Research stories
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In CFI-funded labs and facilities across the country, researchers in all stages of their careers are making discoveries, supporting a robust innovation ecosystem and helping solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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Alberta
Catalyzing Canada’s quantum future
How Western Canada’s largest open-access semiconductor and materials characterization facility advances innovation and commercial success
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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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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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Ontario
Bringing precious cargo to the North
University of Ottawa researchers are developing safer, cheaper ways to deliver vital supplies to remote communities
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More than 10,000 ways to make Canadian research world-class
That's how many investments the Canada Foundation for Innovation has made in cutting-edge research tools and facilities since it began in 1997
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Alberta
The aurora borealis barometer
Cloudy with a chance of magnetic interference: A new imager at the University of Calgary will deepen our understanding of space weather
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Quebec
Stronger, lighter, greener
Montreal’s leaders in engineering and manufacturing combine forces to create the next generation of composites for jets and Jettas
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Ontario
New facility has improv researchers jazzed up
University of Guelph’s new ImprovLab promises more elbowroom to explore the social impact of the improvisational arts
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Ontario
Earlier and better treatments for healthier kids
At Toronto’s SickKids Hospital, researchers and clinicians team up to tackle childhood obesity and lung disease
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British Columbia
Blasting past computer limits
In Vancouver, researchers aim to build the world’s first universal quantum computer and open up entirely new possibilities
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New Brunswick
Helping rescuers save more lives
Postdoctoral fellow, Shabnam Jabari, has developed an algorithm that creates a more accurate before-and-after picture to aid in recovery after a disaster
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British Columbia
A better quality of life for people with diabetes
PhD student, Austin Lee, is commercializing a smartphone device he invented to help diabetics monitor their blood sugar
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Alberta
Greener fuels for a better future
Research associate, Luis Alejandro Coy, is making a name for himself globally by developing nanocatalysts for more environmentally friendly oil upgrading
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Ontario
Houses that hold up in a hurricane
A state-of-the-art research facility at Western University has found that a few dollars can make our homes much safer in extreme storms
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Ontario
Intelligent cars change everything
Once the domain of traditional robotics, the future of self-driving cars now lies in artificial intelligence, where Canadian researchers like Raquel Urtasun have serious clout