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Improving engine performance and fuel efficiency
May 15, 2019
Study suggests reformulating engine oil could significantly extend the life of your engine.

Advanced Materials battery , electric vehicles
Stress can lead to heart failure
May 08, 2019
Scientists show that heart arrhythmia can be acquired by stressed out people with no genetic predisposition.

Health health, heart, University of British Columbia
Microscopy Expert Joins CLS as Science Director
Apr 16, 2019
A new directorship position for McMaster University Professor Gianluigi Botton with the Canadian Light Source.

General McMaster University
Keeping nuclear power safe
Apr 10, 2019
Helping to keep waste from nuclear power plants safe and secure for thousands of years to come.

Environment energy
A potential therapy for treatment-resistant depression
Apr 04, 2019
There is a potential therapy on the horizon for people suffering from treatment-resistant depression.

Health brain
Scientists discover that charcoal traps ammonia pollution
Feb 11, 2019
Cornell University scientists have shown that charcoal can mop up air pollution, creating a fertilizer

Environment, Agriculture air pollution, Cornell University, fertilizer
Former provincial minister Rob Norris joins Canadian Light Source
Feb 05, 2019
Former provincial cabinet minister Rob Norris is joining the CLS as Senior Government Relations Officer.

General
USask discovery may help improve cystic fibrosis treatment
Jan 24, 2019
A Usask medical research team has made a finding with potential to lead to more effective treatments for CF

Health cystic fibrosis, lungs, University of Saskatchewan
Arrhythmia mutations in key protein that oversees cellular functions crucial to health and survival
Jan 10, 2019
Research project uses the CLS to help researchers understand the protein responsible for regulating heartbeats

Health crystallography, exhibition, University of British Columbia
Know your enemy
Dec 21, 2018
Research shows the structure of an E. coli protein, pointing to paths for drug development

Health Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography Facility, McMaster University
Improving lithium-ion battery capacity
Nov 27, 2018
A CLS and NRC study points to a path to increase rechargeable battery energy density

Environment, Advanced Materials battery , National Research Council Canada
New research helps pursuit for malaria vaccine
Nov 21, 2018
SickKids researchers used the CLS to identify the structure of a key protein in the malaria lifecycle

Health malaria, The Hospital for Sick Children
Battery research world first
Oct 18, 2018
A greener future depends on better batteries: this brings research one step closer

Environment, Advanced Materials battery , Western University
Highly efficient single-atom catalyst could help auto industry
Sep 24, 2018
Dalhousie-developed platinum catalyst creates nearly 100-fold increase in efficiency over market options

Advanced Materials catalyst, Dalhousie University
A new approach for finding Alzheimer’s treatments
Sep 17, 2018
Alzheimer’s " is something almost every Canadian will be affected by in their lives,” says Rheinstädter

Health Alzheimer's, McMaster University
NSERC PromoScience awards $125K to innovative educational programs at U of S Canadian Light Source
Sep 10, 2018
The TREE project will allow students from even the most remote Canadian communities to participate in research

Environment, General education, Students on the Beamline, University of Saskatchewan
Researchers provide new insights into fate of Franklin Expedition
Aug 23, 2018
Lead poisoning did not play a pivotal role in the deaths of Franklin expedition crew in 1845

Health, General Franklin expedition, Lakehead University, McMaster University, University of Saskatchewan
Imaging the inner ear promises to be new gold standard for hearing researchers
Aug 20, 2018
Harvard researcher Janani Iyer wanted to help people suffering from senorineural hearing loss listen to music

Health cochlea, Harvard, hearing
Canadian Light Source is reason for international scientific conference in Saskatoon
Aug 16, 2018
The International Conference on X-ray Microscopy is the central conference of its community

General conferences and meetings
CLS extends shutdown to repair electron gun
Jul 30, 2018
In order to complete repairs to its electron gun, the CLS is cancelling user shifts until Nov. 16.

