Biomembranes

@VIA_Rail this is ridiculous. Your train is 2 hours late and you lock the heated station so people have to wait outside in -10 weather at 9 pm... I'm expecting a complimentary tea when the train arrives!

Researchers from the University of Windsor are using neutrons at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to better understand symptoms associated with E-cigarette/Vaping-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI). 🔗: bit.ly/4aDgMQs

"We can’t predict what will be important in 30 years based on basic science. I love fellowships that support young people and give them freedom to explore what might seem to be crazy ideas but allow those seeds to grow." Chemistry laureate Frances Arnold discussed the importance of funding basic research at the 2025 Nobel Week Dialogue with fellow laureate Paul Nurse and John-Arne Røttingen of Wellcome. How do you think we can best support scientific research? Watch the full discussion at youtu.be/Aw87C0Dkkd8

@elonmusk Mars will need neutrons! The platform being developed will address key needs 🌎 & a Mars colony require. Our neutron source will -Produce medical isotopes -Treat cancer -Provide nondestructive testing of materials A P3 with @SpaceX will make this a reality on 🌎 & Mars

James Chadwick discovered the neutron under the leadership of Ernest Rutherford in 1932. Rutherford, who in 1911 discovered the proton, was the student of Joseph John Thomson. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897. ✍️

“I think that people need to understand that basic research is an investment. It’s an investment in our future.” Frances Arnold will join us for this year’s Nobel Week Dialogue on 9 December where we will tackle issues including how mental health, diseases of ageing and the prevention of chronic disease conditions must rise up political agendas. Nobel Prize laureates, academics, innovators and policymakers will explore one of the most urgent challenges of our time: how to deliver equitable, effective, and sustainable healthcare in the 21st century. The event will be live streamed on nobelprize.org. In a new interview with Arnold she emphasises how science flourishes through open exchange of ideas, sustained investment in basic research and collaboration across borders to drive future innovation and sustainability. Read the interview: bit.ly/3WEc9xo

Paper Alert! We use MuSR to study dynamics in model phospholipid membranes providing a new means of studying biomembrane dynamics on unique timescales! Iain McKenzie (@TRIUMFLab) @psich_en @fz_juelich @DiPasquale29 @maks_dziura @ThGutberlet @UWinResearch sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What an experience! Thanks @NSERC_CRSNG for making it possible. @ScienceUWindsor @UWindsor @NeutronsCanada uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2025…

It's live! Great work @DiPasquale29 @maks_dziura @omotion18 Et al.! Thank you @isisneutronmuon, @ORNLNeutrons for the neutrons! Vitamin E Acetate Causes Softening of Pulmonary Surfactant Membrane Models | Chemical Research in Toxicology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Attention Neutron Scatterers🚨🇨🇦 CINS & @CNL_LNC are hosting a virtual workshop: The Shaping the Future of Neutron Scattering in Canada: Workshop on Applications, Instruments, and Research Reactor Requirements. Join us Feb 18, 2025. Visit cins.ca/workshop2025/ for details.

Awesome stuff Otis! @ChemUWindsor uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2025…

Thanks to @NSERC_CRSNG for their support in rebuilding our neutron scattering capabilities in Canada. Neutrons are irreplaceable quantum sensors with applications ranging from biology to quantum materials. @NeutronsCanada uwindsor.ca/publicaffairs/…

🚨Just in time for Dom's MSc defense! Ch. 3 of his thesis is officially available! 🔥 Determining the Rates of α-Tocopherol Movement in DPPC Vesicles Using Small Angle Neutron Scattering @BiophysJ cell.com/biophysj/fullt… @CellPressNews @ILLGrenoble @NIST @ChemUWindsor

Special Issue in the @CanJPhysics will feature topics presented at the 11th Meeting of the Union for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources hosted by @TRIUMFLab, Feb. 24-28, 2025. All participants are encouraged to submit! cdnsciencepub.com/do/10.1139/new…

#OnThisDay “So this experiment basically took neutron scattering, which was then just an experimental process, and showed that it could be used to characterize matter in a way that’s just not possible using other methods,” said Stephen Nagler (retired). bit.ly/3GOLwxL

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There is still time! Early bird registration and abstract submission closes January 6th 2025! uwindsor.ca/science/chemis… We have a wonderful lineup of invited speakers (uwindsor.ca/science/chemis…). @CanNeutronUsers @LENSinitiative @NeutronsCanada @riken_en @TRIUMFLab

Do you want to work with two of the world’s most powerful sources of neutrons for research: the High Flux Isotope Reactor and the Spallation Neutron Source? Opportunities are available. Are you ready to take them? jobs.ornl.gov

Early Bird registration ends January 6th 2025! Abstract submission closes January 6th. @LENSinitiative @BilbaoEss @riken_en @NeutronsCanada @TRIUMFLab @ORNLNeutrons @ILLGrenoble @

There is still time to register and get your nominations in for the executive committee!