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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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Alison Auld
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The first Canadian clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be led by researchers at ÆÞÓÑ, with testing set to begin as early as the next few weeks.
Caitlyn MacQueen
Friday, May 15, 2020
Dal Science researcher Vittorio Maselli led a multi-institution team to discover a previously unknown tsunami hazard in East Africa.
Alison Auld
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Marine species are projected to decline in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans yet increase in Arctic waters — this, according to climate change scenarios created by ÆÞÓÑ researchers using state-of-the-art modelling.
Keisha Jefferies
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Anti-Blackness lingers in nursing and continues to limit access for Black folks, writes PhD candidate Keisha Jefferies.
Terry Murray-Arnold
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Faculty of Health researcher and RN Margot Latimer is the first Nova Scotia CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing, a chair designed to support the advancement of Indigenous health nursing research, education and practice.