General electron gun
Engineering 3D bio-printed scaffolds to help regenerate damaged peripheral nervous system
Jul 26, 2018
Usask researchers are looking at howto use 3D printing to help damaged nervous systems to regrow

Health bioprinting, University of Saskatchewan
U of S research advances materials science
Jul 23, 2018
Usask team paves the way for creating more powerful electronic and energy efficient electronic devices

Advanced Materials correlated materials, Stanford University, University of British Columbia, University of Saskatchewan
Fuel cells from plants
Jul 18, 2018
Reeds could be the way forward for cheaper fuel-cell catalysts

Environment, Advanced Materials fuel cells, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Research shows how to improve the bond between implants and bone
Jul 03, 2018
Research carried out recently at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) in Saskatoon has revealed promising informati

Health dental implant , McMaster University
Synchrotron researchers uncover lost images from the 19th century
Jun 22, 2018
Art curators will be able to recover images on daguerreotypes, the earliest form of photography that used silv

Advanced Materials daguerreotype, silver plate photography , Western University
Canadian researchers unlock how seaweed is digested
Jun 14, 2018
Cattle on the Prairies are hundreds of kilometres from the coast and yet it’s possible that seaweed could make

Environment, Agriculture Agriculture and Agi-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, livestock, seaweed, University of Victoria
New catalyst upgrades greenhouse gas into renewable hydrocarbons
Jun 12, 2018
A new technology from the University of Toronto improves lifespan of catalyst used to convert CO2 to ethylene.

Environment greenhouse gases, hydrocarbons , renewable , University of Toronto
UBC scientists break down tuberculosis structure
May 30, 2018
Scientists from the University of British Columbia have taken a crucial step towards starving out tuberculosis

Health bacteria , cholesterol , tuberculosis , University of British Columbia
One size does not fit all when exploring how carbon in soil affects the climate
May 03, 2018
Scientists from Stanford University are opening a window into understanding soil organic carbon.

Environment carbon, soil, Stanford University
Scientists explore how slow release fertilizer behaves in soil
Apr 25, 2018
Testing soil samples has helped a University of Saskatchewan soil scientist understand slow release fertilizer

Agriculture fertilizer, soil, University of Saskatchewan
Tungsten accumulation in bone raises health concerns
Apr 17, 2018
McGill University scientists have identified exposure to tungsten as problematic...

Health bones, McGill University, tungsten
Glowing gold
Apr 11, 2018
Gold protein clusters, which glow under UV light, could be used as environmental and health detectors

Environment, Health cancer, Dalhousie University , nanogold , water quality
Climate change and its effects on Rocky Mountain alpine lakes
Apr 05, 2018
Researches from University of Wyoming used the CLS to conduct experiments to learn more about alpine lakes.

Environment phosphorus , Rocky Mountains , U.S. Geological Survey , University of Wyoming
Scientists map important immune system enzyme for the first time
Mar 29, 2018
Biochemists from McGill University are using the CLS to get a look at an enzyme in the human immune system.

Health enzyme, McGill University
Scientists work toward new canola varieties as clubroot spreads across the Prairies
Mar 13, 2018
Scientists are in a race against a disease that threatens canola, one of Western Canada’s most important crops

Agriculture Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, canola , clubroot
Study reveals mechanism in spruce tree that causes growth
Feb 16, 2018
While it’s common knowledge that trees grow when days start to become longer in the springtime and stop growin

Environment Norway spruce , Norwegian University of Life Sciences , University of Saskatchewan
Frost. Drought. Salinity.
Feb 13, 2018
Agriculture fertilizer, soil, University of Saskatchewan, University of Queensland
A first look at how miniscule bubbles affect the texture of noodles
Feb 07, 2018
Researchers from the U of M used the CLS to look at bubbles in noodle dough.

General bubbles, noodles , University of Manitoba
8 ways researchers fight cancer using the CLS
Feb 04, 2018
Cancer research at the CLS, including microbeam therapy, new diagnosti techniques, and... gold!

Health cancer, tumors
Texas A&M-led team doubles down on energy storage with novel metal-oxide magnesium battery
Feb 03, 2018
Move over, lithium-ion; now, there's a better battery on the horizon...

