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A scientist in a white lab coat uses built-in gloves to reach inside a sealed transparent chamber connected to steel piping, valves and a digital display.

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Sep 15, 2026 Saskatchewan

Advancing next-gen nuclear power

Corrosion research promises to make small modular nuclear reactors cheaper and safer than ever

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May 8, 2025 Nova Scotia

Jan Rainey is untangling the mysteries of spider silks

The Dalhousie University researcher is looking to create synthetic versions of spider's silk that have the potential to help heal damaged nerves and damaged hearts

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Mar 28, 2025

Transforming research instincts into a successful business (March webinar)

Part of our Future You webinar series. This webinar features a new generation of researchers who share their challenges and successes as they made the move from researcher to entrepreneur. Watch the video to gain insights and receive valuable tips on how to start your own business.

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McMaster University researcher Leyla Soleymani poses for a photo.

podcast

Sep 8, 2022 Ontario

Rapid diagnostics: Nano discoveries and mega results

McMaster researcher Leyla Soleymani looks to the tiny world of nanotech to make some very big discoveries

Four portraits laid out in a 2 by 2 formation over a white background with blue circles.

podcast

Jun 10, 2022 Ontario,British Columbia

Social justice for a more empathetic world

Four inspiring researchers talk about how knowledge and understanding can create a more just tomorrow, from climate activism to social justice learning to queer rights to public health and wellbeing

UBC researcher Anna Blakney poses for a photo.

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May 19, 2022 British Columbia

Vaccination consteRNAtion

Anna Blakney wants to share with the world the power and potential of messenger RNA vaccines. She uses TikTok to post facts and fight fears

Robert J. Sawyer makes the Vulcan salute to an off-camera audience

podcast

Feb 25, 2019

Sci-fi writer Robert Sawyer imagines the future of Canadian science

This country’s extraordinary real-life research facilities provide a wondrous backdrop for Sawyer’s imagined futures, proving you don’t have to stray far from home to be inspired by leading-edge science

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Oct 1, 2018 Alberta

Tiny fly, deadly bite

Leishmaniasis is a devastating disease that kills tens-of-thousands of people every year. By studying the sandflies that transmit it, the University of Calgary’s Chukwunonso Nzelu is helping to zero in on a vaccine

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Oct 1, 2018

Better molecules for better medicine

Annie Castonguay, a researcher at Quebec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique, works to mobilize metals to destroy cancer cells and drug-resistant bacteria when traditional antibiotics and cancer treatments fall short