McMaster University is converting heat from pizza ovens to electricityA McMaster project captures wasted heat that escapes from commercial ovens and converts it to electricity
New breed of entrepreneurial profs teaches students to learn by doingForget the business-school lecture. These profs learn by doing and encourage their students to do the same.
Small world: The hot field of the microbiomeEver since the discovery that bacteria can be good for us, there’s been a race to get into the lab
Bright Idea: Touchscreen chamber for mice, complete with milkshakeA chamber that completely changes the way cognitive tests are performed on animals
Bright Idea: Ludwig the robot is helping dementia patients rememberThis adorable two-foot bot is on track to fill in communication gaps for people with dementia
Bright Idea: A tuna vise that gets a grip on fish headsThe tuna vise is a two-metre, clam-shaped contraption made of stainless steel that won’t rust in salt water
Bright Idea: Fake blood that behaves like the real thingA blood substitute that’s miles ahead of cornstarch and food colouring
400 years of African-Canadian history in a Dalhousie minorIn the wake of Black Lives Matter, Dalhousie University’s African-Canadian studies course emerges
Architectural technologists’ role in building design is growingIn some provinces, like Saskatchewan, architectural technologists can design buildings