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10 international organizations for worldwide food security
Many non-profit organizations and research teams are tackling the issue of food security, on local and national/international levels.
Read More »The business of bees
Several funding initiatives are working to ensure the health of Canada’s pollinators, an essential factor for farming success.
Read More »Agricultural science pioneer, Leon Kochian
The Associate Director of the Global Institute for Food Security - and recent recipient of the 2019 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award - studies the role of root architecture to improve crops.
Read More »10 research projects in B.C. seeking agricultural solutions
The Farm Adaptation Innovator Program – which began as a pilot in 2014, delivering $1.75 million in funding to 15 projects, involving more than 140 organizations and partners – is currently supporting a wide variety of applied research projects that are exploring solutions for crop resilience, soil health and water management issues. In collaboration with nearly 50 partners from government …
Read More »Taking action against wasteful labs
(via labconscious.com) Elicia Preston, research scientist and lab manager in the Genetics department at the Perelman School of Medicine/University of Pennsylvania, took action to reduce plastic waste in the laboratory by switching to glass petri plates. Data shared by the University of Cambridge Sustainable Labs and generated by the University of Edinburgh, based on usage and conversion factors sourced through …
Read More »Energy innovations that are changing our world
Biobatteries & e-skins Associate Professor Seokheun (Sean) Choi and his research team at Binghamton University, State University of New York, developed a bio-based paper battery that uses bacteria to produce power. On a piece of chromatography paper, a ribbon of silver nitrate is placed under a layer of wax to create a cathode, while conductive polymer is applied on a …
Read More »Girl power
Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneur Award winner transforms carbon dioxide into profits.
Read More »New triboelectric nanogenerator harvests energy from snowfall
UCLA and McMaster researchers design device that turns snow into electricity
Read More »New RCMP forensic lab targets LEED Gold standards
Each year, the RCMP’s National Forensic Laboratory Services (NFLS) processes thousands of requests from police agencies across the country for forensic services, in areas such as biology (DNA), toxicology, trace evidence, anti-counterfeiting, and firearms and toolmark identification. These services play a vital role in criminal investigations. This summer, the RCMP took ownership of its new laboratory facility in Surrey, B.C., …
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