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Canada should sharply curtail research collaborations with China, lawmakers say
Science

Canada should sharply curtail research collaborations with China, lawmakers say

Brian Owens Nov 13, 2024

Report recommends an immediate ban on joint projects in a host of sensitive fields. Canada should immediately end all government-funded research collaborations with China in a…

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How to Produce Hydrogen Gas as Cleanly as Possible
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How to Produce Hydrogen Gas as Cleanly as Possible

Brian Owens Nov 13, 2024

Green hydrogen? More like electrification with extra steps. As humanity works to slash greenhouse gas emissions and stem the pace of planetary warming, scientists, governments, and…

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How one researcher is improving air quality in the Toronto subway system
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How one researcher is improving air quality in the Toronto subway system

Brian Owens Nov 11, 2024

The air quality inside Toronto’s subway has always been poor, particularly on Line 2 that runs East-West along Bloor St. The concentration of tiny particulate matter,…

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Researchers rejoice: the Canadian Common CV’s days are numbered
University Affairs

Researchers rejoice: the Canadian Common CV’s days are numbered

Brian Owens Nov 6, 2024

New narrative CV to be rolled out to all tri-agencies’ grant competitions. Researchers applying for grants from Canada’s three main federal funding agencies will soon have…

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Environmental Protection, with a Side of Small Business
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Environmental Protection, with a Side of Small Business

Brian Owens Oct 16, 2024

Conservation takes cash, and philanthropic funding is notoriously fickle. To secure the future of its environmental efforts, this Dominican nonprofit is trying something new: making booze.…

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Rage against machine learning driven by profit
Nature

Rage against machine learning driven by profit

Brian Owens Sep 18, 2024

Industry research funding is vastly eclipsing academia’s spend, but healthy development demands broad input. The current boom in artificial intelligence (AI) would probably not exist were…

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