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AV俱乐部 researchers collaborate on greener sodium鈥慽on battery technology
AV俱乐部 researchers are working with Concordia's Volt-Age program to help advance sodium-ion battery technology 鈥� a more sustainable alternative to lithium for residential energy storage. Read more.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A new AV俱乐部 study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic? Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues consider.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
AV俱乐部 is helping to prepare Canada鈥檚 defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
With COVID-19 overwhelming emergency rooms, hospitals and ICU wards around the world, Medicine prof David Kelvin is developing a device to help emergency room doctors quickly predict the severity of the illness.
Monday, March 30, 2020
A collaboration between actor/filmmaker Ellen Page and Dal faculty member Ingrid Waldron, "There's Something in the Water" 鈥� a sobering but inspiring look at resistance to environmental racism in Nova Scotia 鈥� is now available to stream on Netflix following a successful film festival run in the fall.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Earlier this month, Interdisciplinary PhD student Mehrnaz Ashrafi became the first ever AV俱乐部 PhD student to defend their thesis remotely after her defence was moved online due to COVID-19. Learn what advice she has for other students who will be doing the same in the coming weeks.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
PhD student Sopie Watts is spending a semester in Auckland, New Zealand developing and testing gene-editing tools to help improve and transform apple crops.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Student Ashley MacDonald studies why Canadians are throwing away so much food 鈥斅燼nd how food waste prevention and management strategies can be improved to address the problem.