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In Canada, 3,000 to 4,000 people are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that remains incurable.
Long before autonomous machines began to reshape modern agriculture, Dr. Danny Mann was exploring what many in the field had overlooked: while much of the research around automation was focused on advancing machinery, Dr. Mann was interested in the people behind the machinery.
Queen’s University — Department of Chemistry
Dr. Cathleen Crudden is a world-leading scientist whose research on the use of organic coatings to modify metal surfaces has garnered international recognition…
At the top of the home page on her website, Cuiying Jian, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, boldly declares that “carbon is cool!”
Bilingualism provides many cognitive and social advantages, including enhanced complex skills such as problem solving and multitasking. In today’s interconnected world, being able to communicate in multiple languages is increasingly an asset.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing have created a new material that can capture light and control the location of its absorption with unprecedented precision.
Imagine helping a friend carry a couch from one room to another and somehow pivoting it around tight corners without scraping the walls. How is it that the two of you move as if you share the same mind?
New research out of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) may make aluminum smelting more efficient and sustainable while also creating a source of green, zero-carbon fuel and supporting sectors that rely on aluminum materials.
University of British Columbia Okanagan — School of Engineering
Dr. Ana Isabel Sarkis Fernandez is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, specializing in Earthquake Engineering and the seismic resilience of multistory buildings.
The average annual cost of floods affecting homes in Canada is estimated at $2.9 billion.