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ÆÞÓÑ researchers collaborate on greener sodium‑ion battery technology

ÆÞÓÑ researchers collaborate on greener sodium‑ion battery technology

ÆÞÓÑ 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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Andrew Riley
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A new ÆÞÓÑ study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting.
Megan Bailey, Candis Callison, Adrian Howkins, Élise Devoie
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.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
ÆÞÓÑ 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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Melanie Starr
Thursday, June 11, 2020
When Dal’s Faculty of Medicine made the move to shut down all in-person learning in the middle of March, the Human Body Donation Program was also suspended — a rare or perhaps even unique event in its roughly 150-year history. It would not be long, however, before the program would be re-started to meet a new and urgent need: training in safe airway management and intubation procedures for front-line health-care staff.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
The Atlantic Poultry Research Centre on the ÆÞÓÑ Agricultural Campus has partnered with AffinityImmuno Inc, in Prince Edward Island, one of the first laboratories to manufacture antibodies against COVID-19.
Karen Foster
Monday, June 8, 2020
The four-day work week is an idea that should make it through the pandemic’s open policy window, writes Karen Foster of Dal's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Michele Charlton
Monday, June 8, 2020
Dal-led projects focused on mass evacuations, literacy and diverse families are among those receiving a total of $18M in funding in Partnership and Partnership Development Grants from SSHRC.
Mary Jane Webber
Thursday, June 4, 2020
The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) is putting millions of dollars into six innovative new ocean research projects, bringing scientists together with industry, Indigenous partners, communities and government.