Advanced Materials battery , Texas A&M University
McGill research team studies how calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries
Jan 30, 2018
A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal mineral acc

Health collagen, McGill University
U of Calgary scientists develop process to produce higher quality fuel from biowaste
Jan 25, 2018
Researchers have found a way to produce a higher quality, more stable fuel from biowaste, such as sewage,

Environment biofuel, biowaste, fuel cells, University of Calgary
From greenhouse gases to plastics
Jan 15, 2018
Imagine if we could take CO2, that most notorious of greenhouse gases, and convert it into something useful...

Environment carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, University of Toronto
Scientists discover why biochar fertilizers work so well
Jan 10, 2018
It’s a process that is as old as humankind taming fire and growing crops...

Agriculture carbon, fertilizer
Bright light allows researchers to see bone as well as tissue
Jan 02, 2018
Getting good images of the middle ear and all its parts is tricky. But it’s needed for scientists who want to

Health bones, tissue, Western University
‘Quantum material’ has shark-like ability to detect small electrical signals
Dec 18, 2017
A “quantum material” that mimics a shark’s ability to detect the minute electric fields of small prey has been

Advanced Materials Argonne National Laboratory , Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, ocean, quantum, Rutgers University, sharks, University of Massachusetts, University of Saskatchewan
U of S scientist describes fundamental process when ice is compressed
Dec 13, 2017
Almost three-quarters of the earth’s surface is covered by it. Almost two-thirds of the human body is made up

Environment, General University of Saskatchewan, water
U of S researchers discover vampire bugs’ fatal flaw
Dec 08, 2017
University of Saskatchewan researchers have found insight into a disease spreading insect.

Health blood, University of Saskatchewan, vampire bug
New screening technique will allow crop breeders to develop drought resistant varieties faster
Dec 06, 2017
Scientists from the CLS and the U of S have teamed up to examine drought tolerance in wheat.

Agriculture imaging, University of Saskatchewan, wheat
Crystallographers identify 1,000 protein structures
Nov 23, 2017
Scientists have solved 1,000 protein structures using data collected at CLS’s CMCF beamlines.

General crystallography, protein, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto
Artificial photosynthesis gets big boost from new catalyst
Nov 20, 2017
University of Toronto engineers have created a catalyst, bringing them closer to artificial photosynthesis.

Advanced Materials artificial photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, catalyst, University of Toronto
Research on soil acidity could lead to new wheat varieties
Nov 02, 2017
Agriculture soil, University of Queensland , wheat
U of S-led AIMday™ Imaging event brings together academia and industry to address global challenges
Oct 25, 2017
General imaging, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan
AREVA and Canadian Light Source study environmental impact of uranium mines
Oct 18, 2017
Uranium operator works with the Canadian Light Source to ensure environmental sustainability.

Environment AREVA, mining, uranium
Researchers explore ways to remove antibiotics polluting lakes and rivers
Oct 11, 2017
Pre-treated barley straw is showing promise as an environmentally-friendly material.

Environment antibiotics, barley, University of Saskatchewan, water quality
Cystic fibrosis scientists discover abnormal response to lung infections
Oct 05, 2017
University of Saskatchewan associate professor and team investigate cystic fibrosis at the CLS.

Health cystic fibrosis, lungs, University of Saskatchewan
Scientist combines medicine and engineering to repair a damaged heart
Sep 13, 2017
U of S researcher is using 3D printing to develop a "heart patch" that can repair damaged heart tissue.

