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Engineering innovative solutions at the molecular level
Dr. Barry Blight and his team of chemistry researchers at UNB play with molecules the way other people play with Lego. The remarkable structures they’re creating have the potential to revolutionize the way we reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, build electronic displays, and deliver medicine. Molecules with many possible applications How…
Biogas Program for Farmers Promotes Community Prosperity
Each spring and fall, when New Brunswick farmers spread manure to fertilize their fields, they produce a smelly reminder of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) our agricultural sector emits year-round. Elsewhere in the world, however, agricultural producers are using manure to generate a form of natural gas called biogas. Biogas production reduces GHGs from farming,…
Using NB-Grown Research to Solve Community Issues
Dr. William (Bill) McIver’s CV reads like an encyclopedia of innovation. Over the past 30 years, his work as a computer science researcher has touched more than 15 different industry sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, senior care, sports, and transportation. After finishing his doctoral studies on database systems, Dr. McIver found himself “bored” working on issues…
Innovation in Service of the Public Good
In many contexts, the words “safety” and “innovation” appear as opposites. Innovation requires a spirit of risk-taking, which seems to run counter to the instinct for security and protection. Unless, that is, your role is to safeguard the population and the economy of an entire province. That’s the reason the Research and Productivity Council (RPC)…
Boots on the Ground, Eyes in the Sky: Reinventing Forest Management
Forestry is one of New Brunswick’s oldest industries. Through the efforts of a collaborative research centre in Edmundston, it has also become one of the most innovative. Forestry is one of New Brunswick’s oldest industries. Through the efforts of a collaborative research centre in Edmundston, it has also become one of the most innovative. The…
NB Data Centre Revolutionizes Government Decision-Making
Just looking at the plain brick building on the UNB campus, you’d never know that the activities of the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) touch every person living in NB. NB-IRDT is the research data centre for the province of New Brunswick, housing personal data collected from government services or programs. Since…