Recent News
| Jul 22, 2010 | News Release |
Micralyne Appoints Former TI Manager Nancy Fares as President and CEO Edmonton... Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned, independent MEMS solutions company, today announced the appointment of Nancy Fares as President and CEO. |
| Jul 14, 2010 | News |
Investing in TEC Edmonton is a long-term societal strategy Edmonton... How on earth do you ever assess the value of strangely constituted organizations like TEC Edmonton, the $6 million a year “incubator” of new technology-based business that’s an “unincorporated joint venture” between the University of Alberta – taking on all the university’s invention-to-industry processes – and Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. |
| Jul 9, 2010 | News Release |
Quest PharmaTech Announces Formation of Clinical Advisory Panel Edmonton... Quest PharmaTech Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of cancer, today announced the formation of an international clinical advisory panel (the "Panel"). |
| Jul 7, 2010 | News Release |
Canada: 100 New Engineering Positions – Nanotech, Biomed, Bioengineering Edmonton... The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta intends to expand significantly its role as a leader in the provision of engineering education and the conduct of leading, internationally-recognized research. Toward this end, we are seeking candidates to fill 100 new positions at the Assistant, Associate and Full Professor ranks, as well as a number of Canada Research Chairs, Industrial Research Chairs, and Endowed Chairs. |
| Jul 7, 2010 | News |
Molecular eng. research chair taking a close look at oilsands and environment Edmonton... Alberta’s oilsands are a study in contrasts. On one hand the scale of oilsands mining is enormous; on the other hand, issues at the molecular level can have enormous impacts on the environment—and whether or not the bitumen can even be extracted and refined. Now, a new research chair in the Faculty of Engineering is exploring these challenges with hopes of developing cleaner, more efficient ways to tap Alberta’s rich oil reserves. |
| Jul 5, 2010 | News |
New generation makes engineering DiscoverE Edmonton... A new generation of explorers interested in engineering, science and technology arrived at the Faculty of Engineering today as two months of DiscoverE summer camps were launched. Among other things, students will be touring nanotechnology labs! |
| Jul 1, 2010 | News |
Nanotech could cut oil sands carbon emissions by 25% Alberta... Scientists at GE Global Research, which is the hub of technology development for all of GE’s businesses, are partnering with the University of Alberta and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures — Alberta’s technology incubator — to use nanotechnology to create a new filtration system that tackles the twin problems of water treatment and carbon capture. The work has the potential to cut carbon emissions during the extraction process by 25 percent. |
| Jul 1, 2010 | News |
More bitumen, fewer emissions Edmonton... Projects that eliminate natural gas and steam from heavy-oil extraction and provide a gateway to billions of barrels of previously inaccessible resource were among recipients of $28 million in government funding Wednesday. |
| Jun 30, 2010 | News Release |
GE Using Nanotechnology to Green the Alberta Oil Sands Edmonton... In the quest to develop more cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels, GE is partnering with the University of Alberta and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures on a $4 million CO2 capture project supported by the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation. |
| Jun 21, 2010 | News |
Alberta Nanotechnology Asset Map 2009 Released Edmonton... A new Nanotechnology Asset Map (pdf, 9 MB) booklet has been released, showcasing resources, facilities, experts and businesses leading the way in Alberta's nanotechnology field. |
| Jun 21, 2010 | News |
Unsealed solar cell operates eight month Edmonton... Researchers from the University of Alberta and Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology led by David Rider said they created a longer-lasting, polymer coating for the solar cell's electrode -- which extracts electricity from the cell. |
| Jun 21, 2010 | News Release |
Life of plastic solar cell jumps from hours to 8 months Edmonton... A team of researchers from the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology has extended the operating life of an unsealed plastic solar cell, from mere hours to eight months. |
| Jun 20, 2010 | News Release |
FoodChek Signs Distribution and Fulfillment Agreements with Innovation Diagnostics Calgary... FoodChek has also signed a separate agreement with Innovation Diagnostics for the non-exclusive North American fulfillment services for the delivery of all FoodChek products. |
| Jun 12, 2010 | News |
Edmonton firm's milk test certified Edmonton... SciMed Technologies Inc. has received certification for its VitaKit milk analysis kit from worldwide scientific association AOAC International. VitaKit is the world's first two-hour rapid test for accurate analysis of vitamins A and D in liquid milk. |
| Jun 8, 2010 | News Release |
World's First 2-Hour Vitamin A and D Milk Test Edmonton... SciMed Technologies Inc. today announces they received certification from the AOAC International - a worldwide scientific association dedicated to analytical excellence - for VitaKit A(R) the world's first 2 hour rapid test for accurate analysis of vitamin A in liquid milk. |
| May 27, 2010 | News Release |
TAPPI and VTT Nanotechnology Conference features Dr. Kovalenko as a keynoter Finland... Dr. Andriy Kovalenko will make a keynote presentation at the 2010 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, presented by TAPPI and VTT. He is Senior Research Officer, Group Leader – Theory and Modeling, NRC-NINT and Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta. |
| May 18, 2010 | News Release |
Home-grown talent takes international prize Edmonton... University of Alberta Ph.D. candidates Jaron Van Dijken and Michael Thomas placed third in the international Global Venture Challenge 2010 held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on March 24-26, 2010. |
| May 14, 2010 | News |
U of A Prof researching better solar panels Edmonton... With his $20,000 research grant, Karthik Shankar intends to develop a more efficient, cheaper solar panel using nanotechnology. |
| May 13, 2010 | Blog |
Nanotechnology and Its Application to Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Calgary... See the bottom of the article for information on University of Calgary's vaccine for type 1 diabetes. |