Health 3D printing, heart, stem cells, University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Light Source and University of Saskatchewan attract international synchrotron expert as new machine director
Sep 06, 2017
General Machine Director, University of Saskatchewan
Researchers develop technique to reuse carbon dioxide and methane, slowing climate change
Aug 29, 2017
Reusing carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane waste emissions from industrial sources is closer to reality thanks t

Environment carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, methane, University of Saskatchewan
Researchers develop new approach to weaken the ability of some viruses to evade the immune system
Jul 06, 2017
Health immune system, University of Manitoba, vaccines
3D imaging seeks to explain reason for higher DNA yields from smaller bones
Jun 28, 2017
Health bones, imaging, University of Saskatchewan
Researchers make connection between the oceans’ organic carbon and iron
Jun 27, 2017
Environment carbon, Concordia University, iron, ocean
Protecting fisheries from disease: understanding infectious salmon anemia virus entry
May 18, 2017
Environment, Agriculture livestock, salmon, University of Toronto, virus
Scientists make important discovery around antibiotic resistance
May 03, 2017
Researchers have discovered why superbugs are resistant to certain antibiotics...

Health antibiotics, McGill University
Art and science meet at Dans la Mesure/Within Measure exhibition
Apr 26, 2017
General art, exhibition, imaging, University of Saskatchewan
Catalyst developed by U of S researchers is better for environment
Apr 13, 2017
Environment, Advanced Materials catalyst, oil, University of Saskatchewan
Researchers pinpoint source of arsenic in water along the Yangtze River
Mar 28, 2017
Environment arsenic, Stanford University, water
Research team identifies new markers involved in cancer progression
Mar 01, 2017
Health All India Institute of Medical Sciences , cancer, fibroblasts
Canadian and Swedish light sources cooperating to advance science and innovation
Feb 22, 2017
General collaborate, MAX IV Laboratory
Scientists develop tool for studying ancient civilizations
Feb 14, 2017
General, Health Anthropology, Cornell University, History, Lakehead University, University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Light Source scientist presenting at Canada150 Future Thinkers Speakers Series
Feb 10, 2017
General conferences and meetings
Mapping the inner ear
Jan 17, 2017
Researchers from Western University have used the CLS to create detailed images of inner ear structure.

Health cochlea, hearing, imaging, Western University
U of S flagship research centres awarded $69M to advance innovation
Jan 09, 2017
General award, funding, University of Saskatchewan
Study of 170-year-old thumbnail uncovers mystery of Franklin Expedition
Dec 06, 2016
Researchers challenge the view that the men of the Franklin Expedition suffered from lead poisoning.

