The National Research Council of Canada recognized 52 employees for their exceptional success during its Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The NeuroTouch Team Leads were awarded the "NRC Breakthrough of the Year Award" for their creation of a neurosurgical simulator called NeuroTouch. This state-of-the-art technology allows neurosurgeons to rehearse complex … Read more
The National Research Council announced Canadian researchers have found a method for direct measurement of the quantum wavefunction. The research team that is based in Ottawa includes Jeff S. Lundeen, Charles Bamber, Brandon Sutherland, Aabid Patel and Corey Stewart. Brandon Sutherland said that the wavefunction is probably the most complete description of a particle's state, … Read more
The National Research Council announced that during his visit to Nova Scotia, Governor General David Johnston will observe how Canadian researchers in the province are discovering alternative ways to produce renewable energy. The council said that over the past 50 years, it has been growing algae in sea water at the Marine Station in Nova … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) announced that Canadians with Hepatitis C or liver cancer may be able to benefit from a drug delivery system thanks to the Government of Canada's investment in Therapure Biopharma Inc. Through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program, Therapure Biopharma Inc. has … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) and Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt, SK) announced that Canada is delivering on its commitment to help the world's most vulnerable, thanks to new developments which will provide an affordable, reliable, and stable treatment for malaria that will save millions of lives, especially those of … Read more
National Revenue Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, NB) announced Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. is receiving an investment of $1,153,000 to support an innovative research and development project that will make the cleanest of fossil fuels even cleaner, resulting in reductions in green house gases and other pollutants such as nitrogen oxide. The full release is available online. … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON), Conservative MP Bob Dechert (Mississauga-Erindale, ON), announced the opening of a new virtual reality brain surgery training centre that will benefit Canadians undergoing brain surgery at the Toronto Western Hospital. Call 613-991-1431.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) announced $500,000 in funding for technological advances in electromagnetism that will make commercial door locking products more economical and environmentally efficient. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-1431.
Representatives of more than 250 small-and-medium-sized enterprises, leaders from industry, government, international organizations and innovation networks from around the world gathered in Toronto for the Innovation Across Borders conference to discuss ways to advance innovation in an increasingly borderless world. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-1431.
On behalf of Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) and Minister of State (Canada Economic Development) Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC), the National Research Council announced a collaborative agreement with aluminium transformation business network Reseau Trans-Al to support the aluminium industry in Quebec. Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions has contributed $235,597 … Read more
