CLS NEWS - July 2024

Finding solutions to the problem of clumping in potash

University of Saskatchewan researchers used our BMIT-BM beamline to generate detailed 3D images of tiny bridges that form between potash particles. Full story

Using sodium to make more sustainable batteries

A McGill team used our HXMA beamline and machine learning to identify elements that, when combined with sodium, keep batteries stable. Full story

Using copper to convert CO2 to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

Researchers from McGill University have designed a new catalyst using tiny bits of copper called nanoclusters. Full story

Call for proposals

Submit a new proposal or beamtime request for Cycle 40, which runs from January to June of 2025. The deadline is August 21 at noon CST. Apply now

Annual users’ meeting

On Oct. 22-25, we will showcase some of the world-class research happening at our facility and provide the latest updates. Register by September 20 and submit a poster

New linear accelerator

Work is progressing on installing our new linear accelerator. This equipment will improve the efficiency and reliability of our synchrotron. Keep up with the project

PALSA 2025

The fourth international Pan American Light Sources for Agriculture meeting will be held August 20-22, 2025 in Saskatoon and online. Join the PALSA mailing list

WAO 2025

The 14th international Workshop on Accelerator Operations will take place September 22-26, 2025 in Saskatoon. Save the date

We are hiring

Submit an application to join our team at the CLS.

• Associate Scientist (BioXAS Imaging)
• Associate Scientist or Scientist (QMSC Beamline)

Featured papers of the month

• Dong, Shu; Xie, Geng; Xu, Shihong; Tan, Xuehai; Chaudhary, Madhusudan et al. (2024).?Cellulose-Encapsulated Composite Electrolyte Design: Toward Chemically and Mechanically Enhanced Solid-Sodium Batteries.?ACS Nano.?10.1021/acsnano.4c03910.?Mid-IR
• Abed, Jehad; Heras-Domingo, Javier; Sanspeur, Rohan Yuri; Luo, Mingchuan; Alnoush, Wajdi et al. (2024).?Pourbaix Machine Learning Framework Identifies Acidic Water Oxidation Catalysts Exhibiting Suppressed Ruthenium Dissolution.?Journal of the American Chemical Society 146(23), 15740-15750.?10.1021/jacs.4c01353.?SM, CLS@APS
• Gao, Qiang; Fan, Shiyu; Wang, Qisi; Li, Jiarui; Ren, Xiaolin et al. (2024).?Magnetic excitations in strained infinite-layer nickelate PrNiO2 films.?Nature Communications 15(1).?10.1038/s41467-024-49940-4.?REIXS
• Han, Lili; Sun, Chen; Wang, Hsiao-Tsu; Lin, Wei-Xuan; Chen, Jeng-Lung et al. (2024).?Interrogation of 3d Transition Bimetallic Nanocrystal Nucleation and Growth Using?In Situ?Electron Microscope and Synchrotron X-ray Techniques.?Nano Letters 24(25) , 7645-7653.?10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01442.?SM
• Berens, M. J., Michaud, A. B., VanderJeugdt, E., Miah, I., Sutor, F. W., Emerson, D., ... & Herndon, E. M. (2024). Phosphorus Interactions with Iron in Undisturbed and Disturbed Arctic Tundra Ecosystems.?Environmental Science & Technology.?https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09072?SXRMB
• Pitumpe Arachchige, P. S., Hettiarachchi, G. M., Rice, C. W., Dynes, J. J., Maurmann, L., Kilcoyne, A. D., & Attanayake, C. P. (2024). Direct evidence on the impact of organic amendments on carbon stabilization in soil microaggregates.?Soil Science Society of America Journal.?https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20701?SM?
• Van Ryswyk, K., Kulka, R., Jeong, C. H., Anastasopolos, A. T., Shin, T., Blanchard, P., ... & Evans, G. J. (2024). Sources of subway PM2. 5: Investigation of a system with limited mechanical ventilation.?Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment,?133, 104164.?https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104164?IDEAS, EIML
• Hernandez-Mora, A., Duboc, O., Lombi, E., Bünemann, E. K., Ylivainio, K., Symanczik, S., ... & Santner, J. (2024). Fertilization efficiency of thirty marketed and experimental recycled phosphorus fertilizers.?Journal of Cleaner Production, 142957.?https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142957?SXRMB, VLS-PGM
• Olakanmi, S. J., Bharathi, V. S., Jayas, D. S., & Paliwal, J. (2024). Innovations in nondestructive assessment of baked products: Current trends and future prospects.?Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety,?23(4), e13385.?https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.13385?BMIT
• Olakanmi, S. J., Bharathi, V. S., Jayas, D. S., & Paliwal, J. (2024). Innovations in nondestructive assessment of baked products: Current trends and future prospects.?Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety,?23(4), e13385.?Chauhan, A., Patzner, M. S., Bhattacharyya, A., Borch, T., Fischer, S., Obst, M., ... & Joshi, P. (2024). Interactions between iron and carbon in permafrost thaw ponds.?Science of the Total Environment, 174321.?https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174321?SM
• Nasseri, S.A., Lazarski, A.C., Lemmer, I.L. et al. An alternative broad-specificity pathway for glycan breakdown in bacteria. Nature 631, 199–206 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07574-y. CMCF
• Robert Szabla, Mingyi Li, Victoria Warner, Yifeng Song, Murray Junop, DdrC, a unique DNA repair factor from D. radiodurans, senses and stabilizes DNA breaks through a novel lesion-recognition mechanism, Nucleic Acids Research, 2024;, gkae635, DdrC, a unique DNA repair factor from D. radiodurans, senses and stabilizes DNA breaks through a novel lesion-recognition mechanism.?https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae635?CMCF
• Gasilov, S., Webb, M. A., Panahifar, A., Zhu, N., Marinos, O., Bond, T., Cooper, D. M. L. & Chapman, D. (2024). J. Synchrotron Rad. 31. Hard X-ray imaging and tomography at the Biomedical Imaging and Therapy beamlines of Canadian Light Source. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577524005241. BMIT