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Study offers environmentally friendly solution to oil industry needs
August 21, 2006 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Queen’s University researchers say they have devised a green chemistry solution to one of the oil industry’s biggest problems, in a cost-effective way. Their findings were published last week in Science. The study addresses the recurring problem…
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Biofilm sensitivity diagnostic kit gets Canadian regulatory approval
August 21, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Innovotech says that Health Canada has approved its antimicrobial sensitivity kit for sale in Canada. The company also says that PML Microbiologicals, a manufacturer of culture media and microbiological products throughout North America has been selected as…
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New technology will allow for flexible television and computer screens
July 31, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) are the technology used in making light emitting fabrics used in cell phones and televisions. The fabrication of flexible OLEDs has up to now been held back by the fragility of the…
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Ontario Science Centre on the lookout for new material
July 28, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Science Centre is looking for new material, literally. The facility opened a brand new Innovation Centre last week, which includes over 50 experiences, many of which are related to material science. The exhibits goal is…
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$48M supports research into clean technologies
July 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Twenty-two projects focussed on developing and demonstrating clean technologies have received a total of $48 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada. The money includes $7.3 million for four biofuel technology projects ranging from the production…
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$1.24M funding supports nano-fabrication lab expansion
July 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – An expansion of the University of Manitoba’s nano-fabrication laboratory will give researchers access to new technologies and increased commercialization opportunities. The Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership Agreement says it is contributing $1.24 million towards the project. Nano-fabrication refers to…
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New lab tackles tainted groundwater with nanotechnology
June 28, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON – A new research facility at the University of Western Ontario will help researchers improve groundwater through the use of technologies developed on the nanoscale. “There is considerable interest in pumping nanomaterials into the ground where they can…
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Researcher invents superior filters to stop disease
June 28, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A Canadian scientist is developing new filters that, instead of simply relying on small pores to block contaminants, actively remove unwanted components. Dr Chris Hall, of the University of Guelph’s department of environmental biology, is making filters…
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Canada’s quietest research space opens
June 26, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Hundreds of Canada’s leading scientists and engineers gathered in Edmonton last week to celebrate the opening of one of the world’s most technologically advanced research facilities – the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT). The $52.2-million facility is…
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$18M in funding to support genome-related research facilities
May 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Six science and technology platforms across Canada will receive more than $18.6 million in funding from Genome Canada over the next 15 months. The platforms provide the tools and expertise to analyze genomes in various ways and…
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$15M funding advances foods and biomaterials research
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet) says it is spending up to $12 million in funding over the next three years for 20 different projects ranging from researching microbial agents for food safety, to studying nutrigenomics…
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Remote research now possible at Canada’s synchrotron
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Researchers across the country will soon have access to the Canadian Light Source synchrotron at the University of Saskatchewan right from their desktops, thanks to an ultrafast computer link pioneered by the Alberta Synchrotron Institute (ASI) at…
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Nanotechnology agreement signed with US nano-college
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Aiming to advance nanotechnology research across the borders, the University of Waterloo says it has reached a collaborative agreement with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany-State University of New York. The…
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$1M for research into construction design for urban environments
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is providing $1 million in funding to Dr Paul Gauvreau, associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto. The funding is to support development of…
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Project links cell biology research to industrial technology centre
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Newly announced funding for advanced visualization technology is aimed at improving biomedical research in Manitoba by creating three-dimensional virtual images of cell structures. The project, supported by $125,000 in funding from Manitoba’s government, will provide a link…
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High-density magnetoencephalography laboratory peers into the mysteries of human brain function
May 5, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Neuropsychology and cognition researchers at the Universit de Montral have a new state of the art research instrument at their disposal: a high-density whole-head magnetoencephalography (MEG) system. The first such brain imaging laboratory in Quebec and the…
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Canada to play key role in world-wide particle-physics experiment
April 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – What is said to be the biggest science experiment in history is currently underway at the CERN labs in Switzerland, and Canada is poised to play a role in its success. Thanks to a $10.5 million investment…
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Civil engineering network gets $9.6M for materials research
March 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A research network devoted to developing fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) and integrated fibre optic sensing (FOS) technologies has received renewed funding of $9.6 million from the federal government. Headquartered at the University of Manitoba, the ISIS Canada…
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$225,000 grant supports co-generation field test using biogas from wastewater
March 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Fort Saskatchewan, AB – With the help of a $225,000 grant, the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission is embarking on a 12-month field test to enhance the use of biogas from the wastewater treatment process. The grant was awarded by…
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$6.6M funding for science research at composites innovation centre
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba’s Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) is receiving $6.6 million to continue supporting the growth of an internationally competitive composites industry. The centre is supported by both the provincial and federal governments. Composite materials are made by embedding…
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Quebec hospitals get new diagnostic imaging technology
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new dual x-ray imaging tool, now in use at the Centre hospitalier de l’Universit de Montral (CHUM) and the Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine, was presented last week by the CHUM, the CHU Sainte-Justine, the Ecole…
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Landfill technology and research wins award of excellence
February 13, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A sustainable landfill bio-cell technology, developed by University of Calgary researcher Dr Patrick Hettiaratchi, was recognized last week with an Environmental Award of Excellence by the Consulting Engineers of Alberta at their 2006 Showcase Awards. Currently a…
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Program to push photonics beyond telecommunications sector
January 12, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – With Canadian university researchers on the cutting edge of photonics development worldwide, the Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI) has launched a new program to help a broad spectrum of industry sectors benefit from photonic solutions…
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Study to use GIS technology to analyze changing marine ecosystems
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Researchers at Memorial University are taking a leading role in new fishery study GeoCod. The project will use geographical information systems (GIS) technology to provide a comprehensive and accurate analysis of changing marine ecosystems. The researchers…
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New $2M lab facilitates research into high-performance manufacturing
November 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Boucherville, QC – A $2-million laboratory devoted to a new technology called Thixomolding has been opened at the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Materials Institute (IMI-NRC) in Boucherville. The research conducted in the laboratory – said to be the…
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$42.5M funding to support commercialization of clean technologies
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Funding worth $42.5 million awarded by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) will support 15 projects developing groundbreaking clean technologies and fast-track their progress toward commercialization. The newly approved projects involve a variety of sectors that are core…
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Inco starts up hydromet demonstration plant
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Argentia, NL – Inco says it has started up a demonstration plant in Argentia, NL, to test hydrometallurgical processing technologies for treating Voisey’s Bay nickel concentrates. “The demonstration plant at Argentia will build on the successes we’ve already achieved with…
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New chair devoted to nanotechnology research
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The University of New Brunswick has established an interdisciplinary chair in nanotechnology, in honour of its chancellor and BCE chairman, Dr Richard Currie. Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) and Lucent Technologies have joined forces to establish the new…
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NanoQubec appoints new director general
September 26, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Robert Nault has been appointed director general of NanoQubec. He has been a member of the NanoQubec board of directors since 2003 and is president of Marketech, a consulting firm focused on the integration of new technologies…
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Half-million-dollar support given to researchers in Saskatchewan
August 26, 2005 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Five research projects at the University of Saskatchewan will receive over $500,000 from the government of Saskatchewan through the province’s Innovation and Science Fund. The contribution matches that provided by the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) New…
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Bright ideas get the spotlight in Nova Scotia
August 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Local researchers who want to prove that their concepts can be turned into successful products and services are now eligible for support under a $275,000 early-stage funding program established by the Nova Scotia government. The announcement follows…
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