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Using Neutrons to Design More Efficient Cars and Boats

Using the probing power of neutron beams, Professor Dimitry Sediako at the University of British Columbia is solving industrial challenges in the development of lighter powertrains for automotive and marine vehicles.

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Posted by CINS / March 27, 2019 / Tagged with Energy efficiency, Impact, Light-weighting, Ships / Posted in Research Stories

Generating knowledge to extend the life of submarines

Generating unique knowledge about aging of submarine fleets has helped Canada cooperate with its allies, leveraging their knowledge in return.
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Posted by CINS / November 1, 2014 / Tagged with Defence, Impact, Ships / Posted in Research Stories

Fighting corrosion on submarine hulls

Stress data from the CNBC helped Canada leverage closer research collaboration with allies.
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Posted by CINS / May 1, 2014 / Tagged with Defence, Impact, Ships / Posted in Research Stories

Building More Reliable Models of Materials

Research sponsored by U.S. Office of Naval Research used world-leading capability at the CNBC to observe stresses while applying tension or compression in two directions. These stress measurements provide vital data to improve material modelling capabilities.
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Posted by CINS / December 1, 2013 / Tagged with Defence, Discovery, Ships / Posted in Research Stories

Understanding Stress in Ship Hulls to Enhance Reliability

Defence Research and Development Canada sponsors research that needs stress data from the CNBC to understand the strength of ship hulls.
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Posted by CINS / June 1, 2013 / Tagged with Defence, Ships / Posted in Research Stories

Reducing maintenance costs of military ships

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) accessed the CNBC for award-winning cooperative research with Canada’s allies.
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Posted by CINS / March 1, 2013 / Tagged with Defence, Impact, Ships / 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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