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Scientists from around the world use our synchrotron for ground-breaking research in health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials.

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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. bit.ly/48ZVXhv
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A database designed by a CLS scientist is making it easy for researchers working in materials science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to store, share, and use X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data generated by synchrotrons. Full story: bit.ly/484Cg7e
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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. bit.ly/4p5UBqq
Photo: Members of the research team, from left to right, Martin Schmeing (ball cap), Srobona Ghosh, Mike Tarry, and Anirudh Mantri.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Synchrotron light shows fragments of lead left behind in hunted meat are far tinier than previously shown and present in concentrations exceeding levels set by human health agencies. bit.ly/3XEs2od #hunting #lead
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Researchers from the University of Guelph have determined the 3D structure of enzymes in bacteria that transform steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. The discovery will help advance development of new medications. bit.ly/4pm8bWF
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Researchers at @westernu.ca are working on a new type of #battery – called solid-state sodium batteries – that are showing promise as a safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative to #LithiumIon. youtu.be/bvUB4keZa88
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Solid-state sodium batteries promise safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative (DECIDE ON TITLE)
The lithium-ion batteries that power many personal electronics and electric vehicles contain flammable liquid electrolytes and rare elements. Researchers from Western University have developed a safer, cheaper, longer-lasting alternative that uses sodiu...
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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 INSERT LINK
Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Researchers from Mexico have created a battery that can still function after being punctured and submerged in water – conditions that would likely ignite the #LithiumIon #batteries currently used in cell phones and electric vehicles. bit.ly/47JDC65
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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 @usaskartsci.bsky.social #ResearchInAction
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. bit.ly/48ZVXhv
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Synchrotron light shows fragments of lead left behind in hunted meat are far tinier than previously shown and present in concentrations exceeding levels set by human health agencies. bit.ly/3XEs2od #hunting #lead
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A database designed by a CLS scientist is making it easy for researchers working in materials science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to store, share, and use X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data generated by synchrotrons. Full story: bit.ly/484Cg7e
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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. bit.ly/4p5UBqq
Photo: Members of the research team, from left to right, Martin Schmeing (ball cap), Srobona Ghosh, Mike Tarry, and Anirudh Mantri.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Researchers from the University of Guelph have determined the 3D structure of enzymes in bacteria that transform steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. The discovery will help advance development of new medications. bit.ly/4pm8bWF
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Researchers at @westernu.ca are working on a new type of #battery – called solid-state sodium batteries – that are showing promise as a safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative to #LithiumIon. youtu.be/bvUB4keZa88
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Solid-state sodium batteries promise safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative (DECIDE ON TITLE)
The lithium-ion batteries that power many personal electronics and electric vehicles contain flammable liquid electrolytes and rare elements. Researchers from Western University have developed a safer, cheaper, longer-lasting alternative that uses sodiu...
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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 INSERT LINK
Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Researchers from Mexico have created a battery that can still function after being punctured and submerged in water – conditions that would likely ignite the #LithiumIon #batteries currently used in cell phones and electric vehicles. bit.ly/47JDC65
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#ResearchInAction 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 @usaskartsci.bsky.social
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. bit.ly/48ZVXhv
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Synchrotron light shows fragments of lead left behind in hunted meat are far tinier than previously shown and present in concentrations exceeding levels set by human health agencies. bit.ly/3XEs2od #hunting #lead
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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. bit.ly/4p5UBqq
Photo: Members of the research team, from left to right, Martin Schmeing (ball cap), Srobona Ghosh, Mike Tarry, and Anirudh Mantri.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Researchers from the University of Guelph have determined the 3D structure of enzymes in bacteria that transform steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. The discovery will help advance development of new medications. bit.ly/4pm8bWF
lightsource.ca
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Researchers at @westernu.ca are working on a new type of #battery – called solid-state sodium batteries – that are showing promise as a safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative to #LithiumIon. youtu.be/bvUB4keZa88
youtu.be
Solid-state sodium batteries promise safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative (DECIDE ON TITLE)
The lithium-ion batteries that power many personal electronics and electric vehicles contain flammable liquid electrolytes and rare elements. Researchers from Western University have developed a safer, cheaper, longer-lasting alternative that uses sodiu...
