Construction of a beam hall that will house the McMaster Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (MacSANS) beamline began on October 14, 2016.
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Bill Buyers Contributes to 2016 Nobel-Prize Winning Research
The 2016 laureates for the Nobel Prize in Physics were three American theorists who made surprising predictions about how some materials could behave. After Canadian physicists, led by Bill Buyers, used neutron beams to experimentally confirm one of these predictions in 1985, the scientific world took notice of the theorists’ astounding claims. Since then, researchers began to classify materials based on these newfound behaviours, leading to more and more discoveries in so-called ‘topological materials’, especially in the last 10 years. Continue reading Bill Buyers Contributes to 2016 Nobel-Prize Winning Research
NSSA Inducts John Root as Fellow
The Neutron Scattering Society of America announced its 2016 NSSA Fellows, including Dr. John H. Root, Director of the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre Continue reading NSSA Inducts John Root as Fellow
Long-Range Plan for Neutron Scattering in Canada
The updated long-range plan for neutron scattering in Canada is now available. The centrepiece of the plan is the Canadian Neutron Centre (CNC) which is envisioned to be a world-class neutron source with associated laboratories and infrastructure. Continue reading Long-Range Plan for Neutron Scattering in Canada
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
The NRU Reactor Will Shutdown in 2018
On Friday, the Government of Canada announced that Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) will operate the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor until March 31, 2018, subject to relicensing. “At the conclusion of this period, the reactor will be placed in a state of storage with surveillance until decommissioning,” said Bob Walker, President and CEO of CNL.
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