| May 13, 2010 | Audio |
Dr. Gary Albach Heads Up Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Edmonton... The new president and CEO of Alberta Innovates Technology Futures brings with him a strong background in both science and business. Now Dr. Gary Albach will have a staff of 700 at Technology Futures. This new corporation amalgamates the Alberta Research Council, Alberta Ingenuity, iCORE and nanoAlberta. |
| May 10, 2010 | News |
Alberta prof researching more effective solar panels Edmonton... With his $20,000 research grant, Karthik Shankar intends to develop a more efficient, cheaper solar panel using nanotechnology. |
| May 8, 2010 | News Release |
Researchers Use Novel Nanoparticle Vaccine Calgary... Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based “vaccine,” researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease. |
| May 4, 2010 | News |
Nanotechnologies to mitigate global warming Calgary... University of Calgary researchers mentioned under "Fuel Cells" in this Nanowerk Spotlight. |
| May 1, 2010 | News |
Alberta’s Forest Industry Strives To Become a Bio-Economy Alberta... Left for dead by many investors, Canada’s forest industry has one great, green hope for the future – as the source of feedstock for an emerging “bio-economy.” Here in Alberta, it’s already happening. See page 2 for the nanotechnology! |
| May 3, 2010 | News |
Nanotechnology Helps Illuminate Activation Process of T-Cells Edmonton... Scientists took a major step forward in understanding how T-cells are activated in the course of an immune response by combining nanotechnology and cell biology. T-cells are the all important trigger that starts the human body's response to infection. |
| Apr 22, 2010 | News Release |
President and CEO named to the helm of Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures Edmonton... Dr. Gary Albach, Director of Alberta’s progressive, commercialization hub for advanced technologies, nanoAlberta, has been named President and CEO of Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures, the new provincial corporation launched in January to consolidate support for Alberta’s growing next generation economy. |
| Apr 16, 2010 | News |
Lab-on-a-chip wins entrepreneurs prize Edmonton... It may not be up to the speed of a Star Trek medical tricorder, but what four engineers have done in the real world is something that is no less amazing -- a hand-held laboratory-on-a-chip that cuts the time for medical test results from days to minutes. |
| Apr 6, 2010 | News |
Innovation finds new energy in western Canada Edmonton... Steeped in a pioneering spirit and enriched by ingenuity, one of the most exciting, modern day outposts on the nanotechnology frontier is located on the prairies of Western Canada. |
| Mar 22, 2010 | News Release |
New Optical MEMS Platform Will Advance Telecom Equipment Technology Edmonton... Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned, independent MEMS solutions company, has developed an Advanced Optical MEMS platform for the fiber communication industry that decreases the time it takes to bring a device to market and reduces development and operational costs. |
| Mar 18, 2010 | News Release |
Iosil Announces Funding for Pilot Plant Edmonton... Iosil Energy Corporation Secures First Close on $13.5 M in Equity Financing to Build Pilot Manufacturing Plant. |
| Mar 14, 2010 | News |
U of A's nanotech lab takes undergrads to new level of tiny Edmonton... M.I.T., Stanford can't compare to university's state-of-art facilities |
| Mar 11, 2010 | News Release |
ACAMP hosts Conventional Energy seminar Edmonton ...Today at ACAMP's latest seminar, Alberta's conventional energy industry learned how nanotechnology, micro-systems and micro-fluidics can play a powerful role in enhancing operational performance, reducing costs and promoting efficient extraction of oil and gas resources, while opening new markets for Alberta companies worldwide. |
| Mar 11, 2010 | News Release |
Alberta offers unique educational opportunity in nanotechnology Edmonton... NAIT’s new Nanotechnology Systems diploma – the first such diploma in Canada is launching in September 2010. |
| Mar 3, 2010 | News |
Innovative Help For Alberta's Innovators Edmonton... Provincial program awards vouchers rather than cash toward cost of specialized services |
| Mar 3, 2010 | News Release |
UofC Chemist Finds Tools to Measure Nanomaterials in Blood Vessels Calgary... University of Calgary chemistry professor David Cramb is a step closer to helping solve a complex problem in nanotechnology: the impact nanoparticles have on human health and the environment. |
| Feb 19, 2010 | News |
Nanotechnology Boosting Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy Edmonton... Cancer researchers have identified the molecule responsible for unwanted immune suppression, and have even designed an inhibitor of this molecule. Now, they have the means of delivering this molecule to tumors - a biocompatible polymer nanoparticle that will release potentially therapeutic levels of the inhibitor for as long as a month at a time. |
| Jan 28, 2010 | News Release |
NanoFab, Micralyne Partnership Enables Access to State of the Art Tech Edmonton... a recent partnership between NanoFab and Mycralyne brings ASML Stepper Technology access to the NanoFab community. |
| Jan 21, 2010 | News |
Playing Catch Up Edmonton... In water and wastewater treatment, carbon nanotube technology (CNT) has many advantages, such as reusability and therefore increased efficiency compared to traditional membranes that require frequent replacement. Nanotubes require low energy for operation, due to their hydrophobic nature and chemical selectivity, which can be functionalized to target contaminants such as arsenic, fluoride, heavy metals and toxic organic compounds. But despite showing promise in commercial and industrial applications, CNT has steadily been the subject of toxicology studies that suggest the benefits may come at a cost. |
| Jan 21, 2010 | News Release |
Horner to spread the news about Alberta Innovates Edmonton... Enhancing Alberta’s value-added activity, increasing innovation and helping build a skilled workforce is the focus of Deputy Premier and Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, Doug Horner’s mission to New York state and New Jersey, January 25-29. |
| Jan 4, 2010 | News Release |
Alberta Innovates is new hub for innovating, investing, collaborating Edmonton... As a new year begins, five new Alberta Innovates agencies start their work to strengthen the province’s role as a world leader in using science to seek solutions to challenges like climate change, water conservation and health conditions. |