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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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By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Fulbright scholar Marilyn Thomas-Houston sees intriguing commonalities in the lives of black Nova Scotians and African-Americans in the south
By Melanie Jollymore
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The Honourable Peter MacKay, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), announces millions in funding for Nova Scotia companies that make products ranging from spirometers to seaweed foodstuffs. Developed with the expertise of ÆÞÓÑ professor Dr. Geoffrey Maksym, the spirometer puts small puffs of air into the mouth of the patient, then measures how difficult it is for the person to get air in and out of the lungs.
By Marla Cranston
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
ÆÞÓÑ students brainstorm ideas to improve the urban landscape.
Stories by Julia Watt. Photography by Danny Abriel.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Outfront Magazine brings together research stories from all faculties and campuses of ÆÞÓÑ
By Marilyn Smulders
Monday, December 17, 2007
Several new classes — including the Economics of Global Warming taught by Professor Ruth Forsdyke — are being offered in January.