The Saskatoon synchrotron has helped scientists make a major breakthrough in researching electricity.
A team of international researchers is testing the limits of materials known as superconductors, which conduct electricity with zero resistance when cooled below a specific temperature.
Using four synchrotron facilities around the world, scientists discovered evidence that "charge-density-wave-instability" competes with superconductivity.
The knowledge allows scientists to begin designing new materials capable of superconductivity, which could help reduce energy loss in power lines, and create fast quantum computers.
