Organization: Canadian Light Source

The Short Report – July 29, 2020: Facebook Canada moves against online hate, Alberta rediscovers R&D grants, and more

FedDev Ontario will give $4.8 million to Trent University to create the Trent Enterprise Centre (TEC) in its upcoming Cleantech Commons; less than a year after slashing R&D tax credits and grants, Alberta’s United Conservative Party government has reversed course; Gerald Butts helps Eurasia Group with global climate policy, sustainable finance, and artificial intelligence; and more.

Researchers publish 1000th paper based on CLS data

The Canadian Light Source synchrotron is celebrating the 1000th peer-reviewed paper to be published based on data collected at the facility. The 1000th paper was authored by Univ of Saskatchewan researchers Courtney Phillips and Derek Peak along with CLS scientist Tom Regler using the facility’s spherical grating monochromator beamline. The paper is based on experiments…

CLS joins Composites Research Network

The Saskatoon-based Canadian Light Source has joined the Composites Research Network (CRN) — a western Canadian-based organization supporting the composites industry. The network is led by the Univ of British Columbia which was awarded $9.8 million in early 2012 from Western Economic Diversification Canada. CRN has nodes at UBC, UBC-Okanagan, Univ of Victoria, Univ of…

CLS partners with US Advanced Photo Source

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) has signed a partner user agreement with the Advanced Photon Source (APS) that will expand the research time available to Canadian scientists to use that facility’s X-ray light source facilities. APS — housed at the US Department of Energy‘s Agronne National Laboratory — uses X-ray techniques that are different but…

Saskatchewan funds new centre for nuclear innovation

The Saskatchewan government is providing $30 million over seven years to launch the Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (CCNI) which was announced last spring as part of a multi-faceted strategy to boost the province’s capabilities in nuclear science and engineering (R$, March 17/11). CCNI will be located at the Univ of Saskatchewan, augmenting existing nuclear…

CLS has positive economic impact: study

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) has a positive impact on the economy even in its early stages of operation, according to an economic impact study conducted for the CLS by Insightrix Research Inc. The study shows that the CLS contributed $90 million to GDP in 2009 and 2010 and led to the training of 500…

CLS collaborates with UK synchrotron

The Saskatoon-based Canadian Light Source (CKS) and the UKs Diamond Light Source Ltd near Oxford Univ have signed an MOU to work together on joint projects related to their industrial science programs. The MOU will facilitate staff exchanges, marketing materials and coordinating client access for capabilities unique to one of the synchrotrons. Researchers at both…