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Where ideas meet impact: Startup aims to revolutionize water testing with a digital device

Where ideas meet impact: Startup aims to revolutionize water testing with a digital device

Tech startup Drinkable Water Solutions leveraged various Dalhousie programs in its mission to transform consumer water testing with a handheld digital device that detects a wide range of toxic elements whose presence means the difference between safe and unsafe drinking water.  Read more.

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Laura Eggertson
Monday, June 17, 2024
Dr. Jeanette Boudreau's research aims to mobilize natural killer cells to target hard-to-treat cancers, super-charging the immune system to recognize the signals these tumours emit and then destroy them.
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Wendy Purves
Thursday, November 9, 2023
A Dalhousie lab built a mock MRI machine to prepare kids to participate in their reading comprehension study. Now, they’re offering the equipment up for use by other researchers who need to build kids’ capacity for ‘lying-still-time.’
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Leveraging unique genome mapping research from Dalhousie’s Faculty of Agriculture, startup Foodimprover is set to transform the global fruit sector’s ability to rapidly improve the taste, shelf life and resilience of our favourite fruits and berries.
Andrew Riley
Monday, November 6, 2023
Contenders from more than 60 countries will come together in Germany this week to pitch their ideas for a better world at the annual Falling Walls Science Summit, including two Dalhousie PhD students and the ocean education program Ocean School offered by Dal’s Ocean Frontier Institute.
Alison Auld
Monday, November 6, 2023
A simple sampling method used by the researchers detected a host of viruses lurking in a recreational lake, offering an affordable way to monitor for pathogens in freshwater.
Amanda Boone
Friday, November 3, 2023
The Faculty of Computer Science unveiled its new space in downtown Halifax last month, a state-of-the-art venue intended to meet the needs of one of Dal's fastest-growing Faculties.