Quick cooking chickpeas use microwaves - but not how you'd expect
Researchers from the University of Manitoba have developed a simple technique to speed up the time it takes to prepare chickpeas and lentils by exposing them to microwaves before cooking.
Tackling uranium mill effluent treatment with chemistry
“It’s been exciting to do some amazing science right in my backyard,” says Robertson. “I grew up in Saskatoon, knowing what the CLS was, and when I went to university it was kind of like this magical place that I had no idea how to use.”
Building a better whooping cough vaccine
Working towards a new vaccine for whooping cough, Rajendar Deora's lab harnesses synchrotron facilities.
Power Out (Haiku)
A haiku
Chalk explosions!
An easy, summery chemistry experiment for kids who don't mind making a mess.
CLS Key Partner in Food Security Grant
The Canada First Research Excellence Fund has awarded the University of Saskatchewan $37.2 million over 7 years for global food security research. The Canadian Light Source is a major partner in this project, providing unique imaging capabilities to advance agricultural leadership.
Tracking breast cancer before it grows
A team of scientists led by University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. Saroj Kumar is using cutting-edge Canadian Light Source techniques to screen and treat breast cancer at its earliest changes
Travel story: one bad trip to Prague
So when I was 19 I went to Europe and BOY to I ever have some stories from that time. The How Not to Travel podcast asked me to share one of them.
Forward-thinking on mine tailings
AREVA Resources uses synchrotron techniques to investigate the life cycles of elements of concern, such as lead, arsenic, and molybdenum, at miniscule concentrations impossible to observe with conventional techniques.