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Experimental Result |
A Medical Isotope First at ISAC |
21 October 2013 |
For the first time ever, Astatine-209 was successfully recovered from TRIUMF's ISAC facility for use in nuclear medicine, a breakthrough in theranostic isotope research. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
TRIUMF Research Drives Electronics |
15 October 2013 |
Electrical engineers working at TRIUMF drive progress not only in subatomic-physics research but also digital communications and signal processing. |
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Current Events |
Enhanced KEK-TRIUMF Partnership |
14 October 2013 |
Last week, TRIUMF welcomed a delegation of senior scientists from the Japanese KEK laboratory as part of the the fourth joint Symposium on Accelerator-based Science. A new five-year partnership agreement was signed. |
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From the Director |
Five-Year Plan 2015–2020 Revealed |
11 October 2013 |
Now available online, Five-Year Plan 2015–2020 represents a defining document for TRIUMF. Not
only does it recap the performance of the five years—2008–2012—it also
presents an implementation plan for the second half of the decadal
vision laid out in Five-Year Plan 2010–2015. |
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Current Events |
Laval HERACLES Experiment Triumphs |
08 October 2013 |
After many trials and tribulations, the HERACLES experiment led by Laval University's René Roy has collected data for measurements of the symmetry term of nuclear potential. |
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Awards & Honours |
Englert, Higgs Share 2013 Nobel Prize |
08 October 2013 |
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to François Englert and Peter W. Higgs "for
the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our
understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which
recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted
fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large
Hadron Collider." |
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Awards & Honours |
Konaka Appointed Professor at Osaka |
07 October 2013 |
Akira Konaka has been appointed to an Osaka professorship strengthening TRIUMF's connection to Japanese universities and experiments. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
Cyclotron Conference a Great Success |
05 October 2013 |
TRIUMF was privileged to host the 20th International Conference on Cyclotrons and their Applications a few weeks ago; the conference attracted 250 experts and students to discuss this exciting field. |
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Current Events |
Open House attracted 1,200 Happy Visitors |
01 October 2013 |
Nearly 1,200 visitors braved torrential rain to experience demonstrations and explanations of the world-class research occurring right here at TRIUMF. |
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Current Events |
Top Honours to Mt. Allison/TRIUMF Student |
20 September 2013 |
Amy MacLean’s work in green chemistry as
a TRIUMF summer student recently received recognition at the annual CSC
Conference. |
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