Quebec company makes a breakthrough in food preparation
Reaping the fruit of the last fifteen years, a company out of Quebec develops the first Health Canada approved solution for Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) to […]
Environment
A new frontier for farmers
New frontiers are opening for farmers beyond food and feed to a vast array of industrial and consumer applications.
UCalgary engineering, science, medicine, arts professors bag Killam Awards
Each year, the Killam Annual Professorship awards are accorded to faculty members of the University of Calgary who have demonstrated a high quality of teaching, […]
Will carbon nanotubes be water filters of the future?
Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes have the potential to filter contaminants from water and clean-up toxic sludge, according to researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Biomass burning emissions causes DNA damage: Study
Researchers in Brazil have found that pollutants emitted by burning biomass can cause DNA damage and lung cell death. The researchers exposed human lung cells […]
$25.8M in carbon cap and trade proceeds used for Ontario clean tech fund
Proceeds from Ontario’s carbon market will fund an initiative aimed at boosting the development and commercialization of green technologies, according to the provincial government.
Peterborough OKs research hub amid environmentalists concern
Councilors of the City of Peterborough recently voted in favour of pushing forward with plans to build the Trent Research and Innovation Park at Trent University, […]
Canola-based polymer traps mercury
A new polymer, derived from a cheap and readily available mixture of canola cooking oil and sulfur, has the potential of cleansing the environment of […]
AGGrower Dashboard provides customized weather updates
Timely access to weather information from farm advisors is set to be a game changer for Ontario farmers. A new weather database providing real-time updates […]
Graphene oxide program for environmental applications receives funding
A program to scale-up the conversion of graphite into graphene oxide which can be used to desalinate water is receiving grant funding from the Ontario […]