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Collaborating with communities to clean up drinking water
December 4, 2018
Clean drinking water is now a reality for many communities across Canada that at one time could only dream of being off the boil water advisories they were living under.
Clean drinking water is now a reality for many communities across Canada that at one time could only dream of being off the boil water advisories they were living under.
Turn down the dose
November 20, 2018
Every year, more than 200,000 Canadians develop cancer, with radiation therapy recommended for almost half those cases. University of Victoria medical physicist Magdalena Bazalova-Carter is striving to improve access and effectiveness of that vital therapy while reducing its harms.
Every year, more than 200,000 Canadians develop cancer, with radiation therapy recommended for almost half those cases. University of Victoria medical physicist Magdalena Bazalova-Carter is striving to improve access and effectiveness of that vital therapy while reducing its harms.
Ottawa student brings eco-science camp to Nisga’a community
October 29, 2018
In August 2018, Carleton University ecologist Andrea Reid traveled from Ottawa to her ancestral homeland of Gingolx, British Columbia, to host her second Salmon Science Camp for Nisga’a youth in the community.
In August 2018, Carleton University ecologist Andrea Reid traveled from Ottawa to her ancestral homeland of Gingolx, British Columbia, to host her second Salmon Science Camp for Nisga’a youth in the community.
The science of binge-watching
October 23, 2018
magine the year is 1998. Streaming your favorite shows on the Internet is but a pipe dream and you can’t stay informed of current events due to technical problems.
magine the year is 1998. Streaming your favorite shows on the Internet is but a pipe dream and you can’t stay informed of current events due to technical problems.
Uncovering the secret winter life of lakes
October 16, 2018
University of Saskatchewan PhD student Emily Cavaliere and her supervisor Helen Baulch have found that a cleansing chemical process called “denitrification” helps maintain water quality of Prairie lakes during winter — a previous scientific unknown.
University of Saskatchewan PhD student Emily Cavaliere and her supervisor Helen Baulch have found that a cleansing chemical process called “denitrification” helps maintain water quality of Prairie lakes during winter — a previous scientific unknown.
College investigates zero-waste food production
August 22, 2018
Biochar: it’s light, durable, readily accessible and could be a key to zero-waste food production in the world’s greenhouses and aquaponics systems. And a research project at Lethbridge College is testing it as a micro-nanofiltration system in aquaponics.
Biochar: it’s light, durable, readily accessible and could be a key to zero-waste food production in the world’s greenhouses and aquaponics systems. And a research project at Lethbridge College is testing it as a micro-nanofiltration system in aquaponics.
Synchrotron researchers uncover lost images from the 19th century
August 7, 2018
Art curators will be able to recover images on daguerreotypes, the earliest form of photography that used silver plates, after scientists learned how to use light to see through degradation that has occurred over time.
Art curators will be able to recover images on daguerreotypes, the earliest form of photography that used silver plates, after scientists learned how to use light to see through degradation that has occurred over time.
‘Smart stent’ detects narrowing of arteries
July 31, 2018
For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a heart attack, at least one will experience restenosis—the renewed narrowing of the artery due to plaque buildup or scarring—which can lead to additional complications.
For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a heart attack, at least one will experience restenosis—the renewed narrowing of the artery due to plaque buildup or scarring—which can lead to additional complications.
Robot rises from college-industry partnership
July 24, 2018
A one-of-a-kind robot is hard at work in Southwestern Ontario thanks to a research collaboration between London, Ontario based A&L Canada Laboratories (A&L) and Fanshawe College.
A one-of-a-kind robot is hard at work in Southwestern Ontario thanks to a research collaboration between London, Ontario based A&L Canada Laboratories (A&L) and Fanshawe College.
Mining your phone
June 19, 2018
A retired smartphone languishing in a drawer may seem nearly worthless, but from a material point of view, it’s a gold mine.
A retired smartphone languishing in a drawer may seem nearly worthless, but from a material point of view, it’s a gold mine.
U of S study targets enzyme’s role in breast cancer
June 13, 2018
With one in nine women expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime, someone close to you could get the potentially fatal disease, as University of Saskatchewan (U of S) graduate student Raghuveera Goel knows too well.
With one in nine women expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime, someone close to you could get the potentially fatal disease, as University of Saskatchewan (U of S) graduate student Raghuveera Goel knows too well.
Autonomous driving with Autonomoose
Improving treatment of mining wastewater
April 13, 2018
Improvements have been made in the treatment of mining wastewater contaminated with cyanides and their by-products
Improvements have been made in the treatment of mining wastewater contaminated with cyanides and their by-products
Massive global fishing footprint captured in detail for first time
March 16, 2018
Humans have harvested the ocean's resources for millennia, but a study published in the journal Science reveals, for the first time ever, a precise image of the massive scale of global fishing activity.
Humans have harvested the ocean's resources for millennia, but a study published in the journal Science reveals, for the first time ever, a precise image of the massive scale of global fishing activity.
This is your brain. This is your brain outdoors.
February 13, 2018
The brain acts much differently when we’re outdoors compared to when we’re inside the lab, a new study has found.
The brain acts much differently when we’re outdoors compared to when we’re inside the lab, a new study has found.
A repeating fast radio burst from an extreme environment
January 16, 2018
New detections of radio waves from a repeating fast radio burst have revealed an astonishingly potent magnetic field in the source’s environment, indicating that it is situated near a massive black hole or within a nebula of unprecedented power.
New detections of radio waves from a repeating fast radio burst have revealed an astonishingly potent magnetic field in the source’s environment, indicating that it is situated near a massive black hole or within a nebula of unprecedented power.