Cannabinoids, especially cannabidiol show promise as medicinal agents and are often now proscribed for a variety of indications. One of the major challenges is the lack of a standard dose, and safe ways to ingest. Smoking dried plant material causes harmful particles to enter the lungs, while homemade “edibles” can both vary in their potency […]

The broad line region (BLR) dynamics of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is crucial to measure the mass of supermassive black holes (SMBH) in the distant Universe. Assuming that the BLR is virialized, the reverberation mapping (RM) technique has been used for decades to resolve the size of the BLR based on the time lag of […]

B. W. BioEnergy Inc. has developed and characterized three major carbon samples from a renewable, cost-efficient feedstock, the Alder and Willow trees. B.W. BioEnergy Inc. has identified the need for facile methods of activating Torrified Alder tree biomass and probing the potential application of these biomasses to adsorb various industrial pollutants in the aqueous phase […]

This project, in partnership with Cascades, will develop novel functional materials prepared from a biopolymer generated at Cascades. The development of these novel materials and composites will help to fine-tune the properties of the final paper sheet produced at Cascades and access high performance materials for many of their core business activities. The new polymer […]

The mineral resource sector is one of the key industries in Canada and Canadian companies are major stakeholders in global mineral exploration and mining activities, including gold exploration. Prospecting takes time, resources, and substantial financial support. Currently, samples collected in the field are shipped to specialized laboratories for analysis. In addition to substantial costs, results […]

Ammonia is the second most-produced chemical globally, most of which is used in the fertilizers industry. Currently, it is synthesized via the Haber-Bosch process operated at high temperature and pressure using a Fe-based catalyst, which contributes to the generation of 420 million tons of CO2 per year. Therefore, researchers worldwide are currently looking for inexpensive […]

L’imagerie utilisant les rayons X comme la radiographie et la tomodensitométrie sont entachées par un phénomène physique appelé la diffusion. Cette dernière provient du fait que les photons dévient de leur trajectoire originale et sont détectés dans des pixels voisins voire sont déviés hors de la caméra et ne sont pas détectés. Bien que l’on […]

Nitrogen is a key component in many molecules used as medicines, materials and fertilisers. Adding nitrogen into molecules is currently inefficient and expensive: it requires multiple steps and creates a lot of waste. Alternatively, it is possible to introduce nitrogen by processes called hydroamination and hydroaminoalkylation. These reactions are 100% atom efficient (all of the […]

The opioid epidemic is a serious health crisis in Canada, North America, and globally and has worsened during the COVID pandemic. Opioid treatment strategies are at the forefront of efforts to tackle this crisis. To improve the replacement therapy currently used, an estimate of tolerance is required. This proposal takes an existing proof-of-concept opioid detection […]

A fusion reactor is a device capable of producing even more power than a fission reactor, with carbon free emissions and no long lived radioactive waste. No fusion reactor exists as of yet, though the tokamak design is a promising candidate. The goal of a modern tokamak is to produce a fourth state of matter, […]

Magnetometers have been used for decades for exploration in mining, navigation and defence and security. However, high accuracy sensors often provide only the amplitude of magnetic fields, severely limiting the extent of magnetic interpretations. A novel type of quantum magnetometers based on Nitrogen Vacancy centers in diamond promise enhanced sensitivity and accuracy, while providing the […]

Canada depends on seasonal snowfalls for much of its freshwater supply, and climate change is expected to have a major impact on the quantity, and quality, of available freshwater. However, the models that scientists use to make future projections of water availability are not perfect, which creates uncertainty in the exact future scenario that will […]