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Enhancing the Lifetime of Aircraft Parts

Aircraft manufacturers sponsor research because they need stress data to improve computer models of the lifetime of their parts.
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Posted by CINS / May 1, 2016 / Tagged with Airplanes / Posted in Research Stories

Enhancing the Reliability of Retrofitted Utility Vehicles

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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Posted by CINS / April 1, 2016 / Tagged with Car & Truck Manufacturing, Cars & Trucks, Impact / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / March 1, 2016 / Tagged with Clean energy, Clean energy production, Energy, Impact, Nuclear / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / February 1, 2016 / Tagged with Discovery, Quantum Materials / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / January 1, 2016 / Tagged with Cholesterol, Health, Life sciences / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / December 1, 2015 / Tagged with Energy, Impact, Oil & gas / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / November 1, 2015 / Tagged with Clean energy, Clean energy technology, Energy, Energy Storage, Fuel cells / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / October 1, 2015 / Tagged with Impact, Nuclear, Nuclear Security / Posted in Research Stories

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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Posted by CINS / September 1, 2015 / Tagged with Airplane Manufacturing, Airplanes, Impact, Light-weighting / Posted in Research Stories

Applying Neutron Beams To Solve Automotive Challenges

Years of research on technologies to optimize the production of lightweight car engines and other auto parts may soon pay off with big dividends for our automotive partners. Continue reading Applying Neutron Beams To Solve Automotive Challenges →

Posted by CINS / August 1, 2015 / Tagged with Cars & Trucks, Clean energy technology, Energy efficiency, Impact, Light-weighting / Posted in Research Stories
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CINS is a not-for-profit, voluntary organization that represents the Canadian scientific community of neutron beam users and promotes scientific research using neutron beams.

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