General, Health Franklin expedition, History, iron, University of Ottawa, University of Saskatchewan, University of Victoria
Peering inside blown-up batteries
Nov 28, 2016
Advanced Materials battery , imaging, pillowing
Understanding the path of syphilis
Oct 26, 2016
Health protein, syphilis, University of Victoria
Stuck on oyster adhesive
Oct 05, 2016
Environment adhesive, Colgate University, oyster
Mapping a future for Alberta’s oil sands
Aug 10, 2016
Environment mining, oil, University of Saskatchewan, water quality
Improving food security and livelihoods for rural West Africa
Aug 03, 2016
Agriculture fertilizer, food security , soil, University of Saskatchewan
Trapped electrons to blame for lack of battery efficiency
Jun 28, 2016
Advanced Materials battery , imaging, performance, Texas A&M University
Light source helps development of safe and durable high-temperature lithium-sulfur batteries
Jun 20, 2016
Advanced Materials battery , high-temperature, University of Western Ontario
Scientists Map Molecular Interactions at Point of Conception
Jun 15, 2016
Health conception, imaging, protein, University of Toronto
Quick cooking chickpeas use microwave - but not how you’d expect
May 10, 2016
Agriculture chickpeas, crops, microwaves, pulses, University of Manitoba
Saving sunshine for a rainy day: New catalyst offers efficient storage of alternative energies
Mar 24, 2016
Advanced Materials catalyst, energy, University of Toronto
CLS partners with Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations to enhance science education in First Nation schools
Mar 15, 2016
General collaborate, education, The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
U of S and CLS add powerful new research tool
Mar 14, 2016
General biofuel, energy, University of Saskatchewan, spectrometer
Airplanes and climate change
Feb 26, 2016
Environment Aix-Marseille Université, climate change, contrails
Gut reaction: understanding the cause of ulcers and stomach cancers, and how to stop them
Feb 19, 2016
Health bacteria , cancer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, ulcers, University of British Columbia, University of Washington
CLS and University of Regina sign MOU to strengthen scientific discovery in Saskatchewan
Feb 17, 2016
General Memorandum of Understanding, partnership, University of Regina
Canadian physicists discover new properties of superconductivity
Feb 05, 2016
Advanced Materials superconductivity, University of Waterloo
Merck scientists gain insight into cancer treatment
Dec 23, 2015
Health cancer, Merck, treatment
Sub-zero bacteria from Canada’s north could indicate life on Mars
Dec 17, 2015
Environment bacteria , life, McGill University, outer space
CLS joins PTRC to Find Solutions for Oil Industry
Nov 20, 2015
Environment imaging, Innovation Saskatchewan, oil, Petroleum Technology Research Centre, University of Calgary
Diagnosing osteoarthritis before it appears
Nov 18, 2015
Health bones, imaging, osteoarthritis, University of Alberta, University of Saskatchewan
Tackling mill effluent treatment with chemistry
Nov 05, 2015
Environment mill, University of Saskatchewan, water
Putting a stop to deadly brain wasting diseases
Oct 21, 2015
Agriculture Cronic Wasting Disease, protein, treatment, University of Alberta
Blocking African sleeping sickness’ tiny culprit
Oct 06, 2015
Health sleeping sickness, treatment, University of Heidelberg, University of Toronto
Splitting water into hydrogen fuel
Sep 23, 2015
Environment catalyst, energy, hydrogen fuel, Soochow University, Western University
Building a better vaccine
Aug 25, 2015
Health protein, The Hospital for Sick Children, treatment, University of Toronto, vaccines, Wake Forest School of Medicine, whooping cough
New synchrotron imaging technique reveals how cystic fibrosis makes lungs vulnerable to infection
Aug 18, 2015
Health antibiotics, cystic fibrosis, imaging, immune system, lungs, University of Saskatchewan
CLS Key Partner in Major Food Security Research Grant
Jul 29, 2015
General, Agriculture award, food security , funding, The Canada First Research Excellence Fund, University of Saskatchewan
Tracking breast cancer before it grows
Jul 23, 2015
Health cancer, early detection, imaging, treatment, University of Saskatchewan
The dirt on Saskatchewan soil
Jul 16, 2015
Environment carbon, soil, University of Saskatchewan
10 years of scientific discovery celebrated with light display
Jun 17, 2015
celebration, light display
Forward-thinking on mine tailings
Jun 04, 2015
Environment AREVA Resources Canada, mill, molybdenum, University of Saskatchewan, uranium
Physicists map electron structure of superconductivity's 'doppelgänger'
Jun 03, 2015
Advanced Materials high-temperature, superconductivity, University of British Columbia
$3.3 million awarded to upgrade crystallography facilities
May 29, 2015
General Canada Foundation for Innovation, crystallography, investment
Nanosilver and the future of antibiotics
May 26, 2015
Health antibiotics, Dalhousie University
From plant matter to jet fuel
May 22, 2015
Environment biofuel, biomass, fuel cells
Revealing a dead man's story through his bones
May 08, 2015
General bones, History, Lakehead University
Tackling transfusion with a universal blood type
