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30-Mar-2021 12:45 PM EDT
Canadian-built laser chills antimatter to near absolute zero for first time
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Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration have announced the world’s first laser-based manipulation of antimatter, leveraging a made-in-Canada laser system to cool a sample of antimatter down to near absolute zero. The achievement, detailed in an article published today and featured on the cover of the journal Nature, will significantly alter the landscape of antimatter research and advance the next generation of experiments.

Released: 12-Feb-2021 10:30 AM EST
Dr. Nigel Smith appointed as next Director of TRIUMF
TRIUMF

Dr. Nigel Smith has been selected to serve as the next Director of TRIUMF.

Released: 21-May-2020 9:00 AM EDT
TRIUMF spin-off company secures US$19M investment
TRIUMF

ARTMS Inc., TRIUMF spin-off company and global leader in isotope production technology, has announced US$19 million in Series A financing from a consortium led by Deerfield Management Company and Quark Ventures.

Released: 19-Mar-2019 5:00 PM EDT
TRIUMF receives historic investment in 2019 federal budget
TRIUMF

Building on a 50-year legacy of accelerating science for research, medicine, and business, TRIUMF today received an historic $292.7M investment in support of the lab’s future and its vision for Canada.

Released: 28-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
TRIUMF Theory Helps Shed New Light on Thermonuclear Fusion of Deuterium and Tritium
TRIUMF

Scientists at TRIUMF, the Institut de Physique Nucléaire, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have for the first time accurately predicted the properties of polarized deuterium-tritium thermonuclear fusion. Their findings, described in a Nature Communications publication released today, add to our current understanding of the dynamics of nuclear fusion and may enable more accurate predictions of other thermonuclear reactions critical to nuclear science applications.

Released: 1-Nov-2018 6:00 PM EDT
Prime Minister of Canada Announces Establishment of Premier Centre for Advanced Medical IsotopeResearch and Development at TRIUMF
TRIUMF

This afternoon, TRIUMF welcomed on-site The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, for a special visit and announcement about public investments into medical isotope research and innovation infrastructure.

Released: 9-Oct-2018 9:30 AM EDT
TRIUMF Launches New Five-Year Plan 2020-2025
TRIUMF

TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, is pleased to launch its new Five-Year Plan 2020-2025, developed with extensive internal and external community consultation. It leverages past investments by government and builds on the laboratory’s strong brand and global network to deliver a new level of top-tier science, training, and innovation to Canada for decades to come.

Released: 27-Sep-2018 9:30 AM EDT
TRIUMF and CNL Form Strategic Partnership to Enable Ground-Breaking Cancer Treatment
TRIUMF

TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, are pleased to announce that they have agreed to pursue a strategic partnership around the commercial production of Actinium-225, a rare medical isotope that has the potential to serve as the basis of new ground-breaking cancer treatments.

Released: 21-Aug-2018 4:15 PM EDT
Top Pics Revealed for 2018 TRIUMF Photowalk
TRIUMF

Canada’s particle accelerator centre unveils top three contenders for the international 2018 Global Physics Photowalk competition

Released: 17-Jul-2018 12:25 PM EDT
New Agreement Signed to Establish Canada-Germany Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Networks
TRIUMF

Canadian and German research and private sector organizations sign MOU to establish corresponding networks to facilitate national and international collaboration in the use of quantum computing and machine learning tools

Released: 29-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Registration now open for the 2018 TRIUMF Photowalk on July 26
TRIUMF

On July 26th, 2018, TRIUMF will welcome twenty photographers on an exclusive, two-hour behind-the-scenes tour of its facility as part of the 2018 Global Physics Photowalk

25-Jun-2018 12:15 PM EDT
Canada to lead ‘coldbox’ technology for High-Luminosity LHC upgrade with $10M from Government of Canada
TRIUMF

Canadian Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan today announced a $10 million contribution to mission-critical components in support of the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC).

Released: 1-Jun-2018 10:00 AM EDT
TRIUMF welcomes Anne Louise Aboud in new Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director, Operations role
TRIUMF

As TRIUMF looks to the next 50 years, a new operations leader will help further enable and enhance the laboratory’s world-class research programs and services

Released: 25-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
TRIUMF Welcomes New Senior Researcher Dr. Wolfgang Rau
TRIUMF

TRIUMF is pleased to announce that Queen's University faculty member Dr. Wolfgang Rau will join the Physical Sciences Division as a senior researcher, effective September 1st, 2018.

Released: 13-Apr-2018 3:40 PM EDT
Beer Making and Science Collide for a Stellar Anniversary Celebration
TRIUMF

TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, has joined forces with R&B Brewing, one of Vancouver’s original East Van breweries, to create an anniversary beer to celebrate the lab’s five-decade history of cutting-edge science and discovery.

Released: 22-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Governor General Visits TRIUMF to Explore Frontiers of Canadian Discovery and Innovation
TRIUMF

TRIUMF welcomed Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, as part of her first official visit to British Columbia. 

Released: 19-Mar-2018 11:00 AM EDT
TRIUMF to Host Governor General During Her First Official Visit to BC
TRIUMF

MEDIA ADVISORY: 8 a.m. PT, March 19, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – This coming Thursday morning, March 22, TRIUMF is thrilled to welcome on-site Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General Canada, as part of her first official visit to British Columbia.

Released: 15-Mar-2018 3:45 PM EDT
Behaviour of Exotic Titanium Isotopes Confounds Expectations
TRIUMF

Precise weighing of very rare titanium isotopes has revealed subtle behaviours that have stymied predictions of the most successful theories of nuclear matter.

Released: 19-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
TRIUMF’s Original Main Magnet Power Supply Laid to Rest
TRIUMF

On the afternoon of Thursday, December 21st, 2017, employees and alumni gathered around Ewart Blackmore on the second basement level of the Meson Hall for a celebration of a unique nature

Released: 28-Nov-2017 5:05 AM EST
TRIUMF's (Ultra)Cool Experiment Fires Up
TRIUMF

After a 4-year installation period at TRIUMF, the transpacific TUCAN collaboration reported the production of the first ultracold neutrons in Canada on Monday, Nov 13, 2017.



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