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Sask. Research Council designs, manufactures cell tech for rare earth element processing

Saskatchewan’s Rare Earth Processing Facility is expected to be fully operational late next year. Published May 25, 2023  •  3 minute read A solvent extraction cell under construction at an industrial fabrication facility on Millar Avenue in north Saskatoon on May 25, 2023, to be used in a new rare earth processing facility under development…

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New research aims to bring odors into virtual worlds

Scientists have come up with a new way to introduce odors into virtual reality via small, wireless interfaces.  Creating smells in virtual reality is a vexing problem that has prevented consumer VR devices from offering a full sensory experience in most settings. “People can touch in VR,” says Xinge Yu, a professor at the department…

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Science & Nature
Research finds that returning solar panel production to U.S. can speed decarbonization

Domestic production of solar panels — most of which are now made in Asia — can speed up decarbonization in the U.S., according to new Cornell University research published in Nature Communications. Funding for the study was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The engineers found that if solar panel manufacturing could return to…

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Shortage of Research Monkeys Puts U.S. at Risk for Health Emergencies

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Research shows coaches who lead with empathy get more out of athletes

Credit: Routledge Gone are the days of dictatorial leaders in sport, screaming from the side-lines and insulting their players, and instead we are seeing an era of emotionally intelligent leaders who demonstrate an understanding of other people while getting effective results. The question is, how do you become an empathic leader in elite sports and…

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Shearwater Research Teams Up With Sonardyne International

Shearwater Research announced that it has teamed up with Sonardyne International to enable the Shearwater Petrel 2 and DiveCAN to connect to DiveTrack. DiveTrack will take training and dive operations to a new level and features all of the following: Rugged and portable for use from the dock or skiff. Can now communicate with the Date…

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Research reveals substantial human cost of international COVID-19 travel and border restrictions

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (April 15-18) reveals the high human costs and negative impacts of border restrictions and travel bans during the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens stranded abroad. The research by Associate Professor Holly Seale from…

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US-Ireland research program celebrates 17 years with landmark $21 million investment

Alexandria, VA: The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a joint overall investment of approximately $21 million through a tripartite research and development partnership between the U.S., the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, marking the highest number of annual awards ever made through the U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership, which came about as a result of the…

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GigaOm Research Bulletin #001

Hello! To kick things off, please let us express our gratitude for vendor participation in our research last year. We are now researching 1,700 vendors across 120 solution categories. Last year we were briefed by a total of 836 vendors, which is staggering. Whether responding to questionnaire requests or fact checks, or just including us…