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Scientists from around the world use our synchrotron for ground-breaking research in health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials.
Saskatoon, Canada
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    Researchers from @umanitoba @MIMaterials are developing a new, greener process for making silicon suboxide, a material used in high-end EV batteries. This work could reduce production costs for batteries and cut greenhouse gas emissions. #ResearchInAction @MitacsCanada
    The UManitoba team at the SGM beamline: from left to right Rohan Shorey, postdoc; Nikita Thomas, postdoc; Angela Mai, PhD student, and professor Christian Kuss, supervisor.
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    For Augusto, the most rewarding part of being a CLS control systems principal analyst is solving difficult problems. “Also, knowing that this work can help scientists to discover amazing things with real impact,” he says. More: bit.ly/4fdimcp #PeoplePoweringDiscovery
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    Omid Haji Ghassemi @ucalgaryscience used CLS to study the structure of L plastin, a protein that impacts the shape of cells & their ability to move. He hopes to help inform new cancer treatments & support targeted therapies. More: bit.ly/4c8RnhL @UCalgary @NSERC_CRSNG
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    Scientists @ubcokanagan are exploring a new way to turn captured #CO2 into CO, a valuable gas used to make fuels, plastics, paints, adhesives, and more. The key lies in tiny nickel-based #catalysts. More: bit.ly/3SrxZFM #ResearchInAction @NSERC_CRSNG
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    @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 #ResearchInAction
    Image: Isanka Gimhani, graduate student and researcher in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba
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