Using neutrons to increase extractable oil and gas and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
One University of Calgary geoscientist is demonstrating how to use neutron beams to determine the manner in which the pores in shale deposits store oil and gas—knowledge that could be used to select the best extraction method for maximizing oil and natural gas...
Neutrons help to remove barriers standing in the way of safer, better batteries for electric vehicles
After using neutron beams to better understand materials required for safer energy storage, University of Calgary chemists and their international collaborators were able to demonstrate a prototype battery that showed major improvements to performance.
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Clean Energy Storage Research Using Neutrons
One of the University of Waterloo’s top scientists uses neutron beams to help develop the energy storage technology needed to power electric vehicles—and to reduce the need for fossil fuels to back up wind turbines.
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Neutrons assist in the development of sustainable electricity grids
With sponsorship from Tesla Motors, one ‘Gold medal’ Canadian scientist is using neutron beams in the quest to reduce the cost of energy storage technologies, which is vital for the widespread adoption of renewable energy sources and electric vehicles.
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Science to solve world hunger: Neutron research with plants
University of Saskatchewan scientists use neutron beams to observe plant roots in soil to aid breeding of drought-resistant crops.
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Developing the Ultimate Lightweight Alloy for Cleaner Cars
Engineers from the University of Waterloo applied neutron beams in the development of a promising new magnesium alloy. In addition to being cost-effective, the material’s alloying elements ensure increased ductility and strength—paving the way for lighter, mor...
Neutrons are essential in the search for new spintronic materials
Université de Montréal scientists use neutron beams in their search for materials that could have revolutionary applications in computing technology. Their search was made possible by fundamental discoveries that were recognized by the 2016 Nobel Prize in Phys...
Understanding Cholesterol as an Essential Nutrient
An international research team led by a Brock University scientist used neutron beams to resolve a scientific controversy over how cholesterol behaves when surrounded by unsaturated fatty acids such as “omega-3’s” and “omega-6’s” within cell membranes. (more&h...
Developing Technology for Repairing Advanced Jet Engines
Government and academic researchers use neutron beams to test a new repair technology capable of supporting the aerospace industry to adopt more fuel-efficient jet engines. (more…)
Designing New Permanent Magnets for Wind Turbines and Electric Vehicles
McGill University researchers are developing a method for predicting the magnetic properties of new materials even before they are made. This method could help scientists design new low‑cost magnets for more efficient wind turbines and electric vehicles.
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Boosting the Fuel Efficiency of Jet Engines
Rolls‑Royce has applied for a patent for a new material for use in higher-efficiency jet engines, after collaborating with University of Cambridge scientists to study new alloys using neutron beams.
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Basic Research Sheds Light on New Materials for Energy Applications
Scientists regularly access neutron beams to gain fundamental insights into the inner workings of new materials, including some with potential for clean energy applications.
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Helping Cars Lose Weight and Go Green
In partnership with GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dalhousie University researchers are using neutron beams in studies aimed at opening up the automotive market to more products made from aluminum powders—a promising alternative to the heavier steel components used in...
Supercapacitors for Clean Energy Technologies
Neutron beams provide insights into the nanoscale workings of supercapacitors, an enabling technology for clean energy innovations such as wind turbines, solar cells, light-rail trains, and electric vehicles. (more…)
Increasing Bio-Compatibility of Medical Devices
Neutron beams reveal the molecular mechanisms behind a new technology that could reduce the risk of complications and death from heart bypass surgery and dialysis. The same technology might soon help more women survive ovarian cancer. (more…)
Exploring Materials for ‘Racetrack’ Memory
Dalhousie University scientists access the CNBC to identify materials with the magnetic properties required for a major breakthrough in computer memory.
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Canada Contributes to 2016 Nobel Prize-Winning Research
Experiments at the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC) confirmed one of the theoretical predictions of this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Clarifying the Role of Vitamin E
Using neutron beams at the CNBC, scientists gather direct molecular-level evidence for the role that Vitamin E plays in the human body—a feat that has been unattainable using other experimental techniques.
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Exploring Materials for Faster Computers
Australian scientists accessed the CNBC in search of the right materials for the next generation of computer processors. (more…)
Safer and Longer Lasting Energy Storage for Devices
An international research team led by Hydro-Québec accessed the CNBC to obtain fundamental insights into how to make better materials for batteries.
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Assisting Non-Proliferation through Fuel Development
Studies of nuclear fuel at the CNBC help Canada to contribute to global nuclear security.
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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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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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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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