What skin piercings can teach us about environmental change

Published: 4 December 2023

In a new study from McGill University, researchers bring science into an unexpected setting: a tattoo parlor. In this first characterization of the human piercing microbiome, the uniquely human...

A first look inside Li-ion batteries

Published: 4 December 2023

What if you could charge your electric vehicle in the same amount of time it takes to fill a tank of gas?...

Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon

Published: 29 November 2023

McGill University researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the...

The world needs more empathy—here is how science can harness it

Published: 28 November 2023

In a world grappling with deep-seated division and social upheaval, empathy has become more critical than ever....

Unlocking the secret strength of marine mussels

Published: 27 November 2023

How do you create strong, yet quick-release connections between living and non-living tissues? This is a question that continues to puzzle bioengineers who aim to create materials that bond...

More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs

Published: 24 November 2023

What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the...

Q&A: How can Canada best meet its commitment to protecting 30% of its land by 2030?

Published: 22 November 2023

At last year’s COP15 conference in Montreal, the Government of Canada set the goal of conserving 30 percent of the country’s land and water by 2030.

RGDST Design for the Global Majority Exhibition

Monday, October 2, 2023toFriday, October 27, 2023

This exhibition traces the Minimum Cost Housing Group’s extensive output highlighting their wide-ranging interests: from mitigating the environmental impacts of building materials and reducing...

Yan P. Lin Centre Annual Lecture by Ayşe Zarakol (Cambridge)

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 16:30to18:00

3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA/lin-centreCategory: Dept. of History

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