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Wheat Straw Panel Board Houses for China’s Earthquake Zone
Boewer Besseling New homes in China’s earthquake zone will now be made from wheat straw instead of bricks and cement. A Dutch company has licenced technology developed by the Alberta Research Council … more →
Edmontonians Visionaries
Unfolding the mystery of misfolding PRIONS
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 weeks ago: Just mention the term prion and you’ll draw a blank look from most people. But say mad cow, and you’ … more →
New Mite Species Discovered— Grizzly Bears of the Soil World
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 weeks ago: Jim Herbers The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute has laid out a grid of 1656 points across … more →
TEC Edmonton Searches for New CEO
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 weeks ago: Pamela Freeman Now that David Cox has left TEC Edmonton for a new post at Radient Technologies, TEC … more →
Wheat Straw Panel Board Houses for China’s Earthquake Zone
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 weeks ago: Boewer Besseling New homes in China’s earthquake zone will now be made from wheat straw instead of b … more →
From great muffins to great minds
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 1 month ago: Jenni Salonga, Neil Caarsemaker, David Riddell, Brian Mycholuk, Candace Brimsmead You’ll find the Ed … more →
Powerhouse moves to Ottawa
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 1 month ago: Denise Carpenter If history is any indication, the Canadian Nuclear Association is about to get boot … more →
Re-thinking HEMP
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 1 month ago: Dr. John Wolodko Hemp was an important industrial material before World War II, but then it was supp … more →
BioAlberta
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 2 months ago: Ryan Radke President, BioAlberta BioAlberta chose National Biotechnology Week in late September to r … more →
Radient Technologies Leaves Lotus Land for Edmonton
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 2 months ago: Dr. David Cox Radient Technologies Inc has pulled up stakes and is moving from Vancouver to Edmonton … more →
APrON Study Seeks Help from Pregnant Women
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 2 months ago: Dr. Catherine Field What impact nutrition has on the mental health of pregnant women and the develop … more →
Alberta and Texas collaborate on Nanotech and Energy
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 2 months ago: The two leading nanotechnology research centres in North America are located at the University of Al … more →
Goodbye, Alberta Bonjour, Québec
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 months ago: Dr. John Cormier Picomole Instruments founder and CEO Picomole Instruments Inc. is leaving town. Com … more →
Will nano crystalline cellulose save our forest products industry?
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 months ago: George Weyerhauser Jr. According to forestry giant George Weyerhauser Jr., trees will play a big rol … more →
The mystery of misfolded prions
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 months ago: John Paul Glaves Transmission is a big question for scientists studying prion disease. Misfolded pri … more →
Artificial lake to replace Syncrude Oilsands Mine
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 3 months ago: Jim Lorentz In 2012, Syncrude will finish a pit where it has been mining oil sands over the last tw … more →
Investing in start-ups “a challenging, hands-on sport”
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edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 4 months ago: AVAC Ltd. isn’t exactly a household name but one of the products it helped bring to market certainly … more →
Mining Trees for nano-enabled biomaterials
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 4 months ago: If Dr. Carlo Montemagno has his way, no one will ever look at trees the same way again. Montemagno i … more →
Are nano particles risky?
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 4 months ago: Engineering new materials at the nano or atomic scale holds great potential for improving products a … more →
Optics improve nanofabrication
edmontoniansvisionaries wrote 4 months ago: Wave goodbye to silicon chips. Thanks to advances in nanotechnology, the chips that power computers … more →