May 01, 2015
Health blood, enzyme, imaging, universal, University of British Columbia
Cause of wheat resistance to scab discovered
Apr 28, 2015
Agriculture Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , imaging, infection, National Research Council Canada, University of Saskatchewan, wheat
Revolutionary Catalyst Discovered
Apr 16, 2015
Environment catalyst, Ma’s University, petroleum refinement
A brighter future after stroke
Apr 07, 2015
Health brain, imaging, stroke, University of Saskatchewan
Temperature increases affecting crop yields
Mar 24, 2015
Agriculture heat tolerance, imaging, peas, University of Saskatchewan
A new take on tackling malaria
Mar 24, 2015
Health infection, malaria, University of Victoria
Superconductivity breakthroughs
Mar 19, 2015
Advanced Materials high-temperature, superconductivity, University of British Columbia
Students on the Beamlines program continues to inspire
Mar 18, 2015
General funding, Students on the Beamline, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Biofuels and chemicals that don’t cut into the food supply
Mar 13, 2015
Environment, Agriculture biofuel, enzyme, food security , University of Toronto
Making teeth tough
Feb 26, 2015
Health beaver, enamel, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, teeth
Bringing high tech down to earth
Feb 18, 2015
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , fertilizer, phosphorus , soil
Imitating plant cells to build tiny reactors
Feb 05, 2015
Advanced Materials cells, nanoreactor, plants, Royal Military College of Canada
Canadian Light Source prepares for the International Year of Light
Jan 20, 2015
General celebration, International Day of Light
Charge ordering phenomenon discovered in electron-doped high-temperature superconductors
Jan 16, 2015
Advanced Materials high-temperature, superconductivity, University of British Columbia
Preserving genetic diversity
Jan 15, 2015
Agriculture Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , biodiversity, cells, cryopreservation
Biomedicine: worth its weight in nanogold
Jan 09, 2015
Health catalyst, Dalhousie University , nanogold
Advancements in battery technology shaping the future of electric vehicles
Nov 20, 2014
Advanced Materials battery , Western University, electric vehicles
CLS announces first shipment of medical isotopes
Nov 14, 2014
Health Medical Isotope Project, isotopes
In the bank
Nov 05, 2014
Health celebration, imaging, protein, Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography Facility
Developing the battery of the future
Oct 30, 2014
Advanced Materials battery , silicon
Implications for the fate of green fertilizers
Sep 22, 2014
Agriculture fertilizer, University of Saskatchewan, struvite
Exploring the next generation of computing materials
Sep 09, 2014
Advanced Materials University of Saskatchewan, computing, silicene, semiconductor
An interesting glimpse into how future state-of-the-art electronics might work
Aug 22, 2014
Advanced Materials electronics, imaging, University of Würzburg
Foldable tablets, wrap-around TVs, and the next generation of electronics
Aug 14, 2014
Advanced Materials University of Manchester, graphine, nanomaterial
Stronger, better solar cells
Aug 05, 2014
Advanced Materials cells, graphine, University of Saskatchewan, solar
Structurist relief
Jul 14, 2014
General art, abstract
Wrong place at the right time
Jun 18, 2014
General Bronze Age, History, imaging, University of Saskatchewan
CLS partners with Mitacs
Jun 03, 2014
General partnership, Mitacs
Advancements in uranium-driven energy
May 14, 2014
Environment energy, mining, uranium, Savannah River National Laboratory
G. Michael Bancroft Award winner announced
Apr 30, 2014
General, Advanced Materials award, superconductors, University of British Columbia
Soil science group publishes CLS's 1000th peer-reviewed paper
Mar 26, 2014
Environment celebration, soil, University of Saskatchewan
Milestone for Canada’s synchrotron
Mar 24, 2014
Environment, General celebration, soil, University of Saskatchewan
Say 'cheese'
Mar 06, 2014
Health dental, imaging, teeth, University of Saskatchewan
Seeing a solution to cleaner oil
Feb 19, 2014
Environment Alberta Innovates Technology Futures , imaging, oil recovery, water
Revealing the role of catalysts in carbon nanotubes and nanofibers by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy
Feb 18, 2014
Advanced Materials carbon, catalyst
CLS key partner on revolutionary Québec aerospace sector project
Feb 07, 2014
Advanced Materials, General Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec’s, areospace
Quinoa reveals secrets at the genetic level
Feb 06, 2014
Agriculture crops, University of Guelph, quinoa
Researchers find novel approach for controlling deadly C. difficile hospital infections
Feb 03, 2014
Health infectious disease, University of Alberta, University of Calgary
New Executive Director appointed at the Canadian Light Source
Jan 27, 2014
General Executive Director
Saskatoon engineering company rises to a synchrotron-sized challenge
Jan 09, 2014
RMD Engineering built the CLS-designed QMSC undulator, a one of a kind EPU

General RMD Engineering, undulator

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