Following research at the CNBC, Nor-Mar Industries has received approval for, and successfully implemented changes to, welding protocols to deliver premium-quality products.
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Enhancing the Power Plant Reliability in the UK
Operators of nuclear power plants use stress data from the CNBC to ensure safe, reliable and economic operations.
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Mapping Electrons in New Quantum Materials
American physicists accessed the CNBC to map the inner atomic workings of a compound within a mysterious class of materials known as spin-orbit Mott insulators.
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Aspirin Disrupts Cholesterol Rafts in Lipid Membranes
Fundamental research that uses neutron beams to investigate how our bodies work may lead to better health outcomes in the future by shedding light on our understanding of cholesterol and Aspirin.
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Neutron Beams Inform Lawsuit Following Gas Explosion
The CNBC data provided strong evidence that the pipe was likely subjected to tension over time while in service, and that the fracture was not due to faulty pipe.
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Water Uptake and Swelling in Fuel Cell Membranes
Researchers from universities access the CNBC to obtain fundamental insights into materials used for clean energy technologies.
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Investments in Canadian labs win Nobel Prizes
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Arthur McDonald (pictured) and Takaaki Kajita for their discoveries of neutrino oscillations and neutrino mass. Dr. MacDonald performed much of his prize work at Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, and began his work at Chalk River Laboratories. Continue reading Investments in Canadian labs win Nobel Prizes
2015 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be hosted by the University of Saskatchewan. Nov 13 – 14, 2015. Continue reading 2015 Annual General Meeting
Solving the Mystery Flask: A Forensic Challenge
The CNBC is enhancing its neutron imaging capabilities to see inside concealed objects. Identifying unknown radioactive material reduced the cost of a long-term waste management liability for the Government of Canada and demonstrated new capabilities.
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Reducing Waste in Airplane Parts Manufacturing
Aircraft manufacturers sponsor researchers who are using stress data from the CNBC to evaluate methods of preventing distortion in thin aluminum parts.
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