The Canadian Light Source, a research centre of the University of Saskatchewan in Joni Mitchell's hometown of Saskatoon, is the brightest light in Canada—millions of times brighter than even the sun.
Known as the Synchroton, it produces different kinds of light that can be used by scientists to get incredibly detailed information about the structural and chemical properties of materials at the molecular level.
Scientists come from around the world to work on the Synchrotron, with research using the light source ranging from mine tailing remediation to cancer research, to the development of cutting-edge materials that were previously unknown.
SING THE NORTH had a fantastic trip on the STN Virtual Choir Tour bus to Saskatoon on the Canadian prairie, where we had a live personal tour of the Synchrotron with Kathryn Janzen, one of the physicists working at the site. Thank you so much Kathryn!