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Aluminum research hub kickstarts with funding injection
July 6, 2016 by Leslie Burt Ottawa, ON – A newly formed alliance, the ALTec Industrial Research R&D Group, is consolidating research efforts in the Canadian aluminum sector to develop innovative aluminum products for ground transportation vehicles. The research hub, which already has 23 members and…
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Lignin from plants boosts the effectiveness of sunscreen
June 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Warm weather means beach vacations and pool-dipping for many of us. It also signals a season of slathering on sunscreen to avoid getting burned. Someday, those products could be enhanced with lignin, a natural material in plants…
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Scientists probe how to make a faster ski
May 13, 2016 by Lab Canada Innsbruck, Austria – Although the winter season is behind us, serious skiers are already looking ahead to next season and searching for ways to shave split-seconds off their race times. Now scientists may have a new way to help —…
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The impact of anti-odour clothing on the environment
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Tempe, AZ – Anti-odour athletic clothes containing silver nanoparticles have gained a foothold among exercise buffs, but questions have arisen over how safe and effective they are. Now scientists report in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology that silver nanoparticles…
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Robots could get ‘touchy’ with self-powered smart skin
April 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Beijing, China – Smart synthetic skins have the potential to allow robots to touch and sense what’s around them, but keeping them powered up and highly sensitive at low cost has been a challenge. Now scientists report in the journal…
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$11M gift boosts quantum materials research at UBC
March 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The University of British Columbia is has received an $11 million gift to support quantum materials research at the university from diamond pioneer and philanthropist Stewart Blusson and his wife, Marilyn. In recognition of the gift, the…
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Using light for targeted drug delivery could help fight tumours
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumours, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it’s not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk,…
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Dow and DuPont to merge, then split
December 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Wilmington, DE and Midland, MI – DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company today announced an agreement to combine in what is dubbed an ‘all-stock merger of equals’. The combined company will be named DowDuPont and will have a combined market…
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New stretchable, wearable sensor made with chewing gum
December 2, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Body sensors, which were once restricted to doctors’ offices, have come a long way. They now allow any wearer an easy way to track heart rate, steps and sleep cycles around the clock. Soon, they could become even…
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Paper-based test performs DNA analysis at low cost
October 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists have developed a new paper device that analyzes DNA and could rapidly and inexpensively assess disparate conditions including hepatitis B and male infertility, which together affect millions of people around the world. The test, reported in…
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First superconducting graphene created by Canadian researchers
September 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Graphene, the ultra-thin, ultra-strong material made from a single layer of carbon atoms, just became a little more extreme. Physicists at the University of British Columbia have been able to create the first-ever superconducting graphene sample by…
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Deal inks first Canadian university collaboration with Tesla Motors
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Tesla Motor’s co-founder and chief technology officer JB Straubel has signed a research agreement with Dalhousie University’s Jeff Dahn, a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery researcher with the Faculty of Science and his group of students, postdoctoral researchers and…
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Physicists shatter stubborn mystery of how glass forms
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A physicist at the University of Waterloo is among a team of scientists who have described how glasses form at the molecular level and provided a possible solution to a problem that has stumped scientists for decades.…
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$10M research facility to develop intelligent green cars
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A new breed of smarter and greener cars than current models could emerge from technology developed at a new research facility that recently opened at the University of Waterloo. The $10-million Green and Intelligent Automotive (GAIA) research facility…
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Researchers map rules governing the structure of glass
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan materials scientists Min Wu and John Tse have solved a small piece of a puzzle that has perplexed researchers for years: the structure of glass, or more precisely, metallic glass. Metallic glasses are made…
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Study brings black phosphorus one step closer to being the next silicon
July 7, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from McGill University and Université de Montréal adds to evidence that black phosphorus could emerge…
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Project proposals sought for nanomaterial-based biosensor research
February 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Heidelberg, Germany – Roche and BioMed X are jointly establishing a collaborative research group to develop a novel sensor technology platform based on new nanomaterials such as graphene. To that end, they are inviting early-career scientists from academic institutions worldwide…
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Nanowire clothing could keep people warm
January 7, 2015 by Lab Canada Stanford, CA – To stay warm when temperatures drop outside, we heat our indoor spaces – even when no-one is in them. But scientists have now developed a novel nanowire coating for clothes that can both generate heat and trap…
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Xerox research partnership focuses on green chemistry
October 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – The Xerox Research Centre Canada (XRCC) has signed an agreement with GreenCentre Canada – a national centre of excellence working with academia and industrial partners to identify and develop green technologies. As part of the agreement, XRCC…
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Low-cost transistor heralds greener advance in flexible electronics
September 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Los Angeles, CA – As tech company LG demonstrated this summer with the unveiling of its 18-inch flexible screen, the next generation of roll-up displays is tantalizingly close. Researchers are now reporting in the journal ACS Nano a new, inexpensive…
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New class of nanoparticle brings cheaper, lighter solar cells outdoors
June 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers in the University of Toronto’s Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have designed and tested a new class of solar-sensitive nanoparticle that outshines the current state of the art employing this new…
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Materials science research and development alliance formed
May 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON and Columbus, OH – The Xerox Research Centre Canada (XRCC) and Battelle Memorial Institute have signed a strategic alliance to co-market and collaborate on materials science research services. The alliance will allow clients of XRCC and Battelle to…
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Unstable biological agents shipped/stored without refrigeration
May 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – In the past, officials wanting to test soil and groundwater for malathion—a widely used organophosphate pesticide that can lead to Alzheimer’s, ADHD, reduced IQ and death—had to carry the unstable agents needed to carry out the test…
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Xerox Research Centre Canada signs materials research services agreement
April 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – The Xerox Research Centre Canada says it has signed a multi-year materials research services agreement with Dallas-based Authentix, a provider of anti-counterfeiting, brand protection and program integrity solutions for the oil and gas industry; currency, branded products…
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Glass that bends but doesn’t break
February 5, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Normally when a drinking glass drops on the floor it shatters. But, in future, thanks to a technique developed in McGill’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, when the same thing happens the glass is likely to simply bend…
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$55M for research into biomass-based plastics and composites
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council (NRC) today announced a new $55-million initiative called the Industrial Biomaterials program. The program is aimed at helping to create more fuel-efficient vehicles and greener construction materials. The $55 million will be spread…
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Hydro-Qubec researcher wins electrochemistry award
October 31, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Karim Zaghib, a scientist with Hydro-Québec’s research institute, IREQ, has won the Electrochemical Society’s 2013 Battery Division Technology Award. The award was presented at the society’s 224th meeting. The award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the development…
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Improved diesel engines the target of $1.2M project
October 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A recent project by University of Alberta (U of A) researcher Robert Hayes yielded more than just a way to reduce the use of precious metals in controlling emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles. His work also boosted the…
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$1.25M supports biomaterials research in Guelph
October 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Biomaterials research at the University of Guelph is receiving $1.25 million in funding from the BMO Financial Group. “The support from BMO will allow our researchers to continue to revolutionize the use of plant materials,” said Alastair…
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Want ripples on your icicles? Scientists suggest adding salt
October 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Though it’s barely the beginning of autumn, scientists at the University of Toronto are one step closer to explaining why winter’s icicles form with Michelin Man-like ripples on their elongated shapes. Experimental physicist Stephen Morris and PhD…
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Independent testing labs protest new contracting arrangements
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories is speaking out against new contracting arrangements being entered into by the Ontario’s provincial government, under which some construction, repair and maintenance projects involving highways and other infrastructure are now being…
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