No one teaches you this stuff in high school. But there will soon be an app for that, thanks in part to recent York University research funded by Mitacs.

Considering a single burst pipe can cost millions, a new predictive model can save cities significantly by identifying which pipes are likely to break.

For most tech startups, innovation reigns supreme. For SmartICE, a company of less than twelve, coupling new technology with traditional Inuit knowledge has been the key to their success.

Trent University researcher casts net to help protect Ontario’s most popular sport fish.

Researchers outfit Alberta start-up with help needed to launch first-of-its-kind workwear for women in trades.

Considering the Canadian marine shipping industry is valued at $30 billion, and it is a source of income for nearly 100,000 jobs*, shipping splashes across the nation.

On the heels of news that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are soaring to record-breaking levels not seen in 800,000 years, Calgary-based SeeO2 Energy is working to reverse the trend.

This research is being used to guide dam safety regulations worldwide to ensure infrastructure is examined before catastrophe hits.

Although an earthquake can devastate in a few short seconds, restoration and reconstruction can take years to complete. So, Professor Lydell Wiebe and Mitacs Globalink Research Intern, Soundarya Govindaraj from partner university, NIT Tiruchirappalli, India, have been researching building materials suited to withstand earthquakes. Wood is the chosen material.

For Professor Martin Ordonez’s team at the UBC Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering who work in power electronics and conversion, one of the ways of being ahead is developing clean energy through research in renewable electric vehicles (EV) and power storage.

“When companies need to recall food due to a listeria outbreak, it costs a lot of money,” says Éric Biron, a professor at Université Laval. “At the same time, the loss associated with animal deaths caused by clostridium in livestock farming is estimated to be around $2 billion per year.”

For First Nations communities in northern Canada and other remote regions, access to safe and clean water, toilets, and food preparation areas presents a serious challenge to communal gatherings. For elders, women, youth, and gender-diverse community members, this often means they simply do not participate in community events.