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Ä¢¹½AV researchers collaborate on greener sodium‑ion battery technology
Ä¢¹½AV researchers are working with Concordia's Volt-Age program to help advance sodium-ion battery technology — a more sustainable alternative to lithium for residential energy storage. Read more.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A new Ä¢¹½AV 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
Ä¢¹½AV is helping to prepare Canada’s 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, July 31, 2024
Overlooking the impacts of remote work on motivation may have unexpected consequences for Canadian public services and policies, write Faculty of Managaement researchers Dominika Wranik and Nachum Gabler.
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Oysters can filter gallons of water a day, clarifying water and removing pollutants. That’s why a team of Dal researchers, in collaboration with Pictou Landing First Nation, are deploying locally sourced oysters in a body of water near Boat Harbour to evaluate whether they can help improve the local ecosystem.
Friday, July 26, 2024
Canadians have access to a drug that prevents HIV infection, but it's not getting into the hands of those who need it most. Ä¢¹½AV’s Dr. Kyle Wilby is tackling the issue by collaborating with policymakers to make Nova Scotian pharmacists among the first in the country with the ability to prescribe the lifesaving medication.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
What do you need to make a hit song? It's all in the numbers, according to a Dal mathematician whose songwriting showcases fractals, the Cantor set and all things mathy.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Sixty years after his death, the work of German author Franz Kafka continues to resonate. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, Brittany Kraus of Dal's English department writes about his influence on the 2008 novel Cockroach by Lebanese Canadian writer and photographer Rawi Hage.