversity using our Brockhouse beamline. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 👈

Researchers from @mcgillu @McGillChemistry have developed a method for safely increasing the energy density of batteries used in implantable medical devices. With industry partner Medtronic, they have filed patents for the new technology. bit.ly/4kysmOX

Scientists @LC_Research @umanitoba are studying how the structure & composition of potatoes change during storage. They want to help producers better predict when potatoes will start to sprout to prevent spoilage & reduce economic losses: bit.ly/4mg0lgM #ResearchInAction

Researchers @westernuScience @westernuchem are studying a new, high-tech material called ultra long hydroxyapatite nanowires. Used in wallpaper, it could slow the spread of a house fire and even trigger early warning to homeowners. More: bit.ly/40BEw1i #ResearchInAction

Researchers from @UWindsor @SimonRondeau have developed a new material for wearable technology that’s safe for the body and kind to the environment. The material is made from semiconducting polymers and collagen - the main component of skin. bit.ly/46xqYb2

Featured #paper on #recycling #plastics. Read "Bio-Inspired Cascade Photocatalysis on Fe Single-Atom Carbon Nitride Upcycles Plastic Wastes for Acetic Acid Production" by @WINano @QuantumIQC @UWaterloo using our SXRMB, HXMA, and Far-IR beamlines. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ae… 👈

Researchers from Concordia University have developed a way to significantly reduce dendrite growth in zinc batteries, which has to date been a major obstacle in their use for large-scale grid energy storage. bit.ly/4sFtDI2

Scientists @WesternU aim to refine mineral exploration models to identify optimal mining sites while minimizing environmental impact. A key focus is understanding how lithium is stored in rocks, which is why they came to CLS: bit.ly/3MHYEuR @NSERC_CRSNG @westernuScience

Merged with the Canadian Powder Diffraction Workshop 19, this year's X-Ray Diffraction Summer School held on July 13 - 16. The event will have lectures, hands-on data analysis sessions, and experiments at the beamlines. Apply by May 30: bit.ly/41yvSkl

#ResearchInAction: @umanitoba @UM_Engineering researchers are using the CLS to better understand the structural and nutritional changes that happen when kernels of Canadian Western Red Spring wheat sprout before harvest. Learn more: bit.ly/3PUDknq

#Paper on #electrochemical reduction of #CO2. Read "Impact of over compressing gas diffusion electrodes in alkaline zero-gap CO2 electrolyzers" by @uoftmie @UofT using the BMIT beamline at CLS. nature.com/articles/s4159… 👈

Researchers @ucalgaryscience used the CLS to study nickel-based catalysts and heterocycles, key building blocks in many medicines. They hope improved nickel catalysts could make medicines safer, cheaper, & greener: bit.ly/4mwwPDu #ResearchInAction @UCalgary @NSERC_CRSNG

#ResearchInAction Robert Scott’s team at @usaskChem is developing self-healing catalysts using palladium & platinum that can regenerate during reactions, promising cleaner emissions & longer lifetimes for exhaust systems. Funded by @NSERC_CRSNG. More: bit.ly/4ijUJzX

- Accelerator Physicist (Beam Dynamics) - Electrical Engineer (Engineer-in-Training) - Health, Safety, and Environment Manager - Machine Director - Mechanical Engineer-in-Training Apply for our open positions: bit.ly/3twVf9a #jobalert #careers #hiring

#Paper on #THC and #brain. Read "Adult Rat Offspring Exposed to THC during Gestation Exhibit Distinct Biomolecular Changes Shown by X-ray Imaging and Fourier Transform IR Spectroscopy in Cortico-Limbic Circuits" by @USaskMed using BioXAS & MidIR at CLS. bit.ly/4rElhPr 👈

Mehrnaz Mikhchian, an associate scientist, helps researchers to use our synchrotron for a variety of projects. “My favourite part of my job is that there is always something new that challenges me in a good way." Full story: bit.ly/4d4Zr3H #PeoplePoweringDiscovery

Thank you Dr. Anthony Chappaz for your enlightening talk on how #vanadium, #molybdenum, and #rhenium behave in nature and how they get locked into rocks and sediments. Dr. Chappaz is professor of molecular geochemistry at @CMUniversity, where he directs STARLAB.

A @UAlberta_Eng research team is working to develop a more efficient and environmentally sustainable method for producing hydrogen peroxide by studying a catalyst at the atomic level with our synchrotron light. Learn more: bit.ly/4qWxRJW @UAlberta @NSERC_CRSNG

A database designed by a CLS scientist is making it easy for researchers working in materials science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to store, share, and use X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data generated by synchrotrons. Full story: bit.ly/484Cg7e