From the Canadian Institute of Neutron Scattering (CINS): University of Saskatchewan scientists use neutron beams to observe plant roots in soil to aid breeding of drought-resistant crops. Dr. Emil Hallin, with the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute of Food Security (GIFS), and Dr. Paul Arnison, a biotechnology consultant, came to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) with the goal

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This letter was submitted to Paul Langan, Associate Laboratory Director for Neutron Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), on May 10th, 2017.  The letter endorses ORNL’s proposal to the Department of Energy, to increase the neutron flux at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), and argues that the competitiveness in materials research depends on the

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It is our pleasure to announce the results of our recent election, in which three NSSA Executive Committee positions came to term. Congratulations and welcome to our new NSSA executive members: Prof. Patrick Woodward (Ohio State) – Vice-President (4 year term) Dr. Katharine Page (ORNL) – Secretary (4 year term) Dr. Mike Crawford (DuPont) –

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