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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 INSERT LINK
Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Researchers from Mexico have created a battery that can still function after being punctured and submerged in water – conditions that would likely ignite the #LithiumIon #batteries currently used in cell phones and electric vehicles. bit.ly/47JDC65
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
#ResearchInAction 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 @usaskartsci.bsky.social
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A database designed by a CLS scientist is making it easy for researchers working in materials science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to store, share, and use X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data generated by synchrotrons. Full story: bit.ly/484Cg7e
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Synchrotron light shows fragments of lead left behind in hunted meat are far tinier than previously shown and present in concentrations exceeding levels set by human health agencies. bit.ly/3XEs2od #hunting #lead
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. bit.ly/48ZVXhv
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Researchers from the University of Guelph have determined the 3D structure of enzymes in bacteria that transform steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. The discovery will help advance development of new medications. bit.ly/4pm8bWF
lightsource.ca
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Researchers at @westernu.ca are working on a new type of #battery – called solid-state sodium batteries – that are showing promise as a safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative to #LithiumIon. youtu.be/bvUB4keZa88
youtu.be
Solid-state sodium batteries promise safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative (DECIDE ON TITLE)
The lithium-ion batteries that power many personal electronics and electric vehicles contain flammable liquid electrolytes and rare elements. Researchers from Western University have developed a safer, cheaper, longer-lasting alternative that uses sodiu...
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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 INSERT LINK
Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Researchers from Mexico have created a battery that can still function after being punctured and submerged in water – conditions that would likely ignite the #LithiumIon #batteries currently used in cell phones and electric vehicles. bit.ly/47JDC65
lightsource.ca
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
#ResearchInAction 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 @usaskartsci.bsky.social
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. bit.ly/48ZVXhv
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A database designed by a CLS scientist is making it easy for researchers working in materials science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to store, share, and use X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data generated by synchrotrons. Full story: bit.ly/484Cg7e
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
#ResearchInAction: @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: bit.ly/48BfgeW @usaskartsci.bsky.social
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Synchrotron light shows fragments of lead left behind in hunted meat are far tinier than previously shown and present in concentrations exceeding levels set by human health agencies. bit.ly/3XEs2od #hunting #lead
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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. bit.ly/4p5UBqq
Photo: Members of the research team, from left to right, Martin Schmeing (ball cap), Srobona Ghosh, Mike Tarry, and Anirudh Mantri.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Researchers from the University of Guelph have determined the 3D structure of enzymes in bacteria that transform steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. The discovery will help advance development of new medications. bit.ly/4pm8bWF
lightsource.ca
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Researchers at @westernu.ca are working on a new type of #battery – called solid-state sodium batteries – that are showing promise as a safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative to #LithiumIon. youtu.be/bvUB4keZa88
youtu.be
Solid-state sodium batteries promise safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative (DECIDE ON TITLE)
The lithium-ion batteries that power many personal electronics and electric vehicles contain flammable liquid electrolytes and rare elements. Researchers from Western University have developed a safer, cheaper, longer-lasting alternative that uses sodiu...
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
#ResearchInAction: 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 INSERT LINK
Photo: PhD student Michael Bilek with sample of a root imaged at CLS.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Researchers from Mexico have created a battery that can still function after being punctured and submerged in water – conditions that would likely ignite the #LithiumIon #batteries currently used in cell phones and electric vehicles. bit.ly/47JDC65
lightsource.ca
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
#ResearchInAction 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: bit.ly/4pkeNoR
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#ResearchInAction 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 @usaskartsci.bsky.social
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Take a tour of Canada's only synchrotron research facility! Located in Saskatoon, the CLS produces intensely bright light that scientists use to study materials at the molecular level. Over 1,000 researchers use the CLS every year. Get free tour tickets: bit.ly/3Y7pjU3
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children and @utoronto.ca used special imaging techniques at the CLS to create a high-resolution, 3D map of curved fish spines, and noted they act very much like human spines as #scoliosis worsens. Full story: bit.ly/4nvOomR
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
#ResearchInAction: @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: bit.ly/48BfgeW @usaskartsci.bsky.social
Photo: Two members of Dr. Grosvenor’s group, Khushveer Kaur (PhD student), left, and Apurva Sinha (Postdoc) at the VLS-PGM beamline.
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A database designed by a CLS scientist is making it easy for researchers working in materials science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to store, share, and use X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data generated by synchrotrons. Full story: bit.ly/484Cg7e
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Canadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. bit.ly/48ZVXhv
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