Montreal-area laser research centre a hidden source of light
MONTREAL -- In an industrial sector of the South Shore town of Varennes lies a low-slung blue and grey building housing a facility known as the Advanced Laser Light Source, a component of National Institute of Scientific Research. Unlike many other centres of its ilk, the ALLS performs much of its scientific mission without a predetermined outcome for its findings. “The science we’re doing here? We don’t know their applications for the short-term or the mid-term,” said Francois Legare, the director of the Advanced Laser Light Source. When CTV News visited the facility resear...