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Learn about how we are addressing a challenge with in the oil sands with a new approach to photocatalysis:

Floating Photocatalysts for Passive Solar Degradation of Naphthenic Acids in Oil Sands Process-Affected Water Oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), generated from bitumen extraction in the Canadian oil sands, may require treatment to enable safe discharge to receiving watersheds, as dissolved naphthenic acids (NAs) and other acid extractable organics (AEO), identified as the primary toxic components of O...

Check our latest paper on magnetic, spiky gold nanoparticles for

Spiky gold shells on magnetic particles for DNA Biosensors The synthesis of magnetically separable particles coated with a nanostructured gold shell exhibiting superparamagnetic behavior was achieved.

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Editorial: Canada needs a dedicated health and life sciences supercluster. Here's why: https://t.co/OXvUaLmuLc https://t.co/irvN4rStfF

The Case for a Canadian Health and Life Sciences Supercluster The federal government recently announced the shortlist for its $950 million innovation superclusters initiative, with a notable omission…