The Sign Language Institute Canada (SLIC) is a community-based organization that aims to increase training and certification opportunities for teachers of American Sign Language (ASL) and la langue des signes Québécoise (LSQ) across Canada. SLIC has plans to implement a community-based sign language program, intended to provide deaf adults with pathways to employment, as sign […]

The ocean is receiving much of the plastic waste generated on land and it is calculated that yearly up to 12.7 million tons of them enters in our oceans bringing a drastic environmental problem. This project seeks to create an autonomous boat made with recycled plastics, to clean up plastic waste in the oceans. The […]

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an important natural source of cannabinoids for consumer products. Mainly grown outdoors, unintended cross-pollination can result in a significant loss of cannabinoid yield via seeding. To overcome this risk, the team intends to develop seedless, triploid varieties of hemp with high minor cannabinoid content, notably cannabigerol (CBG) O cannabichromene (CBC). […]

Koïos Intelligence est à la source de l’agent conversationnel Olivo qui vise à offrir une expérience interactive, guidant l’utilisateur au travers des processus de prévente, de vente et d’après-vente pour tous les types d’assurances. Bien que l’outil soit dans un état avancé tant au niveau de la conversation écrite qu’orale, et ce aussi bien en […]

Like many of the world’s largest mining companies, Newmont is voluntarily targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Recent research on technical feasibility of mining operation decarbonization has shown that mining companies may be able to achieve up to 70% carbon emissions reductions through internal initiatives, but may require options to capture and store carbon (either […]

The field of responsible investing is rapidly expanding, with even greater attention on the importance of responsible investment with each passing year, as seen most recently in the aftermath of the impactful 2021 COP26 summit, where responsible investment was key focal point. Directing our financial resources in a sustainable direction has the potential to have […]

This project aims to develop two microgrid models based on hybrid energy resources for supplying clean energy to marine applications and waterfront infrastructure. The proposed Hybrid Energy Station (HES) has two models of HES microgrid. The first is a mobile HES (MHES) for supplying offshore power for charging boats and ships and auxiliary services integrated […]

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book is a set of regulations set by the Basel committee, which is expected to be implemented by banks in Canada by late 2023. According to these regulations, in order to maintain stability in the banking system, banks need to post extra capital against the so-called non-modellable risk factors. […]

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) represent the most employed technology for use in electric vehicles as they offer high capacity, cycle-life, and power at reduced weight and dimensions. Current LIB anodes are mainly carbon-based materials with a limited theoretical capacity. On the other hand, a silicon (Si) anode has a theoretical capacity close to an order magnitude […]

The most common sea cucumber (SC) found in the North Atlantic Ocean is orange footed Cucumaria frondosa. SC is packed with numerous high-value nutraceutical and pharmaceutical components. During SC processing, flowers are separated as by-products representing around 8-10% of the live weight and sold at a very low price. These by-products are rich sources of […]

The goals of this partnership are to study the barriers and challenges faced by underrepresented groups (such as recent immigrants, women, people with disability and francophones) establishing their businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador. This study will provide an informative framework that several groups can benefit from. From that goal, many other beneficial actions can occur […]

Aquafeed is supplemented with essential fatty acids derived from fish products (fishmeal and fish oil). However, fish oil production is dropping due to rapidly depleting wild resources. Therefore, the aquafeed industry must move to other sources of essential fatty acids, such as oils from terrestrial origins [3]. When more than 80% of fish oil in […]