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#OnTheBeamlines: USask researcher Andrew Grosvenor is using the CLS to develop a glass-based material for safely sequestering intermediate-level waste from small modular reactors (#SMR). INSERT LINK
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Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McMaster University are using the CLS to develop more effective and affordable #catalysts for converting #CO2 into valuable fuels and feedstocks, such as #methane and #ethanol: https://bit.ly/41PjiOw
Photo: CLS associate scientist Chunyang Zhang did his PhD at McMaster University. He's now supporting this research project led by professors Andrew Hitchcock and Drew Higgins.
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: USask researcher Andrew Grosvenor is using the CLS to develop a glass-based material for safely sequestering intermediate-level waste from small modular reactors (#SMR). INSERT LINK
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Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: USask researcher Andrew Grosvenor is using the CLS to develop a glass-based material for safely sequestering intermediate-level waste from small modular reactors (#SMR). INSERT LINK
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Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines, Robert Scott’s team at @usask.ca is developing self-healing catalysts using palladium & platinum, that can regenerate during reactions, promising cleaner emissions & longer lifetimes for exhaust systems. @usaskartsci.bsky.social. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ijUJzX
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McMaster University are using the CLS to develop more effective and affordable #catalysts for converting #CO2 into valuable fuels and feedstocks, such as #methane and #ethanol: https://bit.ly/41PjiOw
Photo: CLS associate scientist Chunyang Zhang did his PhD at McMaster University. He's now supporting this research project led by professors Andrew Hitchcock and Drew Higgins.
September 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McGill University are using the CLS to study #enzymes that let #bacteria destroy #itaconate, a small molecule our immune cells make when fighting bacteria. The team's findings could be used to design drugs that block those enzymes. https://bit.ly/4p5UBqq
Photo: Members of the research team, from left to right, Martin Schmeing (ball cap), Srobona Ghosh, Mike Tarry, and Anirudh Mantri.
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McMaster University are using the CLS to develop more effective and affordable #catalysts for converting #CO2 into valuable fuels and feedstocks, such as #methane and #ethanol: https://bit.ly/41PjiOw
Photo: CLS associate scientist Chunyang Zhang did his PhD at McMaster University. He's now supporting this research project led by professors Andrew Hitchcock and Drew Higgins.
October 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McMaster University are using the CLS to develop more effective and affordable #catalysts for converting #CO2 into valuable fuels and feedstocks, such as #methane and #ethanol: https://bit.ly/41PjiOw
Photo: CLS associate scientist Chunyang Zhang did his PhD at McMaster University. He's now supporting this research project led by professors Andrew Hitchcock and Drew Higgins.
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McMaster University are using the CLS to develop more effective and affordable #catalysts for converting #CO2 into valuable fuels and feedstocks, such as #methane and #ethanol: https://bit.ly/41PjiOw
Photo: CLS associate scientist Chunyang Zhang did his PhD at McMaster University. He's now supporting this research project led by professors Andrew Hitchcock and Drew Higgins.
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: USask researcher Andrew Grosvenor is using the CLS to develop a glass-based material for safely sequestering intermediate-level waste from small modular reactors (#SMR). INSERT LINK
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Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: @usask.ca researcher Andrew Grosvenor and colleagues are using the CLS to develop a glass-based material for safely sequestering intermediate-level waste from small modular reactors. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48BfgeW
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Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines, Robert Scott’s team at @usask.ca is developing self-healing catalysts using palladium & platinum, that can regenerate during reactions, promising cleaner emissions & longer lifetimes for exhaust systems. @usaskartsci.bsky.social. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ijUJzX
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from UBC and Agriculture and Agrifood Canada are using the CLS to study how corn, poplar, and hazelnut crops cope with too little or too much water, in the hopes of building more resilient farming systems. #climatechange #drought #flood
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Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines A @vido.org research team used our BXDS-WLE beamline to study lipid nanoparticles for inhalable vaccines. This method could be more efficient for protecting against the flu or COVID-19. More: https://bit.ly/4p5rOlv
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January 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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#Chemistry #Synchroton #OnTheBeamlines
A large circular particle accelerator facility with complex metal piping and yellow safety railings inside an industrial building.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OnTheBeamlines A @vido.org research team used our BXDS-WLE beamline to study lipid nanoparticles for inhalable vaccines. This method could be more efficient for protecting against the flu or COVID-19. More: https://bit.ly/4p5rOlv
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November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines When clay particles from oil sands clog reactors in oil refineries, it can cause shutdowns and raise costs. Simon Kwao and Ajay Dalai @usask.ca used CLS to study this process and hope to minimize the issue. Full story: https://bit.ly/4pkeNoR
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines A @vido.org research team used our BXDS-WLE beamline to study lipid nanoparticles for inhalable vaccines. This method could be more efficient for protecting against the flu or COVID-19. More: https://bit.ly/4p5rOlv
@usask.ca
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from UBC and Agriculture and Agrifood Canada are using the CLS to study how corn, poplar, and hazelnut crops cope with too little or too much water, in the hopes of building more resilient farming systems. #climatechange #drought #flood
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Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: USask researcher Andrew Grosvenor is using the CLS to develop a glass-based material for safely sequestering intermediate-level waste from small modular reactors (#SMR). INSERT LINK
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Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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#OnTheBeamlines: Researchers from McGill University are using the CLS to study #enzymes that let #bacteria destroy #itaconate, a small molecule our immune cells make when fighting bacteria. The team's findings could be used to design drugs that block those enzymes. https://bit.ly/4p5UBqq
Photo: Members of the research team, from left to right, Martin Schmeing (ball cap), Srobona Ghosh, Mike Tarry, and Anirudh Mantri.
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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October 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM