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Advancing Quantum Innovation Using Neutron Beams

July 13, 2024
The research community that leveraged neutron beams to revolutionize computer hard drives is now paving the way for future quantum innovations.
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Using Neutrons To Design More Efficient Cars and Boats

March 27, 2019
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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Neutrons Clarify Convoluted Magnetic Materials

January 13, 2021
Everyone is waiting for the next big technological leap. As devices grow in complexity, the limits of materials and hardware are pushed toward their energetic and physical limits. Materials researchers across the globe redesign and tweak hardware to extend capabilities, but before too long these roadblocks will be unavoidable.
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Using Neutrons To Increase Extractable Oil and Gas and To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

August 18, 2017
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 production, as well as to reduce emissions by helping researchers to better understand how excess carbon dioxide could be stored in shale.
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Developing Technology for Repairing Advanced Jet Engines

February 1, 2017
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.
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Enabling Lighter, Better Car Engines

January 1, 2013
Stress data from the CNBC led to a further project to develop manufacturing methods to optimise performance of lightweight alloys for car engines.
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Enhancing the Reliability of Retrofitted Utility Vehicles

April 1, 2016
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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Water Uptake and Swelling in Fuel Cell Membranes

November 1, 2015
Researchers from universities access the CNBC to obtain fundamental insights into materials used for clean energy technologies.
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